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Cat Salgado CVST June SOM The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Catalina Salgado as the June Swimmer of the Month. In June, Catalina swam to 16 personal best times out of 18 events. The 10 year old Gold practice group swimmer raced to best times in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 200 IM, and the 50 and 100 meter butterfly. At the Private Club League Championships, held in Clearwater, she also swam to best times in the...
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US Olympic Swim Team Features Rookies, Old Pros ESPN First-time Olympians will make up more than half of the swim Class of 2016, a slight uptick from four years ago. Of the 45 team members for the Rio Games, 30 are rookies. Several are solid medal contenders. The rest will face the usual challenge of avoiding the happy-to-be-there syndrome and racing rather than being athletic sightseers. Read More
10 Protein-Based Breakfasts Your Swimmer Will Love T by Jill Castle, MS, RDN It can be challenging to get swimmers to eat breakfast, especially as they get older and busier. They say no. They run out the door. They have no time for a meal. They aren’t hungry. The excuses go on and on. However, all swimmers may benefit from a routine that includes eating a healthy breakfast... Full Story
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Why The Olympic Trials are America's Greatest Sporting Event By Mike Gustafson, USA Swimming Correspondent, June 15, 2016 Every four years, more than a thousand of America’s fittest athletes step onto the blocks. A lifetime of training boils down to one race, one chance, one dive, one finish. These athletes practiced the same rotations of the hands, kicking motions with their feet, techniques, pacing, and strategies for roughly four hours every day, sometimes for decades. The mileage a swimmer trains could cross entire oceans. Yet, it comes down to seconds....
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Psych Sheet Posted for Last Chance Meet The Psych Sheet for this weekend's Last Chance Meet, at Northshore Pool, in St. Petersburg is now available. Be sure to check out the competition is your are swimming! Click Here to go to the Meet Page and downlod the Psych Sheet.
