The Open Letter to the Sports Parent Who's Doing it Right By Becky Carlson, D-I NCAA Coach, Founder of The Fearless Coach, Published in LinkedIn, June 27, 2017 Dear Sports Parents, It's me, your coach. I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I appreciate and recognize that you are among the group of "good parents" who support their child in athletics, the right way. You may have noticed that you are a rare yet respected breed in this era of athlete entitlement which coaches...

2017 USA Swimming Disaster Help From The USA Swimming Club Development Division   2017 Disaster Help October 25, 2017 Dear Swimming Family, Neptune Swimming Fire Relief Go Fund Me Dan Greaves, head coach of Neptune Swimming, has set up a Go Fund Me page to help out the many Neptune Swimming families hurting right now. The goal is to raise money to assist these families regain some form of normalcy over the next few months. All money raised in this campaign will go to the families of the Santa Rosa...

New FHSAA State Meet Ticket Procedure Ticket Prices • NEW THIS YEAR…Tickets will be available online before the event for $9.00. • Online ticket sales will close at midnight the night before the event. • The walk up ticket price will be $12.00. • Online ticket sales WILL NOT be available at any point the day of the event. • Online tickets WILL NOT be available for finals the day of the event, therefore if spectators do not purchase tickets online for BOTH sessions ahead of time, they will have to pay the walk-up price of...

This Tuesday Night  (10/24) - The CVST/Sweet Tomatoes "FunRaiser"   The CVST Coaches will be there at 6:30 pm, after practices, so come on out and join us!   Support CVST, Download Your Flyers Here! Support CVST, Download More Flyers Here!

Pac-12 Edges Team USA in Second Ever USA Swimming College Challenge The Pac-12 won the second ever USA Swimming College Challenge as they beat Team USA 326.5-286.5. The Pac-12 all-stars won the women’s side of the meet pretty handily thanks to wins... Continue  

USADA Update   Click here  for the 2018 List's Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes: Needing to renew  your TUE? Review your past approval TUE cert for any special conditions of your approval. #DYK - Some energy drinks can contain more caffeine than soda?  5 things to know  before you drink an #energydrink Selected for testing?  Athletes will be asked to provide at least 90ml of urine under direct observation #CleanSport Curious about how a substance gets on the prohibited list?  Understand the criteria.  #cleansport While no list is complete,...

Hey CVST, Ever Want the Carrollwood Village Street Sign from Where You Grew Up?     From the Carrollwood Village Home Owners Association, $20.00 per sign.   First Come-First Serve Via E-Mail.  Confirming e-mail will hold your sign for pick up and pay date on Saturday December 9th at the North Tampa Village Market at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.    Contact 4CVSigns@gmail.com   The following is a list of available signs: Street Address Signs Addison Court 5000 1 Anchoret Drive 14500 2 Attley Place 13790 2 Bardmoor Place       BLUE 13900 2 Barrowe Drive 5000 2...

CVST Team Wear - Round 2   Due to the overwhelming number of requests we will be placing a 2nd order Sweatshirts, Running Shorts, Basketball Jersey Shorts and the White CVST Team shirts.  To place your order follow the link below:   Deadline Passed   Ordering will close on Friday, October 27th.  Please contact Allison Jurey-Smith (amjurey@gmail.com) with any other questions.  

Parkas On Sale Now at SwimOutlet.com for as Low as $49.99 - Be Ready for the Cold Weather Order Today   Best place to order is  swimoutlet.com as the Parkas are on sale right now for as low as $49.99  Just click on the link and type Parkas in the search box.   If you use the links in this article or through any SwimOutlet.com link on the CVST Web Site, CVST will receive a portion of the sale price back as a doonation to the team. Please order the navy blue Parka...

How Can You Approach Your Open Water Fears as a Swimmer   The world of open water has exploded over the past decade with the open water race being added to the Olympic sport lineup at the 2008 Beijing games. Before that, the open water race’s highest platform was that of the FINA World Championships where it had been recognized since 1991. There have been multiple superstar distance swimmers who have avoided the open water scene because of a fear of open water. Thalassophobia is the fear of seas or deep body...