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GCST swimmers had many good swims and time drops at the GCST Fall Saturday Races meet at FGCU on Sept. 21, 2013. Thanks to our parents, that helped run our first meet of the short course season.. Results are now available for the GCST Fall Saturday Races Meet here. Photos from the meet are posted under the "Swimmers" tab.

Many our our team members are not receiving important and time sensitive information. Please check your account settings and make sure you "VERIFY" your cell number for SMS Texts, and e-mail address.  This must also be done under your swimmers name under "MY ACCOUNT". We have several forms of communication available to get important and timely information to you. 1. Website - Please check our website daily as we keep it up to date with the latest team information, and updates.  We have a lot of educational information for you and...

USA Swimming has posted the final Long Course National Top 10 Times rankings for 2013.   Making the lists for GCST are: Zach Brewer - Boys 11 - 4th in the 800 Free, 10th in the 400 Free, and 15th in the 1500 Free. Joshua Benzon - Boys 11  - 15th in the 800 Free. Hannah VanDress - Girls 12 - 12th in the 800 Free. Savannah Bowser - Girls 15 - 20th in the 1500 Free. Congratulations to these 4 GCST swimmers on their rankings and the hard work...

Photos from the 2013 GCST Beach Party at Lover's Key State Park are now available for here. 

Photos have been added to our Photo Page from FLAGS, Senior Champs, and Summer Leage Championships. Photos (login required)

91 GCST swimmers participated in our first Summer League Grand Prix Championship Meet. Many swimmers came away with medals, and our Grand Prix Series winners were awarded. Grand Prix High Point Winners 6 & Under Girls - Elise Meyers 6 & Under Boys - Ryan Holter 7-8 Girls - Madison Lehman 7-8 Boys - Ethan Holter 9-10 Girls - Nicole Rodriquez 9-10 Boys - Oscar Cruz 11-12 Girls - Samantha Bryan 11-12 Boys - Christian Snedeker 13 & Over Girls - Brianna Russell 13 & Over Boys - Alejandro Hernandez...

GCST swimmers in the final Florida Top 10 Lists for 2012-13.  Congratulations on your hard work, and fast swims!   Long Course Meters 10 & Under: McKenna Fiore – 400 Free 7th. 11-12: Hannah VanDress – 100 Free 8th, 200 Free 7th, 400 Free 3rd, 800 Free 2nd, 1500 Free 2nd, 400 IM 9th. Isabella Marsala – 400 Free 9th, 800 Free 6th. Zach Brewer – 400 Free 10th, 800 Free 7th, 1500 Free 6th, 200 Fly 9th 13-14: Bean Faunce – 100 Breast 10th, 200 Breast 6th. 200 Fly...

All Long Course lists have been updated with all championship meet results now in the database.  See where you finished in the Long Course season. All lists are posted under "Times" on the menu bar.