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Hill Carrow (born January 3, 1955) is an American born sports tourism executive who has led the development of the sports tourism industry in the United States. He founded the National Association of Sports Commissions, the national trade organization for the sports tourism industry in the U.S.〔 (National Association of Sports Commissions ) 〕 Carrow also founded the North Carolina Sports Association, the state trade organization for the sports industry in North Carolina. 〔 (North Carolina Sports Association ) 〕 In addition, Carrow founded one of the earliest sports commissions in the country with the establishment of North Carolina Amateur Sports in 1983,〔 (North Carolina Amateur Sports ) 〕 an organization that continues today as the owner and operator of the largest multi-sport event in North Carolina, the State Games of North Carolina, one of the longest-running continuous state games programs in the U.S. Carrow founded those Games, developing the event and serving as the Executive Director for the initial Games in 1986. 〔 (Powerade State Games of North Carolina ) 〕 ''Business North Carolina '' magazine deemed Carrow, "a pro at promoting amateur sports." 〔 (1 July 2012) (He's a pro at promoting amateur sports ), ''Business North Carolina'' 〕 A lifelong athlete in the sport of swimming, from collegiate competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to United States Masters Swimming today, he was the recipient in 2014 of US Masters Swimming’s Ransom Arthur Award, the governing body’s highest award, often equated to the lifetime achievement award for the sport.〔 2014. (Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award ), United States Masters Swimming 〕 〔 (7 May 2014). (Triangle Sports Commission CEO Hill Carrow Receives 2014 Ransom Arthur Award from U.S. Masters Swimming ), Around the Rings 〕 His sports tourism leadership record includes serving as chairman or president for national and international events from 1986 to present including the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival, an event of the United States Olympic Committee often referred to as “America’s Olympics” and the second largest event in the southeastern U.S. (behind the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics).〔 (Hill Carrow ), Sports Destination Management 〕 He is co-author of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival book.〔 (U.S. Olympic Festival '87: The Official Book North Carolina ), Amazon 〕 Carrow serves as CEO of the Triangle Sports Commission, the regional sports commission for the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary area of North Carolina.〔 (Triangle Sports Commission ) 〕 In this capacity he was responsible for the recruitment of USA Baseball, the sport governing body for Baseball in the U.S., to North Carolina from Arizona and leading the $13 million development of the USA Baseball National Training Complex and Headquarters in Cary and Durham, NC.〔 (USA Baseball National Training Complex ), USA Baseball 〕 Additional events led include the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships,〔 (2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships ) U.S. Figure Skating 〕 〔 Mills, Jeff (22 January 2011). (His Dream is Now Reality ), ''Greensboro News & Record'' 〕 the 2012 USA Table Tennis Olympic Trials,〔 Cavanaugh, Michael (14 May 2011).(2012 US and North American Olympic Trials ), USA Table Tennis 〕 the 2012 United States Masters Swimming Spring National Championships, 〔 (18 September 2010).(Greensboro to Host 2012 USMS Spring National Championships ), U.S. Masters Swimming 〕 the 2012 North America Olympic Trials – Table Tennis, 〔 (Cary, North Carolina Selected to Host North American Championships in Table Tennis ), USA Table Tennis 〕 the 2014 AT&T American Cup International Gymnastics Championships, 〔 (21 May 2013). (USA Gymnastics Awards 2014 AT&T American Cup to Greensboro, N.C. ), USA Gymnastics 〕 the 2014 Nastia Liukin Cup Gymnastics Championships, 〔 (May 2014). (Landing a Perfect 10 for USA Gymnastics ), Sports & Properties, Inc. 〕 the 2014 African Youth Games, 〔 (Gaborone 2014 ) 〕 〔 (December 2013). (SPI & The Africa Youth Games ), Sports & Properties, Inc. 〕 the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 〔 (North Carolina 2015 ) 〕 〔 Mills, Jeff (19 January 2015). (In the beginning... ), ''Greensboro News & Record'' 〕 the 2015 North America Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens Championships & Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 〔 (2015 NACRA Sevens Championships ) 〕 〔 Hardy, Ted (25 June 2015). (NACRA Event Opens Doors in NC ), Americas Rugby News 〕 and the 2015 USA Gymnastics Championships. 〔 (21 October 2014). (USA Gymnastics awards 2015 USA Gymnastics Championships to Greensboro ), Greensboro Coliseum 〕 Carrow is currently leading a major new multi-sport event in adult sports, the USA Masters Games, slated for July 22-31, 2016 in Greensboro, NC.〔 (2016 USA Masters Games ) 〕 〔 Covington, Owen (10 April 2015). (Triad lands inaugural USA Masters Games, with 21 sports across 10 days ), ''Triad Business Journal'' 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hill Carrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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