IS CLUB EXCELLENCE IMPORTANT TO YOU? JOIN GCST AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE!

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.

Gulf Coast Swim Team is the only swim team in Southwest Florida awarded by the USA Swimming Club Excellence Program for 5 straight years.

Do you want them to have fun? Children can have fun while getting sub-par training and the resultant experience of not improving relative to others, and they can have fun while working hard and developing relative to others. Fun and working hard are not mutually exclusive, in fact over time those improving in their swimming capabilities are the ones having the most fun and stick with the sport. Children not having fun tend to quit, no matter how hard or easy a practice is.

Do you want them to learn? Do you want your child to learn discipline, self-respect, mental toughness, etc? Naturally, those things are the building blocks your child will need to succeed in today's world as a teenager and an adult. At GCST proper stroke technique is the first step to your child’s success. Without learning the fundamentals of competitive swimming your child can only progress so far in the sport. Proper technique is taught and reinforced by all of our coaches throughout the program. Our coaches pay attention to the swimmers and watch for mistakes, and give correction for improvement.

Is success important to you? GCST coaches have produced some of the best swimmers in Southwest Florida that have been age group champions to Olympic Trials qualifiers. We have produced many state high school champions, Florida Junior Olympic champions, Senior Championships champions and more. Our swimmers have been local Swimmers of the Year, and have gone on to represent several major colleges around the US. If competing at a HIGH level is important to you, then join GCST. GCST has one of the highest percentages of new swimmers moving to elite status in the state of Florida. GCST developement works!

Is the team structure important to you? GCST was built for success using the programs established by USA Swimming as a guideline. GCST is not revenue driven by having large volumes of swimmers in the program that get lost in the mix. GCST is VALUE driven to give you the best available coaching and swimmer development for your money. GCST was developed to help young athletes reach their highest potential possible, with each child’s success being the ultimate goal of our coaches. It's about QUALITY not quantity at GCST!

Is GCST for everybody? The answer very simply is no. GCST IS for parents that desire a team for their child that teaches them the core values of hard work, discipline, respect for themselves and others, goal setting and achieving, and excellence in sports and academics. If these basic fundamental principles are for you, then GCST IS the place for your child to succeed in the world of competitive swimming.

If you have ambition to succeed, find out what our HIGH STANDARDS - HIGH VALUE program can do for you!

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