5 Simple Things Every Athlete Can Do to Stay Healthy   Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physician at New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery and a panelist at this year's espnW: Women Sports Summit, is a big believer in prehab. That is, being proactive about your body and health so that you don't end up in his office.     Read More  

  6 Food Rules Young Athletes Should Follow Young athletes face distractions that can keep them from eating properly. Heather Mangieri, a national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, says there are six food rules that athletes, coaches and families should employ to help bring about that understanding.    Read More 

Psych Sheets, Timelines Posted for CFM Meet   The Central Florida Marline have released the Psych Sheets and Estimated Timelines for this weekend's CFM Swim Meet.    Click Here   to go to the Event Page for this meet on CVST.org and download the information.  

CVST Team Information From the CVST Handbook   CVST WEB SITE (www.CVST.org)   The CVST Web Site is the organization’s primary information source.  It is a comprehensive site including everything you will need to know about the program, from best times to meet information, from CVST ’s latest news to directions to meets and much more.  It is also your source for your CVST Account Information, Billing, Swim Meet/Event Registration, and   more.   CVST E-MAIL, SMS & PUSH NOTIFICATIONS   The CVST E-mail is used when deemed necessary by...

CVST Team Pictures Next Saturday - 10/21 Packets have been placed in your CVST Mail Box at the Pool.    

CVST Team Information From the CVST Handbook   SWIM YEAR   The CVST swim year is broken into three sessions of four months each as follows:      Fall - September through December Winter - January through April  Summer - May through August     An occasional physical and mental break is appreciated by all of us involved in swimming - coaches, swimmers and parents alike.  There will be short breaks during the fall session at Christmas and Thanksgiving, and a longer break at the end of the summer session, some years...

CVST Team Property Policy From the CVST Handbook   CVST Team property is just that, he property of the Carrollwood Village Swim Team.  This property is not available to be loaned out.  Some of the property may be available for rental (ie. The Timing System).  See Head Coach for this information.  Items such as Team Tents are available for use by team members at team swim meets and other functions.  It is the responsibility of the CVST parents to get these tents and or other items to and from any...

2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Nominees   World champions Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks/Florida) and Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming) lead the way with six nominations each for the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards, set for Sunday, Nov. 19 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. The nation’s top swimmers and coaches are nominated in eight categories for the 14th Annual Golden Goggle Awards, the celebration and fundraising gala honoring the sport’s top performances of the year. This year’s event, emceed by actor, comedian...

USA Swimming National Time Standards For The 2018 Summer Championship Meets   At the senior development committee meeting in Dallas the time standards for the 2018 Summer Championship meets were approved. Shortly after the meeting the committee decided to change the bonus standards for the Junior Championships. The change made the bonus standards faster. The update has been posted to the USA Swimming website. Please note that the change does not at all affect who swims in the meet only the bonus event time standards. See the standards here: 

So You're Going to a Swim Meet From the CVST Handbook   1.     Plan to spend at least four (4) hours at an "Open" or "Invitational" meets (sometimes longer).      2.     Plan to spend about 2 to 4 hours at small Development Meets. 3.    Take along:                 a. Blanket to spread or sit on                 b. Entertainment items (cards, books, games, toys, etc.)                 c. Money!  (To buy heat sheets, souvenirs and snacks)                 d. Sun tan lotion & sun glasses                 e. T-shirts for swimmers and hats                 f. In...