Daniel Graviss Named to National Jr Team: Congratulations to FCST swimmer Daniel Graviss, who was named to the 2012-2013 National Jr Team. Only three spots were available to the top 18 & Unders in the country, and Daniel earned one of those spots based on his performance at Open Water Nationals. Daniel is the 4th FCST member to ever make the National Jr Team. For more information, click here.

FCST 10&U Sunshine Classic: Congratulations to the 58 swimmers who competed at the 10&U Sunshine Classic on May 12th & 13th.  FCST 10 & Under swimmers did a great job racing resulting in first time TAGS qualifiers, and new GULF & USA Swimming Motivational times.  For complete results click HERE.

Congratulations to Bryan Pan for achieving his first 3 10&U TAGS times! Bryan swam away with times in the 100 Free (1:13.38), 200 Free (2:37.07), and 400 Free (5:25.87).  These times were also new AAA times!  Way to go Bryan!

Overall 33 FCST swimmers achieved new USA Swimming Motivational times!  Special congratulations to the following swimmers for achieving first time standards: Josh Guice (B), Nour Hassan (B), Christian Le (A), Divya Nagaraj (B), Bryan Pan (AAA), and Jason Shi (B). Way to go guys!

In addition, 100% best times were acheived by: Maia Abogador, Miya Abogador, Ryan Dang, Tiffany Huynh, Kendall Kaiser, Marc Lee, Modesty Mooney, Divya Nagaraj, Kobe Ngo, Kory Ngo, Brandon Phegley, Arianna Rosario, Kyle Salonga, Meg San Antonio, Jason Shi, Yen Vu, Michelle Wang, and David Zhu.  Way to go FCST!

FCST Competes at Fleet Junior Meet: Congratulations to the 35 swimmers who competed at the CFSC Junior Meet on may 4th-6th.  The team did a great job racing over the course of two and half days in the outdoor heat posting new USA Swimming Motivational times, GULF times, and personal bests.  For complete results click HERE.

Congratulations to Tyler Cutler and Mazen Hassan for achieving new "A" times.  Tyler achieved two new 13-14 Boys "A" times in the 800 Free and 200IM.  Teammate Mazen added a new 11-12 Boys "AA" time in the 800 Free, and a new 11-12 Boys "A" time in the 200 Back.  In addition to these two, 27 additional swimmers achieved a new USA Swimming Motivational time in their events.  Way to go FCST!

Additionally, 100% best times were achieved by: Lane Abbott, Natalia Butler, Trey Minter, Rylan Mueller, Girish Narayan, Thuc Nguyen, Aaron Pan, Lamesse Taha, Lujayna Taha, Caitlin Wisneski, and Andrew Zheng.

FCST Open Water Nationals: FCST was well represented at the 2012 Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers, Florida. Daniel Graviss led the group with two top 8 finishes, placing 5th in the 5K and 8th in the 10K. This was a large improvement from last year's 12th place in the 5K and 43rd place in the 10K. The field included several professional swimmers, World Championship medallists, and 2012 Olympian Alex Meyer.

Joining Daniel were teammates Corey Duke, Shelby Fruge, and Alicia Finnigan. All three swam the 5K, with Corey placing 21st, Shelby placing 39th, and Alicia placing 50th. In order to qualify for this USA Swimming National Championships, the athletes had to meet a time standard in either the 1000 or 1650 freestyle. Congratulations to all FCST swimmers!

USA Swimming released the 2012 Club Excellence results, and FCST has been named a USA Swimming GOLD MEDAL Club! This is the first time FCST has achieved this honor, and FCST is the only Texas team to make the Top 20 this year! 

The Club Excellence Program identifies the top 18 & under clubs based strictly on performance. The top 20 clubs are named Gold Medal clubs, the next 80 clubs are named Silver Medal clubs, and the remaining clubs with a Junior National qualifier are named Bronze Medal clubs. Points are based on world rankings, and only swimmers with LCM Junior National times are eligible.

According to the USA Swimming website, the program is designed to “promote the development of strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs that produce elite 18 & under athletes;” and “provide recognition and resources to motivate and assist member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of athlete performance.”

This designation exemplifies the culmination of  tremendous team work. Congratulations to all FCST athletes, parents, and coaches for being recognized as one of  THE premier swim teams in USA Swimming!  For more information, click here.