Good Luck to CVST's Matthew Davis in the Walk to Cure Arthritis   Support CVST's Matthew Davis in the Walk to Cure Arthritis.  Tampa Bay's Walk will take place on Saturday, May 7th, at Al Lopez Park, in Tampa. Matthew's team is called Matthew's Mission and you can follow his fundraising progress toward his Goal of $1000.00, and even donate to his team by Clicking Here.   If you are interested in participating, you can register at http://walktocurearthritis.org/tampa. There will be fun, food & drinks, kid's activities, entertainment and more!...

Psych Sheet Available for Tuesday's PCL Meet with TYCC   The Psych Sheet is now available for tomorrow night's PCL Duel Meet with the Tampa Yacht Club. Warm-ups for all CVST swimmers is at 4:30 pm and the meet will start at 5:30 pm. The entire event should be over by 8:00 pm barring any delays.   Parents, remember we need to supply the timers for this meet, so please sign-up by tonight.  We are using 9 lanes, sowe will need 18 timers in all.   Click Here  to go...

How to be the Hardest Working Swimmer in the Pool   Everybody wants to be great. Everybody wants the medals, the records and the glory. They just don’t want to have to work for it.   It’s easier to settle for the thought that there is a shortcut somewhere, a sneaky way that gets us results with less effort.   But there isn’t.     Hard work is unavoidable, no matter how much our culture of insta-results likes to claim otherwise, or how talented your coach and parents tell you...

Bagby Named CVST April Swimmmer of the Month   CVST has annnounced Talia Bagby (16) as the 2016 April CVST Swimmer of the Month. Talia went 7 out of 8 lifetime best times at the Boys & Girls Club National Championships and 3 out of four lifetime best times at CVST's Annual Blue/Green Meet and dropped over 90 seconds of time over those swims. Talia is new tot the Senior Group this year and is beginnig to see what she can do with a little  more time and effort.  ...

Here's What an Olympic Athlete's Training Schedule Looks Like (Hint: It's Not Easy)     Training for the Olympics is no joke, and few people have their formula down quite like swimmer Natalie Coughlin. The 12-time Olympic medalist knows a thing or two about consistency, as she's been competing (and winning) for about two decades. This year, she's gearing up for the Summer 2016 Olympics in hopes of qualifying for Team USA yet again via the trials, so she's got quite a busy training schedule.   For the past three...

USADA Information     2016 Athlete Handbook A comprehensive resource providing an overview of the doping control process, athlete rights and responsibilities, and other crucial information. View PDF   2016 Athlete Pocket Guide A condensed resource providing an overview of the doping control process, athlete rights and responsibilities, and other crucial information for young athletes and their parents and coaches. View PDF   2016 Wallet Card A quick reference summary of prohibited and permitted substances under the WADA Prohibited List. View PDF

Wish Team USA Athlete's Good Luck and Win a Trip to the Team USA Awards in October   Hey — want to hang out with Team USA? Here's how: Send a digital postcard to your favorite athletes wishing them good luck in Rio, and you'll be entered to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the Team USA Awards in Washington, D.C. this October! We'll collect your card with others from across the country and share them with the athletes at Team Processing. Why is that cool? Processing is the last stop...

Sports Scientists Recommend Daily Bar of Dark Chocolate to Boost Athletic Performance   There’s one more reason to reach for a bar of chocolate daily besides losing weight, improving memory and protecting the heart. The reason comes sports scientists who say it boosts athletic performance.   However, a newly released Kingston University London study specified it should be dark chocolate. The research was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, reports The Telegraph.   Rishikesh Kankesh Patel, a postgraduate research student and leader of the team,...

4 Questions for Swim Parents About Goals   A former head coach of our team held meetings each season with his senior swimmers to talk about what they wanted to achieve. He had them fill out worksheets spelling out their goals.   He took it one step further—he asked parents to fill out goal sheets as well. He said it was very interesting to match up goals of parents and swimmers. Often, they were not on the same page. What do you suppose happens when a swimmer wants to have...

5 Reasons to Love Spring Training   There is a six-week period between returning from spring break and the end of the school year that many refer to as spring training. It’s the time of year where most swimmers don’t have a big meet coming up and you can put all your focus into the finer details of swimming. As we linger somewhere in this part of the year-round cycle (approaching the end for many collegiate swimmers while just beginning for most club teams), here are some reasons why spring training is a favorite:  ...