CVST Releases March, April & May SOM Winners   May 2012 May 2012 –  Kaitlyn Labella (7) – Kaitlyn Labella has been named the May 2012 CVST Swimmer of the Month by the CVST Coaching Staff.  Katie swam in 3 PCL Meets over the month and dropped a time in all four strokes, including a drop of four seconds in her 50 Backstroke.  Katie is a leader in the CVST Bronze Group and we are looking forward to many more time drops in the near future.  Keep up the great...

Important USADA Update:  Supplement411.org   Be an Informed Athlete & Parent! USADA Launches Supplement411.org   to Provide Facts about the  Risks Involved with Dietary Supplement Use. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today the launch of its new dietary supplement awareness website, Supplement 411, in an effort to meet the growing demand in the U.S. for accurate information, resources and guidance as potential consumers navigate the dietary-supplement marketplace. “The current marketplace has created a dilemma in which all athletes must balance their beliefs that these products provide a nutritional benefit,...

Parents - Top Five Recovery Snacks By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RD, CSSD Recovery is a hot topic for swimmers and for good reason. A long pool and/or land workout burns muscle fuel and causes muscle protein breakdown. Eating a recovery snack within an hour of a workout speeds needed carbs and amino acids (the building blocks of protein that make up the protein-rich foods you eat) to replenish muscle glycogen and repair and build muscle tissue. Do you need to buy expensive protein shakes? No, because the same amino acids...

CVST Fourth at FS Open Water Champ's   CVST finished 4th as a team at this weekend's Florida Swimming Open Water Championships, at Mirromar Lakes, in Ft. Myers.  CVST sent five swimmers to the event and all five medaled and scored in their respective events.  Corey Stein (17) finished 4th in the Senior Men's 5K Race in spite of being sick that morning with a gutsy time of 1:13:08.00.  Jackie Kenny (16) finished 5th in the 15-16 Girls 5K Race with a great swim of 1:14:59.00.  Also finishing 5th in...

CVST's Stein Directs Special Olympics PSA   CVST's Corey Stein (17) directed his first television commercial this month and it is now available for viewing via YouTube.com.  Corey also enlisted the help of another CVST swimmer, Sky Steele (18) who was one of the many stars of the commercial.  The project was for his Youth Group and will run as a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for Special Olympics Florida.    Click Here  to view the PSA entitled: Special Olympics Florida - Hillsborough County PSA.    

First Florida Swimming Athlete Newsletter By CVST Reps   Florida Swimming has released the first issue of their new Florida Swimming Athlete Newsletter titled "Through Our Goggles".  This issue has ties to CVST, since the the two Athlete Reps elected to the Florida Swimming Board of Directors were Jackie Kenny and Emma Volz.  This Newsletter was their idea and has already proven to be a huge success with interest on swimming's dryside pouring in from athletes across the state.   Click Here   to download a copy of the Newsletter. ...

Florida Swim Network To Air Replays Boys & Girls Club Nationals Parts of two sessions from this years Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships will be rebroadcast on the Florids Swim Network, a web based swimming network that covers major meets throughout Florida and beyond.  The sessions are Finals fromFriday, March 30 & Sunday, April 1.  Be sure to let anyone interested in watching, like Grandparents, etc.. , know all they have to do is go to www.floridaswimnetwork.com  and they will be able to pick up the reairiing.  

Volz Wins Mile, Boys & Girls Club National Champion   CVST's Emma Volz (17) won the Women's 1650 Yard Freestyle today at the Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships, in St. Petersburg. The meet is being held this weekend at the Northshore Aquatic Complex with Prelims beginning at 9:00 am and Finals st 5:00 pm each afternoon..  Each evenings Finals are also being broadcast over the Florida Swim Network at www.floridaswimnetwork.com.  Volz swam to a personal best time of 17:48.27, winning the event and claiming the title National Champion. ...

Noah Gold Named February SOM   February 2012 - Noah Gold (12) – The Coaching Staff at CVST has named Noah Gold (12) of the CVST Silver/Gold Practice Group as the February 2012 CVST Swimmer of the Month.  Noah earned this honor based on his performance at the Berkeley Prep Swim Meet held this month and on his outstanding efforts in practice over the month.  Noah swim in his first meet in January, and the enthusiasm and effort since then have been tremendous.    Congratulations Noah and keep up the...

Pickerell Named CVST January SOM   The CVST Coaching Staff has named Daryl Pickerell (13) of the CVST Senior 2 Practice Group as the first CVST Swimmer of the Month for 2012.  Daryl earned the award based on her performance at the Gulfcoast Swim Team Winter Invitational held at Florida Gulf Coast University, in Ft. Myers..  During the meet, Daryl swam to seven personal best times including a drop of 49+ seconds in the 200 Yard Freestyle.  For the meet, his total time dropped in the seven events was an...