Race for Gold: Olympic Trials-Swimming Nerves   A few of your favorite National Team athletes open up about the reality of dealing with nerves at the Olympic Trials. Watch this 2 minute video.

Reminder About Dropping Off & Picking Up Your Swimmers   From the Carrollwood Country Club By-Laws & Pool Rules: "Children under 13 years of age are permitted to use the pool facilities only if accompanied and supervised by an adult."   This includes all of the Tennis & Aquatic Center Facilities unless in an organized CCC Sponsored Program.   From the CVST Handbook:   TARDINESS There is nothing more disruptive to a coach and his workout organization than to have swimmers entering the workout late.  Please do all that you...

CVST Alum Makes National News Helping Abused Pit Bull   Here is a great story from WFLA News Channel 8, about CVST Alum, Kerri Slomcenski, a Veteranarian up in Pasco County. The story is trending worlwide and being covered nationally on the news.   Facial surgery planned for badly abused Pinellas dog HUDSON, FL (WFLA) – Dr. Kerri Slomcenski has a heart of gold and a passion for helping animals.  She loves what she does and is moved by her patients, especially a sweet survivor named Khaleesi.  Dr. Kerri, as her friends...

CVST Holds Annual Awards Banquet & Pool Party   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team Held Their Annual Awards Banquet & Pool Party tonight at the Carrollwood Country Club Tennis & Aquatic Center and it was a great time had by all!  The food and friends were great, the awards and team gift were awesome & the Pool Party as always along with the giant slide were the best!   Congratulations to everyone for a great swim year and especially the following award winners:   2015 Athlete Appreciation Award Jan Volz...

10 Things Swimmers Miss When They Stop Swimming   At this time of year a lot of swimmers are finishing their championship meets and hanging up their fast skin for the last time. For some, they will be leaving the sport on their own terms, satisfied and pleased with a career they can look back on with pride. For others, they are leaving the sport earlier than they liked, perhaps under circumstances they aren’t wild about.   Whatever the case may be, here are but a few of the things...

New CVST Sponsor, Sonny's BBQ, Helping CVST Seniors get to 2016 Sone Meet!   The CVST Senior 1 Group is excited to announce that Sonny’s BBQ is now a sponsor for CVST! There will be Spirit Nights at Sonny’s on North Dale Mabry once a month through December. All you have to do is show up at these Spirit Nights and give the waitress the flyer you received in your mailbox or form here on the CVST Web Site. Don’t stop at just your flyer! Spread the BBQ to all...

CVST to Participate in Crazy Big Swim!   What - The largest swim meet in history. Takes the place of the CVST October FNR. Why - To bring the swimming community together to break a world record, and to raise money to fight childhood cancer. When - Registration opens Tuesday, August 25th. Our meet will be held on October 2nd. Where - The Carrollwood Country Club TAC Pool. Who - All CVST Swimmers are STRONGLY encoutaged to participate and our swimmers' times will be compared nationwide with swimmers from teams...

Happy #TBT to CVST!   Happy #TBT CVST!  Do you remember these two from the 2008-2009 Swim Year?  They were the CVST Male & Female Swimmer of the Year Award Winners. The 2014-2015 Swim Banquet is this Saturday, who will be this year's winners?

Missed NBC's Race For Gold? No Problem   If you didn't get to watch watch the new USA Swimming magazine show #RaceforGold on NBC, don't worry, we've got you covered. Click here to watch  some clips from the program featuring Olympians Natalie Coughlin, Connor Jaeger, Cullen Jones, Michael Phelps and Allison Schmidt.

Health Experts: Kids, Energy Drinks Not a Good Mix Las Vegas Review-Journal For younger people looking for a quick jolt or pick-me-up by sipping on an energy drink, health experts advise them to think again. Research from the American Heart Association and the Academy of American Pediatrics shows those drinks and young children don't mix.   More