Here is a link to all the college swimming action going on around the USA.  Several GCST swimmers are competing for their college's in these meets. College Swimming

GCST All-Time Top 10, Seasonal Top 10, "A" Team, and Championship Qualifiers have been updated with the latest meet results.   These lists can be found under the " Times" link above.

GCST had 6 new championship cuts made at the 2013 GCST Last Chance Meet at FGCU on February 16, 2013.   Swimmers with New Cuts were Elijah Benzon, Makailey Hauser, Isabella Marsala, and Madison VanDress. Swimmers with All Best Times were Erica Baumgardner, Elijah Benzon, Samantha Bryan, Max Moreland, Amy Peralta, Kayla Peralta, Mikayla Puckett, Madison VanDress, and Christian Yoon. The GCST Last Chance Meet results, and photos are now posted.  Results files can be found on the Event Page. Photos from the meet are under the "Swimmers" tab.

  BY DAN MCCARTHY//NATIONAL TEAM HIGH PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT The organizations condemning the use of sports-supplements by children include the National Institute of Health and the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to the National Institute of Health, there is no data on the safety of sports-supplements used by children, their effectiveness, or the long-term side effects on children1. The promise of increased stamina, bigger muscles and quicker recovery time is probably not available in a sports-supplement bottle, nor should it be something parents or coaches feed, inject or smear on their...

  Congratulations to Mike Brewer, and Tim Jacobson as they were selected to officiate at the Orlando Grand Prix on Feb. 14-16, 2013.  The meet is part of USA Swimming's Arena Grand Prix series, and has several Olympians competing.  This will the first national level meet for these 2 hard working and dedicated GCST officials.

  Mike Scott     Office of the Sheriff             County of Lee    M E M O R A N D U M   Sir, On February 4, 2013, while at the San Carlos Park Community Pool, I had a chance to witness  an awesome display of friendship and goodwill by a 5 year old young man named Hunter Seluk.  Hunter is currently enrolled in VPK at Creative World School in Estero, Florida.  On this date a teammate of Hunter's, Gio Medina was trying...

74 GCST swimmers attended the SWIM Meet at the Ft. Myers Aquatic Center on Feb. 1-2, 2013.   8 New Championship qualifying times were turned in from 5 GCST swimmers.  Alex Subbert (3 FLAGS), Makailey Hauser (1 FLAGS), Isabella Marsala (1 FLAGS),  Michael Pineda (1 Summer Sectional),  Hannah VanDress (2 FLAGS). New Cuts Event Winners: Hannah Albion, Joshua Benzon, Savannah Bowser, Zach Brewer, Courtney DeVeny, McKenna Fiore, Kaitlyn Hauser, Nikki McCollum, Matt Nielsen, Michael Pineda, Mikayla Puckett, Santiago San Martin, Alex Subbert, Hannah VanDress, Matthew Verwest, Jessie Walsh, and Blake Woodrow. Meet Results

Our Credit Card / ACH system is now up and running.  If you would like to move away from writing checks, this is the way to go.  No extra fees, and it's easy to set up.   Please set up your choice of team account payment after signing in to the website and then going to "My Account".   You can also receive a 5% discount from Monthly Program Fees by moving to the Quarterly Billing Cycle.  This can only be done in the month before the Quarterly billed months...

The GCST Annual Awards Banquet was held once again at the Holiday Inn GCTC. We had a large crowd of over 200 swimmers, and their fans.  We had 3 Seniors give some great speeches this year as Zack Jamieson, Hannah Albion, and Michael Pineda did the honors.   

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 your swimmer. 2. E-mail - We send Meet Entry information, practice changes, announcements, news and more through our team e-mail system. Coaches e-mail addresses can be found here or contact us here. 3. Text Alerts - (must be setup through your website account...