Friday:  Friday night warm-ups will begin at 4:00PM, with competition at 5:00PM.  Events for Friday night are numbered 1-10.  If your swimmer does not have an event numbered 1-10, there is no reason for you to attend Friday night.  Also, the 1500 is the first event.  Those swimmers in the 1500 should plan to be at the pool for warm ups at 4:00.  We will set a time for everyone else to show up after we know how many heats of the 1500 there will be.

North Carolina Open Water State Champs – Pinehurst, NC – Seven Lakes

Detailed Meet Info

Entry Form

Entries

Meet Agenda 

Groups Attending Meet:

Gold, National Prep, Senior Prep, Senior, National

All National Swimmers will swim the 10K on Sunday

Coaches Attending:

Casey

Entry Cost:

$35.00 ($40.00 if you are swimming the 400m Splash and Dash)

Entry Deadline:

Thursday, May 7^th, 2009

Meet Description:

This is the North Carolina Championships for Open Water Swimming (a lake).  This meet offers a different kind of experience for you swimmer and a different kind of experience for you as a spectator as you sit alongside the lake and watch your swimmer compete.  Events are broken up by age group.

Timelines

Directions - Scroll down to the bottom of the page, once you have clicked the link

Head Coach Casey Charles was awarded the 2009 Franke Bell North Carolina Swimming Coach of the Year Award – “For consistent demonstration of coaching excellence as recognized by North Carlina swimming coaches and volunteers.”  (Pictured with keynote speaker, USA Olympian Eric Shanteau)

 2008-09 Season Highlights:

Team accomplishments

-          11^th at 2008 USA LC Jr. Nationals (#2 in NC)

-          8^th at the 2008 LC NCS State Championships

-          8^th at the 2009 SC NCS State Championships

-          9^th at the 2009 SC SZES Sectional Championships (#5 in NC)

-          2 Olympic Trials Qualifiers

-          ECSL Champions (by 3,000 point)

-          150-178 Registered swimmers this year

-          6 Academic All-American Awards

-          8 of 10 Seniors swimming in college in the 2009-2010

Outstanding Senior performances from May 2008 through March/April 2009 include:

Matt Houser

LCM 2008 Season:

-          Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 FL 

-          4^th place finish in the 200 IM at USA Junior Nationals

-          USA National Junior Team Qualifier

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          #1 in the state for 17-18 boys in the 50 FR (20.39), 100 FR (44.56), 100 BK (49.71), 200 BK (1:46.55), 100 BR (55.40), 200 BR (1:58.68), 100 FL (48.45), 200 FL (1:45.78), 200 IM (1:47.06), 400 IM (3:46.82)

-          Broke State records in the 100 BR, 200 BR, 200 IM, 400 IM

-          High Point Award Winner at NCS State Championships and ESSZ Sectional Championships

-          8^th Fastest time ever for 17-18 boys in the 400 IM

-          #2 in the country in the IMX Rankings

-          Ranked in the USA age group top 20 in every stroke

-          Fastest High school senior in the country in the 200 FL

-          Will be swimming for University of Virginia on scholarship

Lauren Perdue

LCM 2008 Season:

-          Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR

-          USA Junior National Finishes: 3^rd in the 100m FR, 4^th in the 50m FR, T-4^th in the 200 FR

-          USA National Junior Team Qualifier

-          State Records in the 50, 100, and 200 FR

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          #1 in the USA(17 yr old AG) in the 50 FR (22.50)

-          State Records in the 50 FR (22.50), 100 FR (49.10), 200 FR (1:45.76)

-          #1 in the state for 17-18 girls in the 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 100 BR (1:04.08)

-          Fastest High School senior in the country in the 50 FR

-          Will be swimming for the University of Virginia on scholarship

Meredith Perdue

2008 LCM Season:

-          NCSA Junior National Qualifier in the 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR

-          State Ranked in the 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR, 400 FR

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          Swam for the University of Virginia

Turner Haigwood

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-           NCSA Junior National Qualifier in the 200 IM

-          State Ranked in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 BR, 200 FL, 50 FR 

-          Will be swimming for East Carolina University

Orla Power

LCM 2008 Season:

-          Qualified and competed at the USA Swimming 2008 Open Water Nationals

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          State Ranked in the 1650 FR

-          Will be swimming for Lewis University on scholarship

Anna Pfeiffer

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          State Ranked in the 100 BR, 200 BR, 200 IM, 200 FR, 100 FR

-          Will be swimming for the University of South Carolina

Erin Gray

2008 LCM Season:

-          NCSA Junior National Qualifier

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          Swam for North Carolina State University

Doug Parker

SCY 2008-2009 Season:

-          Swam for East Carolina University as a Freshman

Relays:

-          1^st NCS LC Senior State Champs in the 400 FR-R (Girls)

-          3^rd NCS LC Senior State Champs in the 800 FR-R (Girls)

-          NCSA Relay Qualifiers in the 400 FR-R, 800 FR-R

-          Posted the 5^th Fastest Senior boys 200 FR-R in the state

-          Posted the 6^th Fastest Senior girls 200 FR-R in the state

Note: The National/National Prep Group will be participating on Friday night as well

Entry Deadline: April 23, 2009

Important Documents/Forms:

GOLD Invite Entries 

Meet Agenda – 12 and under Session

Meet Agenda – 13 and over Session

Facility Address:

1105 Parkway Dr
Goldsboro, NC 27534
(919) 778-8557

NCAC Quad Entries

Detailed Meet Information

NCAC Quad Meet – Meet Agenda

If you are having trouble with any specific link or you do not understand what you are looking at please contact one of the coaches via email.

We will be using this site as our official site until we can get the other one up and running.  I think communication in general has been very good due in large part to the email commmunications of Coach Scott and other groups coaches to their specific group/s. 

I see this site as an additional way to delineate information to the entire club in a timely fashion.  You should probably check the blog every couple days to stay current on the happenings of the GSC.

The blog, while not a permanent fixture, will temporarily allow you to access such things as Detailed Meet Info, Entries, Meet Hotels, Meet Results, Practice Updates, Social Activites, etc. 

When a coach posts something to the blog, everything else on the blog gets pushed down on the main page.  Therefore, in order to find something that was posted a few days ago or in some cases a few hours ago, you will need to scroll down the page.  You can also access information base on different categories, which can be found on the left side of the main page.  You can also access information by day by clicking on a specific day on the calendar. 

Another way to stay informed is by subsrcibing to feedwhip.com which will send you an email when this site is updated.  Updates are usually sent withing 24 hours.  You can use the feedwhip site for any of your other favorite sites.  The link for feedwhip can be found to the right of the main page uder links or you can simply type feedwhip.com into your url.

At the top of the main page you will find information that changes less frequently.  These pages are updated every few months or more.  I would like for all parents to read our group progression page, which tells you how and why swimmers move or do not move from specific training groups.

As coaches, we are looking forward to a great Long Course season.  Please attend all meets you can.

Thank you,

Casey Charles

Head Coach