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...

  FCS was represented this past weekend at the Zone Championship meet (13-15 and Jr categories) by Elizabeth Oh, Hannah Chiu, Christy Lee and Abby Remmers.  These athletes earned qualifying spots in this meet through their competition results during last season.   Elizabeth Oh competed in the Jr solo competition and placed 7th.  Elizabeth was joined by Hannah Chiu for the Jr Duet competition and their duet placed 8th. They also placed 17th and 23rd in figures respectively.   This was the first time to swim in finals for both and they did a...

    Week of March 3rd   Newsletter Outline I. This Week A. Coach Appreciation Week  B. Tuesday -Open House at Elementary next to AC- Parking may be difficult C. Thursday-Sunday TAGS meet for qualifiers. Click HERE   II. Practice Changes This Week: A. New Schedule Changes Tab on Front page of Website Click HERE B. Preliminary Spring Schedule now posted HERE   III.  Meet Entry Updates  CLICK HERE   IV. Upcoming Info A. March 4th- Board meeting 6:30 Settlers Park Club House. All members welcome B. April 15th -...

March 3 - 7 Coach Appreciation Week As 2013-2014 Short Course season winds down, please take a few minutes to thank your swimmer's coaches for all they do for FCST swimmers.  We have had a wonderful and successful season and it wouldn't have been possible  without these great coaches.  They work long hours and brave all kind of weather to make sure each swimmer reaches their potential for the season. FCST is lucky to have so many talented coaches.

Congratulations to Chris Yeager for being one of twenty-eight boys selected for USA Swimming's 2014 Southern Zone Select Camp!    USA Swimming sponsors four Zone Select Camps in an effort to identify the emerging young athletes in each Zone and offer them a unique motivational and educational experience. The Zone Select Camps are viewed as an integral step for athletes to move from the local and Zone level onto to the national scene.   Chris will head to the University of Louisville at the end of May for the four day...

    Week of February 24th   Newsletter Outline I. This Week   A. Friday-Sunday Short Course Champs  for swimmers ages 13 and up!  Click HERE   II. Practice Changes This Week: A. New Schedule Changes Tab on Front page of Website Click HERE B. Preliminary Spring Schedule now posted HERE   III.  Meet Entry Updates  CLICK HERE   IV. Upcoming Info A. March 4th- Board meeting 6:30 Settlers Park Club House. All members welcome B. April 15th - Annual Membership Meeting.  Before April Board Meeting 6:30 pm Settlers Park Club...