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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!
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 |
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 |
Below are two documents associated with Disability Swimming Time Standards created by the USA Swimming National Disability Committee. The first explains the standards and the second lists the time standards.
| Build A Pool 2019 – SAVE THE DATE |
| Did you miss out on attending the 2018 Regional Build A Pool Conference? Don’t’ worry it is time to register for the 2019 Regional Build A Pool Conferences. The first BAP conference will be in Greensboro, North Carolina. The conference will be held at the beautiful Greensboro Aquatic Center. You will have the opportunity to take a tour of the pool and the equipment room as well as other supporting areas in the aquatic center.
Click on this link for more information and to register DATE: January 4th & 5th, 2019 WHAT: Regional Build A Pool Conference WHERE: GAC – Greensboro Aquatic Center |
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!
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:
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
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.
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).
Five NCS athletes are among ninety-six swimmers on the 2018 USA Swimming National Select Camp roster.
Congratulations to Garrett Boone (ATOM), Preston Forst (EAC), Claire Curzan (TAC), Reid Mikuta (SGSA), and Hugh Svendsen (SwimMAC).
