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The GCST Friday Night at the Races at FGCU is now completed. After a lightning delay and storms on Friday night the GCST FNR Meet was completed on Saturday morning at FGCU. GCST swimmers posted several good swims with 13 new and improved cuts. All Results here.
We dodged some rain and threatening weather and got the GCST Mini Meet completed on June 27th. Thanks again to our parent volunteers for running a smooth meet. Results are now available for the GCST Mini Meet held at the San Carlos Park Pool on June 27, 2011. Results here.
19 GCST families have gone over 75 Volunteer Hours to get a FREE month from program fees in our GCST Volunteer Rewards Program. It doesn't get any better than a free month from dues so get those hours in on our last 2 meets in the 2010-2011 program. Congratulations to those that went over 75 hours, and THANK YOU to all that helped us run our awesome events. Credits will go into your accounts after August 1st. The system starts over for the new season on September 1st. Our new...
Volunteer Hours from the Summer Open have now been approved for members accounts. We have 2 more meets to attain your minimum committment of 50 hours. The Mini Meet at San Carlos on June 27th still has a few spots open. The FNR Meet on July 1st is filling quickly. Those not meeting the minimum requirement will be billed at $5.00 per hour under the minimum. The system will roll over for the 2011-2012 season on August 1st. If you have any questions please review Volunteer Policy on the GCST...
By Chrissy Wellington M.S., C.N.S., L.D.N., C.P.T As an athlete, you must perform at your peak every single day. To reach optimal performance, your fuels sources must be top quality. You also have different nutritional needs. Your daily nutrition must support all of the energy that your body gives out. Consuming the right type of nutrients at the right time can make or break performance and energy. Whether you participate in recreational exercise, an endurance sport, or in building lean body mass, the correct timing of nutrient intake can increase...
Our Top 10 List, Championship Qualifiers, and Team Records have all been updated with the GCST Summer Open results. Top 10 Championship Qualifiers Team Records
GCST Has a Great Summer Open with 5 Team Records Broken, and 42 New Cuts Made GCST had an outstanding Summer Open at FGCU on June 17-19. GCST girls finished the meet in 1st place, boys finished 2nd place, and we finished 2nd in the combined standings as Miami Metro claimed the top spot, and T2 Aquatics finished 3rd. GCST 13-14 Girls finished 1st through 3rd, with Savannah Bowser winning the High Point Trophy, Dani Lea Jordan 2nd, and Kaitlyn Hauser in 3rd place. High Point Standings GCST had 313...
Written by Annabelle Tometich from the News-Press Gulf Coast Swim Team, FGCU pool bring crowds Thirteen years ago, when the Gulf Coast Swim Team started, a meet like this weekend's GCST Summer Open would have been unthinkable. At the 25-yard community pool in San Carlos that Gulf Coast swimmers used to call home, there was barely enough room for a high school meet, let alone the almost 600-swimmer event that starts today at the Lee County/FGCU Aquatics Center in San Carlos Park. "This wasn't an area known for hosting prime...
GCST SWIMMERS WIN 5 INDIVIDUAL TITLES GCST swimmers dominated the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships as they won the Girls Team, Boys Team, and Combined Team Championship title for the 3rd consecutive year. GCST finished with 177 points ahead of 2nd place team Swim Florida (77) and 3rd place team Bolles School Sharks (21). GCST swimmers won 5 Individual Titles as Hannah Albion won the 15-16 Girls, Tayler DuBrasky won the Senior Boys, Savannah Bowser won the 13-14 Girls, Blake Woodrow won the 13-14 Boys, and Hannah VanDress won...
