SwimMAC Carolina was featured in a recent USA Swimming article. SwimMAC earned recognition as the number two ranked club in the country in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program. Click here to view the article.
Club Excellence Spotlight: SwimMAC
Final 2019 IMX Camp Roster and Itinerary
Below is the Final IMX Camp Roster and Itinerary. 118 NCS swimmers were selected to attend the camp which will be held this coming weekend at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
IMX Camp Itinerary and Details
Congratulations Campers!
RSA swimmer breaks NCS records
Kalle Rendon of RSA had a record-shattering meet at the STAR Triad Tropics last weekend. Below are the three NCS short course records that she broke. Congratulations, Kalle!
Click here to view all NCS Records.
| Name | Club | Age Group | Event | Time |
| Kalle Rendon | RSA | 10U | 50 Free | 26.09 |
| Kalle Rendon | RSA | 10U | 200 Free | 2:04.14 |
| Kalle Rendon | RSA | 10U | 500 Free | 5:35.91 |
NCS Short Course Records Fall
Early in this short course season NCS records have already taken a serious hit. Eighteen short course records have fallen. Most of the records were set at last weekend’s Junior Nationals in the 13-14-year-old age group. TAC Titans Braeden Haughey, Claire Curzan, and Charlotte Hook accounted for half of that total. Here is a summary of the short course records broken so far this season:
| Name | Club | Age Group | Event | Time |
| Braeden Haughey | TAC | 13-14 | 500 Free | 4:31.34 |
| Ryan Weaver | CAT | 13-14 | 100 Back | 49.94 |
| Braeden Haughey | TAC | 13-14 | 200 Back | 1:48.49 |
| Thor Dyke | TAC | 13-14 | 400 IM | 3:59.95 |
| Jack Walker | MAC | 15-18 | 500 Free | 4:15.02 |
| Anton Ipsen | WOLF | Open | 1000 Free | 8:47.76 |
| Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 50 Free | 22.06 |
| Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 100 Back | 52.77 |
| Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 200 Back | 1:53.09 |
| Claire Curzan | TAC | 13-14 | 100 Fly | 51.92 |
| Charlotte Hook | TAC | 13-14 | 200 Fly | 1:55.67 |
| Charlotte Hook | TAC | 13-14 | 200 IM | 1:57.22 |
| Charlotte Hook | TAC | 13-14 | 400 IM | 4:11.00 |
| Abby Arens | MOR | 15-16 | 200 Breast | 2:08.46 |
| Abby Arens | MOR | 15-18 | 200 Breast | 2:08.46 |
| Olivia Carter | UN | 15-18 | 200 Fly | 1:53.49 |
| Emma Muzzy | UN | 15-18 | 200 Back | 1:51.58 |
| Emma Muzzy | UN | 15-18 | 400 IM | 4:05.60 |
Congratulations Club Development Achievers!
Congratulations to ATOM, CAT, ECA, EAC, GFSC, HPSC, MAC, MOR, NCAC, RSA, SSS, SGSA, TAC, WOW, YBAC, YOTA, and YSST for earning NCS Club Development Incentive dollars. These teams earned between $500 and $1,000 in recognition of their achievements in swimmer, coach, and volunteer development as well as their excellent club management. All teams who have qualified for the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program are eligible to participate. Details of the 2019 program will be posted in November. The qualifying period for the new program has already started!
NCS Safe Sport Training Incentive Program
The program is designed to increase athlete awareness of USA Swimming’s on-line video – Safe Sport Training for Athletes. October and November 2018 is dedicated to North Carolina Swimming’s Safe Sport Training. NCS will track and incentivize club participation for athletes, ages 13 to 18, who complete the online USA Swimming Safe Sport training. Look for club participation updates at www.NCSwim.org
Program participation will be monitored and reported by USA Swimming and only “completed” training sessions will be counted.
Awards
The incentive awards will be as follows:
- Club has 25% of its 13 to 18-year-old athletes complete the training – $100
- Club has 50% of its 13 to 18-year-old athletes complete the training – $250
- Club has 75% of its 13 to 18-year-old athletes complete the training – $500
Link to USA Safe Sport Training
https://www.usaswimming.org/articles-landing-page/2017/04/05/free-safe-sport-training-for-athletes
ATHLETES – Encourage your parents to visit the “Safe Sport for Parents” education page, register and complete the FREE training!
https://www.usaswimming.org/articles-landing-page/2017/02/16/safe-sport-for-parents
Meet Officials: OQM Meet
NCS Officials looking for an OQM meet are invited to sign up for the TAC Blizzard Blitz Meet on Dec 7-9.
Please use the following TAC Blizzard Blitz Evaluation Form to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Todd Webber todd312@gmail.com or Mark Frank mfrank2417@gmail.com.
USA Swimming honors 18U World 100’s
311 swimmers from the USA are members of the 18 and Under World 100 – the top 100 world rankings by event for athletes who were 18 or under on Sept 1.
Among those are several NCS swimmers.
Congratulations to Olivia Carter (EAC), Abby Arens (MOR), Amanda Ray (WAVE), Charlotte Hook (TAC), Sinclair Larson (MAC), Maddie Homovich (MOR), Claire Curzan (TAC), Grace Countie (MOR), Julia Menkhaus (MAC), Sophie Lindner (MAC), Ross Dant (YSST), Tim Connery (MAC), Will Chan (MAC), Thomas Hamlet (EAC), Noah Henderson (STAR), John Healy (MOR), Reid Mikuta (SGSA), Jack Walker (MAC), and Preston Forst (EAC).
Paralympic Swimming Clinic
Greetings!
I will be conducting a clinic at the ASCA World Clinic titled Advanced Para Swimming and speaking on the Business Track on why we should offer para-swimming opportunities in club, high school and collegiate swimming. Please pass along the flyer if you know anyone who would benefit from attending.
My mission with U.S. Paralympics is to grow awareness of para-swimming and facilitate advancement of both coaches and athletes in the para-swimming world.
We are looking for para-swimmers. You may have one in your club or in the surrounding area, if so, please let me know and I will reach out to them or feel free to provide my contact info to them,
Thank you in advance for helping us grow the para-swimming world!
Peggy Ewald
Consultant for U.S. Paralympics Swimming
Cell: 330-903-0566
SwimMAC Girls smash NAG record at Junior Nationals
The SwimMAC 13-14 relay team of Kiley Wilhelm, Grace Rainey, Madeline Menkhaus, and Morgan Razewski set a new Girls 13-14 National Age Group record in the 400 Medley Relay at Junior Nationals last week. Their record time of 4:14.26 was over two seconds faster than the previous mark. Congratulations!
| Name | Club | Age Group | Event | Time |
| Kiley Wilhelm | MAC | 13-14 | Girls 400 | 4:14.26 |
| Grace Rainey | MAC | 13-14 | Medley Relay | |
| Madeline Menkhaus | MAC | 13-14 | ||
| Morgan Razewski | MAC | 13-14 |