2012 USMS Registration is now available here.   USMS has some special offers available for those that register by January 15th.   All GCST US Masters members must be renewed by 12/31/11 to continue training with the team. You do not neet to register for GCST on the GCST website.

GCST's top high school swimmers have qualified for the FHSAA Region Meets. Swimming in the 1A Region 3 Meet on November 4th in St. Petersburg are Hannah Albion (200 Free, and 500 Free), Matt Nielsen (200 Free, and 500 Free), and Nick Deguzman (200 IM, and 500 Free).  Swimming in the 2A Region 4 Meet at FGCU on November 5th are Courtney DeVeny (200 IM, and 100 Back), Danilea Jordan (200 IM, and 100 Free), Lexi Faunce (200 Free, and 500 Free), Nikki McCollum (500 Free, and 100 Back), Lauren...

Supplementing with Vitamin D prevents drop in levels as winter approaches Thought about your vitamin D status lately? As the winter months approach and the days get shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun’s UVB rays weaken to a point that they’re not strong enough to activate vitamin D production in skin. Because of the sun being too high and the angle too oblique during some of the winter months for certain places, it becomes impossible to glean any vitamin D benefit, even if you were to stand outside stark...

GCST Top 10 Times Rankings have been updated with the latest meet results.  See where you are among our best here.

The first run of GCST championship qualifiers is now posted.  The list has all swims in yards since September 1st. GCST Champ Qualifiers here.

GCST swimmers had some great swims at the Spooktacular Swim Meet at Naples, FL on October 28-29, 2011.  Ther weather was frightful on Friday night, but cleared for some fast swimming on Saturday. Event Winners: Madi Baron, Elijah Benzon, Joshua Benzon, Zach Brewer, Jack Cornwell, Darrien Heil, Alexus Lawler, Paige Madden, Roe Marsala, Madeline McAdams, Mikayla Puckett, and Jesse Walsh. New Cuts: 16 new championship cuts were turned made at the meet. GCST had 142 best times. Full Meet Results

Courtney DeVeny, Danilea Jordan, and Blake Woodrow win District Titles GCST high school swimmers posted some impressive times at the 2A-10 District Meet with several personal best times.  Courtney DeVeny picked up 2 District Titles as she won the 200 IM (2:09.32), and the 100 Back (58.02).  Danilea Jordan won the District Title in the 100 Free with an outstanding 54.31.  Dani also finished 3rd in the 200 IM. Lexi Faunce finished 2nd in the 200 Free Final with a personal best 1:59.80, and finished 3rd in the 500 Free...

Hannah Albion, and Matt Nielsen won Double District 1A-9 titles on Thursday night as they both won the 200, and 500 Free events.  Nicholas Deguzman finished 2nd in the 200 IM, and 4th in the 500 Free with personal best times in both events. All 3 swimmers now move on to Regionals at st. Petersburg on November 4th. More from the News-Press and Naples News

Several upcoming meets will have results streamed live to apps available for iphone, ipad, and droid phones. Some very good one's are Meet Mobile, and Live Results. Go to your app store and download them before you go to the meet.

GCST Masters Swimmer and Coach Jill Moreland competed in her first International distance triathlon this past Sunday on Longboat Key in Sarasota. Jill had a great swim and was the 8th women out of the water out of 74 female competitors. Her total time to complete the 1/2 mile swim, 20 mile bike ride and 5 mile run was 2:06 and she finished 6th in her age group. She is shown here with the Longboat Key Fire Chief, Paul Dezzi and Deputy Chief, Sandi Drake (her sister) who also competed....