Clearing the Confusion on Fat By Chris Rosenbloom//PhD, RDN, CSSD   When it comes to dietary fats, confusion reigns. Recently, the American Heart Association issued a Presidential Advisory on dietary fats and cardiovascular disease (abbreviated CVD, which includes heart disease, blood vessel disease like high blood pressure, peripheral vascular diseases, and stroke). The paper reviewed more than 100 published studies on a variety of dietary fats and their relationship to risk of CVD. (The entire paper can be found online at http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/06/15/CIR.0000000000000510).   Continue

October CFM Meet Hotel Block Information   Homewood Suites, Ocala   The CFM - Ocala Meet, is quickly approaching and a block of rooms have been established for that weekend at the Homewood Suites (same hotel as years past). If you intend on attending the meet, this email is for you. I have blocked 20 rooms at the rate of:   $188.10/night for a 1 bedroom suite (2 queen beds + queen pull out sofa & kitchen)(Only 3 Available)  $159/night for a 1 bedroom suite (1 king bed + queen...

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Olympians, World Champions Expected to Headline U.S. Open By USA Swimming   Key Links Psych Sheet Live Results Tickets   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Multiple-time Olympic medalists Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla./Trojan Swim Club) and Cullen Jones (N.J./Wolfpack Elite), as well as recently crowned open water world champion Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./North Carolina Aquatic Club), highlight the expected field for this week’s U.S. Open in East Meadow, N.Y. The five-day meet runs Wednesday through Sunday at the Nassau County Aquatics Center with daily prelims at 9 a.m. ET followed by...

All You Need to Know - USA-S Southern Zone Senior Champ's   All you need to know from Psych Sheets, Timelines, Parking, Results and more is now available for this week's USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championship Meet, from Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas.   Click Here  

U.S. Wraps Up Meet with WR in Women's Medley, Gold in Men's Medley By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – At any given international competition, you’ll hear a lot of talk from American swimmers about what an honor it is to represent the United States, and how proud they are to don that cap with the Star and Stripes on it when they’re standing on the block.   Perhaps its fitting, then, that the Americans capped the 17th FINA World Championships Sunday winning gold in team events – the men’s and...

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Dressel Wins Three Golds in One Night at Worlds By By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – With the exception of one little hiccup in the 50m butterfly, the United States’ Caeleb Dressel has been destroying the competition this week at the 17th FINA World Championships, and already having his name mentioned in the same breath as legends Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz.   The 20-year-old Dressel, competing in his first World Championships, won his fourth, fifth and sixth gold medal of the meet Saturday, each in impressive fashion. He is...

Manuel Shocks with Another Win in the 100m Free By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Last year, Simone Manuel shocked the swimming world when she tied Penny Oleksiak of Canada for Olympic gold in the women’s 100m freestyle, beating out the heavily favored Aussie, Cate Campbell, in the process.   Despite that gold medal, Manuel found herself in the role of underdog spoiler once again Friday at the 17th FINA world Championships, capturing gold in an American record time of 52.27.   Continue  

Caeleb Dressel on Fire at Worlds, Wins Gold, Sets AR in 100 Free By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Caeleb Dressel has emerged as one of the hottest swimmers to watch this week at the 17th FINA World Championships.   On Thursday, Dressel and teammate Nathan Adrian took 1-2 in the finals of the men’s 100m freestyle, with Dressel breaking the American record in 47.17 and Adrian touching seven-tenths behind in 47.87.   Continue