Swimmers

Save ECU Swim & Dive Program Petition

May 23, 2020 by Bill Martin

East Carolina University announced Thursday that it is reducing the number of its intercollegiate athletic programs by four, effective immediately. The action is being taken as part of the University’s overall budget restructuring efforts and is part of a detailed analysis of ECU’s athletics financial position during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Affected programs are men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis and women’s tennis. The move affects 68 student-athletes and nine coaches. ECU previously led the American Athletic Conference with 20 sports (following the departure of Connecticut) and will now have 16 sports (9 women’s, 7 men’s).

Click here to read the entire article from ECU News Services.

The Save ECU Swim & Dive petition below has been initiated so the swimming community can voice its concerns. Please join North Carolina Swimming in petitioning ECU to reconsider this decision.

SAVE ECU SWIM & DIVE PETITION

Safe Sport – Additional Training for Parents this week!

May 19, 2020 by Bill Martin

The USA Swimming Safe Sport staff is hosting weekly Zoom trainings to help clubs achieve the training requirements of the Safe Sport Club Recognition program.

The sessions for both parents and athletes include a one-hour training. Attendance will be taken via a survey at the end of training and the USA Swimming staff will manually update the Club Portal so that clubs receive credit towards recognition. There will also be weekly training available for coaches to learn more about the Safe Sport Club Recognition program and how to share Safe Sport information with their athletes, parents, staff and other non-athlete members. The coach training is not a requirement of the recognition program but is a way to earn additional optional points.

This week we are proud to offer an additional training session for parents. This session will be offered on Wednesday evening and can be accessed using the same link.

There is no registration required at this time. Attendees need only join the meeting using the links provided below and come willing to participate and learn.

For more information on the ways to complete the training requirement of Safe Sport Club Recognition, please reference this document: Training Opportunities Resource.

Wednesday, May 20 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Parent Training https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

Wednesday, May 20 @ 8:00 p.m. EST – Parent Training https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

Thursday, May 21 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Athlete Training (12 – 18 years old) https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

Friday, May 22 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Coach Training https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09

USA Swimming Safe Sport Team

QuaranTEAM Challenge – Week 4 Results

May 16, 2020 by Bill Martin

Complete Week 4 Test Set Results

More than 700 athletes from 22 NCS clubs participated in the second round of the QuaranTeam Dryland Challenge. Athletes performed nine dryland exercises for time to complete the challenge. Those same athletes will have one more test set in two weeks to see if they can better their times. Good Luck!

Below are the Top Ten finishers in each of four age groups by gender.

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
RSA	Grace Yu	10U	F	01:04.0	1
TYDE	Eva Beekman	10U	F	01:18.0	2
MOR	Lucy Hefner	10U	F	01:19.0	3
GFSC	Kamdyn Leute	10U	F	01:23.0	4
NSS	Blakeley Hogan	10U	F	01:26.0	5
RSA	Skye Minyard	10U	F	01:30.0	6
MOR	Kieren Ng	10U	F	01:31.0	7
RSA	Violet Eckard	10U	F	01:31.0	8
YOTA	Laila Kwong	10U	F	01:31.0	9
RSA	Eleanor Donovan	10U	F	01:33.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
RSA	Jake Levesque	10U	M	01:10.0	1
RSA	Gavin Hulbig	10U	M	01:12.0	2
RSA	Declan Atai	10U	M	01:17.0	3
TYDE	Russ Beekman	10U	M	01:18.0	4
MOR	Jason Elgart	10U	M	01:25.0	5
RSA	Henry Bondo	10U	M	01:26.0	6
MOR	John Cantando	10U	M	01:27.0	7
RSA	Noah Brumback	10U	M	01:27.0	8
RSA	Canaan Salvitti	10U	M	01:27.0	9
RSA	Ethan Liu	10U	M	01:30.0	10
RSA	Mason Wiltberger	10U	M	01:30.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
WOW	Heidi Bollenbacher	11-12	F	01:50.0	1
RSA	Grace Pereira	11-12	F	01:52.0	2
RSA	Alex Slavis	11-12	F	01:55.0	3
RSA	Amelia Hilder	11-12	F	01:56.0	4
RSA	Abigail Savitsky	11-12	F	01:58.0	5
RSA	Kristin Connors	11-12	F	02:00.0	6
MOR	Natalie Cooper	11-12	F	02:01.0	7
NSEA	Taylor Crane	11-12	F	02:03.0	8
RSA	Lauren Schoenagel	11-12	F	02:14.0	9
RSA	Meghan Hadsell	11-12	F	02:15.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
TYDE	JT Trowbridge	11-12	M	02:01.0	1
NSEA	Clem Camacho	11-12	M	02:06.0	2
NSEA	Nathan Neu	11-12	M	02:07.0	3
MOR	Ronan Cornpropst	11-12	M	02:09.0	4
MOR	Pramukh Chedella	11-12	M	02:15.0	5
MOR	Cole Heuer	11-12	M	02:17.0	6
MOR	Alexander Townsend	11-12	M	02:21.0	7
WAVE	Andrew Sito	11-12	M	02:22.0	8
RSA	Marcus Hulbig	11-12	M	02:24.0	9
MOR	Nolan Zerda	11-12	M	02:27.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
RSA	Adwita Arvind	13-14	F	03:03.0	1
MOR	Olivia Rivera	13-14	F	03:12.0	2
MOR	Abigail Dozier	13-14	F	03:15.0	3
YOTA	caroline healey	13-14	F	03:20.0	4
SAC	Libby Canipe	13-14	F	03:30.0	5
YOTA	Yasmine Kwong	13-14	F	03:31.9	6
NSEA	Keener Witmer	13-14	F	03:40.0	7
TEAM	Reed Zimmerman	13-14	F	03:46.0	8
RSA	Peggy Whitteron	13-14	F	03:46.0	9
YOTA	Lizzie Fowler	13-14	F	03:46.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
GFSC	William Clayton	13-14	M	02:55.0	1
RSA	Dylan Gretok	13-14	M	02:58.0	2
GFSC	Nate Derwin	13-14	M	03:00.0	3
HPSC	Chase Sheffield	13-14	M	03:06.0	4
MOR	Logan Blackburn	13-14	M	03:17.0	5
NSEA	Cole Witmer	13-14	M	03:20.0	6
MOR	Ian Stutts	13-14	M	03:32.0	7
NSS	Reid Kendall	13-14	M	03:33.0	8
WOW	Sean Setzer	13-14	M	03:40.0	9
LOY	Gabe Morales	13-14	M	03:42.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
NSS	Samantha Melton	15-18	F	04:38.0	1
TEAM	Emma Nash	15-18	F	04:44.0	2
TEAM	Reese Lauletta	15-18	F	04:45.0	3
TEAM	Caroline Stowe	15-18	F	04:45.0	4
YOTA	Emma Serrano	15-18	F	04:54.3	5
NSS	Agnaeya Arora	15-18	F	04:58.0	6
SAC	Trinity Price	15-18	F	04:58.0	7
TEAM	Elizabeth Pike	15-18	F	05:00.0	8
NSS	Eliza Haines	15-18	F	05:03.0	9
WAVE	Katie Dalton	15-18	F	05:05.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
XA	Landon Lennex	15-18	M	04:02.0	1
TEAM	Dylan Sinople	15-18	M	04:15.0	2
NSS	Julian Mercer II	15-18	M	04:16.0	3
TEAM	Brayden Lauletta	15-18	M	04:20.0	4
MOR	Ignacio Leon	15-18	M	04:21.0	5
TEAM	Johnathan Burch	15-18	M	04:30.0	6
TEAM	Nathanael Dyer	15-18	M	04:34.0	7
SAC	Sam Player	15-18	M	04:39.0	8
NSS	Jamey Tillman	15-18	M	04:42.0	9
NSS	Daniel Snapp	15-18	M	04:42.0	10

USA Swimming Return to Competition Roadmap

May 15, 2020 by Bill Martin

Over the last several weeks, planning for resuming practices has produced wide-ranging conversations about the role of competition in our return to pools. While the perspectives vary, what is clear is that our clubs and teams are looking for a conceptual plan for competition.

With that, we are sharing the framework of our three-month recommended roadmap for a safer return to competition for our members. This conceptual plan, based on the current health environment, encourages fostering competition in practice in June; the prospect of intra-squad, virtual meets, and small community-based dual meets in July; and regionally based competition in August.

Most importantly, all steps within this progressive strategy require compliance with local, state, and federal public health guidelines.

In support of our recommended approach, and in a continued effort to ensure an even and level playing field among all our LSC’s, the USA Swimming Board of Directors has made the decision to revoke all existing USA Swimming sanctions and suspend granting sanctions through June 30, 2020. This action is intended to be the final prohibition on meet sanctioning (absent an adverse change in circumstances). While there are still significant safety considerations regarding meet sanctioning, including social distancing, travel, etc., the Board anticipates returning sanctioning control and discretion to LSC’s (subject to certain restrictions) in July.

The targeted return-to-competition guidelines are further detailed below:

June
A return to practice, where possible, is our primary focus. When your athletes are ready, we encourage fostering competition in practice, making racing a fun part of your return to the pool plan. Whether you are racing 15 meters, odd distances, or their favorite event, keep it fun and use the opportunity to set positive expectations.

July
The goal is to return to small competitions such as sanctioned intrasquad meets, virtual meets, and potentially community-based dual meets. These meets may require individual age-groups, limited event orders, and new uses of technology.

August
USA Swimming staff continues to plan for a regionally based series of non-championship meets in August for athletes at the sectional level and above. We know there are still several challenges to be overcome to make these meets a reality, but as with our LSCs, we must all have a Plan B and a Plan C for competitions this summer.

If your club or LSC would like to work with staff to develop ideas for creating competition opportunities this summer, please reach out to Brendan Hansen, bhansen@usaswimming.org, or Tom Avischious, tavischious@usaswimming.org.

In addition to plan developments, many club leaders have reached out regarding insurance implications upon re-opening. Below is an explanation of the impact on the organization’s insurance policy(ies).

There are two key requirements that insurers will seek in order for insurance to apply:

Compliance with the most stringent and enforceable re-opening guidelines of your jurisdiction (i.e.: social gathering criteria) and;
Continued compliance with USA Swimming guidelines such as coaching certification, safe sport provisions and virtual dryland practice guidelines.

Regarding the legal jurisdiction to follow where competing guidelines may apply, it is important to make a good faith decision of what the club believes is the proper and safe guideline. A local attorney should be consulted if there is ambiguity about which law or governmental authority should be followed.

There are two key insurance coverages provided as part of the USA Swimming membership. These include:

General Liability insurance, which is silent on COVID-19. This means that the insurance company will be evaluating coverage on a case by case basis in the event a demand is made against the club from a third party. Other than COVID-19, any other standard claim (such as a slip and fall) should afford coverage.
Participant Accident insurance, which provides payment for accidents/injuries above any healthcare costs. For this insurance, COVID-19 is specifically excluded as this is intended to cover for accidents only and not illness.

Should you have additional insurance questions, please reach out to USA Swimming Senior Director of Risk Management Steve Levine at slevine@usaswimming.org or 720-201-4685.

If you have any questions about sanctions or a return to practice, please email Joel Shinofield, jshinofield@usaswimming.org.

We encourage you to visit our website often for the most-up-to-date swimming community Coronavirus resources: https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/swimming-community-coronavirus-resources.

We thank you for your continued support.

NCS 2020 Long Course Championship meets cancelled

May 14, 2020 by Bill Martin

The North Carolina Swimming Board of Directors, with input from NCS coaches and athletes, has decided to cancel both the NCS 2020 Long Course Age Group Championship meet and the NCS 2020 Long Course Senior Championship meet.

Reminder: Additional Safe Sport Zoom Training

May 13, 2020 by Bill Martin

Additional Training for Athletes this week!

The USA Swimming Safe Sport staff is hosting weekly Zoom trainings to help clubs achieve the training requirements of the Safe Sport Club Recognition program.

This week we are proud to offer an addition training session for athletes. This session will be offered on Thursday evening and can be accessed using the same link.

There is no registration required at this time. Attendees need only join the meeting using the links provided below and come willing to participate and learn.

For more information on the ways to complete the training requirement of Safe Sport Club Recognition, please reference this document: Training Opportunities Resource.

Wednesday, May 13 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Parent Training https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

Thursday, May 14 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Athlete Training (12 – 18 years old) https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

Thursday, May 14 @ 8:00 p.m. EST – Athlete Training (12 – 18 years old) https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

Friday, May 15 @ 3:00 p.m. EST – Coach Training https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09

We look forward to having a good turnout again this week!

USA Swimming Safe Sport Team

Sailfish Aquatics earns Safe Sport Club Recognition

May 12, 2020 by Bill Martin

Sailfish Aquatics (SAIL) earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to Sailfish Aquatics, the latest North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education.

Sailfish Aquatics has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on its team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well. Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website. Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp

Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg earns Safe Sport Club Recognition

May 11, 2020 by Bill Martin

The Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg (ATOM) earns Safe Sport Club Recognition Status

Congratulations to the Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg, the latest North Carolina Swimming club to earn USA Swimming’s new Safe Sport Club Recognition! The Safe Sport Club Recognition program distinguishes USA Swimming clubs that demonstrate their commitment to creating safe, healthy, and positive environments for all of their members through the development and implementation of Athlete Protection Policies, Safe Sport Best Practices, and Safe Sport education.

The Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg has been highlighted as a Safe Sport Recognized Club with a banner on its team listing in the USA Swimming Find-a-Team Search and will receive a medallion for their club’s website as well. Clubs can apply for the Safe Sport Recognized Club program through their Club Portal on the USA Swimming website. Here’s a link to the Safe Sport Recognized Club program information: https://www.usaswimming.org/ssrp

QuaranTEAM Challenge – Week 2 Results

May 2, 2020 by Bill Martin

Complete Week 2 Test Set Results

Thank you to the 868 athletes from 23 NCS clubs who participated in the first round of the QuaranTeam Dryland Challenge. Athletes performed nine dryland exercises for time to complete the challenge. Those same athletes will have two additional test sets, one in two weeks and another in four weeks, to see if they can better their times. Good Luck!

Below are the Top Ten finishers in each of four age groups by gender.

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
TYDE	Eva Beekman	10U	F	01:25.0	1
RSA	Grace Yu	10U	F	01:26.0	2
GFSC	Kamdyn Leute	10U	F	01:27.0	3
MOR	Lucy Hefner	10U	F	01:30.0	4
NSS	Blakeley Hogan	10U	F	01:37.0	5
MOR	Kieren Ng	10U	F	01:40.0	6
RSA	Violet Eckard	10U	F	01:41.0	7
GFSC	Natalie Clayton	10U	F	01:44.0	8
MOR	Brenna Cornpropst	10U	F	01:44.0	9
NSS	Samantha Saggio	10U	F	01:46.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
TYDE	Russ Beekman	10U	M	01:25.0	1
TYDE	Caleb Simon	10U	M	01:30.0	2
TYDE	Eli Simon	10U	M	01:32.0	3
MOR	John Cantando	10U	M	01:38.0	4
MOR	Quinton OConnor	10U	M	01:38.0	5
WAVE	Parker Van Olst Jr.	10U	M	01:40.0	6
RSA	Gavin Hulbig	10U	M	01:40.0	7
NSS	Andrew Chilom	10U	M	01:44.0	8
RSA	Nate Smith	10U	M	01:48.0	9
YOTA	Luke Pagan	10U	M	01:49.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
MOR	Brinkley Argenta	11-12	F	01:58.0	1
WOW	Heidi Bollenbacher	11-12	F	02:04.0	2
MOR	Natalie Cooper	11-12	F	02:04.0	3
SAC	Abby Haydon	11-12	F	02:20.0	4
RSA	Grace Pereira	11-12	F	02:20.0	5
MOR	Sydney Whitt	11-12	F	02:20.0	6
GCY	Helena Goddard	11-12	F	02:22.0	7
MOR	Kamiko Takei	11-12	F	02:32.0	8
SSS	Lexi Brown	11-12	F	02:36.6	9
NSS	Kate Pennell	11-12	F	02:40.0	10
MOR	Devon Whitlock	11-12	F	02:40.0	10
MOR	Isabella Buff	11-12	F	02:40.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
MOR	Ronan Cornpropst	11-12	M	02:09.0	1
WOW	Laith Ausband	11-12	M	02:27.0	2
MOR	Alexander Townsend	11-12	M	02:29.0	3
MOR	Brady Schermer	11-12	M	02:30.0	4
NSS	Brandon Wong	11-12	M	02:39.0	5
MOR	Nathan Hill	11-12	M	02:40.0	6
RSA	Kevin Chi	11-12	M	02:41.0	7
MOR	Tanner Elmore	11-12	M	02:41.0	8
RSA	Ethan Holloway	11-12	M	02:42.0	9
MOR	Rahul Ramesh	11-12	M	02:42.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
RSA	Haley Shearin	13-14	F	03:32.0	1
WOW	Cienna McNamara	13-14	F	03:39.0	2
SAC	Lauren Barrick	13-14	F	03:39.0	3
MOR	Abigail Dozier	13-14	F	03:44.0	4
TEAM	Kaitlynn Malarney	13-14	F	03:45.0	5
SAC	Libby Canipe	13-14	F	03:47.0	6
RSA	Adwita Arvind	13-14	F	03:49.0	7
MOR	Olivia Rivera	13-14	F	03:49.0	8
TEAM	Alije Schultz	13-14	F	03:51.0	9
TEAM	Kendal Wilson	13-14	F	03:51.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
HPSC	Chase ShefField	13-14	M	03:06.0	1
GFSC	William Clayton	13-14	M	03:27.0	2
MOR	Ian Stutts	13-14	M	03:28.0	3
NSEA	Cole Witmer	13-14	M	03:37.0	4
MOR	Benjamin Wilfret	13-14	M	03:38.0	5
MOR	Logan Blackburn	13-14	M	03:38.0	6
RSA	Matthew Schoenagel	13-14	M	03:42.0	7
GFSC	Nate Derwin	13-14	M	03:44.0	8
GFSC	Austin Williams	13-14	M	03:45.0	9
RSA	Dylan Gretok	13-14	M	03:45.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
MOR	Karsen Pena	15-18	F	05:00.0	1
NSS	Agnaeya Arora	15-18	F	05:02.0	2
MOR	Janie Inscore	15-18	F	05:03.0	3
SAC	Trinity Price	15-18	F	05:07.0	4
WAVE	Amanda Ray	15-18	F	05:18.0	5
MOR	Hallie Tant	15-18	F	05:18.0	6
MOR	Hannalee Ellison	15-18	F	05:18.0	7
MOR	Kyra Dalbo	15-18	F	05:19.0	8
GFSC	Bridget Derwin	15-18	F	05:26.0	9
MOR	Mya Tse	15-18	F	05:27.0	10

Club Code	Swimmer Name	Age Group	Gender	Test Set	Rank
MOR	Ignacio Leon	15-18	M	04:16.0	1
MOR	Connor Blackburn	15-18	M	04:26.0	2
NSS	Julian Mercer II	15-18	M	04:27.0	3
MOR	Jesse Ssengonzi	15-18	M	04:29.0	4
TEAM	Ryan Schulken	15-18	M	04:34.0	5
GFSC	Ian Giffel	15-18	M	04:41.0	6
YOTA	Ross Noble	15-18	M	04:41.0	7
SAC	Sam Player	15-18	M	04:42.0	8
MOR	Colin Cotter	15-18	M	04:48.0	9
MOR	Edward Perkins	15-18	M	04:49.0	10

ZOOM Safe Sport Training

April 22, 2020 by Bill Martin

Good evening Safe Sport Champions!

We are excited to announce that starting tomorrow Wednesday, April 22, USA Swimming Safe Sport staff will be hosting weekly Zoom training’s to help club’s achieve the training requirements of the Safe Sport Club Recognition Program.

Safe Sport Club Recognition Program: Training Options

Parents and athletes will tune in for the one hour training where attendance will be taken so their clubs receive credit. There will also be weekly training available to coaches where they will learn more about the Safe Sport Club Recognition program and how to share Safe Sport information with their membership.

There is no registration required at this time, attendees only need to join the meeting at the links below and come willing to participate and learn.

Please pass this meeting information along to clubs in your LSC’s.

We will hold these training’s weekly starting tomorrow April 22^ndand every meeting will be held from 3:00-4:00pm EST.

Wednesday – Parent Training https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

Thursday – Athlete Training https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

Friday – Coach Training https://zoom.us/j/98698656108?pwd=NzQ5TGdjWkRDc0Irck9tWHpJL1hkQT09

Alongside all of the hard work that you all are doing, we look forward to this being another resource to assist our goal of getting every USA Swimming club Safe Sport Recognized.

Thank you for all that you do!

USA Swimming Safe Sport Team