Elite Group Swimmers Medha Raghuraman, Ray Cillo, Justin Ely, Edward Huang, and Ryin Ruaboro raced well at Spring Sectional in Novato, CA. Most of them performed best times at March Meet, attended all seven sessions, and finally brought 2nd place in Small Team High Point. It was CDST's best performance in Sectional Level meet. Here are the highlights from the meet: Medha Raghuraman - 100 Back - 1:00.41 - Best time in 2023 Ray Cillo - 50 Free - 21.92 - Finaled and placed 23rd. Justin Ely - 1650 Free...

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:...

From Coach Chen: Elite Group sent younger age groupers to the LAC Meet. Most reached their season-best times or improved from the last meet, especially in the mid-distance events. At shorter distance events, swimmers' racing details were not executed very well. They still need to bring the problems to daily practice and master those details. Highlights: Sophie Gallagher - 50 Free - 26.22 (FW Cut), & 200 Back - 2:22.14 (FW Cut) On the observation of the younger age groups(Silver, Gold & Platinum), CDST age group swimmers had tremendous improvement...

Coach Chen: The entire Elite group participated in the Zone 2 Championship Meet. January was a month for Elite swimmers to push their limits on mid-distance & hard-intensity sets at practice. All swimmers went to the meet with no rest, or tech suits & still finished well in their current condition. No best times or highlights for individual events, as there were common mistakes made on turns at the Orinda Pool. Elite Group did not prepare well, & many swimmers missed walls or had bad turns during their events. They...

Hello CDST Swimmers & Families, First of all, Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be a great year filled with opportunities for growth & improvement. We have many things to look forward to this Month, including Zone 2 Championships this coming weekend (1/21-22), and the Dolphin Challenge (A Swimming Fundraiser), the following week (1/27-28). During December we held our Annual Christmas Party for over 100 CDST Swimmers. Together we celebrated with dinner, music, games, & some more team bonding. Coaches also gave out some fun awards to Swimmers who...

Greetings Swimmers & Families, December 10th & 11th, CDST competed at one of the biggest swim meets we’ve attended so far this Season, the SRVA C/B/BB+ Meet in San Ramon. Despite the weather, attendance was up, & swimmers were determined to show that the rain down pours, wind, & cold temperatures wouldn't stop them from reaching their personal goals. Swimmers exhibited mental toughness in their efforts both in & out of the water. In fact, the whole Team was challenged not only by the unfavorable swimming weather, but also to...

CDST Elite Group sent six swimmers to Husky Invitational, Federal Way, WA, and one swimmer to the Winter Junior National Championships, Austin, TX in the past two weeks. Many best times, new championship meet cuts and histories had been made in the past weeks as one of the successful winter seasons for CDST's senior-level swimmers. 72nd Husky Invitational The last time CDST participated in Husky Invite was in 2019. After 3 years of interruption by COVID, we backed to the meet again this year. The six quaifiers were the first...

Winter Greeting Team! December 2nd-4th, CDST attended the 2022 Winter Age Group Championships in Santa Clara. Swimmers 14 & Under, who qualified for Short-Course Individual Events, & Relays performed their best racing & showed how hard they’ve been working in practices. On Friday, CDST began the WAG Championship Meet with some great Individual Events & for the first time, participated in the Mixed (Girls & Boys) 200 Medley & Freestyle Relays. Overall, CDST was well represented in many events, truly showing how much we’ve grown as a Team. Swimmers keep...

Hello CDST Families, The last three-months have been an excellent start to the 2022-2023 Swim Season. For CDST, September, October, & November showed our Team’s tremendous ability to grow, organize, & prepare for the year ahead. In September, all groups spent time focusing on stroke technique, & practice endurance. We also had many new parent groups that were created to help the team run more efficiently. Shoutout to all the Parents who have assisted our Membership process by answering registration questions for new members, helping organizations, & other communications. October...

On November 19th and 20th, CDST attended the 14 & Under Last Chance JO Swim Meet, hosted by CROW in San Ramon. Swimmers had their last chance to make JO time standards at this Meet. Many swimmers made best times, & made the cut to qualify for the 14 & Under Winter Championship, previously known as Winter Junior Olympics. There were lots of things to learn & points to earn at this Meet. All 14 & under swimmers represented CDST in a great way during warm-up/ cool-down, dives, & individual...