Florida Swimming to Offer Open Water Clinic on March 18   Florida Swimming will be putting on an open water training swim on Saturday a.m. the 18th.  Everyone will meet on the beach at Carlouel Yacht Club at 7:30 a.m. and will do a clinic style training session parallel the beach.  There will be coaches on land as well as in kayaks in the water.  This swim is open to any Florida Swimming (CVST) swimmer planning on competing in the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships in Ft. Myers in April...

Finding Success In Failure   Can failure be a good influence on our lives? Sure, success is important, but failure can be just as or even more important than success. As a current high school student, I’ve experienced many successes and failures in my life. The successes have been great, but it is the failures that have taught me the greatest lessons. When you fail at something, you’re forced to analyze what you did wrong. You are forced to think about what you could have done differently so it wouldn’t...

Out of Bounds: Parents' Actions in the Stands Hurting the Integrity of the Game By Allie Hausfeld, Reporter WTOL, February 16 and 21 2017 All year long, high school athletes train to the point of exhaustion, all for the game. Not for practice, for the game. “The games are the pinnacle event for these student-athletes," said Richard Browne, Commissioner of the Northern Lakes League. "They work so hard in the off-season and during the season to not have those games, what’s the real purpose of practicing? Nobody wants to practice....

The Time You Missed Your Child’s Race   It was during a Long Course meet.   While enjoying a delightful conversation with a Swim Dad (chatting about everything, BUT swim – the best kind of meet conversation) – Swim Dad looks at me and says, “Oh, oh, oh, oh …nooooooo, we missed your girl’s race! I am so so so sorry!”   I said, “I’m not. It’s okay. I am here. She knows I am here and it’s okay. I wanted to listen and talk with you and I should...

How Do I Find Out What Events My Kids Are Swimming?   If you have the OnDeck App, which is free for all members of CVST, this is easy. The app is available for Apple or Android phones and all CVST Parents should have this app.    To find out what your swimmers are swimming this weekend, just follow  these easy steps:   Log-in to the App (your Log-in is the same as your Log-in for the CVST website). Click the "Menu" (top left). In the drop down menu, select...

Happy #TBT to #CVST   #CVST # ThrowBackThursday - remember this little girl from way back, she's getting married this weekend! Congrat's Gina! #TBT #FunnestTeam  

Important Info For Area 3 Championships   Warm-up Times:  This Meet has assigned Warm-up Times & Lanes.  You MUST be there at your assigned times.  No Exceptions!        Friday PM:  All CVST Swimmers warm-up at 4:00pm.      Saturday AM: 11&Over Age Groups - 7:10-7:50am  /  10&Under Silver & Gold Groups - 8:00-8:30am  /  10&Under                                     Bronze Group - 8:30-8:50am      Saturday PM:  Coach Randy will notify everyoneof the Warm-up & Start Times following the Coaches Meeting on                                    Friday evening.      Sunday AM:  11&Over Age Groups - 6:30-7:10am  / ...

CVST Parents Can Commit to Meets and Events in OnDeck by Andrew Herr In the most recent release of OnDeck, we are excited to announce that, not only can CVST parents commit their athletes to meets, but they can also commit them to Yes/No events! Swim Parents are using smart phones more and more to interact with our team. Right now on average, we have over...   Read more  

15 Signs You Are a Tapering Swimmer   Ah, the mystifying, terrible and ultimately this is the best ever phase of training, taper. For some swimmers it provides a respite from the never-ending intervals into that quick and effortless speed, and for others it is an awful two weeks of neurosis and self-doubt.   Wherever you may fall in the mental landscape of tapering athletes, here are 15 signs that you are hitting your taper:   Click Here  

The Ups and Downs of Taper Time Feature by Michelle Berman, Swimming World intern   Have you ever felt bad in the water the day before a championship meet? Have you ever felt good weeks before you were supposed to in the middle of taper season? Have you ever showed up at a meet thinking, ‘I have no idea what to expect?'   Taper season is as confusing to some as learning a new language. Alyssa Anderson, a junior at the University of Arizona, as well as a member of...