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The CVST coaching staff in consultation with the Swim Tampa staff have decided to cancel tonight's Friday Night at the Races. This will not be rescheduled. Tomorrow's Practice and Pancakes Turn Clinic is still on. Our next meet will be the SPA/PYP meet on November 11-19. Make sure to sign up for the next meet for the Bronze, Silver, Gold, Pre Senior and Senior 1's the Harry Meisel "B" Championships West on Dec 10-12 which is a fun meet with a ton of team spirit and a team spirit award....
Hey CVST! Name cap orders are available through the link below. The caps will be sold in sets of two, and we're offering either silicone ($18) or latex ($15). These team caps are extra special, featuring Jim's cancer ribbon so we can show him some love! All caps will be charged to your CVST account, and if you want more than the two caps, you must fill out multiple order forms. Email me at maria@cvst.org if you have any questions! Orders will be due on November 6th at noon! -...
Hey CVST, Beginning on Tuesday, 10/12, there will be a small change to our Senior and Pre-Senior Groups. We would like to welcome back Coach Maria who will be taking charge of these groups moving forward, with Coach Randy taking the athletes on Monday and Wednesday, and Maria taking the group on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and most Saturdays moving forward. The Pre-Senior practice group will now be extended 30 minutes, ending at 7:30pm. Maria's return is on a temporary basis, until I am able to return to the deck, but...
October Nutrition Challenge - Eat the Rainbow For the month of October, the Nutrition Challenge will be to eat different colored fruits and veggies. fruits and veggies they ate prior to coming to practice for the day. The reasoning behind this challenge is that different colored fruits and veggies supply different vitamins and minerals, so the more variety of colors you eat, the more various vitamins and minerals you will consume. The numbers will be documented on the sheets in the office window and the swimmer(s) in each Practice Group...
Dear CVST Family, By now most of you have heard the news about me, but I wanted to formally let you all know what exactly has been going on the past couple weeks, and what to expect in the coming months to the best of my ability. I’ve been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer: a neuroendocrine insulinoma. Two weeks ago I had a completely unrelated emergency abdominal surgery, and have been recovering ever since. I’ve been making improvements daily, and really appreciate those of you who have...
JOIN US! 100% of the proceeds benefit JIM!!!! Registration is now open for the golf tournament coming up on Monday, October 11th! Not a golfer? Don't worry we will have a mix and mingle celebration at 3pm! Sign up to golf or purchase tickets for the mix and mingle here: https://app.eventcaddy.com/events/win4Jim Can't join us on the 11th, but would like to support Jim? Let us know. :)
Staying hydrated while exercising is very important, especially here in hot Tampa! Even when not exercizing it is important to be drinking water and staying hydrated. While swimming we sweat a lot, but don't always realize it because we are already wet, especially in the fall when the water is warm and the air is cooling off. That is why your CVST Coaches, Jim, Randy, Emma & Meredith are all challenging you, to complete The Water Bottle Challenge. All you have to do is make sure you bring to bring...
CVST Coaches Release Fall Practice Group Changes - Begins Tomorrow Congratulations to the following swimmers moving up to the next Practice Groiup. These changes begin Monday, August 23rd. Congratulations and keep up the hard work! Bronze Group to Silver Group - Carolina Arreola , David Fink, Sahana Parekh, London Stewart Silver Group to Gold Group - Olivia Duffin, Emma Echeverry, Giselle Garrett, Brennan Smith Gold to Presenior - David Caraway, Trey Davis, Danny Mendoza, Jacob Shor
Smith & Repak Take Swimmer of the Year Honors at Annual Green Goggle Awards CVST held their Annual Green Goggle Awards this afternoon at the Carrollwood Country Club, with a great Pasta Station Buffet and a ton of awards presented, none more coveted that the Annual CVST Swimmer of the Year Awards. This year's recipeints of the team's highest honor were McKenna Smith, for the girls and Jayden Repak for the boys. Congratulations to all of our 2020-2021 swimmers. A complete list of award winners follows: Carrollwood Village Swim Team...
