CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IS UPON US!
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IS UPON US - EXPLANATIONS AND DETAILS!
We have a lot of big meets approaching that we offer this time of year – we’d like all of year round swimmers to participate in at least one, and realize MOST of you will be doing multiple meets (most of ones below)! It gets confusing, especially for our new swimmers, so we have brief explanations of each meet below.
MOST OF OUR SWIMMERS WILL DO GYSSA and USRY (if qualified)....
All of these championship meets have been updated with as much information as there is out there at this time, including NC 14&Under Champs, NC Senior Champs, GYSSA, USRY, AG Sectionals, Senior Sectionals, YMCA Nationals, and the LC qualifier on April 5th.
Here is a guide to help you pick meets to attend:
FAST....2 meets everyone can go to, regardless of times:
- GYSAA League Champs, March 6-8 in Salisbury, NC - seeking to defend our title, please attend!
- GCY Long Course Trials for Trials and First Chance Meet, April 4 at GAC SESSION 2
FASTER...YMCA Regional Championships:
- USRY Champs, March 13-15, in Goldsboro, NC at Goldsboro YMCA - seeking to defend our title, please attend!
FASTER...NC State Championship Meets:
- NC Senior Champs Feb 19-22 at the TAC in Cary, NC
- NC 14&Under Champ Feb 26-Mar 1 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC
FASTER....Sectional Championships:
- AG Sectionals March 12-15 in Atlanta, Ga
- Senior Sectionals March 5 – March 8 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC.
FASTEST...YMCA National Championships:
- YMCA Nationals March 30 – April 3 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC
- GCY Long Course Trials for Trials and First Chance Meet, April 4 at GAC SESSION 1
Details and links for each meet:
NC Senior Champs Feb 19-22 at the TAC in Cary, NC: Highest Priority Meet for qualifiers - all qualifiers please attend, coaches will make sure training is adapted to do well. Relays will only be swum when enough qualifiers are competing in the session (no relay only situations for this meet).
NC 14&Under Champ Feb 26-Mar 1 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC : Highest Priority Meet for qualifiers - all qualifiers please attend; relay only swimmers will be needed in certain age groups, and we will ask you to confirm after our home meet Jan 31- Feb 1
GYSSA Championships Mar 6 – Mar 8 at RACY YMCA in Salisbury, NC: High Priority Meet - our league's championship meet and the last closed YMCA meet offered; ALL GCY swimmers are eligible, even those that made NC Senior and NC 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 Senior or 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
- If you only swam relay only OR a low event total at NC 14&Under/NC Senior Champs
- If you want to go just to have fun and stay tuned up for USRY Champs, AND help us win another league championship!
Senior Sectionals March 5 – March 8 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC. This year it falls the same weekend as GYSSA Champs, qualifiers are recommended to do 1-3 events maximum, and also help us out for GYSSA at least one day. This should be an extreme focus event on your best 1-3 events maximum; we will only be sending one coach and likely not offering relays – WE WANT QUALIFIERS TO COMPETE but IF you compete you MUST wear fast suit and be ready to go at or near best times, otherwise DO NOT enter, choose GYSSA for this weekend!
USRY Championships March 13-15 at Goldsboro YMCA in Goldsboro, NC: Highest priority meet on the schedule, we need 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!
AG Sectionals March 12-15 in Atlanta, Ga: This year it falls the same weekend as USRY Champs, qualifiers will need to choose. We suggest for those only with multiple cuts and times that are well under the cut since it’s so far away this season; we will only be sending one coach and likely not offering relays. IMPORTANT: If you plan to go to YMCA Nationals, you MUST attend USRY championship in order to be eligible, this includes the YMCA Long Course Championships this summer...
YMCA Nationals March 30 – April 3 at the GAC in Greensboro, NC: 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 offered 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 4th: High Priority Meet - ALL swimmers will be eligible for at least one of the two sessions offered! The goal is to achieve the YMCA LC National time standard while still swimming fast from the SC season, or any other LC Championship Cut. Any 13&Over swimmer who makes a NC Senior Champs time standard has a very realistic chance to make YMCA LC Nationals in Indianapolis, IN. All swimmers are invited and encouraged to attend. SESSION 1 is geared towards swimmers with YMCA National cuts who wish to attempt to qualifiy for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials, or gauge where they are in respect to those cuts.
If you have any questions about any meet, please see our meet event page and the meet information, all now updated!
