All GNST members are invited to a dinner to honor our emeritus head coach Cal Bentz, more information on the Calebration Dinner can be found here: Information

MW Records Set at BA Early Bird, May 9-10, West Lafayette, IN Dannie Dilsaver 15-16 400 IM 4:57.74   MW Record Set at TWIN Jump into June, June 6-7, Minneapolis, MN. Olivia Calegan 15-16 100 breast 1:11.81

GNST is excited to announce a new, cutting-edge dryland program for our athletes. Our Head coach, Leigh Ann Fetter-Witt, and her assistants have been working with Jennifer Platt, the director of education for Postural Restoration Institute, along with Matt Hornung and Hannah Janssen, to bring a dryland program designed specifically for swimmers focused on building symmetry, balance, and strength in all muscle groups - specifically targeting core strength.  We are excited about this collaborative effort for our swimmers because it provides them with the opportunity to take their swimming achievements...

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GNST Swimmers broke four MW swimming relay records and won several individual events on Saturday at the Senior Circuit swim meet in Lawrence, Kansas. The relay team comprised of Emma Vertin, Olivia Calegan, Dannie Dilsaver and Caroline Theil won the 200 Medley, 200 Free, and the 400 Medley relays against a stacked field. After a long and hard day of swimming, they won the 400 Medley relay by over 8 seconds, breaking the 15-16 girls Midwestern record from 2007. Many new personal best swims and top eight finishes, full results can be seen here:...

Congratulations to Marcus "Sam" Bach, GNST coach and Midwestern Swimming's newest Age Group Coach of the Year! Sam has coached for GNST for 4 years and his dedication to the sport shows in his swimmers' performances as well as attitudes both in and out of the water. Thank you, Sam, for all your hard work!  

For the second year in a row Greater Nebraska Swim Team will be sending one of its swimmers to the USA Swimming National Select Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center!  Each fall USA Swimming brings 64(32 Male; 32 Female) of the top USA Swimming member athletes in the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime camp experience. Swimmers are selected from the SWIMS database of top times. During the camp, these swimmers will learn about post race recovery, drug and supplement rules, psychological training skills, nutrition, race strategy and more. Camp Dates...

This MW awards Celebration/Banquet is for all swimmers on the team, please plan on attending and hear the speaker and celebrate with your teammates.    Date:                 October 5, 2014 Time:                 3:00 pm House of Delegates Meeting                                 4:00 pm Social                                 4:30 pm Dinner Cost:                  $15.00 for adults; $10.00 for 12...

Coach Leigh Ann Fetter-Witt comes with an outstanding history as an athlete and coach, having swam collegiately for Texas and was the first American woman to break 22 seconds in 50 yard free. She was the American record holder from 1988-1992  and a 15-time NCAA Champion. In the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul, she placed 5th in the 50 free. Her 25 years of coaching include three years as assistant coach for Florida State University and three years as Head Coach for James Madison University, with an additional 18 years...

GNST Athletes performed well in Iowa City at the 2014 Swim Pink A+ Invitational, one of the premiere summer meets hosted in Central Zones, with over 700 swimmers competing. Our swimmers rose to the occasion, appearing numerous times on the podium and achieving many new personal best times. A MW record set in 1974 was broken not once (in prelims), but twice (in the finals session)! GNST looks forward to next year's competition