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Watch Virtual Race Between Tarzan, Matt Biondi, Buster Crabb, Mark Spitz, And Don Shollander During the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Cadillac created The Cadillac Challenge. It was a virtual race to determine the Best male Swimmer of the 20th Century. The TEST of the Best – the race is called by Hall of Famer, Rowdy Gaines with a field of Buster Crabbe, Johnny Weissmuller, Don Schollander, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi. Warning: Don’t try to enter the Challenge; it’s been over for 15 years! Full Story & Video...
How to Balance Swimming and School Being a swimmer, you most likely have learned how to manage your time wisely. However, that does mean that it is completely easy to balance school and swimming. Although many college students have already been through their last final, most high school and maybe middle school (not sure about elementary school finals?) are still in session. The start of a new season and the nearing end of the school year can be a stressful time for many swimmers. Focus will shift from a...
Wednesday Word: Touched Out By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent Every week, I will dissect a word, term, or phrase of "Swim Speak." This is geared for new swim parents who are baffled and/or confused by our aquatic culture. The "Wednesday Word" is intended to be somewhat humorous with a small iota of actual information. Enjoy. Wednesday Word: “Touched out.” Definition: Getting “touched out” means... Read the Full Story!
What's My Child Doing Wrong? By David Benzel, Author, Speaker, Growing Champions for Life, May 2015 It must be in our parental DNA. I'm referring to our inherent sense of responsibility for everything our children do. I'm not just talking about their behavior in the grocery store, classroom, and playground. We also seem to feel responsible for the quality of their backhand, dismount, flip turn, double Lutz, and corner kick. For what other reason do we frequently feel an obligation to know the answer to this question: "What's my child...
Important Information From USADA tweeted recently USADA@usantidoping Athletes beware: 14 #supplement companies warned by @US_FDA due to products containing #prohibited substance DMBA. http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements DMBA in Dietary Supplements DMBA is labeled as a dietary ingredient in some products marketed as dietary supplements. However, the FDA is not aware of any information demonstrating that DMBA was lawfully marketed as a dietary ingredient in the United States before October 15, 1994. As a result, for dietary supplements that contain DMBA to be lawfully marketed, one of the following must apply: (1) the product...
CVST Has 6 of Their Toughest Take On Hurricane Man Six athletes from the Carrollwood Village Swim Team (CVST) set foot on the powder white sands of Pass-a-Grille beach, tattooed with sharpie numbers, and surrounded by T-shirts reading, “Anything else is just a sponge bath.” The annual Hurricane Man 2.4 mile rough water swim is always a race to be looked forward to at Carrollwood because open water race opportunities are so few. Madison Houck (10) started us off swimming the 1000m race placing first in her age...
Solve the Mystery of Your Child's Motivation and Distraction Issues By David Benzel, Author, Speaker, Growing Champions for Life, May 2015 Join in on this great Webinar on how to solve the mystery of your child's motivation and distraction issues. It will be held Thursday May 14, 2015, at 9:00 PM Eastern Time. This will include a 45-minute live webinar plus an additional question and answer session. Click Here to register
Chlorinated: The World Inside Each Swim Team Thanks to Lexi Coon of brantaphotos.com for contributing this photo essay: Most competitive swimmers start the same way: bi-weekly lessons, that turn into daily practices, that turn into daily doubles, that turn into a career. It was what got me up before five in the morning and put me to bed before ten every night, what kept me from going out with my friends, what forced me to drink caffeine during school to pay attention during classes. Thechlorine burned my skin, killed my hair,...
6 Reasons Your Swim Team Becomes Your Family By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern Swimmers are a special breed. Even most non-chlorinated people understand that. On college campuses around the country, swimmers are the ones known for bringing that squeaky-clean chlorine smell into the classroom, eating an unprecedented amount of food, and always traveling in packs. When a non-swimmer questions how swimming can be a team sport, they are always met with a blank stare. To swimmers, it is completely obvious... Full Story
