Below are the results from the 2023 North Carolina Swimming Open Water Zone Meet and Open Water Championship Meet held at Seven Lakes, NC last weekend. Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed, and thank you to all the coaches, meet officials, and other volunteers who participated.
NCS Open Water Champs
The 2018 North Carolina Open Water Swimming Championships, sponsored by the Sandhills Sandsharks Swim club, will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 1-2, 2018.
Below is the NCS meet sanction, along with the USA Swimming application, and the events file.
USA Swimming Application (includes course map)
2023 Southern Zone Open Water Championships
The Southern Zone Open Water Championships, hosted by Sandhills Sandsharks Swim Team (SSS) and North Carolina Swimming, will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 3-4, 2023.
Meet Information
2023 Zone Team- Congratulations to these athletes for being named to the SZ Open Water Team.
| 11-12 Girls | 11-12 Boys |
| Kamdyn Leute | Bodhi Cummins |
| Amelia Peterson | Finn Cavanaugh |
| Elinor Finucane | Cayden Wolf |
| Merritt Bass | Akul Srivastava |
| Katherine Millsaps | Conrad Manuel |
| Zona Smith | Vihan Prakash |
| 13-14 Girls | 13-14 Boys |
| Georgia Howard | Max Kelty |
| Laura Davis Rinker | Parker Van Olst Jr. |
| Annie Shall | Griffin Cagle |
| Kate Guenther | Jackson Kroh |
| Carson Broadbent | Drew Sito |
| Ella Cowles | Aiden Lee |
| 15-16 Girls | 15-16 Boys |
| Madi Hertzig | Jackson Scheiber |
| Kathryn Cinson | Sam Marsteiner |
| Riley Hawkins | Christian Smith |
| Mia Kate Jeltema | Owen Nye |
| Esther Ghim | Santi Alzate |
| Charlotte LePage | Tommy Tuescher |
| Open Girls | Open Boys |
| Ava Kjar | Baylor Weiler |
| Clara Carson | Adam Polzien |
| Emma Lee | Matt Marsteiner |
| Angelina Lu | Sean Kelty |
| Clare Smith | Eli Nelson |
| Meghan Hadsell | Jackson Bubar |
| Coaches | |
| Head Coach – John Payne | |
| Manager/Assistant Coach – Jonathan Bescher | |
| Assistant Coach – Blake Addison | |
| Assistant Coach – Ben Keast | |
| Assistant Coach – Kristina Bond | |
| Assistant Coach – Ashley Cox | |
2023 NCS Open Water Champs
The North Carolina Swimming Open Water State Championships, hosted by the Sandhills Sandsharks Swim Team (SSS) will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 2-3, 2023.
NCS Athletes Compete at Open Water Nationals
2023 U.S. Open Water National Championships took place this past weekend, April 21-23, 2023, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Congratulations to all of our NCS athletes who competed.
| Mens Jr. 7.5K Results | Womens Jr. 7.5K Results |
| 6. Sam Marsteiner – New Wave 1:27.19.75 | 20th Clarke Neace – MAC 1:41.00.49 |
| 13. Jackson Scheiber – New Wave 1:29:42.28 | 21st. Charlotte LePage – MAC 1:41.01.34 |
| 24. Matthew Marsteiner – New Wave 1:32:05.11 | |
| 25. Connor Peck – NCAC 1:32.:08.36 | |
| 26. Owen Nye – GCY 1:32:09.79 | |
| 34. Tyler Barritt – NCAC 1:35:10.58 | |
| 44. Charles Henage – MSA 1:41:50.31 | |
| Mens 5K Results | Womens 5K Results |
| 17. Ian Platts-Mills – NCAC 59:27.36 | 13. Hayley Clark – NCAC 59:39.94 |
| Mens Jr. 5K Results | Womens Jr. 5K Results |
| 8. Santi Alzate – MAC 1:01.10 | 1. Daisy Collins – NCAC 1:03.14 |
| 10. Yari Brock – NCAC 1:06.00 | |
| 11. Kathryn Cinson – YSST 1:07.26 | |
| 10K Results | |
| 27. Ian Platts-Mills – NCAC 2:01:22.36 | |
| 35. Cooper Nicholson – NCAC 2:06:38.58 |
NCS OW State Championships
The North Carolina Swimming Open Water State Championships will be held at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, NC on June 4-5, 2021.