| Aug 9, 2010 - DCST Swimmers Help Team Illinois Win Central Zone Championships | |
 | DCST Swimmers Help Team Illinois Win Central Zone Championships Six DCST swimmers helped Team Illinois win the Central Zone Championships over teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan a... | |
| Aug 1, 2010 - DCST Swimmers Shine at ISI Summer Age Group Championships | |
| DCST Swimmers Shine at ISI Summer Age Group Championships DCST swimmers had an excellent meet at the ISI Summer Age Group Championship on July 30 ? August 1 in Stevenson, IL. DCST swimme... | |
| Jul 31, 2010 - DCST's All-Time National All-American Rankings | |
| Once a DCST swimmer achieves a national qualifying time, they are challenged to try to achieve National All-American status. After they have achieved this status, the coaching staff challe... | |
| Jul 30, 2010 - DCST National Results Day 5 | |
| DCST National Results (Day 5) Day 5 concluded the YMCA National Championship with DCST achieving its highest finish ever in both the men?s (6 th place) and combined team scoring (ti... | |
| Jul 29, 2010 - DCST National Results Day 4 | |
| DCST National Results (Day 4) The 800 Freestyle Relay and the 200 Backstroke were extremely productive events for DCST on Day 4 of the YMCA National Championships. DCST?s women?s 800... | |
| Jul 28, 2010 - DCST National Results Day 3 | |
| DCST National Results (Day 3) On Day 3 at the YMCA National Championships, DCST had a decent day. Out of DCST?s 10 individual swims, 6 were lifetime best times. This brings the week?... | |
| Jul 27, 2010 - DCST National Results Day 2 | |
| DCST National Results (Day 2) Day 2 of the YMCA National Championships was a phenomenal day for DCST. Out of DCST?s 11 individual swims, 10 were lifetime best times; and both of DCST... | |
| Jul 26, 2010 - DCST National Results Day 1 | |
| DCST National Results (Day 1) Day 1 of the National Championships only consisted of one event, the 1500 Freestyle; but this event was a great one for DCST. In an extremely exciting ... | |
| Jul 17, 2010 - DCST Wins 10th Consecutive Conference Title | |
|  DCST Wins 10 th Consecutive Conference Title The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won their 10 th consecutive NCISC ?A? Conference title on Saturday, July 17 at Woodsto... | |
| Jul 11, 2010 - DCST Earns 2nd Place at Hinsdale USS Meet | |
|  DCST Earns 2 nd Place at Hinsdale USS Meet On the weekend of Friday, July 9 ? Sunday, July 11, DCST place second at the Hinsdale USS meet. Even with an impressive point total, DCST did ... | |
| Jul 8, 2010 - DCST Downs Dolphins | |
|  DCST Downs Dolphins On Thursday, July 8, DCST defeated the visiting Woodstock Dolphins by a score of 441 to 252. This was the last dual meet of the summer season for DCST which went 4 ? ... | |
| Jul 1, 2010 - DCST Loses 2nd Straight | |
|  DCST Loses 2 nd Straight On Thursday, July 1, DCST fell to 3 ? 2 on the summer season with a 412 ? 237 thumping at McHenry. Just like the meet two nights prior, DCST had a low swimmer t... | |
| Jun 29, 2010 - Cary Barracudas take a Bite out of DCST | |
|  Cary Barracudas take a Bite out of DCST On Tuesday, June 29, a heavily outmanned DCST team went to Cary and lost for the first time this summer season by a score of 391 ? 302. Cary had 1... | |
| Jun 27, 2010 - DCST Takes Fifth at INDY USS Meet | |
| DCST Takes Fifth at INDY USS Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished fifth at the INDY USS Meet on June 25 ? 27 in Indianapolis, IN. DCST only had 28 swimmers ... | |
| Jun 22, 2010 - DCST Exterminates the River Rats | |
|  DCST Exterminates the River Rats On Tuesday, June 22, DCST went to 3 ? 0 on the summer season with a 438 ? 274 victory over the visiting Geneva River Rats. As a team, DCST swam a little ... | |
| Jun 15, 2010 - DCST Stings the Rays | |
|  DCST Stings the Rays On Tuesday, June 15, DCST went on the road to defeat the Rock River Valley YMCA Stingrays (Rockford) by a score of 350 ? 335. DCST is now 2 ? 0 on the summer season ... | |
| Jun 13, 2010 - DCST Finishes Second at Joliet USS Meet | |
|  DCST Finishes Second at Joliet USS Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished second at the Joliet USS Meet on June 11 ? 13. Out of the 22 teams entered in the me... | |
| Jun 8, 2010 - DCST Skins the Otters | |
|  DCST Skins the Otters On Tuesday, June 8, DCST won its first dual meet of the summer season with a 447 ? 258 victory over the visiting Oswego Otters. As a team, DCST has very impressive ... | |
| Apr 10, 2010 - DCST National Results (Day 4) | |
| DCST National Results (Day 4) The last day of the YMCA National Championships was the best day for DCST. DCST set 9 new Team Records, had 6 life-time personal best times out of 7 individual swims, a... | |
| Apr 9, 2010 - DCST National Results (Day 3) | |
| DCST National Results (Day 3) Day 3 of the YMCA National Championship was another outstanding day for DCST. DCST set 5 new Team Records (2 records were broken by 2 swimmers), had 7 life-time persona... | |
| Apr 8, 2010 - DCST National Results (Day 2) | |
| DCST National Results (Day 2) On day two of the YMCA National Championships, DCST continued its great performance. As a team, DCST set 5 new Team Records, had 4 life-time personal best times in 7 ev... | |
| Apr 7, 2010 - DCST National Results (Day 1) | |
| DCST National Results ? Day 1 DCST had a great start to the YMCA National Championships. As a team, DCST had 5 life-time personal best times in 7 events, set 5 new DCST Team Records,... | |
| Mar 28, 2010 - Ye Leads DCST at Regional Meet | |
|  Ye Leads DCST at Regional Meet Athena Ye led the way for DCST at the Midwest Regional Meet while rewriting the DCST record book. Ye placed 1 st in 3 events (100 Freestyle, 50 Backst... | |
| Mar 21, 2010 - DCST Girls Earn Fourth Place at Area Championships | |
|  DCST Girls Earn Fourth Place at Area Championships The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team earned a 4 th place finish at the IL / MO Area Girls Championships. As a whole, ... | |
| Mar 20, 2010 - DCST Boys Takes 3rd at Area Championships | |
|  DCST Boys Take 3 rd at Area Championships The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) took third place at the 2010 IL / MO Area Boys Championships. On the day, DCST had an ex... | |
| Mar 14, 2010 - 11 - 12 Boys Lead DCST at ISI Age Group State Meet | |
| 11 ? 12 Boys Lead DCST at ISI Age Group State Meet DCST?s 11 ? 12 boys lead the way for DCST at the ISI Age Group Championship Meet. The relay team of Dylan Powers, Jacob Bjork, Jame... | |
| Mar 7, 2010 - DCST Sweeps Team Northwest District Scoring Titles | |
| DCST Sweeps Team Northwest District Scoring Titles DCST won the 2010 Northwest District girls, boys and combined team scoring titles at the Northwest District Championships. Th... | |
| Mar 6, 2010 - Swimmers ages 12 and Younger give DCST Scoring Lead | |
| Swimmers ages 12 and younger give DCST Scoring Lead DCST swimmers ages 12 and younger got DCST off to a strong start at the Northwest District Championships held in La Salle ? Per... | |
| Mar 5, 2010 - Daily Chronicle Article about Grant Alef | |
|  Driving to be the best By KEVIN DRULEY Shaw Suburban Media Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments Kaneland?s Grant Alef is the Daily Chronicle?s Boys Swimmer of the Year. He is the first a... | |
| Feb 28, 2010 - DCST Has Productive Open Meet | |
|  DCST has Productive Open Meet The DCST Open proved to be a very beneficial meet for DCST. As a team, DCST had 72 career best times out of 132 swims for a 55% improvement rate. ... | |
| Feb 28, 2010 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about IHSA State Finals | |
| Alef makes history By ERIC VAN DRIL - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < EVANSTON ?Grant Alef accompli... | |
| Feb 27, 2010 - DeKalb Chronicle Artilce about IHSA State Championships | |
|  Kaneland Alef advances at state By KEVIN DRULEY - kdruley@kcchronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments DeKalb?s Michael Gordon swims the 100-yard breastroke during the IHSA Stat... | |
| Feb 27, 2010 - DCST Finishes Regular Season 12 - 1 | |
|  DCST Finishes Regular Season 12 ? 1 The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) finished their 2009 ? 2010 regular season with a 12 ? 1 dual meet record by defeating Rockford... | |
| Feb 26, 2010 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST's IHSA Qualifiers | |
| Listed below is an article from the DeKalb Chronicle about DCST's IHSA state qualifiers. In uncharted waters By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Com... | |
| Feb 25, 2010 - Five DCST High School Boy Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships | |
|  Five DCST High School Boy Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships Ten DCST swimmers represented their high schools last weekend at the IHSA Sectional meets, and five of thes... | |
| Feb 23, 2010 - USA Swimming recognizes DCST as a 2010 Bronze Medal Club | |
|  USA Swimming recognizes DCST as a 2010 Bronze Medal Club USA Swimming has released the results of their 2010 Club Excellence Program, and DCST was named a Bronze Medal winner. The USA Swimming ... | |
| Feb 21, 2010 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST HS Boy Swimmers | |
| Sectional goes well for DeKalb swimmers By ERIC VAN DRIL - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share ST. CHAR... | |
| Feb 20, 2010 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST HS Swimmers | |
| Barbs have sights set on state By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < DeKALB ? A bad start, o... | |
| Feb 15, 2010 - DCST Competes at Missouri Grand Prix | |
|  DCST Competes at Missouri Grand Prix DCST sent 5 swimmers to the Missouri Grand Prix at the University of Missouri. This meet was full of some the best swimmers in the world. ... | |
| Feb 14, 2010 - DCST Wins Winter Classic | |
|  DCST Wins Winter Classic The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team won their Winter Classic Meet with 4,228.5 points which was 1,658 points better than second place Dundee. Ju... | |
| Feb 6, 2010 - DCST Tops Oak Park | |
|  DCST Tops Oak Park DCST topped Oak Park by a score of 550 ? 133. On the day, DCST had 138 lifetime best times out of a total of 286 swims for an improvement percentage of 48%. DCST is now 10 ? 1... | |
| Jan 31, 2010 - DCST has Impressive Performance at Joliet USS Meet | |
|  DCST Has Impressive Performance at Joliet USS Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) had an impressive performance at the Joliet USS Meet held in Oswego. For t... | |
| Jan 16, 2010 - Sharks Devour DCST | |
|  Sharks Devour DCST A severely outmanned DCST lost its first meet of the season to Leaning Tower. DCST only had 41 swimmers participate in the meet compared to Leaning Tower?s 133 swi... | |
| Jan 12, 2010 - DCST Senior Swimmers Make College Commitments | |
|  DCST Senior Swimmers Make College Commitments DCST senior swimmers Chad Thompson and Casey Jepsen have committed to swim for Xavier and Truman State University respectively. Thompson will be jo... | |
| Jan 9, 2010 - DCST Looks Good in Winning Quad Meet | |
|  DCST Looks Good in Winning Quad Meet After looking good for their team pictures on Saturday, DCST?s swimmers also looked very good in the pool. As a team, DCST had 153 lifetime bes... | |
| Jan 3, 2010 - DCST Finishes 2nd at David Wolf | |
|  DCST Finishes 2 nd at David Wolf Invite DCST started the New Year with a sluggish performance at the David Wolf Invite. On the day, DCST only had 63 lifetime best times out of... | |
| Dec 24, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST Swimmer Grant Alef | |
|  No break for Knight TAMMY SWANSON - sports@daily-chronicle.com Kaneland junior Grant Alef competes in the 100-yard backstroke and the 500 freestyle. Last year at the state meet, Alef took 14t... | |
| Dec 15, 2009 - DCST Swimmer Ashley Kim's Family Looks for Wheelchair Accessible Home | |
| Listed below is an article from the DeKalb Chronicle about DCST swimmer Ashley Kim's family looking for a wheelchair accessible home. Family looks for accessible property for girl By DANA HERRA dherra... | |
| Dec 12, 2009 - DCST Dominates Barb Wire | |
|  DCST Dominates Barb Wire Classic DCST had a dominating performance in winning the Barb Wire Classic by 1,993.5 points over second place Ottawa. DCST scored 3,612 points compared ... | |
| Dec 10, 2009 - DCST Swimmers Excel during Girls High School Season | |
|  DCST Swimmers Excel during Girls High School Season DCST would like to welcome back many of our high school aged girl swimmers who will be swimming in their first meet of the season... | |
| Dec 7, 2009 - DCST Team Towels AVAILABLE | |
|  DCST team towels can be ordered by emailing Kelly Thompson at classickel@comcast.net or call her at 815-758-3379 to place an order. The towels are either black or red and will include a name which ... | |
| Dec 6, 2009 - DCST Wins Woodstock Splashtastic | |
|  DCST Wins Woodstock Splashtastic DCST won the Woodstock Splashtastic with 5,143.5 points which easily outscored the second place host Woodstock Dolphins by 1,682.5 points. DCST also ... | |
| Dec 2, 2009 - David Gordon Interview | |
|  If you click on the link below, it will take you to the Xavier Swimming Website. If you then click on the video below "All Access" on the right hand side of the page, it will run a video of DCST Alum... | |
| Nov 24, 2009 - Dekalb Chronicle Article about Casey Jepsen | |
|  A cut above the rest By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) Sycamore senior Casey Jepsen, the 2009 Daily Chronicle Girls Swimmer of the Year, did not qualify for th... | |
| Nov 22, 2009 - DCST Takes 2nd at Kenosha USS Meet | |
|  DCST Takes 2 nd at Kenosha USS Meet DCST had a very impressive second place finish at Kenosha. DCST finished only behind the host Kenosha team. Not too bad when you consider Ken... | |
| Nov 21, 2009 - DCST's Miller has Perfect Meet at IM Xtreme Games | |
|  DCST?s Miller has Perfect Meet at IM Xtreme Games DCST?s Alexa Miller had a perfect meet at the USA Swimming IM Xtreme Games in Indianapolis, IN by having personal best swims in all fi... | |
| Nov 21, 2009 - Dekalb Chronicle Article about HS Girls State Final | |
| DeKalb County duo helps Beads win fourth straight swimming title By KEVIN DRULEY Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < WINNETKA ? Mackenzie Powers and... | |
| Nov 20, 2009 - Dekalb Chronicle Article about HS Girls State Prelims | |
| Powers, Launer pace Rosary in Day 1 By ERIC VAN DRIL - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < WINNETKA ? For the Rosary gir... | |
| Nov 19, 2009 - Dekalb Chronicle Article about Casey Jepsen | |
|  Jepsen shocked by 200 time By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) Sycamore senior Casey Jepsen will swim in the preliminaries of the state meet at New Trier in the ... | |
| Nov 18, 2009 - DeKalb chronicle Article about DCST / Rosary Swimmers | |
| Beads carpool together By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share SYCAMORE ? Every weekday morning this fall, Emil... | |
| Nov 17, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST Alumni Kate Taylor & David Gordon | |
| Campus visits: Taylor strong out of the gate By Nick Gerts Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < Kate Taylor has jumped out to a successful start in... | |
| Nov 15, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about Benefit for Ashley Kim | |
| Hundreds show for benefit breakfast By DANA HERRA - dherra@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) Bill Gontko flips pancakes Sunday morning at a Knights of Columbus benefit breakfast at... | |
| Nov 14, 2009 - Dekalb Chronicle Article about DeKalb/Sycamore HS Sectional meet | |
| Waller inspires, Jepsen qualifies for state By ERIC VAN DRIL - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < ST. CHARLES ? During ... | |
| Nov 14, 2009 - DCST Improves to 6-0 on the Season | |
|  DCST moved to 6 ? 0 on the season with wins over Rockford, Dixon and Freeport. As a team, DCST had 154 new career best individual swims. Moreover, DCST had 61 swims which were a swimmer?s first time... | |
| Nov 13, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about Grace Waller | |
| Waller returns to the pool By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < DeKALB ? When Grace Waller was first diagnos... | |
| Nov 1, 2009 - DCST Takes 2nd at Rockford Early Bird Meet | |
|  DCST Takes 2 nd at Rockford Early Bird Meet DCST did not have one of its better meets at the Rockford Early Bird, but they still managed to finish second to the host Rockford Rays. ... | |
| Oct 31, 2009 - DCST Swims past Piranhas and Stingrays | |
|  DCST Swims past Piranhas and Stingrays DCST moved to 3 ? 0 on its dual meet schedule with lopsided victories over McHenry County and Streator. DCST?s 767 points placed them well ahead of... | |
| Oct 24, 2009 - DCST Dunks Dolphins | |
|  DCST Dunks Dolphins DCST began its 2009 ? 2010 winter season with a road victory over the Illinois Valley Dolphins by a score of 383 ? 360. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two... | |
| Oct 20, 2009 - DCST Swimmer Grant Alef Named Scholastic All-America | |
|  DCST Swimmer Grant Alef Named Scholastic All-America USA Swimming has recognized DCST swimmer Grant Alef to its Scholastic All-America Team for the 2008 ? 2009 school year. The Schol... | |
| Oct 20, 2009 - Ashley Kim Update | |
| Ashley Kim Update This past Sunday, the Lohse Family went to see Ashley in Madison. Listed below is a report of their visit. ... | |
| Oct 1, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about DCST Swimmer Ashley Kim | |
| Peers rally behind classmate injured in accident By CARRIE FRILLMAN - cfrillman@daily-chronicle.com < GENOA ? Breea Rogalla now knows that something positive can emerge from the most unfortunate ci... | |
| Sep 24, 2009 - DCST Swimmer, Ashley Kim, Seriously Injured | |
| DCST Swimmer, Ashley Kim, Seriously Injured On Saturday, September 12, DCST swimmer Ashley Kim (age 12, St. Bernard Practice Group) was seriously injured. While at a friend?s house f... | |
| Aug 9, 2009 - DCST Swimmers Help Team Illinois Win Zone Championships | |
|  DCST Swimmers Help Team Illinois Win Zone Championships DCST swimmers Kristina Frohlich, Daniel Hein and Alexa Miller helped Team Illinois win the Central Zone Championships by defeating teams from ... | |
| Aug 2, 2009 - DCST Excels at Age Group Championships ? 3 DCST Swimmers to Compete at Zones | |
|  DCST Excels at Age Group Championships ? 3 DCST Swimmers to Compete at Zones DCST swimmers had an excellent meet at the ISI Age Group Championships on July 31 ? August 2. DCST was le... | |
| Aug 1, 2009 - DCST All-Time National All-American Rankings | |
| Once a DCST swimmer achieves a national qualifying time, they are challenged to try to achieve National All-American status. After they have achieved this status, the coaching staff challen... | |
| Jul 31, 2009 - DCST Finishes National Championship with Best Ever Finish (Day 5 Results) | |
| DCST Finishes National Championship with Best Ever Finish (Day 5 Results) One of DCST?s goals for the 2009 Summer National Championships was to be the best national team in DCST?s hi... | |
| Jul 30, 2009 - 800 Free Relays Move DCST Up in National Team Standings (Day 4 Results) | |
| 800 Free Relays Move DCST Up in National Team Standings (Day 4 Results) DCST?s phenomenal 800 Free Relay performances on Thursday moved DCST up in both the women and men?s team stand... | |
| Jul 29, 2009 - DCST Keeps Making Big Waves at National Championships (Day 3 Results) | |
| DCST Keeps Making Big Waves at National Championships (Day 3 Results) DCST?s kept riding its wave of success on day 3 of the National Championships with 10 lifetime best times in 12... | |
| Jul 28, 2009 - DCST Continues Torrid Pace at National Championships (Day 2 Results) | |
| DCST Continues Torrid Pace at National Championships (Day 2 Results) DCST came out on fire on day 2 of the National Championship Meet. DCST had 16 lifetime best swims out of a tot... | |
| Jul 27, 2009 - DCST in First Place after Day 1 of National Championships | |
| DCST in First Place after Day 1 of National Championships Day 1 of the National Championships only consisted of one event, the 1500 Freestyle; but DCST used this one event to their ... | |
| Jul 26, 2009 - DeKalb Chronicle Article about Grant Alef | |
|  Focused and ready By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) Grant Alef of the Kishwaukee YMCA and DeKalb County Swim Team will race in four individual events this week... | |
| Jul 25, 2009 - Daily Chronicle Article about Grace Waller | |
|  Listed below is an article about Grace Waller from the Daily Chronicle. Amazing Grace By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments Grace Waller stands ... | |
| Jul 22, 2009 - Daily Chronicle Article about DCST National Team | |
|  Listed below is an article about DCST's National Team written by the Daily Chronicle. Suiting up for Nationals By ASHLEY SCHRADER - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Ad... | |
| Jul 19, 2009 - Daily Chronicle Article about DCST Conference Championship | |
| Listed below is an article for the Daily Chronicle about DCST's Conference Championship. Kish/DCST swimmers take home ninth straight conference title By The Daily Chronicle - sports@daily-chronicle.c... | |
| Jul 18, 2009 - DCST Claims NCISC "A" Conference Title by 816 Points | |
|  DCST Claims NCISC ?A? Conference Title by 816 Points DCST won their 9 th consecutive NCISC ?A? Conference title in dominating fashion. DCST finished with 2,164 points which easily o... | |
| Jul 17, 2009 - DCST Looks for 9th Consecutive Conference Title | |
|  DCST Looks for 9 th Consecutive Conference Title DCST is looking to win its 9 th consecutive NCISC Conference Title on Saturday. A victory would also be DCST?s 15 th in the last 1... | |
| Jul 12, 2009 - DCST Takes 3rd at Sheridan (Quincy) USS Meet | |
|  DCST Takes 3 rd at Sheridan (Quincy) USS Meet DCST took 3 rd at the Sheridan USS meet finishing behind Columbia (MO) and Peoria. DCST had 161 lifetime best swims out of a total 370... | |
| Jul 9, 2009 - DCST Walks over Trails of Algonquin | |
|  DCST Walks over Trails of Algonquin The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) got back on the winning path on Thursday night with a 459 ? 232 over the visiting Trails of Algonqu... | |
| Jul 7, 2009 - DCST on the Radio | |
| DCST Senior Coach Brian Bickner and DCST swimmer and coach David Gordon will be on WLBK (1360 AM) this morning promoting the swim team. Brian and David will be on the air from around 8:40 - 9:00 AM. | |
| Jul 7, 2009 - Big Dogs Taken to the Pound by Woodstock | |
|  Big Dogs Taken to the Pound by Woodstock For the second straight meet, DCST had a low swimmer turnout (43 swimmers), and a not too stellar performance (20 career best swims out of 121 to... | |
| Jun 30, 2009 - Cary Barracudas Swim Past DCST | |
|  Cary Barracudas Swim Past DCST DCST fell to 3 ? 1 on the season with a 388 ? 305 lost at Cary. DCST only had 35 swimmers who participated in the meet compared to 125 swimmers for C... | |
| Jun 28, 2009 - DCST Finishes 2nd at Sterling USS Meet | |
|  DCST Finishes 2 nd at Sterling USS Meet At the Sterling USS Meet, DCST finished just 31 points behind first place Delta Aquatics (Oswego, IL). The margin of victory for Delta was ... | |
| Jun 26, 2009 - DCST Swimmer Grant Alef Selected for Altitude Training Camp | |
|  DCST Swimmer Grant Alef Selected for Altitude Training Camp Congratulations to DCST Swimmer Grant Alef for being selected to attend the YMCA Altitude Training Camp at the USA Olympic Training Cent... | |
| Jun 23, 2009 - DCST Skins the Oswego Otters | |
|  DCST Skins the Oswego Otters DCST moved to 3 ? 0 on the season with a 427 ? 260 win over visiting Oswego. As a team, DCST had 77 lifetime best swims on Tuesday (out of a total of 2... | |
| Jun 17, 2009 - GraceCast | |
|  DCST Swimmer and cancer patient, Grace Waller, will be interviewed tonight at 8:30 PM on WGN Sports Radio (720 AM) on the Dave Kaplan Show. | |
| Jun 16, 2009 - DCST Exterminates the Geneva River Rats | |
|  DCST Exterminates the Geneva River Rats On a cool, rainy evening, DCST defeated the Geneva River Rats 193 ? 160 in a weather related shortened meet. The meet was called after only 42... | |
| Jun 14, 2009 - DCST Takes 3rd at Joliet USS Meet | |
|  DCST Takes 3 rd at Joliet USS Meet With 44 swimmers entered in the meet, DCST was the 10 th largest team entered in the meet. With 166 career best times out of 274 swims (61%), D... | |
| Jun 10, 2009 - Swim Champions Fitter and Faster Tour | |
| DCST, I wanted to bring to your attention a great event coming to Chicago on August 29th & 30th. The event is called the Swim Champions? Fitter & Faster Tour. This is a great opportunity for our team ... | |
| Jun 9, 2009 - DCST Starts Summer Season with a Win | |
|  DCST Starts Summer Season with a Win DCST opened its 2009 summer season with an impressive 442 ? 267 win over visiting McHenry. As a team, DCST had 99 lifetime best swims on Tuesda... | |
| Apr 17, 2009 - IT'S A GIRL | |
| Congratulations to Coach Brian and Coach Amy on the arrival of their new bundle of joy. Brooklyn Pierce Bickner was born Friday, April 17th at 5:34 a.m. She weighed in at 6 pounds - 11 ounces and is... | |
| Apr 17, 2009 - Chicago Sun-Times article about Grace Waller | |
| Listed below is an article which appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times about DCST Swimmer Grace Waller on April 17th. Fighting with Grace DeKalb swimmer, 16, vows bone cancer won't be the end of her car... | |
| Apr 14, 2009 - St. Baldricks's Cancer Fundraiser - 5/8/09 | |
| Check out this Webpage! http://www.stbaldricks.org/home/referral.php?Ref=L2V2ZW50cy9ldmVudF9pbmZvLnBocD9FdmVudEtleT0yMDA5LTIyNTY = DCST, We are hosting a St. Baldricks event for Grace Waller (and ... | |
| Apr 9, 2009 - DCST National Results (Day 4) | |
| On the last day of the YMCA National Championship, DCST?s swimmers had some huge time drops while setting 4 DCST Team Records. Leading the way was Katie Hallenbeck who had a 2.8 seco... | |
| Apr 8, 2009 - DCST National Results (Day 3) | |
| Wednesday, the third day of the YMCA National Championships, was DCST?s best day of the meet so far. DCST?s women?s 800 freestyle relay of Emily Launer, Katie Hallenbeck, Casey Jepse... | |
| Apr 7, 2009 - Emily Waller's Opening Devotion | |
| Prior to the start of the final session on Tuesday, April 7 of the YMCA National Championships, DCST swimmer and coach, Emily Waller, gave the opening devotion. Listed below is a copy of her devotion... | |
| Apr 7, 2009 - DCST National Results (Day 2) | |
| Day 2 of the YMCA National Championships was highlighted by DCST?s Women? 400 yard Freestyle Relay of Emily Launer, Katie Hallenbeck, Casey Jepsen and Emily Waller who set the DCST Team Record by a ... | |
| Apr 6, 2009 - DCST National Results (Day 1) | |
| The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) got off to a good start on the first day of the YMCA National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida by setting 5 new team reco... | |
| Mar 15, 2009 - 21 DCST Swimmers Compete at ISI Age Group Championship Meet | |
| 21 DCST Swimmers Compete at ISI Age Group Championship Meet DCST had a strong showing at the ISI Age Group Championship Meet with 22 swimmers qualifying for this meet. Emily Launer... | |
| Mar 12, 2009 - DCST's Daniel Hein Sets National Record | |
| DCST?s Daniel Hein Sets National Record At the IL / MO Area Boys Championship Meet, DCST swimmer Daniel Hein Set the YMCA National Record for the 9 ? 10 year old boys 50 yard Backs... | |
| Mar 10, 2009 - David Gordon's Devotion | |
| Prior to the start of Boys Area Championship Meet, DCST swimmer and coach, David Gordon, gave the opening devotion. The following is a copy of his devotion: Boys Area Meet Devotion David Gordon ... | |
| Mar 9, 2009 - Gracecast | |
| Gracecast According to Jacque, Grace?s surgery today went as the doctors had expected. In addition to having a complete knee replacement, the doctors removed 6 inches of bone and 1... | |
| Mar 8, 2009 - DCST Takes 3rd in Boys Area Meet | |
| DCST Takes 3 rd in Boys Area Meet The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) took third place in the 2009 Boys IL / MO Area Championships. DCST finished with 708.5 point... | |
| Mar 7, 2009 - DCST Girls Win IL / MO Area State Title | |
| DCST Girls Win IL / MO Area State Title The Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) won the 2009 IL / MO Area Championship for the second time in three years. DCST finishe... | |
| Mar 3, 2009 - IL / MO Area Entries Posted | |
| IL / MO Area Entries Posted The entries for this weekend?s IL / MO Area Championships have been posted. After seeing the entry lists, DCST has an excellent chance of reaching our goal of winning bot... | |
| Mar 2, 2009 - DCST Looks for Improved Placing at Area Meet | |
| DCST Looks for Improved Placing at Area Meet After a strong showing in their District Championship Meet, DCST is looking to improve in the team standings from a year ago at the IL ... | |
| Mar 1, 2009 - DCST Wins Northwest District Championship | |
| DCST Wins Northwest District Championship On Day 2 of the Northwest District Championships, DCST?s swimmers ages 13 and over continued the great the meet that swimmers ages 12 and ... | |
| Feb 28, 2009 - DCST Takes Day 1 Lead in District Championships | |
| DCST Takes Day 1 Lead in District Championships After the first day of the Northwest District Championships, DCST leads in the Girls, Boys and Combined scoring. Now, it is up to DCST... | |
| Feb 26, 2009 - Article about DHS / SHS Boys Swim Team - 2/26 | |
| DeKalb swimmers set for state By JAMES NOKES - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < DeKALB ? This is a... | |
| Feb 24, 2009 - Artilce about Kaneland Boys HS Swimming | |
| State promises excitement - for top programs and also swimmers without a team By Darryl Mellema | Daily Herald Correspondent Contact writer v < < One of the most wide-open boys swimming state me... | |
| Feb 21, 2009 - DCST Defeats Belvidere and Rockford | |
| DCST Defeats Belvidere and Rockford DCST finished it regular dual meet season with an 11 ? 1 record with wins over Belvidere and Rockford. DCST scored 605 points which out distanc... | |
| Feb 21, 2009 - Article about DHS / SHS Boys Swim Team - 2/21 | |
| Gordons, relay team qualify for state By KEVIN CHROUST - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) | Add Comments E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < ST. CHAR... | |
| Feb 21, 2009 - 5 DCST Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships | |
| 5 DCST Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships Five DCST swimmers qualified for the IHSA HS State Championship on Saturday, February 21. Chad Thompson, Michael Gordon, David ... | |
| Feb 20, 2009 - Article about Kaneland HS Swimming - 2/20 | |
| No teams, but Batavia, Kaneland both have state-bound individuals By Darryl Mellema | Daily Herald Correspondent Published: 2/20/2008 12:14 AM What water there is to be found at Batavia and Kanelan... | |
| Feb 19, 2009 - Article about DHS / SHS Boys Swim Team - 2/19 | |
| Prep Boys Swimming Notes: State berths on line for Gordons, relays By JAMES NOKES - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share ... | |
| Feb 16, 2009 - DCST Swimmers Excel at Missouri Grand Prix | |
| Missouri Grand Prix Results DCST swimmers Grant Alef, Katie Hallenbeck and Emily Launer got their first chance to swim in an International Meet and / or open age competition at the... | |
| Feb 12, 2009 - Article about DHS / SHS Boys Swim Team - 2/12 | |
| Prep Swimming Notebook: Barbs fueled by relay wins By JAMES NOKES - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted ) E-mail this story Print this story Comments Share < A pair of re... | |
| Feb 8, 2009 - DCST Wins Winter Classic | |
| DCST Wins Winter Classic DCST won the Winter Classic with 5,764.5 points which was well ahead of second place Dundee which had 2,396.5. As a team, DCST had a whopping 473 new individual ca... | |
| Feb 7, 2009 - DCST's Daniel Hein sets his 2nd State Record | |
| DCST?s Daniel Hein sets his 2nd State Record On the second day of the DCST Winter Classic, Daniel Hein set the Illinois State Record for the 9 ? 10 year old boys in the 50 yard But... | |
| Jan 31, 2009 - DCST defeats Leaning Tower YMCA | |
| DCST improved its dual meet record to 9 ? 1 with a 429 ? 303 victory of visiting Leaning Tower (Niles, IL) YMCA. As a team, DCST had 181 new career best individual swims (out of a possible 299 or 61... | |
| Jan 28, 2009 - Gracelets | |
| Gracelets In a show of support for Grace Waller and her healing process, DCST is selling ?AMAZING GRACE" bracelets or Gracelets. The prices of the Gracelets are $2 a piece. One hun... | |
| Jan 25, 2009 - DCST Finishes 2nd at Joliet USS Meet | |
| DCST Finishes 2 nd at Joliet USS Meet Once again, a small DCST squad performed extremely well against some much larger teams. DCST was only the 6 th largest team at the Joliet US... | |
| Jan 11, 2009 - DCST Swimmers Impressive at Mid-States; Hein Sets State Record | |
| DCST Swimmers Impressive at Mid-States; Hein Sets State Record DCST swimmers had an impressive showing at the 2009 Mid-States Meet. Ten DCST swimmers were a part of a 105 Illinois ... | |
| Jan 10, 2009 - DCST finishes 2nd in Quadrangular Meet | |
| DCST suffered its first dual meet loss of the season by losing 458 ? 429 to host Illinois Valley. DCST did beat Ottawa and Belvidere in the quadrangular meet. DCST?s record is now 8 ? 1 on the seaso... | |
| Jan 4, 2009 - DCST Finishes 2nd at David Wolf Invite | |
| DCST?s swam well at their first meet after the holiday break in finishing second at the David Wolf Invitational. DCST with 49 swimmers scored 1,432 to finish behind only the host team,... | |
| Dec 21, 2008 - Ten DCST Swimmers selected for Team Illinois | |
| DCST had 10 swimmers selected to represent Team Illinois at the Midstates Championships on January 10 ? 11, 2009 in Indianapolis, IN. Team Illinois will be taking on all-star teams from the state... | |
| Dec 15, 2008 - Gracecast | |
| Grace Waller now has a care page. The website has the latest information on Grace and her treatments. The web address is www.carepages.com/carepages/GraceWaller . You will be asked to register for... | |
| Dec 13, 2008 - DCST Wins Barb Wire Classic | |
| DCST had an excellent meet in winning the 2008 Barb Wire Classic by a whopping 2,409 points. DCST scored 4,052 points compared to second place Belvidere which had 1,643. Listed below are some sta... | |
| Dec 9, 2008 - Gracecast | |
| On Thursday, December 11, Grace Waller will have her port a cath placed (in the OR) at Rush Hospital in Chicago; and then on Friday morning, she will begin her chemo treatments. Grace ... | |
| Dec 7, 2008 - DCST Finishes 3rd at BAC Holiday Splash | |
| At the Badger Aquatic Club USS Meet in Madison, DCST once again had a small (33 swimmers) but talented group. DCST finished third overall behind Badger Aquatics (186 swimmers) and Verona Aquatic... | |
| Dec 5, 2008 - Update on DCST Swimmer Grace Waller | |
| On Monday, DCST swimmer Grace Waller, was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in her knee. Grace is a member of our National Team Practice group, and she is 16 years old... | |
| Dec 1, 2008 - Article on DCST Swimmer and Coach Emily Waller | |
| Moving to the sound: Waller?s pre-race music kept her concentration level high By JAMES NOKES - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments a E-mail this story Pr... | |
| Nov 23, 2008 - DCST Finishes 4th at Kenosha USS Meet | |
| Kenosha USS Meet Results With only 34 swimmers attending the Kenosha USS Meet, DCST represented itself extremely well. The team finished fourth overall which is outstanding considering that t... | |
| Nov 22, 2008 - HS Girls Article from DeKalb Chronicle | |
| DeKalb co-op moves on at state swim meet Comments ( 1 comment(s) ) | Add Comments a E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share < ANDREW MITCHELL - Daily Chronicle EVANSTON ? In ... | |
| Nov 20, 2008 - 6 DCST Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships | |
| 6 DCST Swimmers Qualify for IHSA State Championships There were 15 DCST swimmers who represented their high schools at the IHSA Sectional Championships last Saturday. The entire ... | |
| Nov 20, 2008 - HS Girls Article from DeKalb Chronicle | |
| One goal remains: Taylor, Jepsen looking for relay titles for DeKalb By James Nokes - Daily Chronicle Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments Kate Taylor, a senior at DeKalb High Schoo... | |
| Nov 16, 2008 - HS Girls Article from Beacon News | |
| NAPERVILLE -- In winning arguably the toughest sectional in the state, two-time defending state champion Rosary showed Saturday that it could be headed for a third straight girls swimming state title.... | |
| Nov 16, 2008 - HS Girls Article from DeKalb Chronicle | |
| Relays, Wallers heading to state By James Nokes - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments a E-mail this story Print this story Comments Subscribe Share < St... | |
| Nov 15, 2008 - HS Girls Article from Beacon News | |
| Competition trying to get a bead on state champ Rosary November 15, 2008 By CHRIS PALL Special to The Beacon News After completing their 11th consecutive undefeated regular season, the Rosary Beads... | |
| Nov 14, 2008 - HS Girls Article from DeKalb Chronicle | |
| Waller sisters enjoy competition By James Nokes - sports@daily-chronicle.com Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments ROB WINNER | rwinner@daily-chronicle.com Emily Waller (left), a se... | |
| Nov 8, 2008 - Rockford & Freeport at DCST | |
| DCST moved to 6 ? 0 on the season with wins over Rockford and Freeport. As a team, DCST had 130 new career best individual swims, including 14 first time district qualifying times, and 3 new swims whi... | |
| Nov 2, 2008 - DCST Finishes 2nd at Rockford Early Bird Invitational | |
| On Sunday, DCST finished in second place at the Rockford Early Bird Invitational behind host Rockford. After each meet, the coaching staff picks two swimmers, one girl and one boy, as the ?B... | |
| Nov 2, 2008 - Article for DeKalb Chronicle - DeKalb/Sycamore HS Girls win Conference Meet | |
| Listed below is an article from the DeKalb Chronicle. DeKalb/Sycamore wins Independent Conference Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments a E-mail this story Print this story Comments Su... | |
| Nov 1, 2008 - DCST vs McHenry & Streator | |
| On Saturday, DCST moved to 4 ? 0 on the season with wins over McHenry and Streator. As a team, DCST had 132 new career best individual swims including 12 first time district qualifying times, and 3 ... | |
| Oct 29, 2008 - DeKalb Chronicle Article on Dekalb / Sycamore HS Girls Team | |
| Swimming together By James Nokes - Daily Chronicle Comments ( No comments posted. ) | Add Comments ROB WINNER | rwinner@daily-chronicle.com Tara Gidaszewski, a freshman of Sycamore High School... | |
| Oct 26, 2008 - DCST at the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival | |
| Congratulation to everyone who worked and rode on the DCST team float for the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade. The float won second place in the Organization Category. Another congratulation goes to... | |
| Oct 18, 2008 - DCST vs Ottawa and Dixon | |
| 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 ... | |
| Sep 10, 2008 - USA Swimming Readies for Record Growth in Olympic Wake | |
| 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 an... | |
| Aug 10, 2008 - DCST's Hein Shines at Mega Zone Meet | |
| 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 (... | |
| Aug 3, 2008 - DCST Age Group Championship Results | |
| 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... | |
| Aug 1, 2008 - DCST National Results (Day 4) | |
| 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 t... | |
| Jul 31, 2008 - DCST National Results (Day 3) | |
| 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 pre... | |
| Jul 30, 2008 - DCST National Results (Day 2) | |
| 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 performance... | |
| Jul 29, 2008 - DCST National Resutls (Day 1) | |
| 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 lif... | |
