DCST Wins 11th Consecutive Conference Title The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won their 11th consecutive NCISC “A” Conference title on Saturday, July 16. DCST’s 2,385 points easily outscored second place Geneva by 1,119.5 points. Some of the highlights for the meet were as follows: · DCST won 7 out of 10 Age Group High Point Awards: o 9 – 10 year old Girls o 9 – 10 year old Boys o 11 – 12 year old Girls o 13 – 14 year old Girls o 13...

DCST Finishes Regular Season at Hinsdale USS Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished their regular season summer meet schedule at the Hinsdale USS Meet. This meet was not scored; however, DCST, as a team, had 111 lifetime best times out of 339 swims for an improvement rate of 33%. DCST will start its championship season with the NCISC "A" Conference Meet on Saturday, July 16. Listed below are swimmers who an improvement rate of better than 50%. Nolan Fergus (6 for 6) – 100% Michael...

DCST Stings the Rays The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won its last dual meet of the summer season by a score of 462 – 241 over the visiting Rockford Rays. DCST finished the season with a 4 – 2 dual meet record. As a team, DCST had a decent meet with 108 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 265 swims for an improvement rate of 41%. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big...

Listed below is a press release from the YMCA of the USA about DCST Swimmer Grant Alef. For Immediate Release Contact: Brian Bickner Kishwaukee YMCA (815) 756 – 9577 x28 [email protected] Grant Alef Named Outstanding Athlete at YMCA’s National Swimming and Diving Event $1,000 scholarship from Nike SWIM recognizes academic achievement and commitment to healthy living through the Y’s competitive swimming Grant Alef received the YMCA of the USA Competitive Swimming & Diving Outstanding Athlete Scholarship, presented by Nike SWIM, at the 2011 National YMCA Short Course Swimming Championship April...

Barracudas Take a Bite out of DCST The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) lost at Cary to drop their summer dual meet record to 3 – 2. The final score of the meet was Cary 375 and DCST 312. As a team, DCST only had 40 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 121 swims for an improvement rate of a very low 33%. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet....

DCST Dunks Dolphins The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) improved their dual meet record to 3 – 1 on the season by winning at Woodstock by a score of 375 – 329. As a team, DCST only had 51 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 180 swims for an improvement rate of a very low 28%. 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 on...

DCST Earns a 3rd place Finish at Indy Dolphins Invite The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished third at the Indy Dolphins USS Meet on June 24 - 26 in Indianapolis, IN. DCST finished behind Wildcat Aquatics (Lexington, KY) and Duneland (Chesterton, IN). As a team, DCST swam okay with 123 lifetime best times out of 240 swims for an improvement rate of 51%. Listed below are swimmers who an improvement rate of better than 50%. Athena Ye (10 for 10) – 100% Kei Ishimaru (8 for...

DCST Storms Oswego The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) improved their dual meet record to 2 – 1 on the season by winning a weather shortened meet by a score of 248 – 92 over the visiting Oswego Otters. The meet was called after only completing 41 of 84 events due to violent storms in the area. As a team, DCST only had 55 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 143 swims for an improvement rate of 38%. After each meet, the coaching staff...

DCST Exterminates the River Rats The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won their first dual meet of the season 480 – 227 over the Geneva River Rats. DCST now has a dual meet record of 1 - 1 on the season. As a team, DCST had 143 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 262 swims for a good improvement rate of 55%. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the “Big Dogs" of the meet. Big...

Trails Lead DCST to Defeat The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) lost their first dual meet of the season 346 – 336 at the Trails of Algonquin. As a team, DCST had only 45 personal lifetime best times out of a total of 127 swims for a 35% improvement rate. 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 on their performance in the meet, but the coaches also...