CVST Has Great #BGNat17 In & Out of Water   WOW! What a great event!  This year's Boys & Girls Club Nationals was the best event ever put on by the CVST Officials, Parents, Volunteers, Coaches and anyone else whohelped to put the meet on! We received numerous compliments from Coaches, Parents and swimmers from the other teams on all aspects of the meet.   Coach Kelly - I just wanted to say thank you to you as well as everyone involved with CVST and the Boys & Girls Club...

USADA Update   A great resource to understanding the 2017 Prohibited List.  

Tips for Consistent Nutrition By Chris Rosenbloom, PHD, RDN, CSSD, March 21, 2017 In the Winter 2017 issue of Splash, I was intrigued by Olivier Poirier-Leroy’s article titled, “Staying Consistent.” It made me think of ways that swimmers should heed Poirier-Leroy’s advice and apply it to eating behaviors. So, with a thank you to Olivier, let’s review how the advice applies to fueling and hydration. Learn more here:  

Swimmers Debut Chlorine-Scented Perfume in Hilarious Video For April 1, the good people at USA Swimming would like to introduce you to a new scent: Eau de Chlorine. It involves a manatee (the greatest animal on the planet) and swimming in fancy clothes.   Read More

USADA Update   What are yourreasons  for using #supplements #DYK Whether a product is marketed as a food or a supplement will determine which laws apply to it. Worried about the #supplements you might be taking? Use the Red Flag Checklist  & reduce your risk.

CVST Getting New Team Suit - PreOrder This Weekend   CVST will be moving to a new Team Suit beginning this weekend.  We will not be making awholesale change however.  Your current Team Suit will be OK for meets as long as it is in good condition.  When you are ready for a new suit, you will then make the change over to the Speedo Launch Splice.  This suit is an Endurance material just like the old team suit.                You will be able to...

Order Your CVST Name Caps Now for Spring & Summer   Download Order Form Here Download Order Form Here  

CVST Parents - We Still Need Help With BGNat Meet - Sign-up by April 5th   CVST Parents,   We still need your help!  Please, if you have not yet signed up for the required 3 session at the Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships, we need you to do so as soon as possible.  Please remember, per your team registration:   Fund Raising is an essential part of our program.  CVST holds a number of small fund-raisers each year, as well as the Boys & Girls Club National...

Three General Principles on the Art of the Taper By Tom Slear//Contributor  | Monday, February 13, 2017   Perhaps nothing else in swimming befuddles coaches and swimmers as much as tapering. “A moving landscape,” says Jonty Skinner, a former world record-holder in the 100-meter freestyle and the sprint coach at the University of Alabama.  “There are a lot of things you have to take into account.” To get a sense of just how much that landscape has shifted, there was a time when many coaches believed that the best way to...

Henry's Green Avacado's Win Annual CVST Blue/Green Meet   The 2017 edition of the Annual CVST Blue/Green Meet is complete and Captain Henry Walz and his team of Green Avocados took the victory.  In another back and forth battle, the Green Avocados came out on top 1248.50 to 1197.50 over Captain Meredith Seibold and her Blue Team Blue-bots.  The lead changed a number of times during the meet, but in the end the relays are what put away the Blue-bots.   The winning team will receive their Blue/Green Meet Champions...