DCST Finishes 3rd at Illinois YMCA Long Course State Championships

DCST Finishes 3^rd at Illinois YMCA Long Course State Championships

The weekend of July 15-17, DCST traveled to St. John, IN to compete in the YMCA Long Course State Championships where we finished 3^rd in combined scoring, 3^rd in the girls division, and 4^th in the boys division. 

For the weekend, DCST had an excellent meet with all 38 of its 42 participating swimmers going at least one career best time! DCST had 143 career best times out of 219 swims for an outstanding 65% improvement rate.

DCST swimmers won State Championships in the following events:

Matteo Graham – Boys 21 & Under 1500 Free – 18:29.23

Gage Helfrich – Boys 13-14 100 Breast – 1:11.24***Team Record***

Gage Helfrich – Boys 13-14 50 Free – 26.23

Gage Helfrich – Boys 13-14 100 Fly – 59.61***State Record***

Gage Helfrich – Boys 13-14 200 IM – 2:20.03***Team Record***

Gage Helfrich – Boys 13-14 200 Fly – 2:18.15

Maya Lehan – Girls 9-10 50 Breast – 45.92

Andrew Martinez – Boys 9-10 200 Free – 2:41.02

Andrew Martinez – Boys 9-10 50 Free – 32.83

Andrew Martinez – Boys 9-10 200 IM – 3:03.92

Andrew Martinez – Boys 9-10 100 Free – 1:14.18

Andrew Martinez – Boys 9-10 200 Free – 36.65

Nicole Skrzypek – Girls 21 & Under 400 Free – 4:56.22

Jared VanderSchee – Boys 21 & Under 50 Free – 24.94

Girls 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay – 2:56.26

• Kaytie Lehan, Maya Lehan, Rachel Haberkorn, Gabriella Lesatz

Girls 10 & Under 200 Free Relay – 2:34.35

• Kaytie Lehan, Oraya Karkavatsos-Ziegler, Maya Lehan, Rachel Haberkorn

The swimmers listed below had an outstanding meet with all of their individual swims resulting in best times.

Chloe Domroes

Courtney Domroes

Olivia Hall

Gage Helfrich

Zoe Heredia

Kaytie Lehan

Maya Lehan

Ryann Lehan

Luke Oland

Camila Palacios

William Smrz

Kevin Sulivan

Calvin VanderSchee

Team Scores