Greetings!

As we get closer to the national championship, here is more information from the meet directors, Connor McNeill and Natalie Sebunia of Ohio State about the 2023 College Club Nationals. They be the reply address on this email, should you have any questions regarding the information for Nationals.

Quick reference on who emails should be sent to:

  • Emails for the Meet Director: questions about almost anything related to Nationals, questions about the meet format, and other related meet-specific questions.
  • Emails for CCS: changes to your CCS club abbreviation, questions about your CCS roster, specific registration questions, meet results submission, questions about CCS website content, and other organizational questions.
  • If you don't know who you should send it to, send it to both emails and the appropriate party will reply.
A Message From the Meet Director
Hello everyone!  

The 2023 CCS National Championship Meet is about two months away, and we’re very excited to be welcoming everyone to Columbus! Swimmer registration will open on February 1st, 2023, and remain open until March 10th, 2023, or until we hit the cap of 1750 swimmers. Because of this meet cap, we encourage swimmers who know they’re planning on attending Nationals to register as soon as possible! Registration will take place on the CCS website, with each individual swimmer having to register themselves. As a reminder the last day for athlete qualification and the meet submission deadline are March 5th, 2023. More information can be found in the meet packet. A few more important dates are as follows: 

  • President Confirmation Period Begins: March 13, 2023 
  • President Confirmation Period Ends: March 15, 2023 at 11:59pm ET
  • Final Changes Due: March 17, 2023 at 11:59pm ET 

Any swimmer added to a team’s roster after the deadline of March 10, 2023 (but prior to the end of the President Confirmation Period) will result in a $100 late entry fee. We are also issuing an Invalid Entry Fee of $50 per swimmer per event where entry time is deemed invalid, so please make sure to be honest with qualifying times during the registration period. 

Spectator tickets will also be going on sale February 1st! Tickets will be available for purchase until March 23rd or when all tickets are sold. Single day and all session passes will be available for purchase, along with the option to include a printed heat sheet. As a reminder, tickets are presale only and no tickets will be sold at the door this year! If tickets are sold out, a ticket waitlist may be available in the event that more tickets become available. Instructions for purchasing tickets can be found on the CCS website. 

Volunteer sign-ups for timing are now available. Each team is expected to cover one volunteer shift for every 10 athletes in attendance. This can be a spectator (i.e. parent, friend) or an athlete not swimming in the session. Volunteers receive free admission for the date(s) they volunteer for, so it can be a great way for those not swimming to get involved! Here is a link to the sign-up for volunteer shifts.  

Hotel blocks are also still open. A list of these hotels can be found via this link. and more information is available in the meet packet. Booking via these links will give you access to special rates and make booking convenient! If your team hasn’t filled out the tentative attendance form, we also ask that you complete that by February 7 to help us plan for the meet. 

Please remember to read the meet packet as it will have answers to many of your questions! Since our last email, both the USMS sanction number and under-18 meet entry policies have been added to the meet packet.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at ccs.nationals@gmail.com.  

We look forward to seeing you all at Ohio State soon! 

Natalie Sebunia 
2023 CCS National Championship Meet Director 
Club Swimming at Ohio State 

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