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How to Fuel Your Body Before and After a Workout with Food, not Supplements   Food is fuel, and as athletes we need to learn how to fuel ourselves properly for performance. If you feed yourself with poor quality foods (high-fat, high-sugar and processed), your performance will suffer. If you fuel yourself with high-quality foods (vegetables, fruits, fish, whole grains, etc.) then your body will be able to perform optimally.   Read More  

CCC Pro Shop Sale   Dear Carrollwood Members, Don't miss out on the opportunity to get men's and women's Carrollwood Country Club logoed shirts and shorts as low as 15% over cost. Shirts from Adidas, Under Armor, Footjoy, Oakley, Cutter & Buck, Greg Norman and many more. Titleist Drivers $100 off Fairways $50 off, all Cobra Woods $50 off. With Christmas around the corner its a perfect chance to get that perfect holiday gift. Sale runs until November 20th.  

Last Chance for CVST Tie-Dye Hoodies Last day to submit orders, to Coach Maria, is this Friday,10/28.  No Exceptions!

The CVST Bronze Group Hydration Challenge  

Florida Swimming Releases 2017 FLAGS Time Standards   At this past weekend's Annual Florida Swimming Convention and House of Delegates Meetings, in Orlando, the Age Group Committee released the 2017 Florida Swimming Age Group Championship (FLAGS) Time Standards.   Click Here   to find a copy of the cuts.  

The Incredible Story Behind Cody Miller's Rise to Olympic Fame   The British Broadcasting Company’s coverage of the men’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics understandably focused on homegrown star Adam Peaty, especially when he won the gold medal and eclipsed his own world record. But as the BBC cameras zoomed in on Peaty’s post-race celebration, it was momentarily hijacked by the wildly exultant commotion in the neighboring lane. “And look, too, some extraordinary emotion from Cody Miller,” observed the British broadcaster. “Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!” the American...

USADA Update   Do you REALLY know who is in your corner? Keep good company when it comes to your anti-doping responsibilities. Important Athlete Information regarding the 2017 WADA Prohibited List. Understand the changes.

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5 Swim-Themed Costume Ideas   Halloween seems like a swimmer’s perfect holiday: Free candy distributed at every house, consumption encouraged, in the middle of our sport’s hardest season, Getting In Shape Season. As a kid, I always loved Halloween. I loved (and still love) any holiday that involves food in any capacity whatsoever.    But even as swim-obsessed as I was, I never dressed up as any swim-themed monster. Truth is, there aren’t very many swim-themed monsters out there. (Unless you count some of those lowly PED-users out there.)  Every...

2017 Boys & Girls Club Nat's Logo Released   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team and Fine Designs have released the Meet Logo for the 2017 Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships, to be held April 7-9, 2017,at the Northshore Aquatic Complex, in St. Petersburg. The design, once again this year will incorporate the Sunshine Skyway, at Tampa Bay treasure, into the logo.  The logo will be used on all official meet information, awards and merchandise.