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USA Swimming extends COVID precautions

May 9, 2021 by Bill Martin

USA Swimming COVID-related precautions rules amendments were recently extended by the USA Swimming Board of Directors.

With the upcoming amendments to articles 202.4 and 202.6 of the USA Swimming Rules set to expire, the USA Swimming Board of Directors has reconvened and voted to further extend the initial action taken in October 2020, for an additional three months, through July 31, 2021.

The Board of Directors had previously voted to amend the articles to require certain COVID-related precautions in order to issue meet sanctions and approvals, including a safety plan, assumption of risk, and release of liability.

The Board of Directors will continue to reconvene prior to the expiration of each extension, to assess whether these precautions remain necessary.

As always, USA Swimming, Local Swimming Committees (LSC) and club activities must also follow state and local health guidelines.

USA Swimming Return to Competition Plan

USA Swimming Return to Competition LSC Sanction Requirements

2021 Olympic Trials Qualifiers

May 6, 2021 by Bill Martin

Below is a list of North Carolina Swimming-registered athletes who have achieved qualifying time standards for the Olympic Trials in Omaha. NCS currently has 54 swimmers qualified for WAVE I beginning on June 4 and 61 swimmers qualified for WAVE II beginning on June 13. The list was last updated on May 6, 2021.

Congratulations Swimmers!

NCS Olympic Trials Qualifiers

Olympic Trials Time Standards

NCS Olympic Trial Funding

May 6, 2021 by Bill Martin

The following travel fund program was approved by the NCS BOD on April 17, 2021 for Olympic Trials Wave 1 and Wave 2. The current NCS Travel Fund eligibility criteria (Article 211, NCS Rules) remain in effect.

Olympic Trials Wave 1 (new)

$650 plus:
- Swimmers qualified and participating in one (1) event shall receive two (2) days per diem
- Swimmers qualified and participating in two (2) events shall receive three (3) days per diem
- Swimmers qualifying and participating in three (3) or more events shall receive four (4) days per diem
- One coach per team who attends the meet will be funded.
- Per diem is $80 per day.

Olympic Trials Wave 2 (no change from current)

$650 plus
- Swimmers qualified and participating in one (1) event shall receive three (3) days per diem
- Swimmers qualified and participating in two (2) events shall receive five (5) days per diem
- Swimmers qualifying and participating in three (3) or more events shall receive eight (8) days per diem
- Swimmers qualifying from Wave 1 and participating in Wave 2 would be eligible for funding
- One coach per team who attends the meet will be funded.
- Per diem is $80 per day.

Funds will be automatically paid to NCS member clubs after the competition based on published meet results. No application is necessary.

NCS Senior Long Course Champs

May 4, 2021 by Bill Martin

The 2021 North Carolina Swimming Senior Long Course Sectional meet will be held at the Fort Mill YMCA Aquatic Center in Fort Mill, SC on July 22-25, 2021.

Meet information to be posted soon.

TM Event File

Officials’ Sign-up Form

NCS Officials at TYR Spring Cup

May 3, 2021 by Bill Martin

North Carolina Swimming officials were on deck at USA Swimming’s TYR 18U Spring Cup meet in Richmond this past weekend. Pictured left to right are Dave Olack, Colleen Gillan, Tom Donahue, and Mike Trexler.

2021 NCS Select Camp

April 30, 2021 by Bill Martin

The 2021 NCS Select Camp was held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center and Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday, April 25. It was a full day of activities for campers ages 9-14. In addition to in-water training, campers had underwater videos made, using special underwater cameras, that they and their coaches can use to evaluate technique. Campers also had a chance to hear their guest speaker, former NBA player Wayne Robinson, discuss some of the positive habits, values, and attributes that help athletes maximize performance…and eliminating the negative or “junk in the trunk” as he calls it.

Congratulations to the following athletes who attended this year’s Select Camp.

2021 NCS Select Camp attendees

Thank you to the following NCS coaches and senior athletes who volunteered their time to make it happen.

STAFF		ATHLETES
Amy Faulk- Camp Director		Jordan Browning
Katherine Holian		MaKayla Ciancanelli
Jonathan Watson		Anna Gagnon
Mark Franz		Isabella Anton
Blake Addison
Pierce Bradshaw
William Keith
Cora Dodson
Jack Eichenlaub
Kristina Bond
Yvonne Wilkins
Rebekah Allen

New NC Executive Order and NCDHHS Guidelines

April 30, 2021 by Bill Martin

On April 28th, 2021 the North Carolina Governor published Executive Order 209 further easing COVID-19 safety restrictions including some affecting the safe operation of indoor and outdoor pools.

New NCDHHS guidelines for safe pool operation were also updated:

• REMOVED LIMITS on swimmers per lane subject to social distancing and occupancy limits

• Capacity limits plus social distancing requirements did NOT change

• Indoor pool: 6 foot social distance up to 75% maximum fire code occupancy

• Outdoor pool: 6 foot social distance up to 100% maximum fire code occupancy

Read both new documents here:

https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO209-Easing-Statewide-Restrictions.pdf

https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/media/37/download

Meet records fall at 2021 Carolina Crown

April 26, 2021 by Bill Martin

The Carolina Crown Swim Challenge was held at the Fort Mill YMCA Aquatic Center in Fort Mill, South Carolina this past weekend. 250 swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina competed in the event, which saw several records fall. It was an exciting, fun-filled meet from start to finish, with the outcome decided in the last event. Team Sapphire was the eventual winner, with blue-clad swimmers bringing home the championship towels. Sapphire coaches were treated to a celebratory dip in the pool by excited team members.

Alex Ayers (Swim MAC), representing Team Sapphire, broke three meet records. His Sapphire teammate, Crow Thorsen (Blues Aquatics) also set three new meet records. Keelan Cotter (TAC Titans) of Team Ruby led the women with two new meet records. Below is a list of those who broke meet records.

NEW MEET RECORD HOLDERS

Men’s	200 Free	Alex Ayers	MAC
Men’s	100 Breast	Tucker Valliere	BAQ
Men’s	200 Fly	Crow Thorsen	BAQ
Women’s	100 Back	Taylor Morris	TAC
Men’s	200 IM	Crow Thorsen	BAC
Women’s	400 Free	Keelan Cotter	TAC
Men’s	400 Free	Alex Ayers	MAC
Women’s	200 Breast	Sofia Plaza	ATOM
Men’s	200 Breast	Ben Delmar	MAC
Men’s	100 Fly	Crow Thorsen	BAQ
Men’s	200 Back	Alex Ayers	MAC
Women’s	100 Free	Keelan Cotter	TAC
Men’s	100 Free	Cohen Bruner	H2A (SC)