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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...
Life Lessons from the 400 IM By Mike Gustafson//Contributor “If I can do this,” I think, gasping for air, trying to calm the stomach churn as I hit the last leg of the 400 IM, eyes bulging, legs burning, arms aching, “I can do anything.” Throughout my thirty-or-so years of swimming experience, one event taught me more than any other. This particular event taught me personal limitations, and how to exceed them. It also taught me not to eat a bean burrito fifteen minutes before performing said event....
USADA Update The coaches role in cleansport is vital. Maintain an understanding of the antidoping processes. Learn more here: Recognize supplement red flags. Step 1: Avoid supplements that list prohibited substances on their label.
CVST Throw Back Thursday Happy #ThrowBackThursday from @CVSTSwimming - We're sure a lot of you will recognize this guy from a few years back! #TBT #FunnestTeam .
15 Things Only Your Teammates Understand While most non-swimmers assume that swimming is a strictly individual sport, we hone our craft in the company of our teammates. In the time you spend with your lane mates you will see them at their best, and see them at their worst. Similarly, they will see and help you succeed, while providing comfort in times where you struggle. The bonds you grow over the meters and yards, over the weekend meets, the long coach bus and plane rides, the holiday...
How to be Mentally Tough By Olivier Poirier-Leroy//Contributor Mental toughness. It’s something we always use to ascribe the top swimmers who surround us. They are the ones that are unflinching in the face of pressure in big moments. And they are the ones who are there at the end of practice, hammering down with full effort and full focus as other swimmers fall off the pace and intensity. It’s one of those traits that we imagine is innate and natural. And while some swimmers seem to come...
