Tirheimer Takes SOM 2nd Time in 3 Months ,   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team coaching staff has named Chance Tirheimer as the December Swimmer of the Month.  Swimming in just a single meet, the Harry Meisel “B” Championships West held at St. Petersburg North Shore pool, the twele-year-old Gold practice group member dropped a combined 55.77 seconds from his previous personal best times.  At the meet, Chance swam to best times in his 50 yard Freestyle (28.96), 200 yard Freestyle (2:34.29), 50 yard Backstroke (36.46), 100 yard Individual Medley...

3 Simple Lunch Recipes for Before Afternoon Practice   Lunch is one of the more difficult meals because you eat it right before practice and it can be tough to figure out how much to eat. Some of the time you end up eating too much and this can make you feel heavy in the water. At other times, when you do not eat enough, you have to rush to the locker room and scavenge your swim bag for food.   When it comes to lunch, light and simple should...

Happy TBT to CVST   Happy #TBT #CVST - Remember these two? Hint: today's his B-Day Happy B-Day! #FunnestSport #FunnestTeam #CVSTAlum    

17 New Year's Resolutions for Swimmers   We have never met, but I am willing to bet that we share something in common. Two things, in fact. The first is that we have both spent some time over the course of late December plotting out a resolution for the New Year. The second is that we have both spectacularly failed at keeping most, if not all of them.   Make this the year that you keep your resolution. The one where you don’t just talk about the rad stuff you...

21 New Year's Resolutions for Swim Parents   As a swim parent, I’ve made my share of mistakes. Through the years, I’ve evolved and hopefully improved. For example, I am not the same swim parent today that I was 10 years ago. I still get nervous at meets, but I no longer compare my kids to other swimmers. I enjoy each moment as a swim parent, knowing that I won’t be in this role forever.   The New Year provides a golden opportunity to reflect on our swim parenting skills....

CVST Winter Session Practice Group Changes - Silver Group Group   CVST will be announcing Winter Practice Group Changes this week as follows:   Monday - Senior 2 to Senior 1 Group, Tuesday - Gold to Senior 2 Group, Wednesday - Silver to Gold Group, Thursday - Bronze to Silver Group   All Changes take place following Mystery Week, at the first regular practice on January 4.   Be sure to keep and eye out and congratulations to all those making moves on the hard work and effort put in...

CVST Winter Session Practice Group Changes - Gold Group   CVST will be announcing Winter Practice Group Changes this week as follows:   Monday - Senior 2 to Senior 1 Group, Tuesday - Gold to Senior 2 Group, Wednesday - Silver to Gold Group, Thursday - Bronze to Silver Group   All Changes take place following Mystery Week, at the first regular practice on January 4.   Be sure to keep and eye out and congratulations to all those making moves on the hard work and effort put in at...

CVST Winter Session Practice Group Changes - Senior 2 Group   CVST will be announcing Winter Practice Group Changes this week as follows:   Monday - Senior 2 to Senior 1 Group, Tuesday - Gold to Senior 2 Group, Wednesday - Silver to Gold Group, Thursday - Bronze to Silver Group   All Changes take place following Mystery Week, at the first regular practice on January 4.   Be sure to keep and eye out and congratulations to all those making moves on the hard work and effort put in...

CVST Winter Session Practice Group Changes - Senior 1 Group   CVST will be announcing Winter Practice Group Changes this week as follows:   Monday - Senior 2 to Senior 1 Group, Tuesday - Gold to Senior 2 Group, Wednesday - Silver to Gold Group, Thursday - Bronze to Silver Group   All Changes take place following Mystery Week, at the first regular practice on January 4.   Be sure to keep and eye out and congratulations to all those making moves on the hard work and effort put in...

What Every Swimmer Needs To Know About Cold Tubs By Dan McCarthy, USA Swimming High Performance Consultant Some teams fill a hotel bathtub with ice water, others use a kiddie-pool. The USA Swimming National Team has a mobile ice bath system which circulates and cools the water. Using an ice bath for recovery (or Cold Water Immersion as it is known in the literature) is one of those practices with vocal supporters and critics. There are things Cold Water Immersion can do and things that it cannot. The key to...