DCST National Results Day 5 – Captain Jack Leads DCST Jack Fergus was DCST highest placing finisher on the last day of the National Championships with his 10th place finish in the Men’s 50 meter Backstroke. In prelims, he went 1.7 seconds faster than his previous best, and then in finals, he went on to top that time by another 0.1 seconds. For his efforts, Jack earned National All-American honors for the third time in his career. Jack also teamed up with Ryan Schultz, Daniel Hein and Shane Fergus to...

DCST National Results Day 4 – Launer Goes 4 for 4 Emily Launer swam her fourth and final individual event of the National Championship Meet on Day 4, and for the fourth time this week she finished in the top 10. She took 6th place in the Women’s 200 meter Backstroke with National All-American honors. Moreover, her time from the preliminary session broke her previous team record by 0.9 seconds. Launer earned another All-American honor along with Brittnie Dean, Kristin Van Oost and Caitlynn Moon who dropped a whopping 11.5...

DCST National Results Day 3 - DCST has 13 Best Times out of 14 Swims On Day 3 of the National Championship Meet, DCST had 13 career best times out of 14 total swims including time trials. This brings the 3 day total to 25 career best times out of a total of 29 swims. Moreover, the team set 4 new team records. On the women’s side, Emily Launer and Caitlynn Moon took 5th and 9th, respectively, in the Women’s 800 meter Freestyle. Both girls earn National All-American honors. Caitlynn’s...

DCST National Results Day 2 - DCST Swimmers Continue to Excel Day 2 of the National Championships was another outstanding day for DCST with 10 time drops in DCST’s 12 swims. Emily Launer and Caitlynn Moon led the way with their 9th and 12th place finishes respectively in the Women’s 400 meter Freestyle. Both swimmers earned National All-American honors for their performances. Moon had a very impressive 8.0 second time drop in the morning, which she followed up with an additional 2.6 second time drop in the evening. Launer and...

DeKalb County Swim Team confident heading to event in Atlanta By JESSICA CRAWFORD – [email protected] Created: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:34 a.m. CDT Comments (0) Text Size: Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Heather Titre coaches DeKalb County Swim Team members Sharron Isola (left) and Kristin Van Oost (center) at the Hopkins Park pool recently in DeKalb. The team will compete in the YMCA Long Course National Championship this week in Atlanta. (Kyle Bursaw – [email protected]) Buy Daily Chronicle Photos » DeKALB – Early morning practices and grueling heat aren’t anything...

DCST National Results Day 1 – Moon Shines Caitlynn Moon got DCST off to a fast start on the first day of the YMCA National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. In the only event offered on the first day, the 1500 meter Freestyle, Caitlynn dropped 37.6 seconds off her personal best time set earlier in the summer to finish 4th. She finished 15 places higher than one year ago in this event. Her efforts earned her National All-American honors for the 6th time in her career. Monday’s Results for DCST Women’s...

DCST Crowned Conference Champions for 12th Consecutive Year The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won their 12th consecutive NCISC “A” Conference title on Saturday, July 21. DCST’s finished with 2,227.5 points easily ahead of second place Geneva’s 1,465.5 points. Some of the highlights for the meet were as follows: · DCST won 6 out of 10 Age Group High Point Awards: · 9 – 10 year old Boys · 11 – 12 year old Girls · 11 – 12 year old Boys · 13 – 14 year...

DCST Ends Regular Season at Hinsdale USA Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished their regular season summer meet schedule at the Hinsdale USA Meet. This meet was not scored. DCST, as a team, had 122 lifetime best times out of 304 swims for an improvement rate of 40%. DCST will start its championship season with the NCISC "A" Conference Meet on Saturday, July 21. Listed below are swimmers who an improvement rate of better than 50%. Jensen Keck (5 out of 5) – 100% Morgan...

Dolphins Down DCST The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished the summer season dual meet schedule with a 4 – 2 record after suffering a 373 – 278 loss at the Woodstock Dolphins. As a team, DCST did not swim well with only 37 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 120 swims for an improvement rate of 31%. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big Dogs are not only...

DCST Swims past the Barracudas The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) moved to 4 – 1 on the summer season with a 510 – 202 victory over the visiting Cary Barracudas. As a team, DCST swam did not swim well with only 124 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 337 swims for an improvement rate of 37%. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big Dogs are not only selected...