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Week of November 10th Congratulations: PPA Finals competitors A special shout-out goes to the families and athletes who attended the PPA Finals meet in Colorado Springs this past weekend. Many volunteer FAST Officials were in attendance and helped run the meet. Family members were quick to help on deck with timing and other jobs. The combination of volunteer support ensured timely starts to each session. We thank you for your time and effort to help the athletes. High performance highlights from the meet include: New Futures Championship qualifier: Marcus Eiben,...
Weekly Update: Week of November 3rd ‘Thank You!’ : Team Sponsor Update We’re thankful to announce Valor Elite Training as an official Gold level Team Sponsor for the 2025-2026 year! Valor Elite Training, located just 2.5 miles from EPIC, is led by FAST team member Tim Anderson and serves individuals seeking to achieve their highest potential through strength work, determination, and a relentless pursuit of their goals. Valor Elite’s Mission, “to guide and support our clients in building resilience, cultivating discipline, and harnessing the power of their minds to overcome...
Week of Oct 27th Congratulations: 2026 USA Swimming Club Excellence: Bronze Medal Status USA Swimming annually awards 200 teams across the country with “Club Excellence” designations. Teams across the country vie for Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal Club Excellence status and celebrate their successes with recognition from our national governing body. Select teams are awarded these Gold, Silver, and Bronze statuses when USA Swimming compiles top long course meters top times from 18&Under athletes. This year, Fort Collins Area Swim Team (FAST) was awarded BRONZE MEDAL STATUS. While it’s easy...
Weekly Update: Week of Oct 20th The leaves are changing and the weather is getting chillier, but FAST is just getting heated up! Our coaching staff is excited about the focus, fun, and work we’re seeing from student-athletes in and out of the pool. Here’s a glance into what’s happening for us on deck and across the team. Character Value of the Week: Leadership- Guiding and inspiring others (in and out of the pool). One Fall semester in Gainesville many years ago, I would watch as an Icelandic Olympian would...
Huntsman World Senior Games At the Huntsman World Senior Games last week, FAST swimmers competed and two athletes set pending State records in Short Course Meters! Congratulations to: Christy Coughlin W 60-64 100 IM Patty Gaynor W 65-69 50 back and 50 breast Scary FAST : Congratulations Competitors! Fresh off a weekend of racing, FAST swimmers are back in the water and learning from the racing experience at our home-hosted Scary FAST swim meet. Thank you to all the family volunteers who signed up well in advance of our team...
Register for the new season here: Registation Link We looking forward to seeing you in the pool soon!
Good evening FAST Families, I’m excited to be in Ft. Collins and a part of the Fort Collins Area Swim Team! My family and I are settling in and exploring town slowly. I have had the pleasure of meeting with staff members and Aquatics personnel over the past week and have enjoyed the process of setting up for a successful SCY season and beyond. Each week, you can expect a Weekly Update from me on Wednesday evening. Our Weekly Updates will include any pertinent information for the upcoming week. Coach...
Hello Families, We have posted our end of summer evaluation dates. We look forward to seeing you and kicking off the new 2025-26 shortcourse season together. Please feel free to share this information with families and freinds that are looking to join our team! Evaluation Dates and Times: Following dates and times will be held at EPIC. Please meet in the lobby by the tables and chairs facing the pool area, a FAST Coach will meet you there. Swimmers need to be in a swim suit, with googles, caps are...
Dear FAST Families, Here is our summer schedule which will begin on Monday June 2nd. Some groups may have some practices later this month that move to Timnath Ranch Pool, but those changes will be communicated to individual groups. Please share any questions that you have with me. Go FAST! Coach Doug
