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Meet Olympians Peter Vanderkaay, and Lacey Nymeyer Registration is now open for the Fitter and Faster Clinic at FGCU on September 18th. This is for all GCST members and families. Parents are free but swimmers must register. We have 2 options for registration. Go to the Event Page and either register directly with Fitter and Faster using the links provided on their flyer for $55 per swimmer using your credit card, or register using the GCST Event Registration System for $55 per swimmer and a $3.00 registration fee per family....
We are sending out important, and time sensitive information by text to our members. Are you receiving these messages? If you are not, please follow the information below. If you would like to receive that latest GCST information by text message, please login on the GCST website and go to "My Account" to enter your information in the system. It's easy and only takes a minute or two. Also put your cell number under your Member Name if you are a Coach, Official, or Swimmer. We are able to send...
Have you looked at your swimmers seasonal improvements? We have tracked every GCST swimmers times and made a nice report on their progress. The Improvements page is now located under "Times". Seasonal Improvements
Congratulations to the following 23 families that volunteered over 75 hours and received a FREE month from dues in the GCST Volunteer Rewards Program. Credits have been placed into your accounts. Many thanks go to these hard working families that make GCST the best meet host in Southwest Florida, and keep our club strong. GCST Familes over 75 hours: Albion, Baron, Benzon, Bowser, Brewer, Craft, Deguzman, Deveny, Fiore, Hauser, Heil, Jamieson, Jordan, Leistikow, McAdams, McCollum, McLeodMoreland, Nielsen, Ordaz, Puckett, VanDress, and Woodrow. The Volunteer System starts over on August 1st. ...
Ryan Sorenson made his first Florida Swimming Age Group Championship qualifying time as he swam under the standard in the 13-14 Boys 100 Fly at the Area 5 Championships. Placing in the Top 10 were Lauren Brown, Samantha Craft, Sarah Craft, Antonio Medina, Zach Scott, and Ryan Sorenson. Zach Scott, Danny Mullen, and Ryan Sorenson swam all best times. GCST Results Full Meet Results
Saturday: Blake Woodrow finished the final night at the Southern Zone Age Group Championships with a 6th place finish in the 13-14 Boys 200 Fly. The meet concludes with Open Water events on Sunday. Friday Blake Woodrow qualified 7th after prelims this morning at the Southern Zone Age Group Championships. In tonight's final, Blake moved up to 5th place with a 4:15.49. The meet concludes Saturday. Tuesday On day 1 of the Southern Zone Age Group Championships in Raleigh, NC, Blake Woodrow finished 3rd in the 13-14 Boys 1500 Free...
by Tasha Bielby Wallace on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 8:47pm On July 23, 2011 I completed my first olympic distance triathlon in Siesta Key, Florida. Up until then I had only raced sprints. The idea to do an oly came to me after Melanie Bocock, a fellow triathlete, and I went out for a long ride. I had not been on my bike in 10 months, but I had a great time. Simaltaneously, I had began my swim training with a group (after much encouragement from Ryan Shute, another fellow triathlete....
Here are the latest USA Swimming Top 20 Lists updated with times through July 27th. The lists rank swimmers in individual ages from 11 to 18. GCST swimmers in the rankings include Kaitlyn Hauser, Savannah Bowser, Eric Ordaz, Blake Woodrow, and Molly DuBrasky. Boys LCM (as of 7/27/2011) Girls LCM (as of 7/27/2011)
Splash Magazine The award-winning Splash Magazine is now available in digital format. Get the same up-to-date National Team news, training tips, photos and event coverage you get in the print edition, along with special online enhancements such as sound and video. Post the articles you like to facebook for all your friends to see, or save each issue to your hard drive to read offline. Access each issue with the web browser on your mobile phone, and read back issues in our archive. These are just a few of the capabilities the digital edition...
