DCST begin the 2008 – 2009 Winter Season with an impressive win over visiting Ottawa and Dixon. Of the 105 swimmers DCST had entered in the meet, 25 were rookies getting their first taste of a real meet. The DCST coaching staff was extremely proud of their performances. In addition to swimming extremely fast, they all knew the whistle commands for the starts, and the number of disqualifications for this group was extremely low. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the...

USA Swimming Readies for Record Growth in Olympic Wake U.S. Team’s Success, Strong Television Ratings Point to New Members Nation-wide COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Bolstered by record performances and high television ratings at the 2008 Olympic Games, USA Swimming is anticipating its largest single-year membership boost in history. With past Olympics sparking 5-10% increases in membership, USA Swimming hopes to see post-Beijing numbers surpass those marks. “The excitement surrounding the sport of swimming is undoubtedly at an all-time high,ý said Chuck Wielgus, USA Swimming’s executive director. “We absolutely expect that...

Daniel Hein represented DCST extremely well as a member of Team Illinois at the Mega Zone Championship in Indianapolis, IN. The Mega Zone Championships consists of the top swimmers from 14 states (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin). Hein won the 9 - 10 Boys 50 Meter Butterfly, and he was a part the winning 200 meter Medley Relay for Team Illinois. He also places extremely high in the backstroke events with a 4th place finish in the 100...

IL Age Group Championship Meet Results DCST had a very impressive performance at the Illinois Age Group Championship Meet last weekend at UIC. DCST was represented by 18 swimmers in 41 events. Out of the 41 splashes, DCST had 30 life time best performances which included 8 new DCST Team Records and 14 top 16 finishes. Daniel Hein led the way for DCST by finishing in the top 8 in all six of his individual events. He finished third in both the 100 meter Backstroke and 50 meter Butterfly, fourth...

When the Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team’s (DCST)had their biggest group ever attending a National Championship Meet, 16 swimmers, the goal for the 2008 YMCA Long Course Championship was to have the best meet ever in DCST history. Fittingly on Friday, the last day of competition, DCST had their greatest single day scoring wise to achieve their goal of the best DCST National Team ever. DCST had 15 lifetime best performances in the preliminary session out of 18 swims bringing the three day meet total to 47 of...

On Thursday, day 3 of the 2008 YMCA National Championships, the Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) continued to roll up the points. DCST had 11 lifetime best performances in the preliminary session out of 16 swims bringing the three day meet total to 32 of 45 swims. DCST had three swims in finals which were all faster than their times in the preliminary session. DCST has now swum faster in all 8 of their swims in the final session. DCST also set 4 new team records to...

On Wednesday, day 2 of the 2008 YMCA National Championships, the Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) continued its unprecedented run of success. DCST had 11 lifetime best performances in the preliminary session out of 15 swims bringing the two day meet total to 21 of 29 swims. DCST had two swims in finals which were both faster than their times in the preliminary session. DCST has now swum faster in all 5 of their swims in the final session. DCST also set 8 new team records to...

The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) started out the 2008 YMCA National Championships in College Park, Maryland with a big splash. On the first day of competition, DCST had 10 lifetime best performances in the preliminary session out of 14 swims. Three of these swims finished in the top 16 during prelims, and qualified for the final session. In the final session, all three DCST swimmers lowered their previous best times as they all placed higher in the final standings. Grant Alef was DCST highest placing finisher...