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Open Files in MEET CALENDAR Mode

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Having trouble pulling up files while in the MEET CALENDAR mode? Some browser security settings will not allow files to be pulled up with a left click. Did you know that if you right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” the file will open.

When you click the MEET CALENDAR tab on the NCS website, a monthly meet calendar appears. Click on any meet for a detail view of that particular meet. The detail view includes various files that are displayed as icons. Right click the file icon and select “Open link in new window,” and the file will open.

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Safe Sport Training

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Reminder of the trainings available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week!

Parent Trainings:

https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

  • Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. EST

Athlete Trainings (12-18 years old):

https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

  • Thursday, October 22 at 8:00 p.m. EST


Coaches Training:

https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09

  • Friday, October 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST

 
  TRISH HUGHES Administrative Assistant Background Check Coordinator 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5780 o: 719.866.3536
thughes@usaswimming.org
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NCS Superstar Webinar

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As with everything else, the 2020 Select Camp scheduled for last April was canceled.  To recognize those who qualified for the Camp, Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis developed an exclusive Superstar Webinar.  The “Sharing the Secrets of Greatness” event, featuring Josh Davis, Nathan Adrian, Missy Franklin and Ryan Held was held on Saturday, Oct 10th. They shared some great tips for coaches, parents, and swimmers of all ages. You’ll definitely want to check it out.

Click the link below to view a recording of the event. The password is select. Click the little red tab with the three dots to view in full screen.

Connect with Olympic Legends Nathan, Missy, Ryan and Josh

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Awards Trivia Contest Winners!

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An online NCS Awards Trivia contest was held last night. The first five participants to submit entries with all questions answered correctly were prize winners.

Congratulations to the following prize winners, in order of finish:

First Place Bodhi Cummins
Second PlaceAaron Davidson
Third PlaceAlex Townsend
Fourth PlaceAnnabel Townsend
Fifth PlaceSam Hoover

Here are the correct answers to the ten questions:

What was Michael Gross’ nickname? The Albatross

What is Jonathan Watson’s middle name? Chester

What USA National Team and NCS athlete has already qualified for the upcoming Olympics? Ashley Twichell

What was Mel Stewart’ s time in setting the new Olympic 200 Fly record at the 1992 Olympic Games? 1:56.23

Who is the Star Wars theme song composer? John Williams

Who was the current NCS Senior athlete as of yesterday? Piper Burton

What is the nickname of the college Mel Stewart attended? Volunteers

How many NCS athletes were selected this year for Scholastic All America recognition? 101

Who holds the NCS boys 10 & under 200 free short course record? Melvin Stewart

How old is the oldest Olympic trials qualifier, Anthony Ervin? 39

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NCS Safe Sport Coordinator Special Election

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The Safe Sport / Operational Risk Coordinator Role is directly elected every two years by the HOD.

With the unplanned recent departure of our Safe Sport / Operational Risk Coordinator, we will hold a special election at the virtual HOD to fill the one remaining year of the two year term.

Due to the timing of the departure, we will nominate candidates from the floor at virtual HOD.

To ensure no gap in coverage for this important role, Claire Donahue from TAC has been appointed as the interim Safe Sport / Operational Risk Coordinator. Claire has also expressed interest in being nominated for election.

All nominations are welcome.  Responsibilities of the Safe Sport / Operational Risk Committee led by the Coordinator include:

• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of effective ongoing educational programs for all athlete members, their parents, coaches, volunteers and local clubs as provided by USA Swimming; 

• Be the primary contact for the club members to share information about what USA Swimming and other LSCs are doing regarding Safe Sport policies and programs; and to collect, develop and disseminate information on LSC best practices; 

• Serve as an information resource for clubs by, among other things, helping to identify and connect them with local educational partners and resources; 

• Assist members of the LSC in identification of errors, system failures, and other potentially dangerous activity; 

• Provide assistance in developing plans to mitigate occurrences that disrupt LSC operations or events; 

• Identify trends that increase LSC operational risk;

• Perform other functions as necessary in the fulfillment of USA Swimming’s continuing efforts to foster safe, healthy and positive environments for all its members

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Olympic Trials qualifier data: NCS leads all LSCs

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North Carolina Swimming currently leads all LSCs in the number of Olympic Trials qualifiers (click the link below for details).

Through August 31st, there are 1,226 unique Olympic Trials qualifiers, 646 male, 580 female.

  • 665 of those athletes have qualified in multiple events, which makes for 2,533 total qualifying swims.
  • Hannah Marinovich is the youngest qualifier at age 14.
  • Hali Flickinger is leading the way with 9 qualifying events.
  • Anthony Ervin is the oldest qualifier at age 39.
  • There are 488 repeat qualifiers from 2016 Olympic Trials and 699 New qualifiers.
  • Right now, there are an average of 90 athletes qualified per event. Similar to past years, Day 1 and 2 will be the longest prelims sessions.
  • 54 of the 59 LSC’s are represented so far.
  • 302 18 & under qualifiers
  • 210 qualifiers 23 & older
  • Number of clubs with qualifiers: 353- excluding unattached teams

Click this link for a detailed breakdown of qualifiers by age, gender, event, and LSC.

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NCS Coach Seminar with Russell Mark

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As part of its Fall HOD weekend of virtual events, North Carolina Swimming will hold a coach seminar with USA Swimming Manager of high performance training, Russell Mark.

Russell Mark has been called USA Swimming’s “secret weapon” and is highly regarded in coaching circles for his technical expertise. All NCS coaches are welcome to join in the Zoom meeting from 4:00-5:30 pm on Saturday, Oct 3.

The HOD schedule will be updated with the sign-in information early next week and will be sent out to coaches.

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