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Food-Allergic Swimmers: What’s the Best Way to Manage Them? By Jill Castle, MS, RDN Will was an 8-year-old swimmer and new to the sport. His mom was excited to have him experience the joys of being on a team and benefit from the rigor and structure that swimming provided. However, she was alarmed at Will’s first swim meet when she saw an abundance of food circulating throughout the stands, the bleachers and on deck. Will was highly allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and milk. To see peanut butter cups, candy...
Deck Pass Perks: Easy as Tap, Scan, Win Deck Pass is the official mobile application of USA Swimming. This app has always been pretty sweet, but now it just got a little sweeter. USA Swimming released its latest version of Deck Pass, which features Deck Pass Perks! Deck Pass users can receive exclusive deals from USA Swimming and its partners through Deck Pass Perks. Here’s how it works: People have to download the app AND create an account. If you have not already downloaded the app, Apple users can find...
Avoiding Psych-Outs and Intimidation By Alan Goldberg, competitivedge.com Are there certain opponents who regularly “push your emotional buttons?” You know what I mean… Other swimmers who somehow know exactly what to do to get inside your head before your race, distract your focus, sabotage your confidence and drive your level of nervousness through the roof? It may start the night before the meet, when you first begin to think about them. Or maybe you begin “losing it” after a comment they make or look that they give you when...
Bishop, GameOn4Kids.com December All-Star CVST's Mabry Bishop has been named a GameOn4Kids.com December All-Star, joining teammate, Isabella Salgado who was awarded the honor earlier in the month. Game On 4 Kids web site is Tampa Bay's premier source for youth sports. To view Mabry's article on the Game On 4 Kids web site, Click Here.
Bishop Picks Up CVST December SOM Award The CVST coaching staff has named Mabry Bishop (9) as its December Swimmer of the Month for her performance at the 2013 Harry B. Meisel Florida Swimming “B” Championships West. At St. Petersburg’s Northshore Pool, the nine year old Silver/Gold practice group swimmer swam to six lifetime personal best times out eight individual races. For the meet, Mabry dropped a total of 24.04 seconds including an impressive 1.60 seconds in her 50 yard Freestyle (32.94), but her most outstanding swim came in...
Swimming Fast Under Pressure: Controlling Your Race Focus By Dr. Alan Goldberg, www.Competitivedge.com Why Do Some Swimmers Go Slower In Races Than They Do In Practice? The secret to swimming fast when it counts the most is to maintain control of your concentration during your entire race. Far too many swimmers allow their race concentration to drift away from what they are DOING during the race and go to THINKING about how they feel, how fast they may or may not be going or where their competitors are. Every...
The Kids Are All Right By Mike Gustafson, USA Swimming Correspondent Wandering around on the pool deck at the 2013 AT&T Winter Nationals, a person of average height and body begins to feel like a hobbit. A forest of bodies canopies the sky, all of them with oversized shoulders and appearing more like large statues than people. Everywhere you look, swimmers stand tall. Many are over 6-feet, with a plethora of them standing above 6’4”. If they hadn’t worn caps and goggles, you’d think they were there to play basketball,...
