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Peyton Quattlebaum and Chris Yeager finished 2nd in the 13-14 divisions to help lead the Gulf swimmers in the LSC Open Water Challenge in Ft Myers, FL. Corey Duke and Shelby Fruge also compted with Corey finishing 6th in the 15-18 boys division. Congratulations on representing FCST and Gulf Swimming well!
Shelby Fruge, Corey Duke, Chris Yeager and Peyton Quattlebaum did a great job in representing FCST and Gulf Swimming in the Fran Crippen Mile Open Water Swim. Chris Yeager finished 2nd in the 13-14 boys division and Peyton Quattlebaum was 1st in the 13-14 Girls.
Results for the April Open can be found here: http://results.teamunify.com/gsfcst/ Congratulations to a great weekend of fast swimming. Numerous new time standards were achieved. A couple of swimmers achieved first time Sectional and TAGS time standards. Keep up the Fast Swimming. New Long Course Sectional Standards Achieved: Gaby Babb – 100 Breast & 100 Fly Bonus Victoria Tillman – 200 Fly & 200 Back Bonus Chris Yeager – 400 IM, 200 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Back Bryanna Vasquez – 400 Free Bonus New Long Course TAGS Standards...
Make A Splash Day Looking for Helpers On Saturday, April 27, FCST will host its first Make A Splash Day community event from 1-5 PM at the Settler's Park Pool. Families around Sugar Land have been invited to bring their children to the pool to learn about water safety. There will be fun activities both in and out of the water for children ages 5-12. We will also be registering children for FREE swim lessons through FCST's SwimFit learn-to swim program. Children who receive free or reduced lunch at school...
Thank you to everyone who participated in this month's Sunday Morning at the Races. We saw many best times and enjoyed watching some of our masters compete! A special thank you goes to our parent volunteers to made this competitive opportunity possible for our athletes! Meet results can be found here: http://results.teamunify.com/gsfcst/
The 1976 men’s Olympic Team met immediately after the Trials in Long Beach, Calif. Head Coach Jim “Doc” Counsilman told the team that he believed that had the chance to win every gold medal at the Olympic Games in Montreal. The team had a four-and-a-half-week training camp to prepare for the Games. One of the major obstacles to a gold medal sweep for the USA would be Australia’s Stephen Holland. Holland was both the reigning world champion and longtime world record holder in the 1500. One of America’s hopefuls...
Register here for FCST's free Make a Splash Day, Water Safety/Drowning Prevention event April 27th FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First Colony Swim Team CHALLENGES Sugar Land and Missouri City FAMILIES TO MAKE A SPLASH WITH NATIONAL WATER SAFETY INITIATIVE. USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES KIDS TO LEARN TO SWIM, BE SAFE AROUND THE WATER Sugar Land, TX – Nine people drown every day in the U.S. and First Colony Swim Team wants to change that statistic by raising awareness of the importance of water safety this summer. All Sugar Land and Missouri City-area families...
