And You Thought It Was Cold at CVST Practices...   Watch this video of some Polish swimmers - Click Here.  

NBC's2016 Olympic Promo Video Features Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin       2 inShare     The August 5th, 2016 Opening Ceremony date of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is now less than 550 days away. Check out NBC Olympics’ promotional video featuring Missy Franklin in the opening sequence, followed by several other swimming motion shots intermingled with other highlighted sports.   Keep an eye out for Ryan Lochte and Mr. Michael Phelps about three quarters of the way in the video.   Click Here   to...

CVST #TBT   Happy TBT from CVST! Do you remember Halloween Costume Practices from the 90's? #CVST #FunnestSport #CoachRandy  

Repak Leads CVST with High Point at FSU   In the Mac Crutchfield Invitational at Florida State University, 18 of Carrollwood Village Swim Team’s athletes achieved new personal best times, put some new FLAGS cuts under their belts, and even picked up an Individual High Point Award. Between prelims and finals these athletes showed off how hard their winter training paid off.   Friday began with Kaitlyn Labella (9) dropping near 7 seconds in a blazing 200 freestyle to go a best time of 2:28.15. Following Labella was Sean Kenny...

Bowles Takes CVST's January SOM Honors   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team coaching staff has named Tyler Bowles (14) as its January Swimmer of the Month.  Swimming at the Area Tallahassee Mac Crutchfield Invitational January 23, to January 25, 2015 at the Bobby Leach Center on the Florida State University Campus, the Cambridge Christian High School Freshman swam to seven best times in seven events.  Swimming in his first meet after some tough two practices a day holiday training, Tyler dropped a total of 58.93 seconds.  Tyler’s biggest improvement came...

Why 'Bullying' Is the New 'Little Boy Who Cried Wolf' By Signe Whitson, Author; Child and adolescent therapist, Huffington Post, January 22, 2015 As bullying continues to be a hot topic for coaches, athletes, and parents, I wanted to pass along this excellent article that makes a clear distinction between bullying behavior and rudeness or meanness.   Please take the time to read it!  

CVST Bullying Policy From the CVST Handbook   CVST BULLYING POLICY   PURPOSE Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at Carrollwood Village Swim Team (CVST) and will not be tolerated. Bullying is counterproductive to team spirit and can be devastating to a victim. CVST is committed to providing a safe, caring and friendly environment for all of our members. If bullying does occur, all athletes and parents should know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. Anyone who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell a...

Top Food Mistakes Made by Swimmers By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD I have been a nutrition consultant to hundreds of athletes over the past many years. From high school to professional athletes, I see the same mistakes time and time again. This year, let’s learn from these mistakes and correct them to help make you the best swimmer you can be. Read more:

Five Strategies to Make Sure Young Swimmers Get Enough Protein By Jill Castle, MS, RDN is a childhood nutrition expert and co-author of Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School Protein is a nutrient everyone in the sports world talks about, from boosting it in the diet to eating the right types. Protein certainly plays an important role in the young swimmer’s diet. For one, it has a starring role in growth, supporting the building of new tissue. Protein also lends a hand in...

So You Want To Make The Olympic Team? By Lindsay Mintenko, USA Swimming National Team Managing Director I get this question all the time: “What do I need to do to make the Olympic team?” Besides working your tail off, being incredibly dedicated and talented, there are a few other things that will get you to Rio in 2016. Check out the 2016 Olympic Trial qualifying times. For motivation, you should print them and post them on your bathroom mirror. Seeing your goals every morning will be a great inspiration....