2017 NCS Age Group Long Course Championships

TAC Titans Claim North Carolina Age Group State Championship Over SwimMAC

Full recap, highlights, and results from day four finals of the 2017 North Carolina Swimming Long Course Age Group Championships. This meet was hosted by the TAC Titans in the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, North Carolina. SwimMAC Carolina finished seco

Jul 17, 2017 by Maclin Simpson

TAC Titans Claim North Carolina Age Group State Championship Over SwimMAC

2017 North Carolina LC Age Group Championships

July 13-16, 2017
Cary, North Carolina
Triangle Aquatic Center
LIVE RESULTS

After four days of hard-fought competition, the TAC Titans take home the trophy as the top age group team in the state of North Carolina. With longtime powerhouse SwimMAC Carolina in the mix, that is no easy feat but the Titans managed to get the job done with tremendous depth across the board.

Just like the first three days of the meet, Sunday saw more state records go down -- five to be exact. Check them all out below.

Girls 11-12 200m IM

Elena Dry (12) of TAC Titans -- 2:24.90
Previous Record: 2:25.40 (2016)

Boys 11-12 200m IM

Nathan Jao (12) of Enfinity Aquatic Club -- 2:17.71
Previous Record: 2:18.80 (2000)

Girls 10&U 200m Freestyle Relay

TAC Titans -- 2:04.62*
Previous Record: 2:06.66 (2017)**
*Same quartet that broke NAG record in 200m medley relay
**Same quartet, breaking their own record from two weeks ago

Girls 11-12 200m Freestyle Relay

SwimMAC Carolina -- 1:53.41
Previous Record: 1:54.20*
*TAC Titans also dipped below previous record with 1:53.61

Boys 11-12 200m Breaststroke

Matthew Lucky (12) of Sailfish Aquatics -- 2:34.70
Previous Record: 2:39.53 (2002)

While the individual achievements throughout the weekend were fantastic -- highlighted by a National Age Group record -- the team battle between the TAC Titans and SwimMAC Carolina was even more exciting.

In the end, host TAC Titans took home the crown as combined champion with a whopping 3649.83 points ahead of second place SwimMAC with 3303.16 points. In third was the Marlins of Raleigh with 1531.33 points.

The final top ten standings for combined, men, and women can be seen below.

Combined

1.) TAC Titans -- 3649.83 points
2.) SwimMAC Carolina -- 3303.16
3.) Marlins of Raleigh -- 1531.33
4.) YMCA of the Triangle Area -- 1063
5.) New Wave -- 691.33
6.) Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg -- 636
7.) North Carolina Aquatic Club -- 590
8.) Raleigh Swimming Association -- 538.5
9.) Greensboro Community YMCA -- 402
10.) YMCA of Northwest North Carolina -- 352

Men

1.) SwimMAC Carolina -- 1701.33 points
2.) TAC Titans -- 1511.5
3.) Marlins of Raleigh -- 1023.83
4.) YMCA of the Triangle Area -- 474.5
5.) Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg -- 402
6.) New Wave Swim Team -- 316.33
7.) North Carolina Aquatic Club -- 257
8.) Granite Falls Swim Club Makos -- 196.5
9.) Greensboro Community YMCA -- 177
10.) Sailfish Aquatics -- 176

Women

1.) TAC Titans -- 2138.33
2.) SwimMAC Carolina -- 1601.83
3.) YMCA of the Triangle Area -- 588.5
4.) Marlins of Raleigh -- 507.5
5.) Raleigh Swimming Association -- 460.5
6.) New Wave Swim Team -- 375
7.) North Carolina Aquatic Club -- 333
8.) Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg -- 234
9.) Greensboro Community YMCA -- 225
10.) YMCA of Northwest North Carolina -- 210

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