Top Tips for Including Quality Protein   “Little Miss Swimmer sat at the poolside, eating her casein and whey.  Along came a rival who sat down beside her and Miss Swimmer blew her competition away.” (With apologies to fans of nursery rhymes). Swimmers of all ages are asking about the proteins whey and casein. Are they the super stars of proteins? Should swimmers use whey and casein supplements for training and recovery? My answer is yes and no to these questions. No, supplements are not needed, and we all know...

Throw Back Thursday #TBT   Happy #TBT CVST! - This one goes back to the 2009 Spring Senior Champ's!   #Bubbleheads #800FreeRelay #FLSR09 #CVST  

CVST Represented in State’s Open Water 5K CVST has five of its toughest take on Hurricane Man   CARROLLWOOD — An air horn sounds and suddenly you’re surrounded by flailing limbs, desperately clawing to the buoy marking the first turn of the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships 5K in Fort Myers. The start of the race feels more like a boxing match than a distance swim, as described by Carrollwood Village Swim Team’s Daryl Pickerell and Abby Forman...   Full Story & Pictures

The #FunnestSport has Arrived! SwimToday  has launched it's 2015 ad campaign to show non-swimmers and their parents why swimming is the #FunnestSport and invite new swimmer to join in! SwimToday and 13 industry partners have banded together to help invite new swimmers into the sport and bust some of the myths around the sport of swimming. To learn more about the SwimToday campaign go to www.swimtoday.org  and help us spread the word about the #FunnestSport!  

Are You a Supportive or Overly-Involved Swim Parent?   There is a fine line we parents walk on the pool deck. We want to be supportive of our kids who love swimming and pursue the sport. But, where do we cross the line from being supportive, to being “overly involved?” Look around at a swim meet and see if you can spot “those” parents. Then, take a look in the mirror and check to see what kind of swim parent you are.   Here are seven “Dos and Don’ts” to...

5 Stages to Becoming a Distance Swimmer   Potentially the worst part of being a distance swimmer, besides the unbelievable amount of yardage that comes with it, is finding out you’re a distance swimmer. It’s very similar to going through the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.   1. Denial...   Full Story  

Wednesday Word: “Warm-up.”   Definition: Warming up your muscles.  Not floating.  Not bobbing.  Not sitting at the wall complaining the water is too cold.  How swimmers mess up “warm-up”:   Read More  

Throw Back Thursday #TBT Happy #TBT CVST, do your recognize this now CVST college swimmer form a few years ago?  

7 Performance-Enhancing Foods to Eat Before and After a Workout   Have you ever heard the saying, “abs are made in the kitchen?” Exercising and training can only go so far if you aren’t filling your body with good-for-you foods. The next time you go to the gym, or train for a race, consider incorporating these high performance-promoting foods in your pre and post exercise meals.   Read More  

5 Things That Happen When You’re the Only Swimmer in Your Family   I discovered the sport of swimming completely by chance. My swim lesson instructor encouraged me to try a meet, and I thought, why not? But when it turned out that I had a future in the sport, and more importantly, that I loved it, I think I threw my parents through a major loop.   It wasn’t until I progressed deep into the competitive swimming world that I realized what an anomaly I was. Nearly all of...