DCST Finishes 8th at Fishers USA Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) sent 21 swimmers and finished eighth at the Fishers USS Meet on May 15 - 17 in Fishers, IN. As a team, DCST had 116 lifetime best times out of 161 swims for an improvement rate of 72% which is outstanding for the first meet of the year. Listed below are swimmers who an improvement rate of better than 50%. Grace Mielke (8 out of 8) – 100% Lynnette Schlueter (7 out of 7)...

Once a DCST swimmer achieves a national qualifying time, they are challenged to try to achieve National All-American status. After they have achieved this status, the coaching staff challenges them to see how far up DCST’s All-Time National All-American list they can climb. Since 1994, DCST has had 39 swimmers achieve this goal 367 times including 12 National Championships. 1 Emily Launer 41 2 National Championships 2 Grant Alef 33 3 Daniel Hein 26 2 National Championships 4 Caitlynn Moon 25 7 National Championships, 2 National Records 5 Matt Chambers...

Hein Earns 2nd National Title of the Meet on Day 5 of the YMCA National Championships After winning his first National Title on Wednesday, Daniel Hein didn’t take long to win his second. On the last day of the YMCA National Championships in Greensboro, NC, Hein started his day by lowering his previous best time in the 200 yard Butterfly by 3.4 seconds. In finals, he went additional 2.2 seconds faster or 1:46.33 to win the event by 0.9 seconds. This was the 26th time in his career that he...

Bjork and Hein Set DCST Team Records on Day 4 of the YMCA National Championships In the preliminary session of the Men’s 100 yard Breaststroke, Jacob Bjork went a 58.28 which was just 0.07 seconds off his personal best. He finished tied for 24th which got him into a swim-off. Thirty minutes later in the swim-off, Jacob made the most of his second chance by going a 57.48 or 0.8 seconds faster than his first swim. His second swim broke the previous DCST team record by 0.7 seconds. In his...

Hein Crowned National Champion on Day 3 of the YMCA National Championships On Day 3 of the YMCA National Championships, Daniel Hein become the 4th swimmer in DCST history to win a National Title. In the preliminary session of the Men’s 100 yard Backstroke, Daniel dropped 0.2 seconds from his previous best time, and he was seeded first by just 0.02 seconds. In finals, Daniel dropped another 0.8 seconds to out distance the field by half a second. Prior to tonight, 3 former DCST swimmers had won National Titles a...

Hein and Bjork Earn National All-American Honors on Day 2 of the YMCA National Championships On Day 2 of the YMCA National Championships in Greensboro, NC, DCST swimmers Daniel Hein (twice) and Jacob Bjork earned National All-American honors. In the 200 yard Backstroke, Daniel was named a National All-American for the first time on the day when he lowered his personal best time by 2.0 seconds in prelims and an additional 0.5 seconds in finals. He finished 4th in the event, and he broke his previous DCST Team Record. The...

DCST Finishes 4th at Illinois YMCA State Championships The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished 4th at the 2015 Illinois YMCA State Championships in combined scoring. DCST’s boys also finished 4th, while the girls were 5th. For the weekend, DCST won 7 events, set 4 team records and set 2 new state records. Out of DCST’s 264 swims, 93 were lifetime best times for an improve rate of 35%. Boys Meet Results DCST’s 21 and Under Boys finished 2nd in their age group. Daniel Hein had an...

Ye Earns Two Top 8 Finishes on the Last Day of the Age Group Championships Athena Ye finished off her very productive weekend with two more top 8 finishes and 3 new team records on the last day of the Illinois Age Group Championship Meet. She went her personal best by 2.9 seconds and 0.1 seconds in the 13 – 14 Girls 200 yard Backstroke (5th place) and 50 yard Freestyle (8th place), respectively. Both swims were new DCST team records. In the 200 yard Backstroke, Sarah Hein was also...

Hein, Ye, Cynor Place Top 5 and Set Team Records on Day 3 of the Age Group Championships Day 3 of the Age Group State Meet saw DCST claim 9 top 10 finishes and set 4 new DCST team records. In the 13 – 14 Girls age group, Sarah Hein was DCST’s top finisher on the day with a 3rd place in the 200 yard Butterfly. Hein lowered her previous best time by 4.7 seconds, and she broke the previous team record by an impressive 4 seconds. In the 100...

Cynor Leads Way for DCST on Day 2 of the Age Group Championships Day 2 of the Age Group State Meet was another successful one for DCST. DCST had 9 career best times and set 2 new team records. Quinn Cynor led DCST with 2 top 6 finishes. In the 100 yard Butterfly, Quinn lower his previous best time by 0.25 seconds while finishing in 4th place. His 0.8 second time drop in the 200 Freestyle was a new team record and garnered him a 6th place finish. Athena Ye...