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Caroline Tibbetts made her first FLAGS cut in the 11-12 Girls 50 Free with a 28.17. EVENTS WINNERS: Katia Bushko, Kallen Garnier-Chan, Nicholas Kirby, Hadley LaFleur, Grayson Mondragon, Jonathan Ruiz, Karter Seluk, and Mia Thomas, ALL BEST TIMES: Colton Graves, Mackie Rutherford, and Isla Thomas. GCST RESULTS W / IMPROVEMENTS FULL MEET RESULTS
GCST Masters swimmer, Tomas Rodriguez had an outstanding meet in Orlando at the Rowdy Gaines Classic at the Rosen Aquatic Center. -American record 400 IM 5:52.50 (time to beat was 5:55.03 from Fort Lauderdale) -American record 100 IM 1:17.15 (time to beat was 1:18.36 from Fort Lauderdale) -American record 200 back 2:55.58 (time to beat was 2:58.35 from Fort Lauderdale) -Season best 200 fly 2:41.94, swam 2:42.02 in Fort Lauderdale Luke Albitz competed in the meet and had 2 best times, 1 event win, and 5 Top 8 finishes.
GCST results from the SRQ Meet in Sarasota on January 11-12, 2025. James Mayo made his first FLAGS q-time as he swam under the standard in the 10 & under Boys 100 Breaststroke with a 1:36.39. Improved cuts were made by Gabby Botello, Hadley LaFleur, Ellie Ruiz, Jonathan Ruiz, Mackie Rutherfor, Amelia Sanderson, and Mia Thomas. Event Winners: Sydney Eastman, Kallen Garnier-Chan, Lexi Jaquins, Hadley LaFeur, Jude Maus, Grayson Mondragon, Ellie Ruiz, Jonathan Ruiz, Fallyn Rutherford, Amelia Sanderson, Karter Seluk, and Mia Thomas. GCST RESULTS W / IMPROVEMENTS FULL MEET...
To our friends in the SWFL Swimming Community: As The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company returns to the island in the month of March, we are bringing an exciting an event to our community. You all know that Rowdy Gaines is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, the “Voice of U.S. Swimming” for NBC sports, an author, a world-renowned speaker, an ambassador for Masters Swimming, a survivor of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a record-holding swimmer even now at age 65, and much, much more. He’s an inspiration to many, and we are fortunate to...
GCST held our Annual Halloween Party at the Embassy Suites in Tampa on Saturday October 11. The swimmers had some very creative costumes on as they competed in the team scavenger hunt. It was a fun part of the #funnestmeet.
GCST was awarded the Area 5 Championships to be held at FGCU on July 29 to August 2, 2015, and the All-Florida Senior Circuit / Olympic Trials Qualifier Meet at FGCU on May 13-15, 2016.
12 GCST Masters, and 1 club team swimmer competed Saturday in the Tropical Splash OW Race at Sarasota, FL The conditions were very rough as a cold front passed through the area on race day. The 5K was reduced to a 2.5K due to the conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. Wayne Hannum was a winner for GCST in the Male 60-64 2.5K. 2.5K Results 1K Results
The GCST High School Page has been updated with our 2014 swimmers's individual pics. News and results will be added as we go through the high school swim season. The High School Swimming page can be found under the Swimmers tab.
Several GCST swimmers participated in the Pool Safety Day at the North Ft. Myers Community Pool. Pool Safety Day is held by Lee County Parks & Recreation to build public awareness of the importance of safety around water. GCST was proud to help and learn about water safety from the NFM lifeguards during this event.
