Thanks for Making this Year's Classic a Success!   WE DID IT!  We pulled off a great event!  Shorthanded for timers due to last minute cancellations didn't matter, this year's Tampa Bay Swim Classic was a great  event and we couldn't have done it with out all of our CVST Parents and volunteers.  Thanks to our CVST Officials, Parents, Volunteers, Coaches and anyone else who helped to put the meet on!  We received numerous compliments from Coaches, Parents and swimmers from the other teams on all aspects of the meet,...

USADA Update   Supp411 knows of > 80 companies selling anabolic agents in their #supplements.  What's in your supplement?  

7 Reasons Every Swimmer Should Go to Swim Meets   Swim meets are a little unforgiving when viewed in a certain manner. You spend months training a countless number of hours, only to have your performance completed in a manner of minutes, with no recourse if you disagree with the numbers on the scoreboard.     But on the other hand, they are also places where swimmers learn the value of hard work, of setting and chasing goals, and other life skills including dealing with setbacks, developing sportsmanship, to even...

What is a Healthy Food... And Does it Matter? By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD, May 25, 2017 When talking to young athletes, someone will always ask about a specific food or beverage and says, “is this healthy?” My answer is, “it depends.” More on the reason why it depends a little later in the column. Food marketers have a simple goal: get you to buy more of their food. What they know is that if a food carries a health claim on the package, sales go up. (Check out...

A Case for Nurture Over Nature By Reed Maltbie, Changing the Game Project, May 23, 2017 “Your daughter is so beautiful.” The kind woman said, smiling at my 18-year-old daughter. “Thanks, she got her mother’s looks.” I said reflexively. Then I cringed. That’s my “go to response”. Anytime I receive a compliment on my daughter’s looks, I immediately reply about her genetic connection to her mother. She did get her mom’s looks. There is no doubt. My wife and my daughter could be sisters. Regardless of how they look, that...

Parents Helping Players From The Sidelines By Positive Coaching Alliance, May 2017 Many parents yell directions to their children from the sidelines or stands during competition, often with the understandable intent that they want to help their kids succeed. But the experts featured in this group of videos explain how that can be counter-productive. When it comes to sounds from the sidelines, usually less is more in terms of actually helping youth athletes, and sometimes, silence is golden. Learn more here:

Cat Salgado Take CVST April SOM Honors   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Catalina Salgado as the April Swimmer of the Month where the 11 year old Gold practice group swimmer swam to ten personal best times out of ten events.  At the Boys and Girls Club Nationals, hosted by CVST and held at the North Shore Pool in St. Petersburg, FL, Catalina swam to best times in her 50, 100, and 500 yard Freestyle, her 50 and 100 yard Backstroke, and in her 50 and 100 yard...

CVST Summer Practice Group Changes   The CVST Coaching Staff has is announcing the following Practice Group Changes effective immediately.   Bronze Group to Silver Group:  Kylie Coles, Maddie Polk, Ella Ordetx & Connor Smith Silver Group to Gold Group:  Julia Cox, McKenna Smith, Lila Ordetx & Noah Houck Gold Group to Senior 2 Group:  Ava Edwards, Jayden Repak, Cat Salgado & Lea Visher   Congrat's and keep up the hard work!  

Version 2 of Classic Heat Sheet to be Released Today   Due to a late entry from one ofthe teams, we are reseeding the entire swim meet and will release Version 2 of  the Heat Sheet later today.  

USADA Update Have questions beyond what Global DRO is telling you? Speak to an expert at the Drug Reference Line. #cleansport A number of myths about #supplements are out there. 5 supplement myths and truths that athletes need to know. Why was the Prohibited Association Rule enacted and what are the penalties for violating the rule? #cleansport