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Open Water Pan Pac Qualifiers

June 1, 2018 by Bill Martin

Two NCS athletes have qualified as members of the USA team for the 2018 Open Water Pan Pac meet. Ashley Twichell (TAC Titans) qualified earlier at the Open Water National Championships. She has been joined by Hannah Moore (Wolfpack Elite) who earned a spot at the French Open Water Championships.

Click here to read the Swimming World article.

Other NCS Athletes at OW Junior Nationals

May 24, 2018 by Bill Martin

Several NCS athletes who competed in the 7.5K race at the 2018 USA Swimming Open Water Junior Nationals were not included on the list that was posted earlier. Congratulations to these additional NCS athletes who competed!

Connor Hughes	TAC
Sydney Morgan	TAC
Faith Hefner	YSST
Kenneth Lloyd	NCAC
Jared Carter	WAVE
Kenna Haney	WAVE

2018 NCS Open Water Point Chart

May 24, 2018 by Bill Martin

	Nationals	Jr. Nationals	Zones	NC Champs
Participation	5	4	2	1
Top 16	5	4	3	1
Top 8	6	5	4	2
Win	Automatic	Automatic	5	3

2018 Select Camp** – Picked off of NC Open Water Champs/Zones/Junior Nationals/Nationals (see point chart above)

2018 All Stars** – Picked off of NC Open Water Champs/Zones/Junior Nationals/Nationals (see point chart above)

** Any ties will be decided by an Open Water Committee comprised of OW Coaches who are well-versed in the eccentricities of Open Water Swimming.

2019 Zone Team – Picked off of Carolina Cup. Open Water Coaches have two Coaches’ Picks for each gender.

ASCA Athlete Survey

May 3, 2018 by Bill Martin

I am one of seven coaches selected to the American Swim Coach Association (ASCA) 2017 Fellows Class. The purpose of our project this year is to explore how our athletes learn, how they communicate and what is important to them. Our goal is to promote leadership and best coaching practices to meet the needs of our athletes. The athlete survey is one key component of a year long project that has also involved research and coach interviews.

Here is the link to our survey:

Thank you for your support and please contact me with any questions.

Coach Katherine Holian
Head Age Group Coach, Swim GSA
2017 ASCA Fellows Class
(909) 803-4387

USA Swimming Bright Ideas Contest

May 3, 2018 by Bill Martin

USA Swimming’s Bright Ideas contest submissions due June 1^st-in one month!

North Carolina Swimming can submit a Bright Idea in any or all of the LSC Evaluation and Achievement Program(LEAP) categories:

Business and Organizational Success

Volunteer Development

Club/Coach Development

Athlete Development

A finalist will be chosen for each category and will be asked to present their “Bright Idea” during a session at Convention. The audience will choose the overall winner and the winning LSC will be awarded a grand prize of $1000!!!!

Drop dead date for submissions is midnight June 1, 2018. There is no limit to the number of entries an LSC can submit. It’s time to pull up that awesome program and get it in the running for $1,000!!!

If you have ideas on what you think North Carolina Swimming should submit, please send to Bill Martin billmartin@ncswim.org or Wayne Shulby wayne.shulby@gmail.com.