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USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Recap of Last Prelim Session   In the last morning session of the meet, Maria Zambito started CVST off with a blazing 50 freestyle. Maria went a personal best, dropping an entire half second off of her previous time. Her time of :30.37 scored her a place in consolation finals and another chance to meet her goal of breaking thirty seconds. Jackie Kenny also swam this morning in her very first 800 freestyle. She went a 10:19.03 another personal best.   The meet concludes tonight...

USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Volz Picks Up Bronze In 400 Free Emma Volz led the way tonight for CVST's 400 Freestylers at the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championship.  She picked up the Bronze Medal with a personal best time of 4:39.38.  Jackie Kenny also went a personal best in the event with a 4:53.09 and picked up the 10th Place points finishing second in the consolation finals.  Keeping the momentum rolling was Maria Zambito who finished 12th in the event and droppped a whopping 12 seconds from her...

USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Volz 2nd, Kenny & Zambito In Consolation Finals For 400 Free Emma Volz cranked out a 2nd place finish in the 400 Meter Freestyle at this mornings preliminary session of the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships, while Jackie Kenny and Maria Zambito both qualified for the Consolation Final in the same event.   The meet continues this afternoon with Finals events starting at 5:00 pm . For complete results, Click Here  to  visit the Florida Swimming Web Site's Meet Page.

USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Zambito & Volz Heading To Finals In 200 Free Day 3 of the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships are complete and CVST's Maria Zambito and Emma Volz have qualified for tonight's finals.  Zambito will be swimming in the Bonus Heat of the Women's 200 Meter Freestyle, while Emma Volz will be swimming in the Championship Heat of the same event. In today's Time Trials, Jaclkie Kenny swam the 100 Backstroke in a winning time of 1:16.89. Check back for results from tonight's Finals or...

USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Volz & Zambito Swim Big In 200 Free   Maria Zambito and Emma Volz swam in the Women's 200 Meter Freestyle tonight at the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships, in Orlando.  Both Girls had great swims going personal best times in the event.  Volz medaled in the event finishing 8th in the Championship Final dropping a full second and going 2:15.49.  Zambito finished second in the Consolation Final and lowering her personal best by another 4 seconds with a 2:21.90. Be sure to check...

USA Swimming SZ Senior Champ's: Kenny, Volz & Zambito All Final On Day Two Day Two of the USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships is complete and CVST's jackie Kenny, Emma Volz and Maria Zambito all qualified for tonight's finals.  Zambito qualified for the Bonus Final Heat of the Women's 100 Meter Freestyle.  Volz made it back in the Consolation Finals of both the Women's 100 Meter Freestyle and the 200 Meter Backstroke, while Kenny is also coming back in the Consols of the 200 Meter Backstroke. Check back for...

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Volz Opens Senior Zone Meet With Silver Medal The USA Swimming Southern Zone Senior Championships got underway tonight in Orlando and CVST's Emma Volz opened with a silver medal in the meets first event. Volz placed 2nd in the women's 800 meter freestyle with a time of 9:35.61 The meet continues tomorrow with preliminary events starting at 9:00 am and the finals starting at 5:00 pm. For complete results, Click Here  to  visit the Florida Swimming Web Site's Meet Page.

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USA-S SZ Senior Champ's: Day 2 Finals Update #1   Day 2 Update - Women's 100 Freestyle Emma Volz - 11th Place - 1:03.72* Maria Zambito - 20th Place - 1:05.40*   * Personal Best Time   Check back for results from tonight's Finals or Click Here  to visit the Florida Swimming Web Site's Event Page.   Coming up in about 30 minutes the Women's 200 Backstroke featuring Jackie Kenny & Emma Volz...

USA-S SZ Senior Champ's: Day 2 Finals Update #2   Day 2 Update #2 - Women's 200 Backstroke Jackie Kenny - 9th Place - 2:38.29* Emma Volz - 11th Place - 2:46.22*   * Personal Best Time   Be sure to check back for tomorrow for more results from the meet or Click Here  to visit the Florida Swimming Web Site's Event Page.

The Swimmers of America By: Anne Marie Yatsula The Author is a new member of the CVST Bronze Practice Group and attends St. Lawrence Catholic School.   It was a sunny day in Florida as Jim Kelly, the head of the Aquatics Center at Emerald Greens, singed up his team for the Boys and Girls Club National Championships. He was very excited, and so was his team, CVST. Their rival team, the Ocala Sharks, was going to be there. CVST would get the trophy this time.   Anne Marie woke up...