FCST wins Gulf Summer Champs; Breaks 200,000 barrier in VCC

 

96 athletes qualified for and competed in the annual Gulf Swimming Summer Championships, hosted by FCST at the Don Cook Natatorium. FCST finished first in the team totals with 4030.5 points, almost1000 points ahead of 2nd place. For many athletes, this meet serves as a season ending championship meet, where athletes can earn new qualifying times for meets later this summer (TAGS, Southern Zones, etc.), or for meets later this winter (Gulf Age Group Champs, Gulf Senior Champs). It's also a great meet to evaluate season-to-season, and year-to-year progress. 

 

This meet put FCST over 200,000 points in USA Swimming’s Virtual Club Championship, ranking us 2^nd in Gulf Swimming, 14^th in the southern zone, and 36^th in the nation, out of more than 2700 registered clubs with USA Swimming. With TAGS, Sr. Sectionals, Southern Zones, Junior & Senior Nationals, and the North American Challenge Cup on the schedule, FCST is in good position to add points to their already impressive total. Rankings and scores are updated when new meets get put into the USA-S database.

 

Special thanks to our parents and volunteers for making this meet an excellent opportunity for our athletes, and showcasing the support and teamwork from our families in such a positive manner.

 

Top 3 finishes include:

Maia Abogador (12) -1^st, 200 fly; 2^nd, 50 fly; 3^rd, 100 fly

Imaal Ahmed (13) – 2^nd, 1500 free; 3^rd, 400 IM

Hayden Bellotti (9) – 1^st, 200 & 400 free; 2^nd, 100 fly & 100 back

Nick Choo (14) – 2^nd, 100 & 200 fly

Lauren Cochran (15) – 2^nd, 200 free; 3^rd, 100 free

Colin Crow (15) – 2^nd, 100 fly; 3^rd, 50 free

Ryan Dang (12) – 2^nd, 200 fly

Jordan Dorado (11) – 1^st, 50 bk, 100 bk, 200 bk, 200 brst; 2^nd, 200 free; 3^rd, 100 free, 200 IM

Kelvin Elgar (12) – 2^nd, 50 fly; 3^rd, 50 free

Josh Guice (10) – 2^nd, 400 free; 3^rd, 100 free

Richelle Guice (12) – 2^nd, 200 fly

Mazen Hassan (13) – 2^nd, 1500 free

Ashlyn Hembree (10) – 3^rd, 50 free

Jacey Hinton (11) – 1^st, 50 & 400 free, 50 fly, 50 back; 2^nd,100 & 200 free, 100 & 200 back, 200 IM

Beaux Hoffman (10) – 1^st, 100 fly & 200 free; 2^nd, 50 & 100 back

Christian Jack (15) – 3^rd, 200 breast & 200 free

Maria Kleimann (14) – 1^st, 200 fly; 2^nd, 200 free

Jeff Kue (14) – 1^st, 400 IM; 2^nd, 100 back

Luke Leblanc (14) – 1^st, 200 fly

Christian Le (11) – 3^rd, 200 breast

Ethan Le (14) – 2^nd, 200 breast

Marissa Liang (11) – 3^rd, 200 fly

Derek Lu (12) – 1^st, 400 free

Olivia Luhnau (12) – 2^nd, 100 breast; 3^rd, 200 breast

Thuc Nguyen (13) – 2^nd, 100 breast; 3^rd, 200 breast

Bryan Pan (11) – 3^rd, 200 free

Nathan Quinn (12) – 3^rd, 100 fly

Lia Rebollido (12) – 1^st, 50 breast

Rukshana Sarkari (12) – 1^st, 200 breast

Will Schuler (14) – 2^nd, 400 IM; 3^rd, 400 free

Sarah Steffes (16) – 2^nd, 200 back

Karley Thompson (14) – 1^st, 100 back

Eric Wang (12) – 1^st, 100 breast

Grace Wey (12) – 1^st, 100 breast

Charlie Wort (17) – 1^st, 100 breast

Charles Yuen (14) – 1^st, 50 free

Allen Zheng (12) – 1^st, 200 free, 2^nd, 100 fly & 200 IM; 3^rd, 400 free

 

 

Swimmers also earning a spot in the championship heat (top 8) include:

Darrin Asphall, Carly Bessire, Claudia Blowers, Logan Brown, Salvador Contreras, Tyler Dang, Claire Donovan, Jonathan Drewes, Eddie Dyess, Ben Greene, Eli Greene, Aaron Guo, Norah Hay, Joran Kloth, Nicole Ma, Schuyler Mathews, Girish Narayan, Aaron Pan, Caitlyn Quinn, Kody Smith, Maddie Strong, Darien Sueiro, Liddie Tillman, Charlize Tran, Kayla Wort, Yolanda Zhang, and Miriam Zuo

 

                                                                                                                                          

Top 3 relay finishes include:

2^nd – 10&U Girls A 200 free: C.Tran, A.Hembree, J.Kloth, B.Hoffman

2^nd – 10&U Girls A 200 medley: J.Kloth, C.Tran, B.Hoffman, A.Hembree

2^nd – 11-12 Girls A 200 free: J.Hinton, M.Zuo, G.Wey, N.Hay

1^st – 11-12 Girls A 200 medley: G.Wey, O.Luhnau, Ma.Abogador, J.Hinton

3^rd – 11-12 Girls B 200 medley: K.Wort, L.Rebollido, R.Guice, M.Zuo

1^st – 13-14 Girls A 200 free: C.Donovan, N.Ma, R.Kalac, C.Blowers

3^rd – 13-14 Girls A 200 medley: K.Thompson, C.Donovan, M.Kleimann, N.Ma

3^rd – 15&O Girls A 200 free: H.Odom, L.Cochran, E.Eberhardt, E.Miller

3^rd – 15&O Girls A 200 medley: S.Steffes, M.Strong, J.Gicana, L.Cochran

1^st – 10&U Boys A 200 free: J.Guice, L.Brown, K.Smith, H.Bellotti

1^st – 11-12 Boys A 200 free: A.Zheng, D.Lu, J.Dorado, B.Greene

1^st – 11-12 Boys A 200 medley: E.Wang, D.Lu, K.Elgar, A.Zheng

3^rd – 11-12 Boys B 200 medley: B.Greene, C.Le, N.Quinn, J.Dorado

1^st – 13-14 Boys A 200 free: C.Yuen, N.Choo, J.Kue, D.Sueiro

1^st – 13-14 Boys B 200 medley: J.Kue, T.Nguyen, N.Choo, C.Yuen

1^st – 15&O Boys A 200 free: C.Crow, F.Sarkari, C.Jack, S.Contreras

 

 

 

 

Top 5 high point winners in their respective age group include:

Beaux Hoffman – 4^th, 10&U girls

Jacey Hinton – 1^st, 11-12 girls

Maia Abogador – 3^rd, 11-12 girls

Hayden Bellotti – 4^th, 10&U boys

Jordan Dorado – 1^st, 11-12 boys

Ryan Dang – 3^rd, 11-12 boys

Darien Sueiro – 2^nd, 13-14 boys

Christian Jack – 1^st, 15&O boys

 

 

New TAGS standards:

Maia Abogador (12) – 50 fly

Hayden Bellotti (9) – 50 fly, 100 free

Nick Choo (14) – 100 & 200 fly

Jordan Dorado (11) – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 breast

Kelvin Elgar (13) – 200 back

Mazen Hassan (13) - 1500 free

Ashlyn Hembree (10)  - 50 free

Jacey Hinton (11) – 200 back, 200 & 400 free

Beaux Hoffman (10) – 50 & 100 back, 200 free

Luke Leblanc (14) – 200 fly

Ethan Le (14) – 100 & 200 breast

Derek Lu (12) – 50, 200, & 400 free; 200 fly, 200 IM

Olivia Luhnau (11) – 50 breast

Thuc Nguyen (13) – 200 breast

Nathan Quinn (11) – 100 fly

Rukshana Sarkari (12) – 200 breast

Darien Sueiro (14) – 200 fly

Karley Thompson (14) – 100 back

Eric Wang (12) – 100 breast

Grace Wey (12) – 50 back, 50 & 100 breast

Charles Yuen (14) – 50 free

Allen Zheng (12) – 50, 100, 400 free; 100 fly, 200 IM

Miriam Zuo (11) – 50 free

 

 

 

New AAAA times:

Jacey Hinton (11) – 50 back

 

 

New AAA times:

Maia Abogador (12) – 50 & 100 fly

Hayden Bellotti (9) – 50 fly, 100 free

Nick Choo (14) – 100 fly

Lauren Cochran (15) – 100 free

Mazen Hassan (13) – 1500 free

Ashlyn Henbree (10) – 50 free

Maria Kleimann (13) – 100 & 200 free

Luke Leblanc (14) – 200 fly

Ethan Le (14) – 200 breast

Derek Lu (12) – 200 IM, 200 free & 400 free

Thuc Nguyen (13) – 200 breast

Nathan Quinn (12) – 100 fly

Rukshana Sarkari (12) – 200 breast

Will Schuler (14) – 400 free

Darien Sueiro (14) – 100 & 400 free

Karley Thompson (14) – 100 back, 50 & 200 free

Grace Wey (12) – 50 back, 50 & 100 breast

Charles Yuen (14) – 200 free

Allen Zheng (12) – 50, 100, 200, 400 free; 100 fly; 200 IM

Miriam Zuo (11) – 50 free

 

 

New AA times:

Imaal Ahmed (13) – 200, 400, 1500 free; 200 & 400 IM

Claudia Blowers (13) – 50 & 100 free; 200 back

Logan Brown (9) – 50 back

Salvador Contreras (15) – 200 free

Colin Crow (15) – 100 fly, 100 free

Ryan Dang (12) – 200 IM

Tyler Dang (13) – 200 breast

Richelle Guice (12) – 200 back; 100 & 200 fly

Ashley Harmon (15) – 100 back

Jordan Kloth (10) – 100 back

Kate Kulow (11) – 200 back

Christian Le (11) – 200 breast

Olivia Luhnau (11) – 50 & 100 breast

Nicole Ma (14) – 1500 free

Schuyler Mathews (13) – 400 free

Girish Narayan (13) – 100, 200, & 400 free

Aaron Pan (14) – 400 & 1500 free

Lia Rebollido (12) – 50 breast

Alex Remy (17) – 100 back

Sarah Steffes (16) – 100 & 200 back

Victoria Tillman (13) – 200 breast

Eric Wang (12) – 100 breast, 100 back, 200 IM

Madison Wendt (12) – 50 free

Charlie Wort (17) – 100 breast

Kayla Wort (12) – 50 back