The Dos and Don’ts of Your Taper Diet How to set your ideal nutrition plan so you make the most of your big competition   No matter what kind of swimmer you are, you can benefit from tapering. A reduction in your training load provides your body a time to rest, recover, and refuel while also giving your muscles an opportunity to rebuild and repair.   Eating during a taper means making slight changes, so if you’re thinking of doing anything drastic, don’t. Leave any radical changes for the beginning...

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA Set to Launch in 4 Days   Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA — a partnership between the International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee, and NBCUniversal — launches in four days, this Saturday, July 15. Kicking off...   Continue  

Announcing the CVST Bronze Group Water Bottle Challenge     Attention All CVST Bronze Groupers:   Staying hydrated while exercizing is very important, especially here in hot Tampa!  Even when not exercizing it is important to be drinking water and staying hydrated.  While swimming we sweat a lot, but don't always realize it because we are already wet, especially in the summer.  That is why Coach Jen and Coach Meredith are challenging you, the CVST Bronze Groupers, to bring a bottle of water to practice every day and drink it...

6 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Swim in College   When my kids started swimming, college was light-years away. I noticed many of our team’s older kids went on to swim in college… When my kids got older, it dawned on me that we should check out college swimming, too.   Continue

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USADA Update   Do you know the difference between energy drinks and sports drinks? #themoreyouknow #beinformed

Fear of Failure By Nick Saban, University of Alabama If I put a 2 x 4 on the ground and asked you to walk across it. How many of you could do that? You all could do it! Because you would focus on the board. But what if I took that same 2 X 4 and put it 10 stories up, stretched between two buildings? It’s hard to focus on the 2 x 4, because you are focused on your FEAR of FAILING. FOCUS on your goals. Don’t be distracted...

The Packing Guide for Outdoor Swim Meets USA Swimming   As every swimmer knows, a swim bag is not just a transportation tool of equipment. When trapped in the confines of a 10-hour, never-ending outdoor swim meet, a swim bag is a lifeline.   More

Got An Earache? Hyland’s To the Rescue Earaches can hit year-round.  With the busy summer travel season upon us, families often have new experiences and visit new places.  It’s easy to find yourself or your child experiencing ear pain from that summer dip in the lake or allergies from new surroundings. Hyland’s Earache Drops and Tablets provide natural relief of ear pain*. Hyland’s Earache Drops are “ear” to help you. It is the #1 best-selling earache relief product1. Earache Drops provide quick relief of earaches due to colds, allergies, and...

Maine Swimming Next LSC to Ban Young Swimmers from Wearing Tech Suits   Maine Swimming announced a new suit policy that would ban younger age groupers from suiting up until they get to a certain age. They follow similar policy amendments made by both the Southern Californi a and Arkansas LSCs. Maine Swimming actually writes at the top of their policy amendment that their rules were adapted from Southern California Swimming.   The new Maine LSC policy, effective September 1 of this year, states that: Swimmers 10 and under may not...