Prepare the Child for the Road, Not the Road for the Child By Kari Kampakis, Writer Blog, July 2015 Years ago, my friend’s daughter really wanted to be chosen as “Swimmer of the Week” at their country club. It’s an honor bestowed weekly to one child per age group in the summer. Parents will sometimes call the club to request that their child be picked. But my friend didn’t want to do that. She wanted her daughter to win the award through hard work and perseverance. So she told her...

USA Swimming to Air ‘Magazine’ Show on NBC Broadcast set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming is producing a ‘magazine’ style show for NBC that extends the network’s coverage of swimming beyond race competitions and shares swimming in a new way with athletes, coaches, families and fans. The one-hour “USA Swimming’s Race for Gold” will feature an inside look at the sport’s top athletes, teams, historical moments and grow-the-sport initiatives. The special will air Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC Sports,...

Happy #TBT to CVST!   Happy #TBT CVST - This one goes back to the 2010 Southern Zone SeniorChamp's Trip - Two of the three are on the current trip!

Follow CVST's Twitter Account/Feed for Zone Meet Updates   Follow the CVST Twitter Account (www.twitter.com/@CVSTSwimming) or the "Live Feed" from the CVST Twitter account on the Home Page of the CVST Website for updates from the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships being held in Greenville, South Carolina this week.  Get updates on what the CVST Seniors are doing, how they are swimming, times, qualifiers, results and more.  You can set up a twitter account, if you do not already have one, at www.twitter.com. If you are under 18 years...

10 Reasons Not to Date Your Teammates Courtesy of Chase Osorio and Jenna Burns   1 – Working Out in the Same Lane This one might not be a big deal to outsiders, but when you train in the same lane, you know way too much about your teammates. Also, once the training gets rough, your angry side gets out, and no one wants to see that.   2 – Having to...   Complete List

“Smile. You’ll Swim Faster.” By Cathleen Pruden, Swimming World College Intern   Swimming is fun. On some level, we all believe this. If we didn’t, we would not wake up before the sun and launch... More  

Congratulations to USA Swimming’s First Three Olympic Team Members   Congratulations to Jordan Wilimovsky, Sean Ryan and Haley Anderson. They qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the 10 K Open Water Race at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Learn more about these three here: Haley Jordan Sean

25 Fun Things To Do While Tapering By Tera Bradham, Swimming World Intern   The magical, two-syllable word that brings more excitement to a swimmer than any other: taper. It’s the only time of the year when swimmers get to experience the energy level of a normal human being; yet we aren’t allowed to utilize any of that pizzazz to which we are so unaccustomed.   Most of the time we find ourselves pulling our chlorinated hair out from boredom and pent up energy. Here are 25 things you can...

6 Healthy Foods That Fool Young Swimmers By Jill Castle, MS, RDN   Jake was drinking a sports drink at lunch. Shelley ate 5 or 6 handfuls of nuts for her after-school snack. Graham guzzled OJ in the morning.    What do these young swimmers have in common? They all thought they were healthy eaters.  Being a healthy eater means knowing which foods promote health and how much to eat. Some foods have the appearance of being healthy, but when you look at the ingredients and analyze their nutrition, they...

You Don't Have to be an American President to Swim By Phillip Whitten, Guest Blogger In the first three articles of this series, we recounted how many American presidents – from John Quincy Adams to Teddy Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan – have swum on a regular basis to enhance and maintain their good health and to relieve the tremendous stress under which they must work every day. But, of course, you don’t have to be a president to be a swimmer. This article, the fourth and final one in this...