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GCST has 4 High Point award winners, 3 runner-ups, and 10 new championship cuts (corrected due to incorrect scoring setup by host) GCST swimmers captured 4 out of 8 High Point Winner Awards at the SWIM Naples Meet on October 16-18, 2009. We also had 3 runner-up High Point Awards. Winning their age groups were Sydney McMurray (10 & Under Girls), Thomas Malooly (10 & Under Boys), Eric Ordaz (11 & 12 Boys), and Blake Woodrow (Senior Boys). High Point runner-ups were Melissa Arbeleaz, and Dani Lea Jordan (11 & 12 Girls), and Courtney DeVeny (Senior...
GCST swimmers have a great time at the beach with Olympians and open water swimming Aaron Piersol’s "Race for the Oceans" benefit for Oceana came to Fort Myers Beach on October 10, and 11. Several GCST swimmers participated in the clinics and race events. They had a great time meeting Olympians Brendan Hansen, Hailey Piersol, Fran Crippen, Aaron Piersol, and Rowdy Gaines at the beach. Harry Stephenson won the 18 & Under 5k by a wide margin, as did Blake Woodrow in the Youth 1k. Matt Nielsen finished 2nd, Jenna...
GCST swimmers turned in some good swims at the Friday Night at the Races Meet at FGCU on October 2, 2009. Meet Results
Molly DuBrasky, Kyle Snew, Alex Latorre, and Mickey Riley competed for Estero High School at the FSPA High School Invitational in Orlando on October 10th. Molly finished 3rd in the 500 Free (4:56.46), and 4th in the 200 Free (1:54.10). Kyle finished 3rd in the 200 IM (1:57.25), and 9th in the 100 Fly (54.09). Mickey Riley swam a personal best time in the 500 Free (5:54.84). Meet Results
Florida Swimming has awarded Savannah Bowser as the 10 & Under Girls Short Course Swimmer of the Year. Congratulations to Savannah on her award and the hard work she did to attain it. Way to go Savannah!!!
USA Swimming is proud to announce that 1500 women and men have been named to the 2008-09 Scholastic All-America Team. This is an increase of over 50 percent from the 2007-08 team. The 2008-09 team is composed of 905 women and 595 men. Two-thirds of the team members achieved a 4.0 GPA. There was one perfect score this year – Dagny Knutson of G.S.K. Swim in North Dakota achieved a 4.0 GPA and won a national championship title at Short Course Nationals in December 2008. Over 13 percent of the...
31 New Championship Cuts Made at the SWIM Fall Invitational...11 High Point Award Winners GCST swimmers started the short course season with some oustanding swims and several high point award winners at the SWIM Fall Invitational. 31 new championship cuts made. 22 event winners. Molly DuBrasky (Senior Girls) and Bean Faunce ( 10 & Under Girls) swept their age groups with all 1st place finishes. GCST swimmers claim 11 of 16 high point awards. High point winners are: 8 & Under Girls Jenna Fedec, and Madi Barron runner-up, 10 & Under Girls Bean Faunce, and Flo...
Harry Stephenson was selected to the 2009-10 USA National Youth Team based on his finish in the 2009 National 10K. The team will compete in an international competition in 2010. Congratulations Harry! National Youth Team selections
GCST has just been awarded Level 3 out of 4 levels in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program. The Club Recognition Program offers our club members a working blueprint for developing strong, stable, financially sound and athletically productive organizations. Designed over a two year period by USA Swimming’s Club Development Committee, this voluntary program presents four levels of achievement across four component areas deemed critical to long-term club success. The program encourages clubs to establish organizational goals and to benchmark their progress toward those goals. The ultimate objective of the program is to...
