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DCST Wins NW District Championship 2025-2026

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:48:49 GMT

second year nw district champions

DCST continued on to win the NW District Championship. The team won by 173 points. The team's top scorer was Amelia Oland with 113 points total.

A few standout events from the weekend: Norah Shearer earned her first and second YMCA Long Course Nationals cuts. Rosemary McMahon and Jackson Rouse dropped over a minute in a half each in their mile Friday night earning State qualifying times. Rebekah Butzow dropped over a minute in her 400 IM. Tate Seldal dropped 15 seconds on his 200 freestyle.

The team ended with 60 State Qualifiers.

Big Dog Pride

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:14:19 GMT

�� BIG DOG PRIDE ��

We are beyond excited to congratulate Norah Shearer on being elected as the new Illinois YMCA Swimming Athlete State Representative! ��‍♀️

This is an incredible achievement and an important leadership role. As a representative, Norah will help coordinate and support YMCA swim teams across Illinois while serving as the voice for YMCA swimmers at the national level—communicating directly with the national YMCA Swimming Committee.

Norah’s dedication, leadership, and passion for the sport make her the perfect choice for this role. We are so very proud of her and know she will represent the Big Dogs with excellence, integrity, and heart. ��

Congratulations , Norah—we can’t wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish! ��

DCST Attends 2025 YMCA LC NATIONALS

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:53:35 GMT

dcst brings 7 athletes to summer lc nationals

Chloe Domroes, Luke Oland, Sean Harrelson, Alex Skrzypek, Will Dukes, Logan Borth, and Justin Wu attend the 2025 YMCA LC Nationals meet... More information to come.

DCST Attends the 2025 SC YMCA Nationals Meet

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:47:26 GMT

2025 sc ymca national championship

DCST attended the 2025 Short Course YMCA National meet in Greensboro, NC April 1 ^st through April 4 ^th . The four boys showcased their hard work after competing at their SIXTH championship meet this season. Facing some of the fastest in the country, they delivered standout performances with multiple time drops over 5 seconds, and another LC National cut for this upcoming summer.

Sean Harrelson

Qualified for 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay

Time Trials Swam:

100 Butterfly: 53.53

200 IM: 2:10.77--> 2:03.97

100 Breaststroke: 59.68--> 59.48

Luke Oland

Qualified for the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 200 Medley Relay

Time Trials Swam:

100 Backstroke: 1:05.69--> 1:00.23

50 Freestyle: 22.75

200 IM: 2:20.09--> 2:10.04

100 Breaststroke: 1:14.99--> 1:09.01

Alex Skrzypek

Qualified for the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 200 Medley Relay

Time Trials Swam:

200 Freestyle: 1:56.91--> 1:49.70

50 Freestyle: 22.31

100 Backstroke: 54.20

100 Breaststroke: 1:22.28--> 1:06.82

Kevin Sullivan

Qualified for the 200 Freestyle Relay and the 200 Medley Relay

Time Trials Swam:

200 Backstroke: 2:01.24

50 Freestyle: 23.17

100 Backstroke: 54.77

100 Breaststroke: 1:02.74--> 1:00.94

Smashing Times at Futures

kkozlowski@kishymca.org (Swim DCST) — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:25:22 GMT

big wins

The DeKalb County Swim Team competed at the Futures meet in Madison Wisconsin from July 23rd through July 26th. DCST brought 5 athletes, Quinn Cynor, Jacob Gramer, Jared VanderSchee, Alex Skrzypek, and Noah Johnson. Jacob Gramer competed in the in the 100 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly and 50 Butterfly events - winning the 50 Butterfly with a time of 24.24. This time was the fastest across all the Futures meets in the nation. Quinn Cynor competed in the 100 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM, and 200 Freestyle - finishing 2nd overall in his 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:50.81. Both 200 and 400 Freestyle relays placed 9th overall. They will be finishing out the summer season with a few swims at Senior Champs and YMCA LC Nationals.