2023 February Newsletter

Anna Gainey-Vejar

Greetings CDST,

As a Team we had a great first couple of Months of 2023. We held our First-Annual CDST Dolphin Challenge in February, and we were extremely successful by fundraising a total of $4,080.45. Each Group took on the Swim Challenge by swimming as many laps as possible within one-hour. A HUGE thank you to ALL Swimmers who participated in the Lap and Fundraising challenges. With these funds, CDST plans on buying swim equipment for practice, Swim Meets, etc. Here is a Summary of the Swimmers who earned Prizes:

Top Girl & Boy Lap Leaders: Prize = CDST Swim Cap & a $15 Jamba Juice Gift Card

Silver 1 & 2: Gracie Chen (130 Laps), and Alvin Zhou (112 Laps)

Gold 1 & 2: Vanessa Kuo (156 Laps), and Andy Bi (154 Laps)

Platinum: Aaron Ely (161 Laps), and Aanya Mital (130 Laps)

Senior: Andrew Xu (157 Laps)

Elite: Eric Meng (212 Laps), and Medha Raghuraman (166 Laps)

Top Fundraisers: Prize = 1st Place- $100 Amazon Gift Card, 2nd Place- $50 Amazon Gift Card

Sophia Gallagher - Raised a Total of $256 for the Team!

Jayden Lee - Raised a Total of $200 for the Team!

Total Funds Raised by Group:

Silver Group: $1,353

Gold Group: $1,237

Platinum Group: $180

Senior Group: $80

Elite Group: $1,230.45

CDST Coaches would also like to continue to recognize Swimmers of the Month. Below is a list of the Swimmer of the Month for January & February. These Swimmers will receive a $5 Gift Card from Coaches for standing out in practice and/or at Meets.

January Swimmer of the Month:

Silver 1: Jacqueline Kuo

Silver 2: Lucas Xie

Gold 1: Vinodhkannan Srinirasan

Gold 2: Jaydon Zhang

Platinum: Dhivashree Kesavan

Senior: Hailey Olalia

Elite: Leo Gao

February Swimmer of the Month:

Silver 1: Charles Bates

Silver 2: Darsh Patel

Gold 1: Maximus Wang