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A Deep Dive into Nuts and Seeds for Swimmers By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD, September 23, 2016 There are many reasons why swimmers should include nuts and seeds as part of their performance plan. Nut and seeds may all look and taste different but they have some commonalities that make them winners. They: •Provide energy (calories) to power you through a workout; nuts and seeds are nutrient-dense, meaning that in a small portion they provide calories, protein, fat, and vitamins and minerals. •Are a good source of dietary fiber,...
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USA Swimming Wants to Hear What You Have to Say Your feedback from this survey will help USA Swimming better understand our members. This survey should take around 12-15 minutes to complete and at the end you can have a chance to win 1 of 3 USA Swimming prize packs including swimming gear and autographed items from Olympic Team members. Click here to take the survey. Thanks for your help promoting the sport!
"Let's End the Early Sport Specialization Madness" By John O'Sullivan, Founder, Changing the Game Project, September 28, 2016 With the recent release of the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines and recommendations on youth sports, once again early specialization is back in the news. And not for good reasons. The new report points to the much higher risk of injury, burnout, and lower activity rates throughout the lifetime of athletes who specialize in a single sport too young, and suggests physicians do more to educate parents and athletes before it is...
USADA Update by Joseph Bloggers Coaches: Understand the role you play in keeping sport clean. Resources just for you! Coaches: 3 resources to help athletes protect their health & minimize their risk of testing positive.
USA Swimming Membership Card Goes Digital Welcome to the 2016-2017 swimming season! This year, USA Swimming will be offering the new membership card through Deck Pass and usaswimming.org. To access your card, please follow the steps below: 1. If you do not have a Deck Pass account, please follow the steps below: a. Visit usaswimming.org b. Select the “Sign In” button at the top right of the screen c. Select the “Need to Create an Account?” link d. Register - Fill out the form and select the "Create Account"...
Salgado First SOM Winner of 2016 The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Catalina Salgado as the September Swimmer of the Month. For the month the 10 year old Gold practice group swimmer swam to eight best times out of thirteen events. At the CVST Friday Night at the Races held on September 9 at The Athletic Center, Catalina swam to best times in her 50 Free, 50 breaststroke ad 100 yard Individual Medley. One week later at St. Petersburg’s North Shore Pool, Catalina swam to five more personal...
Michael Phelps Attempts to Teach Ellen Show Producer How To Swim Ellen DeGeneres is not an average comedian, just like Michael Phelps is not an average swimmer. Ellen has decided to highlight just how average her producer Andy is by creating a new segment called “Average Andy.” “We created a segment just for him where extraordinary people who are the best in the world teach Andy, who is a completely average person, how to do what they do,” Ellen explained. “So today, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps attempts...
