GCST swimmers had 95 of 139 swims that were personal best times showing improvement at the Spring Developmental Swim Meet at the Ft. Myers Aquatic Center on March 5, 2011.  Event Winners: Alexus Lawler 10 & Under Girls 50 Breast, Jack Moreland 8 & Under Boys 25 Fly, Mikayla Puckett 8 & Under Girls 25 Free, 25 Fly, and 25 Breast. All Best Times: Nicole Bravo, Kelly Fay, McKenna Fiore, Ethan Holter, Andre Latorre, Isabella Marsala, Jillian Noyes, Chiara Perfetto, Mikayla Puckett, Gabby Shepard, and Ryan Sorenson. Meet Results

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The Myth of Sustained Energy In Sports Drinks Updated: Feb 24th 2011 11:11 AM EST by Matt Fitzgerald     Should you choose the red bottle or the green bottle? Why simple sugars are better than complex carbs in sports drinks and other ergogenic aids. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald You’re at your local running specialty shop, trying to choose between two sports drinks. One contains complex carbohydrates and not much sugar, which, according to the packaging, provides “sustained energy” during exercise. The other sports drink contains a lot more sugar...

GCST Senior swimer, Kyle Marshall has comitted to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, TX.  Kyle will be competing in NCAA Division II for the Falcons in the Fall of 2011.   GCST wishes Kyle the best of luck and success on the next phase of his swimming career. Congratulations Kyle!!

6 GCST swimmers have been selected to the Florida Swimming All-Star Team.  The team will compete against the Florida Gold Coast All-Stars in a duel meet on March 26-27 at Indian River State College in ft. Pierce, FL  GCST swimmers on the list are Savannah Bowser, Kaitlyn Hauser, Jessie Walsh, Darrien Heil, Eric Ordaz Jr, and  Bean Faunce. Roster Hotel information is posted on the Event Page here.

4 Team Records Broken...Molly DuBrasky broke the GCST Senior, and 17-18 Girls record in the 100 Fly with a 56.43 and a made a Short Course National Championship qualifying time.  The GCST Senior Mens 800 Free Relay broke the team record by almost 8 seconds with Tayler DuBrasky, Kyle Snew, Kyle Marshall, and Michael Pineda, and they broke the GCST Senior Mens 400 Free Relay. 40 of 70 swims are best times...GCST Results 16 New Championship Qualifying Times Made GCST finished the meet in 22nd place. Tayler Dubrasky has a...

Maddy Crippen will be visiting Gulf Coast Swim Team to talk about Open Water, what it meant to her brother Fran, and his new foundation. This event is for ALL GCST swimmer from all pools and parents. This will be at FGCU at 6 pm. More details soon.

The Gold Group had a great time chasing a watermelon around the pool at San Carlos tonight as a reward for a great FLAGs meet.

  GCST swimmers had a great weekend at the Florida Age Group Championships. We had 6 new team records. We had 3 new relay records. We had 15 new championship quailfying times. We had 79 of 105 swims were best times. GCST Results. 11-12 girls finish 2nd place team standings. 10 & Under girls finish 4th place in team standings GCST girls finish 4th in team standings. GCST 7th in overall team standings. GCST boys finish 13th in team standings. 8 GCST swimmers qualified for the Florida All-Star Team. Awesome...

GCST swimmers had an outstanding day on the last day of the Florida Swimming Age Group Champs in Clearwater. GCST finished 7th in Team Standings despite only being the 12th largest team in the meet.  The GCST 11-12 Girls finished 2nd in the Age Group High Point standings. 2/20/11....Sunday PM...Savannah Bowser won the Gold Medal in the 11-12 Girls 200 IM to pick up her 3rd win of the meet and finish 1 point out of the age group high point award. Blake Woodrow won the Gold Medal in the...