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Throw Back Thursday #TBT Happy #TBT to CVST! Dose anyone remember this little swimmer? Hint: She got married last weekend!
Historic Olympic Moment 54 Weeks until Trials (as of last Sunday) Great history lesson. Starring Mike Barrowman, Roque Santos, Sergio Lopez. Watch here:
Working On Your Concentration Skills in Practice By Dr. Alan Goldberg//Competitivedge.com There's no question that races are won and lost before the start. If the quality of your training is poor, that is, if you skip practices, accumulate a lot of “garbage yardage” where you just go through the motions, back down when it gets tough and fail to pay attention to the important details when you swim, then your race results will always reflect this. But did you know that you can systematically raise the level of...
Coach Randy Releases Mar, Apr & May CVST Age Group Swimmer of the Month Awards March, 2015 - Henry Walz The CVST coaching staff has named Henry Walz (13) as the March Swimmer of the Month. At the Nike Swimming Championships hosted by the Greater Tampa Swim Association at the Bobby Hicks pool in South Tampa, Henry Swim to seven best times in seven events. Swimming in his first meet in the 13 and 14 year old age group, Henry made the finals in the 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke,...
The 7 Types of Slackers on Every Swim Team Every swim team has them…the loafers who are undeniably giving 50% max at practice day after day, the sneaky strategists who find a shortcut in every set, the save-ups who manage to leave a killer practice with a ton of energy…you know them as THE SLACKERS! 1. The Lane-Line Puller - No one seems to notice except you, because... Click Here to see if you aone of the seven.
Advice To Sports Parents From Basketball Coach Steve Kerr By Steve Kerr, Coach, Positive Coaching Alliance In this clip, Kerr talks about his advice for sports parents. He starts by sharing a bit from when he was a young athlete, including his temper tantrums around poor performances. His parents would watch the games quietly and not say anything until he had calmed down. Then they would approach him and try to teach him to change behaviors. This influences his advice to sports parents to keep calm and quiet in the...
VIDEO: The Science of Why Belly Flops Hurt Any swimmer (or diver) who has ever done a belly flop has wondered the same thing: how can a liquid like water feel so solid?\ Sure, maybe it’s not the first question you ask yourself. (That honor would go to “Why did I do that?” or “How long will my body feel like it’s on fire?”). But it always feels like mystery how water can feel so soft as you swim through it, but so solid when you land on it...
Throw Back Thursday #TBT Happy #TBT CVST! - From a Tampa Bay Swim Classic Heat Sheet in 2004 - Remember these "Old" CVST Swimmers ...
Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight By Robert Lustig, TED-Ed While sugar is easy to spot in candy, soft drinks and ice cream, it also hides out in foods you might not expect -- including peanut butter, pasta sauce and even bologna! Robert Lustig decodes confusing labels and sugar's many aliases to help determine just how much of that sweet carbohydrate makes its way into our diets. Watch here:
