Follow CVST's College Swimmers This Season First posted 10/10/2014   The College swim season has begun and this is where you can follow our CVST College Swimmers and their progress throughout their seasons.   Emma Volz (Sophomore) Florida Atlantic University Owls - Emma's Bio Page - Team Web Page - Meet Results Cassie Niles (Senior) Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles - Cassie's Bio Page - Team Web Page - Meet Results Kellie Roedig (Junior) Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles - Kellie's Bio Page - Team Web Page - Meet Results...

Law of the Garbage Truck By Unknown One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was...

The Sensational Six   You know you’ve arrived when you are one of the six fastest swimmers in the U.S. in an event. Those six athletes earn the honor of sporting the red, white, and blue as members of the National Team. New for 2015-16, you can qualify with times from any FINA/ USA Swimming sanctioned event, not just a designated competitions. Be sure to read the criteria! In addition there are Open Water National Team changes. To qualify for the Open Water National Team you must first be on...

Growing Champions for Life: From Chump to Champ in Four Steps! Parent Webinar ! Dear Parent, If you’d like to give your child a simple four-step process for moving from good to great in any area of life, go to the Parents page of our web site and register for the FREE webinar entitled “From Chump to Champ in Four Steps”, online January 22nd.  You’ll gain valuable insights into the process and the pathway for generating a quantum leap in school, sports, or business! You’ll also enjoy this month’s article,...

CVST's Best Times & Meet Results on Your Phone   It is now easier than ever to get access to an individual athlete's times history with OnDeck Parent . We've added the ability to view Best Times and Meet Results directly from the Member Tab in Account Member Admin or in our OnDeck Parent app on iOS and Android. Best times learn more | Meet results learn more

 CVST Winter Session Practice Group Changes   Congratulations to the following swimmers on moving up a practice group beginning at practice tomorrow, January 5, 2015:   Bronze to Silver Gold:  Ella Herron Silver-Gold to Senior 2:  Logan Tirheimer Senior 2 to Senior 1:  Abby Forman  

The 8 Swim Parents You See at Your Local Swim Meets Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC.   There’s at least one at every swim meet.   That parent.   The one you purposely avoid, the one you rue having to make small talk with. This parent comes in many forms and shapes, and not only is a parent for someone on another team, but is also often a parent from your club. Sometimes this parent is you.   While some of the...

10 Tips to Improve Parent-Coach Relationships Courtesy of Elizabeth Wickham   “Parents today are out of control,” say a number of swim coaches. Don’t get me wrong; club coaches do appreciate us. They say, “We wouldn’t be able to exist without parents. Most parents are great.” Followed by, “But…”   “Parents push, push, push,” a club coach with 45 years of experience told me. Their swimmer has to get a college scholarship, get certain times, get straight As and be the best violinist. Parents don’t have team loyalty and jump...

Sport Psychology Thought By Dr. Alan Goldberg-Sports Psychology for Athletes, Coaches & Parents Take action TODAY. Step out of your comfort zone NOW. Trash the bad habits this moment. Stop making excuses and lying to yourself. Get off your butt! YOU CAN DO THIS! No whining about how hard this is or is going to be. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HARD. That's why very few actually do it! But, you can be one of those select few! To read more:

7 Ways to Swim Fearlessly in 2015 and 2016   I’m afraid of an assortment of things. Rejection. Regrets. My Wi-Fi dropping. Some people are scared of the usual stuff – the dark, spiders, snakes and so on. But there are other, less obvious forms of fear that manifest themselves within swimmers. Less subtle. Hiding under the cloak of denial. Fear of success, fear of failure, the fear of expanding our limits. Why Do We Get Scared With Our Swimming? Fear hits us from a bunch of different angles. Some...