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Olivia Calegan Broke the 13-14 50 free LCM MW record winning the event with a 27.04 Caroline Theil Broke the 13-14 200 IM LCM MW record winning the event with a 2:21.21 Congratulations girls way to represent GNST, SWIM FAST!
Congratulations to Vladislav Blazhievskiy and Dannie Dilsaver for Prep Sports Award Winners in the Swimming category, other Finalists included Hayden Pinkman and Olivia Calegan. GO GNST!!
This is a BYOHS(Bring your own heat sheet) meet. Please do not come to the pool prior to 6:30 am. GNST will need timers for lanes 3 & 8 7:00 AM Warm-ups The meet timeline is around noon each day HEAT SHEETS
All swimmers attending morning practices at Woods Pool will need to purchase a summer pool pass. Click on the link below to purchase your pass or go to the Lincoln Parks and Recreation website. http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/ParksFacilities/pools/index.htm Once you open the link, click the button on the right hand side, ‘Buy Season Pass’. Follow the instructions to purchase your pass.
Coach Mike Witt started his coaching career in 1986 with the UNO masters club and since then has coached under two USA Olympic coaches, the University of Texas, The Longhorn Aquatics Club in Austin, James Madison University, Triton Swimming and St. Margaret Mary School in Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently the Pius High School head swim coach. His passion for the sport of swimming and experience as a coach is a great addition to our great staff.
Two more GNST swimmers commit to swim in college. Robert Bryant and Melanie Jacobsen, 2014 graduates of Pius X High School, will swim for Nebraska Wesleyan University next year. Congratulations and good luck!
Recently, Eagle Scout and GNST swimmer, Wyatt Vandenhul, received with a Medal of Merit Award from the National Court of Honor, Boy Scouts of America. These medals are presented to scouts who've performed an act of service of rare or exceptional character that reflects an uncommon degree of concern for the well-being of others. Last summer, Wyatt was attending a large group gathering for a swim party. He was in the swimming pool with about 6-10 other children ranging in age from 10-16. A new family showed up at the...
GNST head coach, Cal Bentz, a legend and leader with swimming innovation for over 50 years, has insisted on training all of our coaches on implementing USRPT. Click on the USRPT link to learn more about how GNST is training our swimmers with USRPT. www.usrpt.info
