By Lisa Wemhoff//National Team High Performance Consultant How in the heck do the best get such an advantage off of the breakout? The answer is simple and teachable. 1. Push off of the wall with an excellent stream line. 2. Use your push off and your underwater dolphin kicks to get under the wake created on the surface of the water. 3. Begin to breakout by pulling with the bottom arm on the second to last dolphin kick. 4. Continue your arm pull with an additional dolphin kick 5. When...

Placing in the Top 10 were: Maggi Burnett, Andre Latorre, Alex McLeod, Anthony Pascual, and Alexis Rasmussen. Swimmers with all best times were: Maggi Burnett, Ryan Holter, Antonio Medina, and Max Moreland. Sunday:  Alex McLeod finished 4th in ther 200 Fly A Final with a 2:24.16, and 7th in the 200 Breast A Final with a personal best time of 2:51.24 (2:49.89 P). Saturday:  Alex McLeod finished 9th in the B Final of the 15-18 nBoys 100 Fly with a 1:04, tied for 7th in the B Final of the...

5 GCST swimmers helped lead the Florida Swimming LSC to a win over the Florida Gold Coast LSC in the All-Star Dual Meet at Ft. Pierce, FL on March 24-25, 2012.  GCST was represented by Zach Brewer (10 & under Boys), Darrien Heil (11-12 Boys), Savannah Bowser (13-14 Girls), Kaitlyn Hauser (13-14 Girls), and Daniella Jordan (13-14 Girls). Sunday:  Kaitlyn Hauser finished 2nd in the 13-14 Girls 1650 Free with a 17:51.95, and 6th in the 200 Fly with a 2:18. Saturday:  Savannah Bowser finished 2nd in the 13-14 girls...

 The Digital Edition of the March-April 2012 issue of Splash is now available online and as a mobile app for your iPad and iPhone. Here’s a look at some of the features you’ll find in this issue: NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Preview The NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships will be held March 22-24 in Federal Way, Wash. Will Cal defend its title, or will another team have the firepower to dethrone the Golden Bears? What are the races you don’t want to miss?...

We have just opened our new Gear Store to save you money.  We have just added new TYR, and Finals meet suits.  These suits do not have the GCST logo but are much cheaper than our normal meet suits and are approved for competiton. Gulf Coast Gear We have several training items availble for purchase such as paddles, bouys, kick boards and more.  They have great prices on TYR, and Finals practice suits.  Lots of tri equipment available. GCST logo Speedo meet suits are available from Total Team Wares.  Watch...

BY KATIE ARNOLD//NATIONAL TEAM COACH FELLOW Anyone who has never used or heard the excuse, “I’m a swimmer, so I’m awkward on land,” has never been part of competitive swimming. This idea that swimmers are only athletic in the water has been around for as long as I can remember. For a long time, swimmers and coaches perpetuated this stereotype by avoiding a lot of dryland activities that were viewed as “too risky.” However, in recent years, many of these same coaches and athletes have started to incorporate more dryland...

We would like to schedule our last formal meeting on Tuesday April 3rd at 6 PM at the San Carlos pool. If you have not already done so, please check out the website at www.openwaterfestival.com for a complete listing of the events including schedule, how to register, sponsor info etc. Please e-mail Gregg any agenda items that you would like to discuss. Also, if you know of any business's interested in advertising in our pullout section of the Bonita Banner we still have space available but need to notify Jon McLeod...

GCST is well represented on the Florida Swimming All-Star Team with 5 swimmers making the trip to Ft. Pierce to race the Florida Gold Coast All-Stars on March 24-25. GCST Swimmers on the roster are Zach Brewer (10 & Under),  Darrien Heil (11-12), Savannah Bowser (13-14), Kaitlyn Hauser (13-14), and Dani Lea Jordan (13-14). All-Star Team Information

Molly Dubrasky swam her first Olympic Trial qualifying time as she swam under the standard in the prelim heats at Sectionals with a 2:15.18. Molly is the 4th OT qualifier in GCST history.

GCST swimmers made 9 new championships cuts at Sectionals Meet Results, New Cuts, and Improvements Sunday:  Courtney DeVeny swam the 4th fastest time in the prelims of the 200 Back with a 2:20, and then finished 8th in the A final with a 2:22.  Matt Nielsen swam a 16:59 in the 1500 Free to finish 18th with a personal best time.  Eddie Zacka swam a personal best time in the 1500 free.  Lexi Faunce swam a personal best time in the 800 Free. Nikki McCollum swam a personal best time...