DCST Swims Okay at Joliet USS Meet After some really great meets, DCST had an okay performance at the Joliet USS Meet in Oswego. As a team, DCST had 150 career best times out of a total of 394 individual swims for a 38% improvement rate. The 14 swimmers listed below had a great meet with a better than 50% improvement rate in their individual swims. This meet was not scored. Josh Smith (6 out of 6) – 100% Drake Berger (1 out of 1) – 100% Bailey Flemming (7...

GIRLS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: New chapter awaits Next part of Waller's inspirational story to play out a Oakland University By JOHN SAHLY - [email protected] Comments (No comments posted) Grace Waller, the Daily Chronicle’s Girls Swimmer of the Year, returned to the state meet to compete in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2009. Waller will swim with the Oakland (Mich.) University team starting this fall. (Kyle Bursaw - [email protected]) Buy Daily Chronicle Photos » DeKALB – Even after her season, Grace Waller’s...

DCST Takes Bite out of Sharks On Saturday, January 15, DCST defeated the visiting Leaning Tower YMCA Sharks (Niles, IL) by a score of 924 - 269. DCST is now 5 – 0 in dual meets this season. As a team, DCST swam had a great meet with 157 career best times out of a total of 284 swims for a 55% improvement rate. Furthermore, DCST had 27 swims which were first time legal swims in breaststroke, butterfly or IM. DCST also had 23 swims which achieved the District Qualifying...

DCST Finishes 6th at David Wolf (Belvidere) Invite On Sunday, January 9, the Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team finished 6th out of 10 teams at the David Wolf Invite hosted by Belvidere. As a team, DCST had a really successful meet with DCST’s 24 swimmers achieving 47 career best times out of 71 individual swims for a 66% improvement rate. DCST also had four swimmers who swam a legal breaststroke, butterfly or IM event for the first time. Furthermore, DCST had four swims which were new qualifying times....

DCST Takes 3rd at Academy Invitational DCST’s 3rd place finish at the Academy invite was extremely impressive since DCST with only 42 swimmers was the second smallest team in the meet. Moreover, the two teams which finished ahead of DCST had 249 swimmers (Academy) and 208 swimmers (Fox Valley). As a team, DCST had 171 career best times out of a total of 355 individual swims for a 48% improvement rate. The 18 swimmers listed below had a better than 50% improvement rate in their individual swims. Jacob Bjork (10...

DCST Prevails Easily in Barb Wire Classic DCST won the Barb Wire Classic by a very comfortable 1,817 points differential over second place Ottawa. DCST scored 3,539 points compared to Ottawa’s 1,712. On the day, DCST had 190 new lifetime career best times for an improvement percentage of 54%. The following 31 swimmers had a perfect day by earning individual best times in all of their events on the day: Camryn Anderson, Ava Bickner, Kristina Biundo, Austin Bockman, Owen Bockman, David Buck, Dylan Conklin, Jennifer Cordero, Ashley Crotteau, Tyler Crown,...

A lonely Knight By JOHN SAHLY - [email protected] Comments (No comments posted) | Add Comments Kaneland’s Grant Alef adjusts his goggles while practicing at the Kishwaukee YMCA on Tuesday. (Kyle Bursaw – [email protected]) Buy Daily Chronicle Photos » Motivation is in short supply this time of year for Grant Alef. February's state swimming meet seems so far away for the Kaneland senior. The Knights don't have a full-time swim team or coach, so Alef's high school season technically lasts two weeks – sectionals and state. He's done it for the...

DCST Wins Woodstock USS Meet DCST won the Woodstock USS Meet by 1,493 points over the second place Elgin Cyclone Swim Team. Furthermore, DCST also was the highest scoring girl and boy team in the meet. For the meet, DCST, time wise, swam okay. As a team, DCST had 173 individual career best swims or a 43% improvement percentage. The 19 swimmers listed below had a better than 50% improvement percentage for the meet. Phillip Cutsinger (2 for 2) - 100% Josie Rivera (2 for 2) – 100% Ty Ament...

DCST Welcomes back High School Girl Swimmers (4 Qualified for IHSA State Meet) DCST would like to welcome back many of our high school aged girl swimmers who have been swimming with their high school teams. These girls just finished a very successful girl’s high school season. On our website, under the tab “DCST News,” there are numerous links to newspaper articles about their seasons. Listed below are some of the highlights of the sectional and state swimmers from DCST. DeKalb / Sycamore Co-op – Eight girls on the DeKalb...

DCST Takes 3rd at Barrington USS Meet DCST had an impressive third place finish at the Barrington USS Meet. The top scores were very close. Plus if you consider DCST only had 44 swimmers entered in the meet compared to Palatine’s 128 swimmers and Elgin’s 67 swimmers, finishing just behind these teams was impressive. Overall, DCST had the tenth highest total of swimmers entered in the meet out of the 13 teams who participated. In the girl’s division, DCST finished first; and in the boy’s division DCST finished fourth. For...