Dylan Lake tied for second place high point even though he only swam 3 events per day instead of 4 at the Lobo Invitational in New Mexico.   He won the 400 IM with best time altitude corrected, won the 200 fly, 2nd in the 400 free (best time altitude corrected), 2nd in the 200 free (best even without altitude correction), and 3rd in the 200 IM.

1 New Team Record, 8 new championship qualifying times, 91 improved times. Audrey Delcompare broke the GCST 8 & Under Girls 50 Breast record held by Madeline Willoughby. New Cuts: 4 new JO cuts, 3 new Sr Champs cuts, and 1 new Summer Sectional cut was made at the meet. All Best Times: Elijah Benzon, Lauren Brown, Ashley Cowling, Chloe Cusson, Bean Faunce, Darrien Heil, Alexus Lawler, Matt Nielsen, Tyler Shaw, Gabby Shepherd, Emily Summa, Madison VanDress, Jessica Walsh, Dylan Walters, Kelsey Wilenius, Tiffany Wilenius, and  Madeline Willoughby. Full Results...

Harry Stephenson swam an outstanding race today as he finished 14th in the USA Swimming National 10k.  Harry was the 9th fastest American and 4th fastest 18 & under swimmer.  Harry will now head to Barcelona, Spain to compete with the National Youth team in the Mare Nostrum Meet on June 9-10. National 10K Open Water Race Men's Start List

Eric Ordaz and Courtney DeVeny post #1 rankings Florida Swimming posted the latest list of Top 10 Long Course Rankings.  GCST swimmers posted 58 times on the list. GCST Girls 10 & Under Sydney McMurray 8th 100 Free, 6th 200 Free, 5th 400 Free, 9th 50 Fly, 5th 100 Fly, and 9th 200 IM. Madeline Willoughby 7th in the 400 Free.  11-12  Savannah Bowser 8th 200 Free, 4th 400 Free, 10th 100 Back, 6th 200 Back, 4th 200 Breast, 10th 100 Fly, 7th 200 IM, and 4th 400 IM. Kaitlyn...

GCST has 10 swimmers selected to the Florida Swimming Open Water All-Star Team that will compete in the All-Star Challenge against the Florida Gold Coast Open Water All-Star Team on June 12th at Ft. Myers Beach, FL.   The race will run in conjuction with the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships 11-12 Girls - Savannah Bowser, Kaitlyn Hauser, and Dani Lea Jordan. 13-14 Girls - Lauren McLeod. 15-18 Girls - McKenzie Cassidy, Katelyn Lawson, and Hannah Albion. 11-12 Boys -Eric Ordaz Jr. 13-14 Boys - Blake Woodrow, and Matt Nielsen....

GCST has 7 event winners at CCS Summer Meet GCST swimmers traveled to Punta Gorda to compete in the CCS Summer Series 1 Meet, and had 47 new best times.  GCST event winners were Elijah Benzon in the 11-12 Boys 50 Fly, and 50 Breast, Kaitlyn Hauser in the Senior Girls 200 IM, Paige Madden in the 11-12 Girls 50 Back, and 50 Breast, Hannah VanDress in the 10 & Under Girls 50 Back, and Jessica Walsh in the 10 & Under Girls 50 Breast. All Best Times: Makailey Hauser,...

GCST swimmers post some outstanding swims at SYS Memorial Meet...1 GCST Record broken...5 GCST Swimmers claim High Point Awards...18 New Championship Cuts made...GCST Girls finish 2nd behind host team SYS...GCST Boys finish 3rd...GCST 3rd overall in team scoring to win the 2nd place visiting team trophy. New Team Record: Courtney DeVeny broke the GCST 13 & 14 Girls 200 Back record held by Chelsea Franklin (2:29.28 - 4/22/05) with a 2:29.06. GCST High Point winners at the SYS Memorial Meet are Madi Baron in 8 & Under Girls, and Courtney DeVeny...

Jessie Walsh made her 1st JO cut at the SYS Memorial Meet in the 10 & Under Girls 100 Breaststroke.

If EXCELLENCE is important to you, then GCST is YOUR team! What to look for in a swim team. Here are some facts you should be interested in.   Gulf Coast Swim Team is the only swim team in Southwest Florida awarded by the  USA Swimming Club Excellence Program for 5 straight years. Do you want them to have fun?  Children can have fun while getting sub-par training and the resultant experience of not improving relative to others, and they can have fun while working hard and developing relative to...

GCST automatic selections to the Florida Swimming Open Water All-Star Team are Savannah Bowser (11-12 Girls), Eric Ordaz (11-12 Boys), and Blake Woodrow (13-14 boys).   More GCST swimmers may qualify. The Florida All-Star team will compete against the Florida Gold Coast in an All-Star Challenge at the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships held at Ft. Myers Beach on June 12th.  The teams will attend a clinic and dinner on Friday June 11th.