4 FCST Swimmers Attend All-Star Camp!     4 FCST swimmers recently participated in the annual All-Star Camp, Nov 1-3, sponsored by the Texas Swimming Association. 2 swimmers from each age (11-14), gender, and LSC are selected based on IMX scores from the previous long course season. Campers had a workout each day, along with classroom sessions from Scott Colby (USA Swimming Sport Performance Consultant), Liz Hoendervoogt (Safe Sport Coordinator). National team members Cammile Adams and Michael McBroom were also on hand to work with the athletes.    FCST Swimmers...

Current top times have been revised to include the October Senior Meet results. Top times by event can be viewed here.    Way to go FCST!!

  The November Open Meet Location has been announced.  First Colony Swim Team will be attending the meet hosted by Lone Star Swim Team.  This meet will be swam at Cy-Ranch High School, 10700 Fry Road Cypress, Texas 77433. You many find the meet information on our meet page or click here.

Beginning in September, the coaching staff will hold a montly drawing for Nike donated items for swimmers with high attendance.  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    September winners will receive a Nike drawstring bag. Congratulations to our September winners!     Senior Group - Brittney Bui Age Group - Ryan Dang Developmental Group - Andrew Pham   Set a goal now to be in the drawing for November!  

On October 28th and 29th, USA Swimming's Sports Performance Consultant Scott Colby is visiting First Colony. Scott runs the classroom sessions for our elite athletes that visit the Olympic Training Center, and we are excited to have Scott bring his expertise to share exclusively with First Colony. One of the talks that Scott will present is USA Swimming's Recovery and Nutrition talk. All FCST members are encouraged to attend this talk! This is a great opportunity to find out what our National Team members do to prepare for practices and...

First FNR meet a Success!!   The FCST swimmers took to the pool last Friday, Oct 25, for the first of two “Friday night at the Races” meets this season. FNR meets are designed to keep each family, age group, and achievement level together for a quick meet in lieu of traditional practice. The fun aspects of these meets come from some of the non-traditional procedures in the meet format. Boys and girls of all ages are seeded together, and our athletes get to work with new coaches, based upon...

This past weekend saw FCST return to the pool for the first meet of the short course season against other teams in the Gulf at the HCAP Senior Meet.  Taking First place in 3 events was Darrin Asphall in the 13-14 Men’s 500 Free, 200 Free, and 1000 Free.  For the 15 & Over Men Chris Yeager took 1st in the 500 Free.  Bryanna Vasquez took First in the 13-14 Women’s 400 IM.  For the 15 & Over Women, Simone Manuel took first in multiple events, 200 IM, 50 Free,...

7 FCST Swimmers earn USA Swimming Top 10 times! Each fall, USA Swimming recognizes the top ten swims for each age (11-18) and gender, in each event for yards and meters, respectively, over the past calendar year. The competitive calendar runs from September 1 through August 31 of the following year. This is a very high goal to shoot for and tremendous accomplishment for the age-group and senior swimmer, as almost every swim is significantly faster than the AAAA time standard. A link to this year’s current top ten lists...

First Colony Races in Open Water Championships! 63 athletes competed in the Annual Gulf Swimming Open Water Championship, held Sunday, October 6, at Twin Lakes Scuba Park in Manvel, TX.  Open water swimming is an alternative to pool swimming and can provide new avenues of opportunity and success in an aquatic venue (river, lake, ocean, etc.). Gulf swimming sponsors 2 open water events annually, once in the fall and once in the spring. This meet also served as a qualifying meet for the Gulf Swimming Open Water All-Star team. Those...

Simone Manuel qualifies for USA/Europe Duel in the Pool! FCST Senior and Stanford University commit Simone Manuel has earned a spot on the US roster for the USA vs Europe Duel in the Pool, taking place Dec 20-21 in Glasgow, Scotland. This is an event that typically takes place every 2 years between the United States and another swimming governance (Europe and Australia have recently participated). Simone qualified from her swims at this summer’s US National Championship and FINA World Championship meets. A USA Swimming press release can be found...