DCST

This is the official page for the DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST). Member of United States Swimming, Inc.

The DeKalb County Swim Team (DCST) is a year-round YMCA affiliated age group team affiliated with Kishwaukee YMCA located in DeKalb, IL. The mission of our program is to foster children’s enjoyment of swimming as a life-long activity and sport by promoting individual skill improvement and achievement of personal goals through participation with other children within a framework of fun and friendsh

ip. The DCST program offers:
- A balanced program of practice, competition, and social activities for 11 months a year.
- Instruction and training in competitive swimming for boys and girls in a highly structured, closely supervised, regularly scheduled format.
- Participation according to age and ability level in competitions sanctioned by USS, the YMCA, and the NCISC to ensure fair competition in a safe setting. These competitions are open to all competitors within a given age and ability level.
- Just-for-fun social activities including holiday celebrations and end of season festivities. (USS), the national governing body of amateur swimming chartered by Congress under the Amateur Sports Act. The mission of USS is to promote competitive swimming and to organize United States’ national swim teams, including the Olympic Swim Team. USS programs are open to everyone and range in ability from beginners to the US Olympic Swim Team. The DCST swim program participates in a wide range of educational, social, safety, and competitive programs offered by USS.

09/06/2026

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: RECORDS & NATIONAL TEAM 🖤❤️

We wrapped up our summer awards by celebrating some BIG accomplishments!

🔥 DCST TEAM RECORD BREAKER
Congratulations to Sean Harrelson, who broke DCST team records in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke in both short course and long course!

🇺🇸 NATIONAL TEAM

Congratulations to our swimmers who achieved National Team qualifying standards:

🏊 Norah Shearer — 50, 100 & 200 Free
🏊 Sean Harrelson — 50 & 100 Free; 50, 100 & 200 Breast; 200 IM; 50 & 100 Fly
🏊 Will Dukes — 50, 100 & 200 Breast
🏊 Luke Oland — 50 & 100 Fly; 50 Free
🏊 Logan Borth — 100 Fly

What an incredible way to represent DCST. Congratulations, swimmers! ❤️🖤🔥

09/05/2026

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: COACHES AWARD 🖤❤️

The Coaches Award recognizes swimmers who stood out throughout the season for more than just what happened on the clock.

Our coaches look for effort, attitude, communication, leadership and DCST’s Three C’s — Courage, Care & Consistency.

Congratulations to our 2026 Summer Coaches Award recipients:

⭐ Coach Kayleigh: Josie Slattengren
⭐ Coach Donny: Addi Welch
⭐ Coach Michelle: Arianna Jones

Thank you for leading by example and helping make DCST stronger both in and out of the pool! ❤️🖤

09/05/2026

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: SWIMMERS’ CHOICE 🖤❤️

This award is extra special because it comes from their teammates.

DCST swimmers were asked to choose someone from their practice group who best represents our Three C’s: Courage, Care & Consistency.

❤️ National: Luke Oland
🖤 Bulldog: Jacob Foltz
❤️ Mastiff: Grayson Sullivan
🖤 Great Dane: Cassidy Phillips
❤️ Newfie: Jackson Welch
🖤 Lab: Delina Smith
❤️ St. Bernard: Brynlee Washkowiak
🖤 Huskie: Liam Williams
❤️ Greyhound: Zander Gamble
🖤 Golden: Molly Schaffer
❤️ Terrier: Maisie Schaeffer

Being recognized by your teammates says a lot about the kind of teammate you are. Congratulations to our Swimmers’ Choice recipients! 🐾

Courage. Care. Consistency. That’s DCST.

09/05/2026

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: MOST IMPROVED 🖤❤️

One of the best parts of swimming is seeing how far you’ve come!

Our Most Improved Awards compare each swimmer’s first and last swims of the season to recognize the athletes who showed outstanding progress.

👏 National: Norah Shearer & Luke Oland
👏 Bulldog: Colleen Goff & Jacob Foltz
👏 Mastiff: Madelyn Matheny & Grayson Sullivan
👏 Great Dane: Cassidy Phillips & Kristian Lacy
👏 Newfie: Audrey McGill & Jackson Welch
👏 Lab: Isabella Fry & Landon Sullivan
👏 St. Bernard: Brynlee Washkowiak & Rome Bland
👏 Huskie: Landon Williams & Khloe Wynn
👏 Greyhound: Amy Spychal & Lincoln Busse
👏 Golden: Arianna Jones & Wallace Gomoll
👏 Terrier: Cal Spychal & Maeve Bland

Those dropped seconds represent countless laps, tough practices and a whole lot of determination. Congratulations! ⏱️💪

09/05/2026

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: HIGH POINT AWARDS 🖤❤️

The High Point Award recognizes the swimmers who earned the most points for DCST throughout our meets this summer. Every finish matters, and these swimmers consistently raced their way into scoring positions for the team!

🏆 National: Norah Shearer & Sean Harrelson
🏆 Bulldog: Josie Slattengren & Jacob Foltz
🏆 Mastiff: Amelia Oland & Grayson Sullivan
🏆 Great Dane: Cassidy Phillips & Kristian Lacy
🏆 Newfie: Stella Anderson & Wes Kramer
🏆 Lab: Isabel Garcia & Tate Seldal
🏆 St. Bernard: Brynlee Washkowiak & Rome Bland
🏆 Huskie: Briah Haynes & Arlo Taylor
🏆 Greyhound: Bryar Morgan & Lincoln Busse
🏆 Golden: Livi Sullivan & Wallace Gomoll
🏆 Terrier: Maeve Bland & Cal Spychal

Way to race, compete and represent DCST all summer long! 🐾❤️🖤

09/05/2026

Top Dogs + Age Group Qualifiers 🐾🏆

❤️🖤 SUMMER BANQUET SPOTLIGHT: TOP DOGS! 🖤❤️

These swimmers earned Illinois State cuts during the summer season and earned their place among our DCST Top Dogs! 🐾

🏆 Charlotte McGill
🏆 Addison Welch
🏆 Audrey McGill
🏆 Stella Anderson
🏆 Jackson Welch
🏆 Colleen Goff
🏆 Oraya Karkavatsos-Ziegler
🏆 Clara Lofthouse
🏆 Grayson Sullivan
🏆 Norah Shearer
🏆 Luke Oland

We also celebrated our Age Group Qualifiers:

⭐ Zoe Freson-Jago — 100 Free
⭐ Charlotte McGill — 200 IM, 50 Breast, 50 Fly & 100 Fly
⭐ Addi Welch — 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Free & 400 Free
⭐ Isabel Garcia — 50 Back & 100 Back

Congratulations, swimmers! Your hard work in the pool is paying off! ❤️🖤

09/05/2026

❤️🖤 CELEBRATING AN AMAZING SUMMER, DCST! 🖤❤️

On Sunday, August 30, our DCST family gathered at our home pool at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA to celebrate an incredible 2026 summer season!

We recognized the hard work, improvement, sportsmanship and accomplishments of our swimmers — and, of course, finished the celebration the best way we know how: ice cream and a swim! 🍦💦

Over the next several posts, we’ll be celebrating our Summer Banquet award recipients and the many accomplishments from this season.

Congratulations to ALL of our swimmers! We are so proud of the work you put in, the way you supported your teammates and everything you accomplished this summer. ❤️🖤

📸 Keep watching as we celebrate our 2026 Summer Banquet award winners!

09/04/2026

❤️🖤🐾 THE PACK TAKES CARE OF ITS OWN.

For years, Stephanie “Steph” Walters has been one of the people working behind the scenes to make DCST stronger.

Steph has generously given her time, knowledge, energy and heart to our swimmers and our program—serving as an Administrative Official, Officials Chair and member of our volunteer leadership, while helping ensure some of our biggest meets and championships run smoothly.

When our swimmers touch the wall, see their time on the scoreboard and celebrate their accomplishments, there are dedicated volunteers behind the scenes helping make those moments possible.

Steph has spent years taking care of our swimmers and our Pack. Now, it’s our opportunity to be there for her. ❤️

Steph is facing serious medical challenges that will require an extended period away from work without sufficient paid leave. Her longtime friend and fellow DCST volunteer, Paula Hastings, has created a GoFundMe to help support Steph with living expenses and care during this time.

There is absolutely no expectation about how anyone chooses to help. A donation matters. Sharing her story matters. A kind message matters. Encouragement, prayers and good thoughts matter.

Most importantly, we want Steph to know one thing:

🐾 Her Pack is standing beside her.

Please keep Steph in your thoughts and prayers in the weeks ahead, and if you are able, consider donating or sharing her GoFundMe.

Help Steph Through Unpaid Medical Leave —
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-steph-through-unpaid-medical-leave

❤️ ONE PACK. ONE FAMILY.
🐾

09/04/2026

🏊‍♀️❤️🖤 SEPTEMBER IS HERE — LET’S GET BACK IN THE POOL, DCST! 🖤❤️🏊‍♂️

We’re excited to kick off another season with Stroke Clinic and Rookie Week!

🏊 STROKE CLINIC | SEPTEMBER 15–24

Stroke Clinic will run Tuesday–Thursday and is a great opportunity to work on technique, sharpen skills and get ready for the season!

🔴 New Swimmers: 5:00–5:45 PM
⚫ Returning Swimmers: 6:00–7:00 PM

🌟 ROOKIE WEEK | SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 2

Know someone who might love competitive swimming? This is their chance to DIVE IN and discover DCST!

🏊 Monday–Thursday: 5:00–6:00 PM
🏁 Rookie Mock Meet Friday: 6:00–7:30 PM

08/29/2026

🐾🏊 DCST — IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE THE HUNT! 🏊🐾

What a summer season it’s been! ❤️🖤 We’re bringing our DCST pack together TOMORROW to celebrate our swimmers, their hard work, accomplishments, friendships, and all the memories made along the way!

📅 Sunday, August 30
⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Kishwaukee Family YMCA — The Dog Pound
🍦 Ice Cream
🏆 Awards
🏊 Swimming — bring your suit if you want to hop in!

We can’t wait to recognize our athletes and celebrate another great season together!

🐾 One Pack. One Goal. Unleash Greatness. ❤️🖤

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2500 Bethany Road
Sycamore, IL
60178

Telephone

+18157569577

Website

http://www.dcst.org/

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