AL SOLTIS MEET RECAP – JANUARY 17-19 GTSA had an impressive performance, with four swimmers qualifying for finals. The preliminary rounds were conducted in a short course yards, while the finals (11 & Older swimmers) were held in long course meters. Overall, GTSA swimmers showcased exceptional skill and determination, delivering strong performances in both the short course preliminaries and long course finals. LONG COURSE FINALIST TOP TIMES: MAX BISHKO: 50 Freestyle: 34.17 100 Freestyle: 1:15.30 200 Freestyle: 2:41.31 50 Breaststroke: 47.80 100 Breaststroke: 1:40.35 200 Breaststroke: 3:34.33 ALEX MEDINA: 50...

This past weekend, GTSA successfully hosted its annual Fantasy Draft swim meet. The event featured a spirited BLUE and YELLOW dual competition, where swimmers showcased their enthusiasm and sportsmanship for their colored team. The meet was marked by an impressive percentage of improved performances across the board, reflecting the dedication and hard work of the participants. It came down to the end with the YELLOW team winning it all! Congrats to all the athletes. TOP 10 TIME DROPS: Luke Carbajal - 8 & Under Boys - 50 Freestyle, 39.44 Perry...

CAT Jingle Bell Meet Recap GTSA’s midseason swim meet took place December 6th – 8th at the Long Center in Clearwater. The midseason swim meet is a great barometer to mark how each swimmer has progressed. From here the swimmers will go back to practice, and refocus towards the end of the short course season. All GTSA athletes at this meet performed at a high level across the board. Though we had several tremendous performances throughout the competition we did have a GTSA swimmer set a new team record. Congratulations...

GTSA Fall Harvest Meet Recap – November 2 & 3 GTSA competed at the Long Center in Clearwater last weekend and continued to exhibit great improvement across all aspects of the sport. The coaches have been diligently working on refining the swimmers' four strokes, turns, starts, and overall conditioning, especially during this early part of the season. With 77 races and 53 top times, GTSA achieved an impressive 68.8% top times. It's important to understand that due to factors like mental and physical fatigue, nerves, and other issues, not every...

2025 FL Championship Meet Time Standards (FLAGs & SR Champs) https://www.floridaswimming.org/szfllsc/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/flags-2025-time-standards-v10-1-24_002985.pdf https://www.floridaswimming.org/szfllsc/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/2025-sr-champ-spring-summer-1_094884.pdf

GTSA TYR Pumpkin Meet Recap – October 25 - 27 Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed at the 2024 GTSA Pumpkin Meet held at Berkeley Prep this year. We look forward to hosting it back at Bobby Hicks Pool next year! GTSA had 74 swimmers attend the meet. We had several great races from all the swimmers. Our youngest GTSA swimmers were 5-year-old Benjamin Bahill and 5-year-old Luke Carbajal. It was great to see many smiling faces from our GTSA swimmers who took home a pumpkin for winning their...

GTSA Season Opener Swim Meet Recap: SWIMMERS WITH ALL IMPROVED TIMES..... Liam Dunegan Elizabeth Rodriguez Alissa Morris Isabel Narvarte Emmy Rubis Joey Trevino Ben Wexler Camdyn Wilkerson LARGEST TIME DROPS.... Chris Ellwanger - 200 Freestyle - 45.70 Kaleesi Kiner - 200 Freestyle - 24.81 Liam Dunegan - 25 Breaststroke - 18.75 Emmy Rubis - 100 Backstroke - 15.24 Congratulations to our three youngest swimmers..... Luke Carbajal - Age 5 Anna Spence - Age 5 Palmer Szafranski - Age 5

Come join GTSA! Could you be the next Olympian? We are looking for new athletes to add to our swim team. Come find your greatness with us! From novice to elite, we welcome all swimmers. Email [email protected] or call Tammy 813-493-1526 to set up your evaluation

Senior Champ Meet Recap: On Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21, we had 5 senior swimmers represent GTSA at the Florida Swimming Championships Meet in Ocala. GTSA did an amazing job in all events including some nice time drops in the relays! Congrats to our GTSA swimmers... · Sander Izzi · John Jansen · Alex Medina · Matthew Szulga · Joey Trevino Top Individual Times: GTSA achieved top times in 8 of 12 events (long course meters). ALEX MEDINA · 50 Freestyle - 26.03 · 50 Butterfly - 28.76...

FLAG CHAMPIONSHIP MEET RECAP: Impressive weekend for our FLAG championship team, July 12 - 14. Derbes & Graham made it back to finals and our relays were rocking as well. Top finishes were DERBES, 16th in 50 Freestyle & 30th in 50 Backstroke while GRAHAM, 24th in 50 Backstroke. Our relays, CHANDLER, DERBES, GRAHAM & TURNIPSEED placed 25th in 200 Freestyle, 29th in 400 IM & 26th in 400 Freestyle. Congrats to our GTSA Swimmers.... · Campbell Chandler · Lydia Derbes · Molly Graham · MaKenzie Turnipseed Top Times (Long...