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 FLORIDA SWIMMING POSTS FINAL TOP 10 LISTS...16 GCST SWIMMERS LISTED

Florida Swimming has posted the final 2009-2010 Top 10 Lists for Short Course and Long Course. GCST swimmers on the girls lists are Madeline Willoughby, Bean Faunce, Sydney McMurray, Daniella Jor...

 LEE COUNTY STUDIES SWIM CENTER PROPOSAL

3:06 P.M. ( from news-press.com )? The National Swim Center has turned in its proposal to Lee County that could transform City of Palms Park into a swimming facility. ?We are going through their pr...

 2012 OLYMPIC TRIALS CUTS RELEASED

USA Swimming has released the qualifying standards for the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials to take place in Omaha, NE on June 25-July 2, 2012. GCST had 3 qualifiers under 18 years old in 2008. Who is nex...

 GCST'S HARRY STEPHENSON IS TOP AMERICAN IN JR. PAN PACS 10K

Monday August 30th ...Harry Stephenson finished 4th and was the top American swimmer in the Open Water 10K at Jr. Pan Pacs. Saturday August 28th ... Harry swam a 4:10.50 in todays prelims ...

 2011 USA SWIMMING REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Online Registration is now open. Start 2011 Registration here. 2011 USA Swimming Registrations ....Renewal starts on Aug. 23rd for all current GCST swimmers. New Seasonal Members ...If you just...

 GCST TOP 8 TIMES UPDATED

The GCST All-Time Top 8 fastest times by GCST swimmers past and present has been updated. All-Time Top 8

 IMX RANKINGS...3 GCST SWIMMERS #1 IN FLORIDA

The latest IMX rankings are in. GCST has 3 swimmers with #1 rankings in Florida Swimming. Madeline Willoughby 9 yo Girls - #1 in Florida , #3 in the Southern Zone, and #9 in the US. Blake Woodro...

 CHANGES MADE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST

We have a few changes taking place on September 1st as follows: 2011 USA Swimming Registrations ....Renewal starts on Sept. 1st for all current GCST swimmers. New Seasonal Members ...If you just j...

 GCST SWIMMERS HAVE AN OUTSTANDING SUMMER

GCST had an outstanding Summer Long Course season. Molly DuBrasky finished 24 th in the 200 Meter Fly at Junior Nationals. Harry Stephenson will compete in his 3 rd trip with the USA Swimming N...

 GCST SWIMMERS FINISH THE SUMMER WITH A FUN T2 MEET

GCST swimmers competed in the T2 Aquatics Mini Summer Invite at the Norris Aquatic Center on August 14th. The meet was a lot of fun and a great way to finish the summer. Event winners: Nicole Bravo,...

 GCST NATIONAL JR. TEAMER HARRY STEPHENSON PUTS ON CLINIC AT NFM

The age group swimmers at the North Fort Myers branch of GCST were happy to have Harry Stephenson visit our pool. Harry donated his training time from GCST's senior team to give a presentation a...

 MOLLY DUBRASKY MAKES C FINAL AT JR. NATS AND BREAKS 3 GCST RECORDS IN 200 FLY

Molly DuBrasky finished 8th in the C Final of the 200 Fly. Molly DuBrasky swam a lifetime best time in preliminary heats of the 200 fly to qualify for tonights C Finals with a 2:17.56. Molly breaks 10...

 END OF SUMMER MEET: LOT'S OF GOOD TIMES AND FUN

32 GCST swimmers traveled to Tampa on Saturday July 31 to compete in the CVST End of Summer Invitational Meet. This meet was a good and fun alternative to the Area 3-5 meet. Coach Don won the GCST Co...

 SO ZONE AG CH: SAVANNAH BOWSER FINISHED 2ND IN THE 400 FREE

Thursday Savannah Bowser finished 2nd in the 11-12 Girls 400 Free with an outstanding 4:37.65. Wednesday Savannah Bowser finished 9th in the 11-12 Girls 200 Free Finals a with2:14.89. Team Flor...

 SENIOR CHAMPS: SEVERAL GCST SWIMMERS IN FINALS

Florida Swimming Senior Champs Sunday Finals Kyle Snew finished 6th in the Senior Boys 200 Back (2:12.71). Courtney DeVeny finished 6th in the Senior Girls 200 back (2:25.97). David Albion ...

 Mini Meet: Paige Madden Makes JO cut

GCST Mini Meet Paige Madden makes her first J.O cut in the 11-12 50 Back. Congrats Paige!!! Meet results posted Event Page here.

 Bean Faunce breaks GCST Record at Jr. Olympics Meet

Alina (Bean) Faunce broke the GCST 11-12 Girls 100 Breast Record at Junior Olympics. Congratulations Bean!!

 Courtney DeVeny smashes 6 GCST records and qualifies for NCSA Juniors at JO Meet

Courtney DeVeny made some major changes to the GCST Record book at the Florida Swimming Junior Olympics. Courtney broke the 13-14 Girls 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, and 400 IM records as well the...

 GCST SWIMMERS LEAD SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AT JUNIOR OLYMPICS

GCST swimmers lead the way in Southwest Florida at Junior Olympics GCST swimmers have an outstanding Junior Olympics as we finished the meet in 7th place in the Team Scoring to move into the Top 1...

 Sectionals: 5 GCST records fall...Good time drops and finals swims

Speedo Champions Series So. Zone So. Sectional This meet is at the University of Florida on July 8-11. 5 GCST Records broken at Sectionals: Molly DuBrasky broke the 17-18 Girls 200 Free record (C...

 All GCST members should have a "My USA Swimming" account

I'ts FREE, and a great way to track your swimmers results... Take full advantage of all USA Swimming has to offer online by creating your own " My USA Swimming account ." A benefit available only to...

 22 New Championship Cuts at July Friday Night at the Races

GCST swimmers post some great swims at FNR meet GCST hosted a very fast Friday Night at the Races at the Lee County / FGCU Aquatic Center on July 2, 2010. GCST swimmers made 22 new championship qu...

 GCST adds 3 to JO team...Madi Baron, Elijah Benzon, and Audrey Delcompare

GCST added 3 new swimmers to the JO team at the July 2nd FNR Meet at FGCU as Madi Baron qualified in the 10 &Under Girls 100 Fly, and 400 Free. Audrey Delcompare made her first JO qualifying tim...

 Congrats to the following GCST families that reached 75 hrs.

The following GCST families reached 75 volunteer credit hours in the Volunteer Incentive Program and will receive 1 month free from Program Fees on their highest billed child. A special THANK...

 GCST Workout Disrupted By An Alligator

We had a visitor this morning at FGCU after starting our morning workout. Coach Don chased him from under the bulkhead and then trapped him with a net and removed the alligator. It was returned to it'...

 Molly DuBrasky, and Harry Stephenson on All-American final lists

The 2009-10 NISCA High School All-American final lists were released and Molly Dubrasky , and Harry Stephenson made the lists. Molly was ranked 43rd in the 200 Freestyle , and 27th in the 500...

  DEADLINE FOR 2009-10 SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA IS AUGUST 1

The deadline for 2009-2010 Scholastic All-America applications is August 1. Applications can be downloaded from our Scholastic All-America page . The deadline for qualifying swims is June 30. ...

 Swim FREE for a month...We reward our volunteers!

GCST Volunteer Rewards Incentive Program Familys that reach 75 Volunteer hours will receive 1 month without Program Fees which means 1 MONTH FREE ! You must use the sign-up for GCST events on th...

 16 Wins, 51 New Cuts, 2 HP winners..GCST has Great Summer Open

GCST had a great Summer Open meet at FGCU. Blake Woodrow won the 13-14 Boys High Point Award. Eric Ordaz Jr. won the 11-12 Boys High Point Award. GCST finished 2nd in the team standings behind t...

 Mackenzie Arens And Hannah VanDress Make 1st JO Cuts

Mackenzie Arens and Hannah VanDress make 1st JO q-times in the 10 & under 200 free.

 GCST Masters do well in Open Water events

GCST Masters competed in several Open Water events at the Open Water Festival hosted by GCST at Fort Myers Beach. 1.5k Results Heather Roka was 3rd over-all. Vanessa Brewer , and Jill Moreland we...

 Swim Lessons with Lisa offered

Swim Lessons with Lisa are individualized lessons to improve upon swimming abilities. Certified through the American Red Cross, Lisa Errington is an experienced instructor having background teachi...

 GCST is the team champion in the FS Open Water Championship

GCST claims 2nd consecutive OW Championship...Savannah Bowser, and Hannah Albion are event champions. GCST claimed it's 2nd straight team title in the Florida Swimming Open Water Champiosnhips held on...

 What does your swim team budget say about your team?

Swim Free for a Month...Check out our new Incentive Rewards Program Think about your team?s budget. It will tell you a lot about the priorities the team has selected. The budget also sends a message...

 Harry Stephenson's results at Barcelona

Harry Stephenson swam a 4:41 400 IM , and a 4:12 400 Free at the Mare Nostrum Series Meet in Barcelona, SP.

 Dylan Lake wins 2 events at Lobo Meet...HP runnerup

Dylan Lake tied for second place high point even though he only swam 3 events per day instead of 4 at the Lobo Invitational in New Mexico. He won the 400 IM with best time altitude corrected, wo...

 Harry Stephenson qualifies for Junior Pan Pacs in Hawaii

Based on his finish in the National 10k, GCST Senior swimmer, Harry Stephenson has qualifed to represent the USA in the Junior Pan Pacs . The meet will be held in Maui, Hi on August 23rd - 30th. H...

 Big time drops at FNR Meet...Audrey Delcompare breaks team record

1 New Team Record, 8 new championship qualifying times, 91 improved times. Audrey Delcompare broke the GCST 8 & Under Girls 50 Breast record held by Madeline Willoughby. New Cuts: 4 new JO cuts, 3 n...

 Harry Stephenson finished 14th overall at the USA Swimming National 10k

Harry Stephenson swam an outstanding race today as he finished 14th in the USA Swimming National 10k. Harry was the 9th fastest American and 4th fastest 18 & under swimmer. Harry will now head to B...

 16 GCST swimmers post 58 Florida Top 10 LC Rankings

Eric Ordaz and Courtney DeVeny post #1 rankings Florida Swimming posted the latest list of Top 10 Long Course Rankings. GCST swimmers posted 58 times on the list. GCST Girls 10 & Under Sydney McMur...

 FS All-Star Roster updated...10 GCST swimmers make the team

GCST has 10 swimmers selected to the Florida Swimming Open Water All-Star Team that will compete in the All-Star Challenge against the Florida Gold Coast Open Water All-Star Team on June 12th at Ft. M...

 GCST swimmers post 47 best times in Punta Gorda

GCST has 7 event winners at CCS Summer Meet GCST swimmers traveled to Punta Gorda to compete in the CCS Summer Series 1 Meet, and had 47 new best times. GCST event winners were Elijah Benzon in the...

 Harry Stephenson ready to travel

Harry Stepehenson will be logging in the miles over the coming days as he travels to Long Bech, CA for the USA Swimming National 10k Open Water race and then on to Barcelona, Spain where he will co...

 GCST Mini Meets and Swim-A-Thon added to the schedule

We have 3 new events added to our summer schedule. GCST Mini Meet on June 23rd , and July 21st . These meets are for all Bronze, Silver, and Senior 2 level swimmers that have not achieved a JO, o...

 GCST has a GREAT Meet at Sarasota...5 High Point Winners

GCST swimmers post some outstanding swims at SYS Memorial Meet... 1 GCST Record broken...5 GCST Swimmers claim High Point Awards...18 New Championship Cuts made...GCST Girls finish 2nd behind host tea...

 Jessie Walsh makes 1st JO cut

Jessie Walsh made her 1st JO cut at the SYS Memorial Meet in the 10 & Under Girls 100 Breaststroke.

 Is excellence important to you? JOIN GCST TODAY!

If EXCELLENCE is important to you, then GCST is YOUR team! What to look for in a swim team. Here are some facts you should be interested in. Do you want them to have fun? Children can have fun...

 Free College Recruiting at Collegeswimming.com

Get Recruited ! CollegeSwimming.com is the largest source of news, results and rankings on college swimming. It's also the number one resource for swimmers to learn about colleges and be discovered ...

 Lee County commissioners mull swim center

Video from FOX 4 from news-press.com 1:10 A.M. ? Lee County should know by the end of this summer if swimming is coming to City of Palms Park. County officials will spend no longer than four months c...

 3 GCST swimmers selected to Florida All-Star Open Water Team

GCST automatic selections to the Florida Swimming Open Water All-Star Team are Savannah Bowser (11-12 Girls), Eric Ordaz (11-12 Boys), and Blake Woodrow (13-14 boys). More GCST swimmers may qu...

 GCST swimmers post some nice times at CCS Meet

GCST Event Winners: Madi Baron, Nicholas Deguzman, Darien Heil, Paige Madden, and Jessica Walsh. Unofficial All Best Times: Paige Madden , Roe Marsala , Gabby Shepard , and Jessica Walsh ...

 GCST Masters Have a Great Meet...New Masters Records Posted

GCST hosts 1st Masters Meet at FGCU GCST Masters swim first meet at FGCU and have an awesome day. GCST event winners included Heather Roka , Jill Moreland , and Seth Fields . GCST women's relays wi...

 GCST Courage and Toughness

Here's a picture of GCST courage and toughness as 8 year old Madison VanDress gets ready to start the Senior 200 Meter Free against girls that are twice her size. Standing tall on the blocks, Mad...

 6 High Point Champions and 34 event wins at Spring Open

Great Meet GCST!!!!....Thanks parents for running another awesome Spring Open. 6 of 12 High Point Winners Matthew Verwest 6 & Un Boys, Madi Baron 8 & Un Girls, Savannah Bowser 11 & 12 Girls, Cou...

 Eddie Zacka, Gigi Miano, and Grace Delcompare make first JO cuts at Spring Open

Gigi Miano swam her 1st JO cut in the 10 & Under Girls 50 Back. Grace Delcompare swam her 1st JO qualifying time in the 10 & Under Girls 100 Fly. Eddie Zacka swim his first JO qualifyin...

 New team offer from PureSport for GCST

Hello Swimmers and Parents, Great News! PureSport Hydration and Recovery sports performance d rinks with p rotein is now one of our sponsors and they have a special fundraising program deve...

 How Did We Do? Short Course Yards Season Report

GCST finished the Short Course Yards Season with another outstanding year from September 1, 2009 through April 12, 2010. Here's what we did in 2009 to 2010... USA Swimming National Top 10 Times List...

 4 GCST swimmers win age groups at Swim Miami OW race

Awesome day for GCST Open Water Team in Miami GCST open water swimmers have an outstanding day at the Swim Miami Open Water Races with 4 wins, as Eric Ordaz Jr , Katelyn Lawson , Kyle Snew , and ...

 GCST All-Stars help lead Florida Swimming to win

Eric Ordaz Jr. won the 11-12 Boys 200 Free in Saturday evenings session. Eric finished 4th in the 11 & 12 Boys 500 Free, 7th in the 100 Free, and 7th in the 200 IM. Sydney McMurray finished 5th in t...

 GCST Parents News: Weight Training for Age Group Swimmers

By Jack Wilmore, Ph.D., Physical Education professor at the University of Texas and Austin. Generally, youngsters adapt well to the same type of training routine used by the mature athlete. One are...

 USA Swimming Code of Conduct and Complaint Reporting: A Reminder

From USA Swimming... Members of USA Swimming, We appreciate your feedback generated by the Open Letter posted on usaswimming.org on March 23, 2010. In response to the societal and global issue of sexu...

 Why Try Open Water?

Why do some swimmers get so excited about Open Water racing? How can you get started? View simple tips from the experts. from usaswimming.org

 Scholastic All-America Applications Have Been Posted

GCST high school swimmers need to apply to make the Scholastic All-America Team Details are posted below. The 2009-2010 Scholastic All-America Team application has now been posted online. Click H...

 Senior Swimmers: Building Bridges and Giving Back

Giving Back Many older swimmers in our program are role models to the younger athletes even if they do not realize it. Older athletes can build bridges to help the younger ones. Check out the...

 All Time Top 8 Rankings updated...See how you compare

GCST All Time Top 8 Rankings have been updated after the short course yards championship meets. All-Time Top 8 Yards Girls All-Time Top 8 Yards Boys

 Sydney McMurray, and Madeline Willoughby win events at rain shortened Area 3-5

GCST swimmers posted some nice times at the rain shortened Area 3-5 Championships at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota, FL. Event Winners: Sydney McMurray, Madeline Willoughby. Top 8 Finishes...

 David Albion to attend Lake Forrest College

David Albion has been accepted to Lake Forrest College . in Chicago, IL.

 11 GCST swimmers on latest FS Top 10 lists

Florida Swimming has updated the Top 10 lists after the Junior Olympics and Senior Champs meets. Several GCST swimmers are on the lists with Molly DuBrasky posting a 1st place ranking in the 15-16 ...

 6 GCST Records fall at Sr. Champs...6 new cuts made

6 GCST Records fall at Sr. Champs...6 new cuts made 6 GCST records fell at Senior Champs. Molly DuBrasky broke her own 15-16 Girls record in the 400 IM. Kyle Snew broke 2 15-16 Boys records as he ...

 GCST has outstanding Jr. Olympics...2 GCST records fall...12 GCST swimmers final

GCST posted some very impressive time drops at the Junior Olympics. Courtney DeVeny broke the 13 & 14 and Senior Girls 200 Back record formerly held by Chelsea Franklin with a 2:08.51. Eric Ordaz ...

 GCST awarded for club excellence 5th straight year

GCST is awarded as a Bronze Medal Club for 2010 by USA Swimming's Club Excellence Program. GCST has been a Silver Medal Club for 4 straight years from 2006 through 2009. We had enough points to be i...

 GCST to add new program in Bonita Springs

GCST is bringing competitive swimming back to Bonita Springs. The team will train at the Bonita Springs Community Pool . We are currently searching for a quaified coach to get the program started. ...

 7 new championship cuts made at GCST Tri Meet

GCST swimmers made 7 new championship qualifying times at the GCST Tri Meet held on Saturday Feb. 6th at the Lee County / FGCU Aquatic Center. New cuts were turned in by Lexi Faunce , Zach Jamies...

 Kevin Ordaz, and Emily Summa make 1st JO cuts at CCS Last Chance Meet

3 GCST swimmers posted 8 new JO Cuts were made at the CCS Last Chance Meet at the South County Regional Park Pool. Emily Summa made her first JO qualifying times in the 11 & 12 Girls 100 IM, and 5...

 Harry Stephenson to compete in Barcelona, Spain

Harry Stephenson has been selected by USA Swimming to compete in one of the Mare Nostrum Meets in Barcelona, Spain as part of the Team USA. Harry will travel from June 6th to the 11th, and compete on...

 2010 GCST Awards Banquet (pics)

Here is a photo show of our 2010 Annual Awards Banquet held at the Holiday Inn GCTC. Photos by Eric Ordaz Sr.

 Welcome our coaching intern - Sinja-Tamara Schmidt

Meet Sinja-Tamara Schmidt. She will be working with us for 3 months as she completes her college internship. She will be working with all groups as she learns about GCST and swimming in the USA. Abou...

 GCST donates $1000 to Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund

GCST donates $1000.00 to Haitian Earthquake Relief The GCST (SFSCI) Board of Directors approved a $1000.00 donation from the Winter Invitational Meet proceeds to the American Red Cross Haiti Earthqu...

 27 new cuts...3 high point winners at GCST Winter Meet

GCST hosted a very successful Winter Invitational Meet at FGCU on January 16-17, 2010. The weather warmed up for a great weekend of fast swimming at the Lee County / FGCU Aquatic Center. GCST swimme...

 GCST Web Store is now open

The new GCST web store is now open. Prices were lowered and more items are being added. GCST members can now order parkas, warmup jackets, training equipment, practice suits, and more. For more in...

 GCST joins US Masters and FLMSC

The Gulf Coast Swim Team is starting a new Masters Swimming program under the direction of coaches Gregg Cross, and Don Henshaw. The program is open to any area US Masters registered swimmers, and US...

 GCST swimmers on News-Press High School All-Area Team

GCST swimmers on News-Press High School All-Area Team Girls team read more... Boys team read more... Molly DuBrasky - First Team Hannah Albion - First Team McKenzie Cassidy - First Team Ky...

 Molly DuBrasky and Harry Stephenson awarded NDN Swimmer of the Year titles

GCST swimmers awarded Swimmer of the Year titles Molly DuBrasky has been named as the Naples Daily News Girls Swimmer of the Year for the 2nd consecutive year. read more... Harry Stephenson has...

 GCST swimmers win 18 events and lots of trophies at T2 meet

GCST swimmers claim a lot of trophies at last 2009 meet 44 GCST swimmers competed in The T2 Pentathlon Meet is on Saturday, December 12th at the Norris Pool in Naples, and took home a lot of trophies....

 Molly DuBrasky finished 7th in the 500 Free at Short Course Juniors

Short Course Junior Nationals Harry Stephenson , and Molly DuBrasky travel to Columbus, OH to compete at Ohio State University in the 2009 USA Swimming Short Course Junior National Championships. Th...

 GCST swimmers post 33 new cuts at Nashville Music City meet

25 GCST swimmers traveled to Nashville, TN on Dec. 3-6 to compete against some of the fastest swimmers in the Southeastern US. All Best Times: Jenna Fedec , Zach Jamieson , and Matt Nielsen . ...

 GCST wins 1st place Visiting Team award at Turkey Meet...2 new team records

GCST won the 1st place visiting team trophy at the SYS Turkey Meet at Sarasota YMCA on Sunday November 22, 2009. Kyle Snew broke 2 GCST records in the 15-16 Boys age group as he replaced Greg Bowse...

 Molly DuBrasky chosen Naples Prep of the Week

NAPLES ? As a sophomore last season, Molly DuBrasky took home a state title in the 500-meter freestyle and finished third in the 200 free. This season, with another opportunity in both events, sh...

 FHSAA 1A FINALS: David Albion has best finish at States

David Albion makes first Sate Final November 14th - FHSAA Finals 1A David Albion (Senior) closed out his high school swimming career with a 6th place finish and first time in Championship Fi...

 FHSAA 2A FINALS: Molly DuBrasky double champ...Harry Stephenson runner-up

Molly DuBrasky double State Champion...Harry Stephenson hits medal stand twice...4th straight win in the Girls 500 Free for GCST November 12th - FHSAA Finals 2A Outstanding swims by GCST swmme...

 REGION 1A-3: McKenzie Cassidy, Hannah, and David Albion advance to State

McKenzie Cassidy, David Albion, and Ro Almada have personal best times at Region meet Region 1A-3 Results McKenzie Cassidy finished 2nd in the 100 Free, and 3rd in the 100 Breast. David Albi...

 GCST NEWS: 5 star recruit Harry Stephenson commits to Columbia

Five star Harry Stephenson listed his college of choice at Columbia this weekend. Stephenson, who swims for the Gulf Coast Swim Team and preps at Lely High, has long course senior national cut...

 REGION 2A-4: Molly DuBrasky is Regional Champion in the 200 and 500 Free

GCST swimmers take 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the Boys 500 Free...2nd and 3rd in the Boys 200 IM. Molly DuBrasky is a double Region Champion as she won the 200 and 500 Free. Harry Stephenson finishe...

 NATIONAL TOP 10: 4 GCST swimmers make the list

USA Swimming has posted the final National Top 10 list for 2008-2009 for Short Course Yards and long Course Meters. GCST swimmers making the list are: Girls 11 - Savannah Bowser 3rd 800 Meter Fr...

 DISTRICT 1A-9: David Albion, and McKenzie Cassidy win titles

David Albion is a double District Champion District 1A-9 Results at the Norris Pool... David Albion is the District Champ in the 200 IM, and 100 Back. McKenzie Cassidy won the 100 Free and f...

 DISTRICT 2A-10: Harry Stephenson double champion...Molly DuBrasky wins 500 Free

October 26th - District 2A-10 at Norris Pool . Harry Stephenson is the District Champion in the 200 IM and 500 Free. Molly DuBrasky is the District Champion in the 500 Free, and 2nd in...

 HIGH SCHOOL: GCST swimmers claim Conference Titles

Harry Stepehenson, Molly DuBrasky, Kyle Snew, and Greg Bowser win Conference Titles October 20th - Collier County Conference Meet Results ... Harry Stephenson won the 200 IM and the 500 Free breakin...

 NAPLES MEET: GCST swimmers win 7 high point awards...scoring corrected

GCST has 4 High Point award winners, 3 runner-ups, and 10 new championship cuts (corrected due to incorrect scoring setup by host) GCST swimmers captured 4 out of 8 High Point Winner Awards at the SWI...

 OPEN WATER: GCST swimmers dominate Race for the Oceans

GCST swimmers have a great time at the beach with Olympians and open water swimming Aaron Piersol?s "Race for the Oceans" benefit for Oceana came to Fort Myers Beach on October 10, and 11. Several GC...

 FNR MEET: Photos and results from the meet

GCST swimmers turned in some good swims at the Friday Night at the Races Meet at FGCU on October 2, 2009. Meet Results

 HIGH SCHOOL: Molly DuBrasky, and Kyle Snew place top 3 at FSPA

Molly DuBrasky , Kyle Snew , Alex Latorre , and Mickey Riley competed for Estero High School at the FSPA High School Invitational in Orlando on October 10th. Molly finished 3rd in the 500 Free (4:...

 GCST NEWS: Savannah Bowser awarded "Swimmer of the Year"

Florida Swimming has awarded Savannah Bowser as the 10 & Under Girls Short Course Swimmer of the Year. Congratulations to Savannah on her award and the hard work she did to attain it. Way to go Sav...

 SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICAN: GCST's Harry Stephenson makes the grade!

USA Swimming is proud to announce that 1500 women and men have been named to the 2008-09 Scholastic All-America Team. This is an increase of over 50 percent from the 2007-08 team. The 2008-09 team ...

 SF FALL MEET: Molly and Bean win high point with sweeps

31 New Championship Cuts Made at the SWIM Fall Invitational...11 High Point Award Winners GCST swimmers started the short course season with some oustanding swims and several high point award winners ...

 GCST Top Times Rankings updated with SWIM Fall Meet Results

Check Top Times for the latest GCST swimmer rankings .

 GCST NEWS: Coach Megan Barr moves to GCST

GCST welcomes Coach Megan Barr to the pool deck at FGCU. Coach Megan will help Coach Gregg Cross with our new Bronze Team swimmers at FGCU. Welcome to the team Coach Megan!!!!

 GCST NEWS: GCST adds Coach Gregg Cross

Coach Gregg Cross with nearly 30 years of coaching experience in Southwest Florida has joined GCST. Coach Cross will help with the expansion of our program at the Lee County / FGCU Aquatic Center. ...

 GCST NEWS: Harry Stephenson qualifies for US National Youth Team

Harry Stephenson was selected to the 2009-10 USA National Youth Team based on his finish in the 2009 National 10K. The team will compete in an international competition in 2010. Congratulations ...

 SUMMER IMX RANKINGS: Woodrow and Stephenson claim #1 spots

The Summer Long Course Season IMX rankings are in. Harry Stephenson picked up the #1 ranking in Florida Swimming for 17 year old boys, and finished 5th for 16 year old boys. Blake Woodrow clai...

 GCST attains Level 3 status in Club Recognition Program

GCST has just been awarded Level 3 out of 4 levels in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program. The Club Recognition Program offers our club members a working blueprint for developing strong, sta...

 How did we do? Awesome season GCST! Reports are here

How did we do this year? Top Times have been updated with all Long Course times from March through August. All Yards times are updated from Sept. 1, 2008 to August 1, 2009. Here are the facts.... 2 ...

 Greg Bowser and Harry Stephenson break 6 GCST Records at Junior Nationals

Greg Bowser and Harry Stephenson break 6 GCST Records at Junior Nationals 6 GCST Records fell at the 2009 Speedo Long Course Junior Nationals with Greg Bowser breaking the 15-16 Boys 200 Free (1:56....

 GCST explodes at Junior Nationals

GCST swimmers have a blast at Juniors...Time drops in 11 of 14 swims for best JR. Nationals ever The Long Course Junior Nationals in Seattle, Wa has been the most successful Juniors for GCST ever. We ...

 US Masters Nats: Heather Roka claims 2nd in the 200 Fly, and 3rd in the 400 Fr

Heather Roka cleans up at Master Nationals with a 2nd and two 3rds Thursday Results: A big day for Heather Roka with 2 swims today. Heather finished 2nd overall in the Women's 200 Fly with a 2:3...

 Southern Zone Age Group Champs: Blake Woodrow helps lead Florida Zone Team

Florida Zone Team wins 3rd title Blake Woodrow helped lead Florida Swimming to a 3rd straight team title in 2009 Southern Zone Age Group Championships held in Orlando, FL on July 28 through August ...

 End of Summer Meet at Tampa

GCST swimmers had a lot of fun at the End of Summer meet hosted by CVST. We had some oustanding swims and time drops by almost all swimmers. Event Winners: David Albion , Hannah Albion , Madi Baro...

 GCST 7th place team at Junior Olympics

GCST Finished 7th....Blake Woodrow won 2 events.... Sydney McMurray, Bean Faunce, Flo Almada, and Kendall Brent swam on two 1st place GCST record breaking relays, and led GCST to the 10 & Under Team T...

 GCST at Sectionals News

Speedo Champions Series..13 GCST Records broken...Molly DuBrasky makes Jr. Nat. Cut in the 200 Fly 13 GCST records fall at Sectionals. 15-16 Girls - 200 IM Molly DuBrasky 15-16 Boys - 400 Free Greg ...

 GCST swimmers pick up good swims and wins at SS IV

GCST swimmers turned in some good swims at the Summer Series IV meet at Sarasota on July 11, 2009. Madi Baron , Jonny Ponce , and Emily Summa won all of their events. PJ Green won the Senior 100 ...

 Madeline Willoughby makes 1st JO Cut...Breaks 2 GCST Records at Sarasota

Madeline Willoughby breaks GCST 8 & Under 50 Fly and 100 Fly Records GCST 8 year old Madeline Willoughby qualified for the 2009 Long Course Junior Olympics at the Sarasota YMCA Last Chance Meet on J...

 Friday Night at the Races produces 12 new cuts

8 GCST swimmers post 12 new championship q-times at Friday Night at the Races Kyle Marshall made a new Sectional qualifying time in the 400 Free. Mariah Lundin swam a Senior Champs qualifying ti...

 GCST swimmers post big time drops at Summer Series III

Michael Brent breaks 3 GCST Records The results are in and GCST swimmers had some good swims at Punta Gorda, FL in the Summer Series III meet on Saturday June 27, 2009. 17 GCST swimmers had All Best...

 GCST won the 2009 Neurosurgical Associates Summer Inv...4 GCST records fall

Madeline Willoughby, Madison Riley, and Blake Woodrow win high point awards....Madeline Willoughby, McKenzie Cassidy, and Greg Bowser break team records GCST won the 2009 SWF Neurosurgical Associat...

 Dani Lea Jordan makes first JO cut

Dani Lea Jordan made her fisrt JO cut in the 11 & 12 Girls 100 Back on Saturday at the SWF Neurosurgical Associates Summer Invitational at the Lee County / FGCU Aquatic Center. Congratulations Dani...

 GCST wins the Florida Swimming Jo and Sr Champs Open Water team titles

GCST Open Water swimmers have a big weekend GCST swimmers had some outstanding swims in the very warm Gulf of Mexico on June 12-14, 2009. GCST is the overall club championship team in Open Water for...

 Kyle Marshall won the 1500 Free at Senior Circuit Meet

A small group of GCST swimmers are competing in the FLA Senior Circuit Meet at the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex. Friday Night ... Molly Dubrasky finished 2nd in the 200 Free (2:10.73), and 4th in ...

 Alex Latorre competing in Puerto Rico Nationals

Alex Latorre is competing in the Puerto Rico National Swimming Championships from May 27-31, 2009. Thursday Results: Alex finished 7th in the 15-16 Boys 200 Meter Backstroke (2:41.54), and 2nd in ...

 4 GCST swimmers won high point awards at Naples Meet

Madeline Willoughby, Madison Riley, Savannah Bowser, and Ben Ogle win high point awards GCST had some outstanding swims at the SF Naples Spring Invitational on May 2-3, 2009 at the Norris Aquatic Cen...

 Summer Series I Meet Results

GCST had 19 swimmers attend the Summer Series I meet in Punta Gorda, FL on Saturday April 25th. The team had 9 swimmers win 18 events. Event Winners: Madi Baron, Nicholas Deguzman, Roman Horoszews...

 Harry Stephenson finished 2nd in the Swim Miami 10k

Swim Miami Open Water 10K Harry Stephenson finished 2nd overall, as he won the 15-16 Boys age group, and Tayler DuBrasky finished 5th overall and won the 17-18 Boys age group in the 10k event he...

 Jake Albion to attend Lake Forrest College

GCST Senior swimmer Jake Albion will attend Lake Forrest College this Fall. Lake Forrest is located in Chicago, IL. Jake will be a swimming Forrester upon graduation from Canterbury School in ...

 Rotary of Bonita Noon Spring Inv. Meet

GCST Swimmers win 4 high point awards...Eric Ordaz qualifies for Junior Olympics Eric Ordaz made his first JO qualifying time in the 11 & 12 200 IM. GCST High Point Winners: Madeline Willoughby (8...

 GCST is the top 2009 Silver Medal Club in Florida

GCST is Silver Medal Club for 4th year in a row The results are in....USA Swimming has released the standings in the 2009 Club Excellence Program, and GCST is the #1 ranked Silver Medal Club in Fl...

 Savannah Bowser wins 3....GCST swimmers do well at All Star Meet

Savannah Bowser picks up 3 wins at All Star Meet Five GCST swimmers were selected to compete on the Florida Swimming All Star Team in a duel meet against Florida Gold Coast All Stars at Fort Pierce,...

 4 team records broken at Sectionals

4 GCST records broken at Sectionals Four GCST swimmers broke 4 records at Sectionals in Fort Lauderdale. Molly DuBrasky broke the 15-16 girls record in the 100 Fly (1:04.97). McKenzie Cassidy br...

 3 GCST records broken at Sr. Champs

Molly DuBrasky broke the 15-16 girls 400 IM record. Harry Stephenson broke the 15-16 boys 400 IM record. Kyle Snew broke the 15-16 boys 200 IM record. New cuts: Jake Albion - Sr Champs 200 fl...

 Another outstanding JO Meet for GCST 14 & unders

GREAT JO MEET GCST!!! GCST 14 and unders have another outstanding JO meet. The team had many time drops. Savannah Bowser broke 3 10 & under GCST records on her way to winning the JO 10 & under Hi...

 10 new cuts and 5 high point award winners at SF Winter Invitational

Flo Almada and Thomas Malooly make first JO Cuts GCST High Point winners: 8 & Under girls winner Madeline Willoughby , and runner-up Madi Baro n. 10 & Under Boys winner Madison Riley , and runner...

 Kyle Snew selected for Southern Zone Select Camp

Kyle Snew has been selected to attend the 2009 Southern Zone Select Camp, May 21-24 at the University of Louisville. USA Swimming has selected 224 athletes based on their performances this past summ...

 GCST swimmers claim 3 high point awards

Blake Woodrow, Molly DuBrasky, and Kyle Snew claim high point awards The GCST Winter Invitational at FGCU is now finished. SYS won the team standings with Swim Florida 2nd and GCST 3rd. The meet had 6...

 GCST's Molly DuBrasky claims News-Press Swimmer of the Year

news-press.com staff ? December 26, 2008 DuBrasky, a sophomore, is the first girl in Estero?s history to win a state championship in swimming. DuBrasky won the 500-yard freestyle at the Class 2A sta...

 Molly DuBrasky selected Naples News Prep Swimmer of the Year

By KEVIN JOHNSON ( Contact ) When Molly DuBrasky touched the wall in 4 minutes, 45 seconds at Orlando?s YMCA Aquatic Center in November, she became the first girl in the 21-year history of Est...

 11 GCST Records fall...Savannah Bowser claims high point

11 GCST records smashed at Gator Holiday Classic Meet... Savannah Bowser won the 10 & Under Girls High Point Award with 7 wins Several oustanding swims were turned in as 11 team records fell at the ...