A GIGANTIC shoutout to our fabulous FCST swimmers who cannonballed their way into the 2025 PACK Rubber Duckie Invite this weekend!

Mykalea Cupp-Vasquez

A HUGE shoutout to all our amazing FCST swimmers who dove in at the 2025 PACK Rubber Duckie Invite this past weekend! 

Big high-fives to our many champions who excelled in the Hot heats! We gathered an impressive number of those adorable duckie prizes! What a fantastic start to the new year with shiny new personal bests and brave first-time swims in the 500 event. We are overflowing with pride! 

It was an absolute joy to see the swimmers celebrate their time drops and collect those little duckies for their personal bests! This swim meet passed in a blink, and the kids' energy was off the charts—smiles everywhere! 🦆🏊‍♂️✨ 

Standout Performances for 12-Unders: HOT Heat WINNERS 

  • Zachary Chung (Age Group 2 FC) 

  • Rustin Squires (Age Group 2 FC) 

  • Edward Fu (Age Group 2 FC) 

  • Kenzie Fondren (Age Group 3 7M) 

  • Grace Adams (Age Group 1 7M) 

Standout Performances for 13 & Over: HOT Heat WINNERS 

  • Devon Nelson (Pre Senior 2 FC) 

  • Leah Parker (Pre Senior 2 FC)  

Standout Performances for 13 & Over: 


Kicking off the weekend, Santiago White (Pre Senior 2 FC) was the only courageous FCST swimmer to compete in the mile on Friday night, alongside Shreyas Chittoor (Senior 1 FC), who finished his 500 event with a time drop (19.49), achieving (6:39.62). 

Standout Performances for 12-Unders with Best Times: 

  • Edward Fu (Age Group 2 FC) dropped (25.72) in his 100 FR for a time of (1:21.11) and a (16.63) drop in his 50 FR for a time of (35.46). 

  • Noah Obanua (Age Group 2 FC) dropped (16.42) in his 100 IM, achieving (1:27.39). 

  • Zachary Chung (Age Group 2 FC) dropped (32.63) in his 200 FR achieving (3:21.35). 

  • Aditya Dardige (Age Group 1 7M) dropped (34.81) in his 200 FR, achieving (3:01.75). 

  • Grace Adams (Age Group 1 7M) dropped (17.96) in her 200 FR, achieving (3:07.68). 

Standout Performances for 500 Event 12-Unders Best Times: 

  • Leah Martinez (Age Group 2 FC) swam her very first long-distance event, the 500, this weekend, achieving a personal best time of (7:27.83). 

  • Ishi Bhuarapu (Age Group 2 FC) also tackled her first long-distance event, the 500, with a personal best time of (7:33.90). 

  • Abigail Pennington (Age Group 2 FC) recorded a personal best in the 500 event this weekend, dropping (1:04.27) for a time of (7:40.28). 

Congratulations to everyone who poured their hearts into this meet! It was a delightful event to watch, and what an incredible way to kick off the new year with such fantastic races. We are extremely proud of you all—keep up the hard work! 

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