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2008 Olympian Garrett Weber-Gale was invited to speak at the White House last month, and this month will be at FCST! Space is limited, sign up now for this great opportunity to learn from two-time Gold medalist Garrett Weber-Gale, on Sunday, April 14th at 10 am at the Club pool in New Territory.
Congratulations to the 19 FCST Swimmers on Gulf Swimming's Ladder of Success! This list recognizes swimmers who ranked in the Top 5 in their age and event. See below for our FCST representation and click here for a full listing. Bryan Pan (200 FR/500 FR) Charles Yuen (1000 FR) Will Schuler (1000 FR/1650 FR) Mazen Hassan (1000 FR/1650 FR) Thuc Nguyen (50 BR) Darrin Asphall (500 FR, 1000 FR, 1650 FR) Chris Yeager (500 FR, 1000 FR, 1650 FR) Peyton Quattlebaum (1000 FR) Barrett Roberts (100 BK, 200 BK)...
Congratulations to Coach Lindsie Micko, who was recently named to the USA Swimming Zone Select Camp staff. Coach Lindsie will travel to the University of Louisville at the end of May to work with USA Swimming support staff and 56 of the Southern Zone's top 14 & Under athletes. For more information about the camp, click here: http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1440&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en Congratulations Coach Lindsie!
Congratulations to Maddie Locus (FCST and Dulles High School Class of 2011), who is a member of the NCAA Division I National Championship team, the Georgia Bulldogs. Maddie was a member of the 2nd place 200 freestyle relay, and she also competed in the 50 and 100 free. The Bulldogs won this title last weekend at the NCAA Division I Championships in Indianapolis.
With 2 National Age Group Records, Simone Manuel led FCST at the NCSA Junior National Meet in Orlando, FL. With over 1700 athletes, this was one of the biggest and fastest meets in the history of the NCSA Meet. Considered a break-out meet nationally for Simone by many, she broke the National Age Group records for the 15-16 age group in the 50 Free (22.04) and 100 Free (47.73). In addition to these 2 races, she also won the 200 Free. (1:44.22). All 3 of these races were also...
With many great performances throughout the weekend, FCST moved up to 15th place at this year's Texas Age Group Championships. Leading the way with new NCSA Junior National Cuts were Darrin Asphall and Ashley Harmon. Top 8 Peformances throughout the weekend include: Darrin Asphall: 2nd in 1000 Free, 5th in 200 Free, 3rd in 500 Free and 4th in 1650 Free Britanny Bui: 8th in 200 Fly Ashley Harmon: 1st in 200 Fly Carlos Monteagudo: 8th in 1000 Free, 7th in 1650 Free Thuc Nguyen: 8th in 50 Breast...
Thirteen FCST athletes spent their Spring Break competing at the 2013 NCSA Jr National Championships. A special congratulations goes to Simone Manuel, who set the National Age Group Record in the 15-16 year old girls 100 freestyle. Her winning time of 47.73 is the fastest any American 15-16 yr old female has been. To view Swimming World's video of the race, click on the following link: http://tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com/events/2013-ncsa-junior-nationals/interviews/20443
How To Get Young Swimmers To Eat Well By Jill Castle, MS, RD Parents and coaches want their swimmers to feel good, eat well and perform to their best ability. But that’s not always easy to accomplish when you have growing bodies, different food preferences and developmental influences to consider. At a recent swim meet, I heard a variety of food complaints from parents: “Sarah didn’t eat at all during the meet!” “Every time I saw Sam, he was at the concession stand eating fruit snacks. He had at...
The 10 & Under Boys and 13-14 Boys had team record breaking 400 Free Relays to lead the efforts on day 2 of the Texas Age Group Championships. The 10 & Under boys relay, consisting of Bryan Pan, Jordan Dorado, Ben Greene and Eli Greene swam a time of 4:24.76 breaking the previous record of 4:25.60. The 13-14 boys relay, consisting of Barrett Roberts, Chris Yeager, Carlos Monteagudo and Darrin Asphall swam a time of 3:21.49 breaking the previous record of 3:22.33 Congratulations!
