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Tyler Bowles Named CVST September SOM The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Tyler Bowles (14) as the 2014 September Swimmer of the Month. For the month, the fourteen-year-old Senior 2 practice group swimmer dropped a total one minute and forty-four seconds. At the Saint Petersburg Aquatics / Total Team Wares Invitation, Tyler swam to best times in seven out of eleven races. He had a big time drops in his 200 yard Breast stroke (11.24 seconds), 200 yard IM (14.03 seconds) and a huge drop in the 1000...
Pink CVST Caps Now Available for a Limited Time Hey, CVST it's that time of year and pink CVST swim caps are available at $10.00 each for a limited time, while they last. If you want one or more, just see Coach Maria at practice or drop her an email (Maria@CVST.org) with how many you want and she will get them for you. All cap sales will be charged to your CVST account. Get them while they last!
5 Ways to Accelerate your Recovery Posted by Megan Fischer-Colbrie It’s preseason. Training is at the top of your priority, and your recovery is essential to getting through the next few weeks of high intensity workouts. For the 19-20 hours in the day that you spend off the pool deck, you have complete control over your recovery and how well you treat your body. Especially before school gets busy, you have the time to devote to proper sleep and nutrition. Let’s take a look at five specific changes you...
Best Ways to Handle Sugar for Young Swimmers By Jill Castle, MS, RDN Sugar, the sweet stuff added to foods in baking and other food processing techniques, is something young swimmers should have a handle on. After all, sugar (or sucrose) is a carb, but it doesn’t have a lot of nutritional power, nor does it offer the long-lasting energy found in complex carbs, like bread, beans, and fruits and veggies. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), American youth are eating too much added sugar. In a 2012...
Oasis Grill Shifts To Weekend Hours Only This is an FYI, for all of our CVST members. Beginning this Monday, September 29th, the Oasis Grille will only be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm, and will colse all together for the season on October 26th. The Oasis Grille will be open for special events like the CVST's Home Swim Meets, but wil have a limited menu for these events.
CVST Swimmers Brave Storms To Set Bar For New Swim Year This past weekend in St. Petersburg, 17 of CVST’s athletes proved their determination by swimming through a storm at the Total Team Wares Invitational. Though the rain was unrelenting and the wind was chilly, Tyler Bowles (14) started the team off with a 14 second drop in the 200 Individual Medley (IM) followed by Lauren Kenny (12) with a 7 second drop. Brooke Lively (13) swam a fast 200 IM as well dropping 6 seconds to go 3:04.88....
CVST Electronic Communication Policy PURPOSE The Carrollwood Village Swim Team (CVST) recognizes the prevalence of electronic communication and social media in today’s world. Many of our swimmers use these means as their primary method of communication. While CVST acknowledges the value of these methods of communication, CVST also realizes that there are associated risks that must be considered when adults use these methods to communicate with minors. GENERAL CONTENT All communications between a coach or other adult and an athlete must be professional in nature and for the purpose...
From The CVST Team Handbook SWIM YEAR The CVST swim year is broken into three sessions of four months each as follows: Fall - September through December Winter - January through April Summer - May through August An occasional physical and mental break is appreciated by all of us involved in swimming - coaches, swimmers and parents alike. There will be a short break during the Fall and Winter sessions and a longer break at the end of the Summer session. All swimmers and parents are asked...
CVST's Senior Attendance Policies (From The CVST Team Handbook) SENIOR I & 2 - ATTENDANCE POLICY In order to be eligible to participate in a senior level meet, team trip, USA Swimming/Florida Swimming/CVST training camp, etc., a swimmer in the Senior 1 practice group, must have an average swim practice attendance of 88% or better for the current season or the current year’s attendance. A swimmer in the Senior 2 practice group must have an average swim practice attendance of 82% or better for the current season or...
