Congratulations to Simone Manuel, who placed 3rd at the World Championship Trials in the 100 freestyle. Her time of 53.83 is the 8th fastest time in the world this year, and her finish qualified her for the US 400 free relay at the World Championships! Simone will leave with the US National team for Barcelona in July!   Read more here: http://www.csnhouston.com/high-school/talk/fort-bend-austins-manuel-qualifies-worlds

  IMX Scores and Records have been updated through June 23, 2013.  Congratulations to Jordan Dorado (9), Christopher Yeager (14) and Kaitlynn Swinney (17) on establishing new team records. Click here for the updated scores! Click here for the IMX Team records!

Good Luck to the First Colony SynchroStars who are heading to Riverside, California for the eSynchro Age Group National Championships! You can follow their progress at the following link: http://takeitlive.tv/livesynchro/

  By Jill Castle MS, RDN Even the most organized, well-planned swimmer can put nutrition on the backburner, jeopardizing access to essential fuel sources when he needs it most. Thankfully, some food items can stay in the swim bag, providing relief in situations where optimal food sources may be scant or not ideal. The following snacks require no refrigeration, are temperature tolerant and provide a great fuel source. Remember to clean out snacks in the swim bag periodically and when the swim bag sits out in extremely hot temperatures. Always...

  With a 1-2 finish in the 13-14 boys 200 Fly, Chris Yeager and Carlos Monteagudo led FCST on the last night of the GCST Summer Invitational.  Overall, there were many great swims and the support from their teammates was great!  Tomorrow, we will have a fun day before heading back to Houston! Top 8 Finishes on Sunday: Chris Yeager -- 4th, 200 IM & 1st, 200 Fly Carlos Monteagudo -- 2nd, 200 Fly & Yun Liu -- 7th, 100 Free, 2nd, 100 Fly, 4th, 50 Back Kate Mussler -...

Poster Contest The Safety Education Committee is pleased to announce a Safety Poster Contest.  The objective is to build awareness for safety in the competitive swimming environment.  We are asking athletes to come up with their original poster designs and create a poster about safety in the pool (competition or training); open water (competition or training) or dryland training.  Details about the contest can be downloaded here. Please send your entries to Matt Wagner ( [email protected] ).  All entries must be received by the LSC by July 1, 2013.

  2012-13 Scholastic All-American Applications   Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its athlete members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event.  To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA Swimming member athlete. Eligible times must be swum between July 1, 2012 and June...

  The FCST crew is getting better every day in Ft. Myers.  There were several new sectional times, new TAGS times and lots of personal bests.  The team bonding and cheering is AWESOME!  The final day should bring many more great results. The Top 8 finishes from today: Carlos Monteagudo -- 8th, 100 Free & 6th, 400 Free Anastasia Kontrimas -- 6th, 200 Breast Victoria Tillman -- 8th, 200 Breast & 6th, 100 Fly Kate Mussler -- 2nd, 50 Fly Yun Liu -- 4th, 50 Fly Chris Yeager -- 5th,...

  With 2 first place finishes, Chris Yeager led the team to a strong 2nd day at the GCST Summer Invitational.  Other top performances included: Yun Liu -- 2nd, 100 Back Victoria Tillman -- 6th 200 Back, 4th 400 IM Bryanna Vasquez -- 7th -200 Back, 4th - 200 Free Chris Yeager --8th 200 Back, 1st 200 Free, 1st 400 IM Anastasia Kontrimas -- 4th 100 Breast Carlos Monteagudo -- 8th 200 Free    

  FCST began the first day of the swim meet on fire with 80% best times.   Leading the way, was Chris Yeager who finished 2nd in the 13-14 Boys 1500. Additionally, Carlos Monteagudo finished 7th in the same event, and Luke Leblanc was 7th in the 13-14 Boys 800 Free.  On the girls side, Anastasia Kontrimas dropped over a minute in her 1500 to finish 5th with a new TAGS Qualifying Standard.  Bryanna Vasquez finished 6th in the girls 13-14 800 Free. Today begins the prelim-final portion of the meet! ...