Q is for Quality Practice By Dr. Aimee Kimball//Mental Training Consultant       Often when people talk about being mentally prepared, the focus is on competition. However, when you stop to think about it, you spend more time practicing than you do competing. Therefore, it is essential to make sure you aren’t just going through the motions at practice, you have to make each training session a quality one.   Let’s Call it Preparation I’ve always had issues with calling practice “practice.” To me, the word practice has...

 The GCST North Team is holding a 1 Year Anniversary Party on February 11th. The party will be from 6:30 to 7:30 pm after workout. Event Page

GCST high school swimmers claim the top two spots in Lee County, and the top girls spot in Collier County.  An outstanding high school season by GCST high school swimmers as they dominate high school swimming in Southwest Florida.  News-Press 2010 Girls Swimmer of the Year - Molly DuBrasky News-Press 2010 Boys Swimmer of the Year - Kyle Snew Naples News 2010 Girls Swimmer of the Year - Molly DuBrasky read more...

  GCST's Kyle Snew awarded as the News-Press 2010 Boys Swimmer of the Year.   Blake Woodrow named to All Area 1st Team.  Kyle Marshall, Alex Latorre, and Matt Nielsen named to 2nd Team.  Honorable Mention is Nicholas Ortega, Austin Gutteriez, Christian Welsh, and Calvin Sands. Visit the All-Area Team Video  

GCST's Molly DuBrasky awarded as the News-Press 2010 Girls Swimmer of the Year for the 2nd time in her high school swimming career.    Courtney DeVeny named to All Area 1st Team.  Lexi Faunce, and Hannah Albion named to All Area 2nd Team.  Honorable Mention is Nikki McCollum, Cecelia Morales, and Mary Gordon. GCST Coach Jen Seluk (Estero) named Girls High School Coach of the Year. Visit the All-Area page Video

Firefox is the recommended browser to use with the GCST website.  We now have a Persona made for Firefox users in team colors with an easy to read font colors.   The best part is, it's free! 1. Download and install Firefox. 2. Download and Install Persona (automatically installs) Firefox Web Browser download GCST Firefox Persona download

7 GCST make 2010 Naples News All Area Team GCST's Molly DuBrasky awarded as the Naples Daily News Girls Swimmer of the Year for the 3rd consecutive year. Kyle Snew, Alex Latorre, Michael Pineda, and Courtney DeVeny named to 1st Team.  Lexi Faunce, and Eddie Zacka named Honorable Mention Selections. Naples Daily News Girls Swimmer of the Year is Molly DuBrasky ESTERO — Winning a state championship is nothing new for Estero's Molly DuBrasky. Neither is being named the Naples Daily News Girls Swimmer of the Year, an honor she...

GCST Christmas Holiday Party Another fun GCST Christmas Party. The workout was fast. The food was awesome.  The parents, and guests had a great time.  The swimmers receiving their new Speedo back packs...Priceless!!!

I. Thou shall not impose thy ambitions on thy child. II. Thou shall be supportive no matter what. III. Thou shall not coach thy child. IV. Thou shall only have positive things to say at a competition. V. Thou shall acknowledge thy child's fears. VI. Thou shall not criticize the officials. VII. Thou shall honor thy child's coach. VIII. Thou shall be loyal and supportive of thy team. IX. Thy child shall have goals besides winning. X. Thou shall not expect thy child to become an Olympian. from USA Swimming

The last meet of 2010 came to a cool and rainy end in Naples on Dec. 18th at the T2 Winter Meet.   GCST swimmers turned in several good swims.  New Cuts: Elijah Benzon made a new FLAG cut in the 11-12 Boys 100 Back.  All Best Times were turned in by:  Andrew Craft, Jack Curran, Mackenzie Daunis, Bri Judah, Cam Lucier, Gianna Miano, Izabella Michalski, Cece Morales, Jack Moreland, and Madison VanDress. GCST Results showing improvements (corrected 12/19) Full Meet Results (corrected 12/19)