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The 2019 North Carolina Swimming Awards Banquet will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
Olympic Gold Medalist and North Carolina’s own Ricky Berens will be the featured speaker. A meet & greet/autograph session with Ricky Berens is scheduled at 4:30 pm with the banquet beginning at 5:30 pm.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
The 2019 North Carolina Swimming All Star Awards Banquet will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
Olympic Gold Medalist and North Carolina’s own Ricky Berens will be the featured speaker. A meet & greet/autograph session with Ricky Berens is scheduled at 4:30 pm with the banquet beginning at 5:30 pm.
2019 NCS AWARDS BANQUET REGISTRATION FORM
Tickets can be purchased by clicking the PayPal link on the registration form above. REMEMBER: Registration is not complete until payment is received. Registration payments are non-refundable. Click the Registration Form link or the Awards Banquet logo to register.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the Awards Banquet is Friday, September 13, 2019 or when registration reaches 300, whichever comes first.
NCS ALL STAR SWIMMERS and NCS TOP FIVE SWIMMERS in attendance will be recognized but only tickets for those on the All Star List below are complimentary. The ticket price for all others, including coaches, officials, parents, family members, and all other swimmers is $25.
The All Star list includes colored bars showing how each athlete attained All Star status (athletes are listed alphabetically by club code). All Star status is attained in one or more of five ways listed below:
HOTEL INFORMATION
North Carolina Swimming has a courtesy block at the Four Points by Sheraton, 7619 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409 (near the intersection of Hwy 68 and I-40). Both Doubles and Kings (with sofa beds) are available at the block rate of $109 per night plus tax/fees. The deadline to book a room in this block is Sept 10. Call the following number to book a a room at the group rate (refer to the North Carolina Swimming room block.)
To book a room at the Four Points by Sheraton, call: 336-882-6666
North Carolina Swimming also has a special room group rate of $129 at the Greensboro Airport Marriott Hotel for Friday and Saturday night Sept 20-21. The deadline to book a room in this block is Sept 10. Click the following link to book a room at the group rate.
Book your group rate for NC Swimming (Greensboro Airport Marriott)
There are some large conventions in Greensboro on the weekend of the 21-22 so hotel room availability is very tight. Other available hotel options may be available in the Winston-Salem or Burlington areas. We have a room block at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Winston-Salem (Hanes Mall) for $89 per night. Click the following link to book a room at the group rate.
Book your group rate for NC Swimming (Fairfield Inn and Suites – Winston-Salem)
BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FLOODING AND HURRICANE DAMAGE IN THE WILMINGTON AREA, THE AWARDS BANQUET WAS RELOCATED TO NC STATE UNIVERSITY.
The banquet will be held at the McKimmon Conference Center located at Western and Gorman Street on the campus of NC State University. The banquet is on Saturday evening, Oct 6, 2018 from 6:30-9:30. There will be a meet & greet with guest speaker and Olympic Silver Medalist Kristy Kowal beginning at 5:30.
There should be plenty of free parking in a large lot in front of the McKimmon Center. Enter through the main entrance and the meet and greet will be in the lobby.
The 2017 NCS Awards Banquet will be held at NC State’s McKimmon Conference Center at 1101 Gorman Street in Raleigh on Saturday, September 23 from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm. The Special Guest Speaker will be Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Ervin. There will be a meet and greet beginning around 5:30 pm.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking the PayPal link on the registration form. REMEMBER: Registration is not complete until payment is received. Registration payments are non-refundable. Click the Registration link or the Awards Banquet logo to register.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the Awards Banquet is Saturday, September 16, 2017 or earlier – if registration reaches 300.
NCS ALL STAR SWIMMERS and NCS TOP FIVE SWIMMERS in attendance will be recognized but only tickets for those on the All Star List below are complimentary. The ticket price for all others, including coaches, officials, parents, family members, and other swimmers is $20.
The All Star list above includes those who achieved All Star status during the short course season or during the long course season. It includes those who were named All Stars by achieving Top Five age group AAAA times in at least two strokes; by achieving a National Top Ten time, or by being selected as an Open Water All Star.
NCS Short Course TOP FIVE LIST NCS Long Course TOP FIVE LIST
The Top Five lists above include those listed in the season-ending NCS Top Five times by age group for both short course and long course in at least one event.
The 2017 NCS Awards Banquet will be held at the McKimmon Conference Center in Raleigh on Saturday, Sept 23, 2017 from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm. The Special Guest Speaker will be Olympic Gold Medalist, Anthony Ervin.
More details on the event, including online registration, will be available when the NCS All Star list is announced (around Sept 1). NCS All Stars and families will be allowed a one week early registration period before registration is open to the public.
If you will be staying over Saturday night, NCS has a limited block of rooms at the following hotels:
Hotel: Wingate by Wyndham – 6115 Corporate Ridge Road, Cary, NC 27607
Phone: 919-847-7383
Rate: $85
Group Name: NC Swim
Booking Deadline: 9/08/17
Hotel: Embassy Suites – 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd, Cary, NC 27513
Phone: 919-677-1840
Rate: $119
Group Name: NC Swimming
Booking Deadline: 9/08/17
Other nearby hotels:
Hampton Inn & Suites – 111 Hampton Woods Lane, Raleigh, NC
Phone: 919-233-1798
Holiday Inn Express & Suites – 3741 Thistledown Drive, Raleigh, NC
Phone: 919-854-0001
Hyatt Place Raleigh West -710 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-233-2205
The 2016 NCS Awards Banquet was held on Saturday night, Oct 1, at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in Mooresville, NC. A crowd of over 300 athletes, parents, coaches, and officials were on hand. Olympic Gold medalist and TV swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines was the special guest speaker and had the crowd thoroughly engaged with his inspiring words and his Olympic trivia game. YOTA coach and National Disability Coach of the Year, Tom Hazelett, introduced one of his team members, Hannah Aspden, who spoke about her journey to becoming a medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. The audience was also treated to a video from long-time NCS age group swimmer, current Cal Berkeley swimmer, and Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, Kathleen Baker. Special thanks to Jonathan Watson, who did his usual “masterful” job as Master of Ceremonies.
Award caps and towels were presented to NCS Top Five swimmers and NCS All Star swimmers in attendance. Listed below are several special awards that were also presented.
| Age Group Swimmer of the Year (Highest National Ranking by NCS Athlete) | |||
| 11-12 | Female | Claire Curzan | RSA |
| 11-12 | Male | Braeden Haughey | TAC |
| 13-14 | Female | Ashley McCauley | MOR |
| 13-14 | Male | Ross Dant | YSST |
| 15-16 | Female | Madison Homovich | MOR |
| 15-16 | Male | Zach Brown | MOR |
| 17-18 | Female | Courtney Caldwell | NCS |
| 17-18 | Male | Justin Ress | MOR/NCS |
| Open Water Swimmer of the Year | |||
| Female | Ana Pozder | TAC | |
| Male | Chip Peterson | NCAC | |
| Willis Casey Award (Top International Ranking by NCS athlete) | |||
| Anthony Ervin | SwimMAC | ||
| Andy Craver Determination Award | |||
| Aj Johnson | WNCY | ||
| Age Group Coach of the Year | |||
| Jonathan Watson | MOR | ||
| Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year | |||
| Jon Jolley | YSST | ||
| NCS Team of the Year | |||
| SwimMAC Carolina | |||
| Phillips 66 Service Award | |||
| Amy Faulk | |||
Rowdy Gaines will be the special guest speaker.
REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED…THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
The 2016 NCS Awards Banquet will be held at the Charles Mack Citizen’s Center in Mooresville, NC on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm. The Special Guest Speaker will be 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and “The Voice of USA Swimming”, Rowdy Gaines. There will be a meet and greet with Rowdy Gaines beginning at 5:30 pm.
NCS ALL STAR SWIMMERS and NCS TOP FIVE SWIMMERS in attendance will be recognized but only tickets for those on the All Star List below are complimentary. The ticket price for all others, including coaches, officials, parents, family members, and other swimmers is $20.
The All Star list above includes those who achieved All Star status during the short course season or during the long course season. It includes those who were named All Stars by achieving Top Five age group AAAA times in at least two strokes; by achieving a National Top Ten time, or by being selected as an Open Water All Star.
NCS Short Course TOP FIVE LIST NCS Long Course TOP FIVE LIST
The Top Five lists above include those listed in the season-ending NCS Top Five times by age group for both short course and long course in at least one event.
HOTEL ROOMS
NCS has limited block of rooms reserved at area hotels. Please contact the hotels directly if you need a room for Saturday night. Tell them you are with NC Swimming to receive the group rate.
Hilton Garden Inn
159 Gateway Blvd, Mooresville, NC 28117
$109 single/$114 double (704) 663-6468
Fairfield Inn
120 Consumer Square Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117
$89 single or double (704) 664-6138
Tickets can be purchased by clicking the PayPal link on the registration form. REMEMBER: Registration is not complete until payment is received. Registration payments are non-refundable. Click the Registration link or the Awards Banquet logo to register.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the Awards Banquet is Friday, September 23, 2016 or earlier, if registration reaches 300.
