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

Speedo and Misfit Team Up for a Swimming-Focused Fitness Tracker Gizmodo Misfit's button-sized Shine fitness tracker is already waterproof to a depth of over 160 feet, so swimmers don't need to take it off while training. But since accurately measuring laps is different than measuring steps, Misfit has teamed up with Speedo to create a new version of the Shine that's customized to track underwater activities.   More Info  

CVST Releases Fall Practice Groups                        Bronze                    Silver                         Gold                            Senior 2               Senior 1 Ana Avellan              Ivan Boroweic             Reagan Cassels          Talia Bagby           Zach Bowles Bruno Borowiec        Sam Forman               Ava Edwards               Sophia Hasara      Abby Forman Bodi Burrill               Taylor Cassels            Jackson Houck            Emma Herron       Daryl Pickerell Noah Buscemi          Lauren Clark              Madison Houck            Logan Ingerick       Maria Zambito McKinnley Cassels   Asher Gonzalez         Savannah Kaddouri       Kara Kivenas Matthew Davis          Ella Herron                 Jayden Repak             Kaityly Labella John Gleason           Madison Ratchford      Kayla Rodriguez         ...

Parents, Stop Hovering! It’s Not Your Job to Remove Every Obstacle from Your Kids’ Paths By Jessica Lahey. Salon.com Excerpted from "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" I became a parent and a middle school teacher in the same year, and these twin roles have shaped the way I’ve raised my children and educated my students. Over the course of my first decade raising two boys and teaching hundreds of children, I began to feel a creeping sense of...

CVST at Area 3 Championships   On July 31, to August 2, CVST traveled to St. Petersburg’s North Shore Pool for the Area 3 Championships.  The meet featured over 800 swimmers from Area 3.  Like other meets the past three weeks, this one was swum in the rain. Friday was swum in the rain, Saturday was delayed so late that the 12 & Under age group was finishing up their afternoon session at the same time that their evening session was starting at the other end of the pool. Through...

Southern Zone Senior Chamionship Meet Recap By Maria Zambito   Leaving behind the monsoon that was Tampa, Florida, the CVST Senior 1 Group began a road trip to Greenville, South Carolina for USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championship Meet. Zach Bowles, Abby Forman, Daryl Pickerell, Maria Zambito and Emma Volz formed a team ready to swim fast and show South Carolina and the rest of the Southern Zone what they could do after swimming doubles all summer long.   Zach Bowles (17) had a fast meet starting off day one...

Ava Edwards CVST's July Age Group Swimmer of the Month   The CVST coaching staff has named Ava Edwards (9) as the July Agr Group Swimmer of the Month.  For the month of July, Ava swam in three meets, the SPA last Chance Meet, the Florida Swimming Age Group Swimming Championships (FLAGS), a the Area 3 Championships. At the SPA invite held at St. Petersburg’s North Shore Pool, Ava swam in just two events and dropped 2.51 seconds in her 50 meter freestyle. Ava followed that up in Sarasota at...

CVST at FLAGS Long Course Championships   July 16-19 the Carrollwood Village Swim Team sent 7 athletes to the Florida Swimming Age-Group Swimming Long Course Championships (FLAGS) held in Sarasota at the Potter Park YMCA.  CVST swimmers Abby Forman (13), Logan Ingerick (11), Kaitlyn Labella (10), Madison Houck (10), Madison Ratchford (9), Ava Edwards (9), and Jayden Repak (9) joined 853 of best 14 and Under age-group swimmers that Florida has to offer in what turned out to be a fast, rain soaked event (15 records broken by 7 different...

Perfect Practice By Dr. Alan Goldberg- Peak Performance for Athletes, Coaches and Parents “Perfect practice” is that which prepares you for the mental, physical and emotional challenges that you are sure to face during the competition. “Perfect practice” closely simulates the conditions that you must master in order to emerge victorious. Be smart about your training. Always train with this question in the back of your mind. “How is what I’m doing today and right now going to help me when I’m in that big competition?” Learn more: