Dear FCST Families:   Nine years ago, we expanded into the New Territory club pool, and this has grown into a home for over 100 FCST swimmers. Last year, after Coach Jarrod’s move to Beaumont, we added a program there and we have watched it take off. Both programs continue to flourish, and both are an integral part of our team’s success.   We are happy to announce that starting with the long course season, FCST is expanding west to the Fort Bend ISD Training Pool. We recently hired Coach...

 2014 Long Course FCST Hosted Meet Volunteer Opportunities - Mark Your Calendar! Job Sign-ups will be posted approximately 3 weeks prior to the meet. April 12 - Developmental Meet (10 & Under) - FBISD Training Facility - volunteer sign-up starts March 20 or 21st One day meet   April 25-27 Open Meet - Don Cook Friday evening Saturday / Sunday morning/afternoon sessions   June 28-29 - FCST Invitational - Don Cook Saturday / Sunday morning/afternoon sessions   July 18-20 - Champs Meet - Don Cook Prelims/Finals each day    ...

Congratulations to Bryanna Vasquez, who was one of thirty-six swimmers chosen nationwide to participate in USA Swimming's 2014 National Diversity Select Camp! Swimmers must be between the ages of 14-16 and have at least one AAAA time. Bryanna was chosen on a combination of her best events, which again illustrates the importance of being a well rounded swimmer!  Bryanna will join thirty-five other campers at a four day camp at the Olympic Training Center in May! Congratulations Bryanna!

FCST finishes 15th at SC TAGS Meet 24 FCST athletes traveled to San Antonio for the annual short course Texas Age Group Swimming (TAGS) Championship, March 6-9, 2014. This is a meet held at the end of each short-course and long-course season, with many time standards faster than the national AAA time for each event. For qualifiers, this provides appropriate and challenging competition on a regional level. FCST finished in an impressive 15th place, with the majority of the TAGS roster comprised of swimmers ages 12 &U. Many 13-14 swimmers...

Each month, the FCST staff submit the names of the top attendance swimmers in their group. A drawing is held, and the winners receive a gift from Nike! To qualify for the drawing, a swimmer must meet the following criteria: Senior swimmers- 95% attendance Age Group swimmers- 90% attendance Developmental swimmers- 85% attendance    Congratulations to the February Attendance Award winners!   Developmental Groups: Bella Kumar Age Groups: Jacey Hinton Senior Groups: Delaney Quattlebaum      

  FCST wins SC Champs I   227 FCST age group swimmers took to the pool Feb 21-23 for the annual SC Champs 1 meet, held at the Lamar Consolidated ISD Natatorium in Rosenberg, TX. After 2 ½ days of great racing, FCST finished in first place, and over 200 points ahead of 2nd place. This meet serves as a Gulf Championship meet for 13-14’s with 2 A times or less, and every swimmer ages 9-12.                                           Top 5 high point finishers include: 9-10 Girls – 1st, Briana Cardenas;...

**Denim Donations Needed**     The banquet committee needs your help. We are in need of old blue jeans. If anyone had a pair or two you no longer need, please consider donating them to the team. You can drop off jeans to be donated at the team office or to your coach. **Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2014** NOTE: Please be sure these are jeans you spare as we will not be able to return jeans.   Thanks,   Banquet committee

The FCST Coaching Staff is busy planning our 2014 Long Course Technique Bootcamp! Long course swimmers in Blue, Age Group I, Junior I, Age Group II, Junior II, Age Group III, PreSenior I, PreSenior II, and Senior II will start their long course season with a two week intensive stroke technique bootcamp! Read more about the bootcamp here. Please contact your primary coach if you have any questions.

First Colony Swim Team had a great weekend of racing at Gulf Short Course Champs II.  Overall, FCST placed Third in the meet.  Many swimmers came back for 2nd swims in Finals and swam to a top 24 finish.  Those swimmers swimming to a top 8 finish were; Brittany Bui, Claire Donovan, Corey Duke, Alicia Finnigan, Josh Fruge, Ashley Harmon, Mazen Hassan, Jack Christian, Fred Knudsen, Anastasia Kontrimas, Jeff Kue, Simone Manuel, Ashley Mercadel, Carlos Monteagudo, Keegan Pho, Delany Quatlebaum, Peyton Quattlebaum, Alex Remy, Josh Romero, Will Schuler, Shelby Sparacino,...

On March 27-29, 2014, the NCAA D1 Men's Swim Championship will take place at the University of Texas natatorium in Austin, Texas.  This meet is the fastest short course meet in the world, and includes numerous current and future Olympians.  Tickets to this event are about $15 per session (if you can find them), but there is an opportunity for free seats on-deck to get an up-close view of these great athletes in action.  In particular, the meet manager (Gloria Schuldt) is looking for a limited number of volunteer timers for this...