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...

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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,...

Salgado, GameOn4Kids.com December All-Star   CVST's Isabella Salgado has been named a GameOn4Kids.com December All-Star.  Game On 4 Kids web site is Tampa Bay's premier source for youth sports.  To view Ella's article on the Game On 4 Kids web site, Click Here.  To go to Isabella's article, Click Here.  

Ten Things Parents of Athletes Need to Know By Stefanie Mullen is the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Girlfriend’s Soul and owner and founder of Ooph.com, November 15, 2013 I have seen some things on the sidelines over the years that would give you nightmares. Casts being sawed off, coaches going to blows, parents screaming obscenities at the other teams fans. U.G.L.Y. We have all gotten way too emotionally involved in our kids sports. We have forgotten that it’s about the kids and the lessons, the journey if you...

Salgado Picks Up November SOM Honors   The CVST coaching staff has named Isabella Salgado as its November Swimmer of the Month. Swimming in the St. Petersburg Aquatics Saturday and Sunday Morning at the Races, Isabella swam to six lifetime best times out of eight events.  For the month, the 11 year old Silver/Gold practice group product dropped a total of 75.63 seconds, with two incredible time drops of 45.89 seconds in 100 yard Backstroke and 20.36 seconds in her 100 yard Butterfly.  Isabella also dropped .71 seconds in her...

CVST Performs Well at St. Petersburg’s Mid-November Meet   The weekend of November 23 & 24, CVST headed over to St. Petersburg’s Nortshore Pool for the St. Petersburg Aquatics Mid-November Meet and had another great performance.  Lots of best times with tons of time dropped!    Brielle Allison (10) in only her second meet went best times in three events including a big drop in the 100 Butterfly.  Jenna Bagby (10) dropped in four events, including an amazing 47+ second drop in her 100 Freestyle.  Her sister Talia (13) dropped...

2014 Boys & Girls Club & Classic Meet Logos Unveiled   CVST and Fine Designs have released the Meet Logos for the 2014 Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships   (4/11-13/2014) and the 2014 Tampa Bay Swim Classic  (6/6-8/2014):                 

CVST Swimmers Ramp It Up at CVST B Invitational   CVST hosted their Annual CVST B Invitational last month at the Carrollwood Country Club Tennis & Aquatic Center (TAC) and the team was awesome!  Leading the way for the team, just after coming off winning the CVST October Swimmer of the Month Award, Ella Herron (6) brought home first place finishes in all four of her individual events; the 6&Under Girls 25 Yard Freestyle, 25 Yard Backstroke, 25 Yard Breaststroke and 25 Yard Butterfly.  Her sister Emma (11) also picked...