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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...
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...
Michael Phelps to Play Minor League Baseball; Signs with Arizona Diamondbacks By Reginald Dunwoody. In a move that can only be described as shocking, Michael Phelps announced via his Myspace page that he has signed a contract to play minor league baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Phelps will report to the Diamondbacks Single-A affiliate, the Visalia Rawhide in California, at the conclusion of spring training. When reached for comment, Phelps responded: “I was looking for a new challenge, and the Diamondbacks asked if this was something...
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...
Boys & Girls Club Nat's Team Timing & Warm-up Assignments Posted The Official Team Timing Assignments and the Team Warm-up Assignments have now been posted on the Meet Web Page for the event. Teams should be aware of these timing assignments and make the necessary arrangements to have their timers ready approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of each session for the Timer's Meeting. Click Here to go to the Offical Meet Web Page.
Parent Reminder: CVST Family Donations for Boys & Girls Club Meet First Posted: March 17, 2017 Dear CVST Parents, Hospitality and Concessions are combined into one committee this year for the Boys & Girls Club Nationals. We will be responsible for providing all meals to the Coaches & Officials (~ 75 for each meal) and running the Concessions stand. While we are in the process of securing donations from location restaurants, we would greatly appreciate any and all assistance. Examples would be purchasing items on the list or securing...
