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Olympic Trials Broadcast Schedule

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NBC announced the broadcast and streaming information for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming competitions in June. To date, this year’s swim Trials include over 1,500 qualifiers who will be competing on the biggest stage in domestic swimming. Tickets to watch the nation’s fastest compete in Omaha are still available through Ticketmaster.

Daily finals coverage of both Wave I and Wave II will be broadcasted across NBC channels. Along with the live finals coverage, 24 hours of preliminaries will be streamed on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Wave I prelims will also be live streamed on www.usaswimming.org/watch.

Date Coverage Network Time
Fri., June 4 Wave I Finals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m. ET
Sat., June 5 Wave I Finals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m. ET
Sun., June 6Wave I Finals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m. ET
 Mon., June 7Wave I Finals Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA 8 p.m. ET
 Sun., June 13Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN 5:30 p.m. ET* 
  Wave II FinalsNBC8 p.m. ET/PT
 Mon., June 14Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN 6:30 p.m. ET* 
Wave II Finals NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT 
 Tues., June 15Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN6:30 p.m. ET*
 Wave II Finals NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT 
 Wed., June 16Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN6:30 p.m. ET* 
 Wave II Finals NBC 8 p.m. ET/PT 
 Thurs., June 17Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN 6:30 p.m. ET* 
 Wave II Finals NBCSN 8 p.m. ET 
 Wave II FinalsNBC 10 p.m. ET/PT* 
 Fri., June 18Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN 6 p.m. ET* 
 Wave II FinalsNBC 9 p.m. ET/PT 
 Sat., June 19Wave II Qualifying Heats NBCSN 6:30 p.m. ET* 
 Wave II FinalsNBC 9 p.m. ET 
 Sun., June 20Wave II Finals NBC 8:15 p.m. ET 

Additional information on the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming can be found on www.usaswimming.org/trials.

*Delayed coverage

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NCS awarded Select Camp Grant

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North Carolina Swimming was one of nineteen Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) that were awarded LSC Select Camp Grants from USA Swimming. NCS will receive the $3500 grant thanks to the efforts of NCS camps committee chair, Jonathan Watson. In a continued effort to provide resources for more locally driven efforts, these grants allow age-group athletes an increased opportunity to attend a camp while not requiring them to travel too far from home.

Thanks for making it happen, Jonathan!

Click here to read the entire USA Swimming article.

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NCS Revised Face Covering Guidance

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Following new CDC recommendations and the North Carolina Governor’s latest Executive Order issued May 18, 2021, North Carolina Swimming has revised guidance on the use of face coverings at USA Swimming activities as follows:

  • North Carolina Swimming strongly recommends that partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals continue to wear face coverings and practice social distancing at all swimming activities.
  • Other individuals are welcome to continue wearing face coverings for personal comfort.
  • NCS and member clubs may require that participants wear face coverings and observe social distancing at practices, team activities, team travel, camps, clinics, and competitions.
  • NCS members are expected to comply with all COVID-19 safety guidelines from USA Swimming, North Carolina Swimming, the State of North Carolina, local jurisdictions, aquatic facilities, and member clubs.

These are North Carolina Swimming’s recommendations and guidelines going forward. If your club or the facility chooses to enforce more stringent requirements, please include those in your upcoming meet sanction requests. A revised meet sanction template that includes these changes will be posted and distributed in the next few days.

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USA Swimming extends COVID precautions

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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

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2021 Olympic Trials Qualifiers

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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 58 swimmers qualified for WAVE I beginning on June 4 and 65 swimmers qualified for WAVE II beginning on June 13. The list was last updated on May 26, 2021.

Congratulations Swimmers!

NCS Olympic Trials Qualifiers

Olympic Trials Time Standards

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NCS Olympic Trial Funding

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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.

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2021 NCS Select Camp

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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.

STAFFATHLETES
Amy Faulk- Camp DirectorJordan Browning
Katherine HolianMaKayla Ciancanelli
Jonathan WatsonAnna Gagnon
Mark FranzIsabella Anton
Blake Addison
Pierce Bradshaw
William Keith
Cora Dodson
Jack Eichenlaub
Kristina Bond
Yvonne Wilkins
Rebekah Allen

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