Championship Season is Upon Us!

Championship meets have been updated, including NC 14&Under Champs, NC Senior Champs, GYSSA, AG Sectionals, USRY and YMCA Nationals.

Here is a guide to help you pick meets to attend:

NC 14&Under Champs:
High Priority Meet - all qualifiers please attend, relay only swimmers may be needed in certain age groups.

NC Senior Champs:
High Priority Meet - HOWEVER, because of the recent high school state champs, and our pending USRY, AG Sectionals, NC 14&Unders, and YMCA Nationals, all affecting various swimmers, we will "train through" this meet and compete "tired" for all attending. EXCEPTION: Any senior level swimmer going for a YMCA National cut may use this meet as another opportunity to attempt; coaches in this case will make sure training is adapted to do well.

GYSSA:
High Priority Meet - our league's championship meet and the last closed YMCA meet offered; 180 GCY swimmers are eligible, even those that made 14&Under Champs may attend.

Definitely do this meet if any applies:

• If you need any more USRY time standards in events you wish to compete in at USRY's.
• If you did not make NC 14&Under Champs, you will need this meet to stay sharp as USRY's are still over a month away (1 1/2 months from our Winter Invite).
• If you need 1 additional closed YMCA meet to become eligible for our USRY meet.
• If you have no USRY cuts - this will serve as both your championship meet and last chance meet to make USRY cuts.

AG Sectionals:
All qualifiers should attend, can be used for qualifiers who are not going to GYSSA, but not to be used in leui of Y-regionals (USRY), we still want you in Rock Hill! You will see the fastest competition in the southeast part of the United States at this meet.

USRY:
Highest priority meet on the schedule, we would like all qualifiers to attend - this is our YMCA regional championship meet. You will see the fastest YMCA competition in the southeast part of the United States. We want all qualifiers competing - this will also prepare YMCA National qualifiers to compete at nationals, and will be a last chance opportunity to make cuts.

HOTEL INFORMATION has been updated!

YMCA Nationals:
Called the best national championship meet in the country(period). Our highest level meet, it is an honor to make these cuts, and we want all swimmers competing ready to do represent Greensboro and do his/her fastest. Our sponsor, Speedo, provides substantial discounts and has limited free gear/suits for swimmers who achieve the time standard and attend the championship meet. Colleges recruit based on results, and YMCA All-Americans are named.

LC Time Trial Meet on April 7th:
This is a tentative meet that GCY may host at the GAC in leiu of YOTA deferring, the goal of which is to achieve the YMCA LC National time standard while still swimming fast from the SC season. Any 13&Over swimmer who makes a NC 13-14 time standard or a NC Senior time standard has a realistic chance to make YMCA LC Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. All swimmers 11&older who have a BB or better time standard in the 13-14 division are invited and encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions about any meet, please see our meet event page and the meet information, all now updated!