GCST Senior swimmer Kyle Marshall officially signed his scholarship offer from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.  The school is located near Odessa, Teaxas.  Congratulations to Kyle on his hard work and efforts paying off.  

With a large and growing Latin community in Southwest Florida, GCST is responding.  We are in the process of converting our website to spanish.  Watch for the changes to take place soon. Se habla espanol!

OPEN WATER FESTIVAL IS STILL A GO! While the Open Water swim loyalists await USA Swimming’s decision in regards to relocating the 10K World Trials and 5K Nationals, plans move forward on GCST’s behalf in order to balance the Festival which will continue as planned.  The dates and events are listed as follows: Saturday,  June 11th       8:00 a.m.    The Canadian 10K World Trials and USMS 10K Nationals 6:00 p.m.    The Crippen Mile   Sunday,  June 12th          8:00 a.m.    Florida Swimming Open Water Championships          Florida Swimming   VS.  Gold...

Gabby Shepherd made her first Florida Age Group Championship qualifying time in the 10 & Under Girls 100 Fly. Way to go Gabby!!!

  1 Team Record Broken...6 High Point Winners....25 GCST Swimmers with All Best Times...41 New Championship Cuts GCST swimmers finished the 2011 GCST Spring Open with 6 High Point Winners.  Hannah VanDress won the 10 & Under Girls HP award, Zach Brewer won the 10 & Under Boys HP award, Darrien Heil won the 11-12 Boys HP award, Courtney DeVeny won the 13-14 Girls HP award, Blake Woodrow won the 13-14 Boys HP award, and Kyle Marshall won the Senior Boys HP award. Alex McLeod had and outstanding meet with...

Temperatures are starting to rise quickly during our afternoon workouts. It is very important to keep your swimmer hydrated with cold liquids during hard training sessions.  Clear plastic bottles are unacceptable as they heat up quickly in the sun.  The swimmer then has nothing but hot water or Gatorade to drink during the workout.  Disposable plastic bottles are NOT allowed at any GCST workout at any pool.  Each swimmer should have an insulated plastic jug, with cold water or sport drink mix available during each workout, and swim meet. Don’t...

Blake Woodrow won the 4k event for 13-14 boys as led from start to finish. Kyle Marshall finished 1st in 17-18 age group in his first 10k, and 6th overall.  Congratulations to both GCST swimmers on a job well done in two very tough races. Harry Stephenson (Columbia University) was the overall winner of the 10K. Results can be found on the Event Page here.   Pictures below - Kyle Marshall, and Blake Woodrow

GCST swimmers had the pleasure of meeting Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400 Meter Free, 800 Meter Free, and World Record Holder in the 800 Meter Free from the 2008 Olympic Games, British swimming star Rebbeca Adlington.   Rebbeca is training in Ft. Myers at FGCU with her team (Nova Centurian) from Nottingham, UK, and her coaches Bill Furniss, and Mike Peyrebrune. Rebbeca Adlington (center)    

Jessie Walsh, Madeline McAdams, Madi Baron, and HaleyTompkins are standing on the road to Barefoot Beach today selling lemonade to raise money for GCST.

GCST swimmers had some great swims and big time drops at the T2 Saturday Special Swim Meet at the Norris Pool in Naples, FL on April 2, 2011.  68 of 119 swims were best times.  Event Winners: Madi Baron, Jack Curran, McKenna Fiore, Roe Marsala, Madeline McAdams, Max McHarris, Alex Subbert, and Haley Tompkins. Most Improved Time: Joshua Benzon in the 200 Free with 31.18 seconds down. All Best Times: Ethan Brewer, Jack Cornwell, Samantha Craft, Ethan Holter, Bri Judah, Andre Latorre, Roe Marsala, Josh McHarris, Jillian Noyes, Chiara Perfetto,...