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Karter Seluk, and Jonathan Ruiz qualified for the FL Select Camp to be held in Orlando on October 7th based on their Top 5 rankings from 2023 season. Congratulations to both athletes!

Tomas Rodriguez...It all paid off! I placed 3rd in the senior age group, 23rd overall. I guess I’ll start taking open water more seriously now, with its addition to the Paralympics World Series. We got the announcer to say Gulf Coast Swim Team during the awards ceremony, which was even cooler. The name of the race according to the plaque is VII Seaman Costa Cálida. RESULTS

Funeral arrangements are scheduled for September 2, 2023 at Our Lady of Light Church at 11 AM. It is with great sadness that I’d like to inform our GCST family of the passing of Mark McCaw. Mark fought cancer up to the end as best as anyone could. Mark was a great friend of the team and one of the greatest USA Swimming Officials to be on deck for multiple decades. Mark started officiating with GCST initially as a parent wanting to help and be involved when he signed up...

Area 5 Results Sydney Eastman made 2 new Senior Champs cuts, 100 Free, and 50 Fly. EVENT WINNERS: Gabby Botello, Sydney Eastman, Hadley LaFleur, Alicia Lazar, and Ben Lopez. ALL BEST TIMES: Ariana Bryan, Bryce Crawford, Ryan Hanoman, Hadley LaFleur, Victoria Partridge, and Harper Sexton. GCST Results w/improvements Full Results

Karter Seluk is competing in Cary, NC at the 2023 Southern Zone Age Group Championships as part of the Florida LSC Zone Team. Karter Seluk finished 5th in the 13-14 Girls 800 Meter Free with a PBT of 9:26.56. Karter swam a PBT in 13-14 Girls 200 Fly to finish 6th with a 2:26.60.

All Long Course Times lists have been updated with 2023 results. New Records: Cadence Fort 17-18 Girls 400 IM. Robert Shapovalov 13-14 Boys 50 Back, and 100 Back. Nicholas Kirby 13-14 Boys 50 Fly. Kallen Garnier-Chan 11-12 Boys 200 Back. Stella Hellie 9-10 Girls 200 Back. Charlotte Lohser 6 & Under Girls 50 Back, Breast, and Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, and 200 Free. TOP TIMES

GCST had a very good 2023 Summer Senior Champs at the FAST Pool in Ocala, FL on July 20-23, 2023. Cadence Fort (Senior) led the way in Team Scoring with a 4th Place in the 800 Free, 11th in the 200 Breast, 3rd in the 400 IM, 4th in the 400 Free, 8th in the 200 Fly, and 4th in the 1500 Free. Keanu Garnier-Chan (Senior) made a new Futures qualifying time in the 800 Free with an 8:39.57 to finish 5th in the event. Keanu finished 8th in the...

Team Finish: GCST finished 7th in Combined Team standings at 2023 FLAGS South. 6th in the Boys Team standings, and 7th in the Girls Team standings. FLAGS South Champions: Stella Hellie won the 10 & Under Girls 400 Free. Grayson Mondragon won the 10 & Under Boys 200 IM. Nicholas Kirby won the 13-14 Boys 200 Fly. Top 8 Finishers: Blair Bennett, Katia Bushko, Josef Florek, Kallen Garnier-Chan, Stella Hellie, Nicholas Kirby, Sarah Kirby, Chloe Lohser, Grayson Mondragon, Amelia Sanderson, Karter Seluk, and Robert Shapovalov. All Best Times: Katia Bushko,...