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SwimMAC Carolina won the 2021 ESSZ Senior Long Course Sectional meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, finishing as the leader in the combined men’s and women’s rankings. SwimMAC finished first in the men’s rankings and third in the women’s rankings. The top five teams in the combined rankings were SwimMAC, Kentucky Aquatics, Wolfpack Elite, University of Louisville, and Gamecock Aquatics.
Click here for complete individual and team results (team scores are on the last two pages).
A strong performance by its boys relays propelled SwimMAC Carolina to the overall team title at the North Carolina Swimming Age Group Long Course Champs meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center. They were followed by the TAC Titans, who were the top scoring team in the girls’ rankings. Top five finishing teams in the combined boys’ and girls’ division were SwimMAC Carolina, TAC Titans, Marlins of Raleigh, North Carolina Aquatic Club, and New Wave Swimming.
Click here for complete individual and team results (team scores are on the last two pages).
Several NCS Relay records fell at the North Carolina Swimming Age Group Long Course Championships this past weekend at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. The TAC Titans 13-14 Girls relay team of Lily Willis, Sydney Holfelder, Nicole Zettel, and Mere Whelehan posted a record time in the 800 Free Relay,
SwimMAC Carolina’s 11-12 Boys relay teams broke three records. Carter Medlin, Gabe Hardy, Gino Prabhu, and Thomas Greathouse erased the old mark in the 200 Free Relay. The same group also set a new record in the 400 Medley Relay. Medlin, Greathouse, and Prabhu were joined by Griffin Cagle in clocking a new record in the 400 Free Relay.
The SwimMAC 13-14 Boys relay team of Max Osman, Norvin Clontz, Granger Bartee, and Evan Prabhu set new records in both the 800 Free Relay and the 400 Medley Relay. Their time in the 800 Free Relay also established a new National Age Group record! Here’s an article that appeared in SwimSwam.
| NCS LC Relay Records | ||||
| TAC | Girls | 13-14 | 800 Free Relay | 8:29.15 |
| Lily Willis | ||||
| Sydney Holfelder | ||||
| Nicole Zettel | ||||
| Mere Whelehan | ||||
| MAC | Boys | 11-12 | 200 Free Relay | 1:49.52 |
| Carter Medlin | ||||
| Gabe Hardy | ||||
| Gino Prabhu | ||||
| Thomas Greathouse | ||||
| MAC | Boys | 11-12 | 400 Free Relay | 4:01.09 |
| Gino Prabhu | ||||
| Thomas Greathouse | ||||
| Griffin Cagle | ||||
| Carter Medlin | ||||
| MAC | Boys | 11-12 | 400 Medley Relay | 4:26.97 |
| Carter Medlin | ||||
| Gabe Hardy | ||||
| Gino Prabhu | ||||
| Thomas Greathouse | ||||
| MAC | Boys | 13-14 | 800 Free Relay | 7:49.60 |
| Max Osman | ||||
| Norvin Clontz | ||||
| Granger Bartee | ||||
| Evan Prabhu | ||||
| MAC | Boys | 13-14 | 400 Medley Relay | 4:03.53 |
| Granger Bartee | ||||
| Norvin Clontz | ||||
| Max Osman | ||||
| Evan Prabhu |
Below is the 2021 NCS Zone Team Selection spreadsheet link for parents to view and track their swimmer’s progress over the weekend for both 14 & Under AG Champs, as well as Senior Sectionals.
All applicants MUST be on the spreadsheet before Saturday, July 17, end of Prelims session by 10am!
Completed applications along with checks will be accepted until 10:00 am on Saturday, July 17 for 11-14 athletes and until 10:00 am on Saturday, July 17 for 15-18 athletes at their respective NCS Age Group Championship Meet and Senior Sectional Meet. However, due to the complexity of the selection process, applicants are strongly urged to get the applications in earlier, if possible.
Senior (age 15-18) selection will be based on times through the Senior Sectional Meet in Greensboro, July 15-18. Swimmers should apply even if they are not participating in the Senior Sectional meet.
ZONE TEAM SELECTION POLICY
For the 2021 Southern Zone Championship, 16 athletes (8 males and 8 females) will be selected in each age group—11-12; 13-14 and 15-18—to represent North Carolina Swimming. Since no athlete can compete who has achieved USA Swimming Junior National qualifying times, the closer an athlete is to those qualifying times, the better he or she can expect to do in the competition. Top 6 based on overall points will be selected for the team and 2 coaches picks to make the most well rounded team representing NCS at the SZAG Championship meet in Tupelo, MS.
North Carolina Swimmers won’t have to travel far this winter to attend the 2021 Toyota U.S. Open and Winter Junior Nationals. This year’s Toyota U.S. Open will take place December 1-4 in Greensboro, N.C., at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Speedo Winter Junior National Championships will take place on the heels of the Toyota U.S. Open, with athletes competing December 8-11 in Greensboro, N.C., also at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, and Austin, Texas, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
Below is the psych sheet for the 2021 ESSZ Senior Sectional Long Course Meet.
Below is the psych sheet for the 2021 NCS Age Group Long Course Championship Meet.
Congratulations to Bodhi Cummins of the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina (TYDE) on setting a new NCS record in the Boys 10 & Under 50 breast at the YSST USRY Long Course Championships in Hickory this past weekend. Cummins set the new mark with a time of 38.20.
The North Carolina Swimming COVID-19 Relief Program, which extended payment terms for LSC meet assessments, allowed adding incremental meets without Meet Scheduling committee approval, and reduced the required lead time on submitting sanction requests, expired on March 31, 2021.
As we transition back to pre-COVID rules, the sanctions committee added a temporary exception to the rule (below in red), reducing the required lead time for sanction requests on certain meets from 60 to 30 days.
The lead time requirement on all sanction/approval requests for meets with start dates between Sept 1, 2021 and Dec 31, 2021 is now 30 days. Sanction requests include the meet announcement, order of events, and sanction fee. Sanction requests that are not received at least 30 days prior to the meet start date will be assessed late fees according to the published late fee schedule. Late fees for scheduled meets are $50 for intrasquad, dual, tri, quad and closed league meets and $200 for all others. Late fees for unscheduled meets are $100 for intrasquad and $300 for all others.
REMEMBER: Meets added to the schedule (other than intrasquad, dual, tri, or quad meets) must first be approved by the Meet Scheduling (formerly known as Technical Planning) committee. As noted above, sanction/approval requests for new meets added to the schedule must also be received at least 30 days prior to the meet start date to avoid the late fee.
