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The 2021 NCS 14 and Under Long Course Championship meet will be held at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC on July 15-18, 2021.
TAC Website with daily heat sheets, live stream info, etc.
Entry Procedure & Deadline Summary
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Two NCS athletes were featured in a recent article, 5 to Watch in Omaha, on the USA Swimming website. Michael Chadwick (NCAC) and Charlotte Hook (TAC Titans) were two of the featured five. Check it out!
BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL WEATHER ISSUES, THE LOCATION OF THE 2021 CAROLINA CROWN CHALLENGE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN INDOOR FACILITY AT THE FORT MILL YMCA AQUATIC CENTER IN FORT MILL, SC. – 971 TOM HALL ST. FORT MILL, SC 29715.
Athletes participating in the meet are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Athletes should enter the pool area through the building with “FMAC” on it.
Congratulations to the following members of the 2021 North Carolina Swimming Open Water Zone Team. The team will represent NCS at the Southern Zone Open Water Championships in Chattanooga on June 5-6.
| 11-12 Girls | 11-12 Boys | |
| Suzy Kudlak | Bodhi Cummins | |
| Neela Chintapalli | Parker Van Olst | |
| Madisyn Upton | Drew Sito | |
| Iara Silvagnoli | Cody Watts | |
| 13-14 Girls | 13-14 Boys | |
| Kathryn Cinson | Aaron Davidson | |
| Clarke Neace | Sam Marsteiner | |
| Mere Whelehan | Cole Harris | |
| Clara Carson | Eli Nelson | |
| 15-16 Girls | 15-16 Boys | |
| Nicole Zettel | Jackson Scheiber | |
| Marisa White | Matt Marsteiner | |
| Katya Ivanov | Lucca Battaglini | |
| Lily Willis | Owen Nye | |
| Open Girls | Open Boys | |
| Caitlin Hefner | Logan Adley | |
| Elizabeth McDevitt | Keith Williams | |
| MaKayla Ciancanelli | Collin Davis | |
| Kat Monville | Ross Noble |
Several North Carolina Swimming athletes competed at the 2021 USA Swimming National Championships and Junior National Championships in Fort Myers Beach, Florida this past weekend. USA Olympic Team qualifier and National Team memer, Ashley Twichell (TAC Titans), won her fourth national championship in the Women’s 5K. She also finished second in the Women’s 10K.
Jacob Pishko (TAC Titans) won the National Championship in the Men’s Junior 7.5K event. Alexander Ayers (SwimMAC) placed third in the Men’s 5K for Juniors. Other North Carolina Swimming athletes competing in the Open Water Nationals and Junior Nationals were Brandon Miller (NCAC) in the Men’s 10K, Brooke Zettel (TAC Titans) in the Women’s 5K, Makayla Cincanelli (MOR) Women’s Junior 7.5K, Caroline Pennington (TAC Titans) Women’s Junior 7.5K, Jackson Shreiber (WAVE) Men’s Junior 5K, Samuel Marsteiner (WAVE) Men’s Junior 5K, Matthew Marsteiner (WAVE) Men’s Junior 5K, and Evan Prabhu (SwimMAC) Men’s Junior 5K.
Congratulations Swimmers!
The following travel fund program exceptions were approved by the NCS BOD on April 17, 2021 for meets occurring in Summer 2021. The current NCS Travel Fund eligibility criteria remain in effect.
Open Water JR Nationals/Nationals (increased from current)
Olympic Trials Wave 1 (new)
Olympic Trials Wave 2 (no change from current)
Speedo Invitational Juniors plus US Open (no change from current)
Funds will be automatically paid to NCS member clubs after the competition based on published meet results. No application is necessary.
Congratulations to Blues Aquatics (BAQ), the latest North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education.
Blues Aquatics Swim Team has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on its team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well. Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website. Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp
Voting at this spring’s North Carolina Swimming Virtual HOD on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 1:00 PM on Zoom will be conducted electronically.
Please follow these step-by-step instructions to ensure that your club is represented and registered to vote.
· Click the following link to see the number of non-athlete delegates each NCS club is permitted to name for its club. Each club that has athlete members may also name one athlete delegate.
Number of non-athlete delegates for each NCS member club
· Send an email to Barb Frith at pfrith@mac.com and include:
o Name and valid email address for each non-athlete delegate.
o Name and valid email address for your athlete delegate. If your athlete delegate is under 18, please copy a parent/guardian on your email to Barb.
· This information is due to Barb no later than April 14th.
· On April 16th, the eligible delegates you name will receive an email from Election Buddy at the email addresses you provide.
· The email will include their personal Election Buddy voter identification number that they must use to vote at HOD on April 18th at 1:00 PM on Zoom.
· The password to unlock their ballot will be provided at the HOD meeting held Sunday, April 18th at 1:00 PM on Zoom.
· Delegates MAY NOT vote by proxy. They must attend the Zoom HOD meeting on April 18th at 1:00 PM to receive their password and cast their votes.
If you have any questions about the delegate registration process, please contact Barb at pfrith@mac.com prior to April 13th.
MEET BID PROCEDURE: Please use the form below to submit your 2021-2022 Short Course meet bids by 4/17/21.
Here is the bid packet for submitting meet bids for the 2021-2022 short course season. It includes both the Meet Bid Framework and the Meet Bid Form.
The meet bid framework provides dates of notable meets, including sectional and national events, and indicates closed weekends during the 2021-2022 short course season.
The meet bid form is the method for submitting your meet bids to the meet scheduling committee. Simply complete and submit a form for each of your club’s meet bids. Please note the closed weekends when submitting bids.
Completing the Meet Bid Form
The meet bid form allows the Meet Scheduling committee to gather and provide clubs with complete and consistent meet information. The form is divided into three sections:
Click the link to the Meet Bid Form to get started. After completing all required fields (identified by an asterisk) in a section, click NEXT. After completing the entire form, click SUBMIT. You will be asked if you want to submit another response. If you do, click “submit another response” and repeat the process for your next meet.
Meet bids submitted will automatically populate the 2021-2022 Short Course Bid Schedule posted on the NCS website. Here, you can view what you’ve submitted. (The spreadsheet does not automatically sort by date, so the most recently submitted bids will appear at the bottom but will be sorted periodically as bids come in.)
| Meet Bid Deadline: | 4/17/21 |
| Schedule Planning Meeting: | 4/18/21 |
| Meet Calendar Approved: | 4/18/21 (HOD) |
| Approved Calendar Posted: | 4/18/21 |
If you have any questions on the Meet Bid Form, contact billmartin@ncswim.org.
Thank you,
Kevin Thornton
Scheduling Coordinator
kevin@gsaswim.org
