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Play a Part in Your Favorite Swimmers' Trials Experience! Toyota’s Good Luck Boulevard will act as a “virtual cheering section” for athletes competing in Trials events. Fans, friends and family will be able to wish their athletes good luck and provide messages of support through an online portal (ToyotaGoodLuckBLVD.com), which will then be displayed when the athlete walks down the red carpet. The tunnel is triggered by RFID fobs that each athlete will be provided, meaning every athlete’s experience is unique to them. Click below to learn how to send...
A Letter from Florida Swimming, Inc. - Summer FLAGS Hello All! Apologize for the delay - Florida Swimming Summer Age Group Championship meet letter has been posted. We will be split into 2 sites – North (BSS – Jacksonville) and South (SYS – Sarasota). The split will be the same breakdown as Spring FLAGS but awards will be determined at each site. Specific club breakdown is at the end of the meet letter. Event Page - NORTH – HERE Event Page - SOUTH – HERE Meet Events files are located...
CVST June Health & Nutrition Challenge The Healthy Breakfast & Water Bottle Challenge This month’s CVST Health and Nutrition Challenge will be to have a healthy breakfast each morning before practice and to have your water bottle with you at practice and drink 8 ounces of water during each practice. As always, these Challenges are optional, however, we strongly encourage all of our swimmers to participate. Your Coach will be checking each day after practice to see who has completed the Challenge for the day and all those who complete...
CVST Swim Classic Donations Needed Hello CVST Families! CVST will be hosting the Tampa Bay Swim Classic this year at the Northshore Pool in St. Petersburg. We will be providing the coaches, officials, and support staff with all of their meals throughout the weekend. We have a portion that will be donated to us, but need your help to fulfill the rest of the food items. The gift cards will be used towards breakfast items, snacks, fruit, granola bars, Gatorade, dessert items, paper products etc. (Our Hospitality Coordinators will be...
CVST's Tampa Bay Swim Classic Job Sign-ups are Now Open The Tampa Bay Swim Classic Job Sign-ups for Parents and Volunteers are now posted at CVST.org. Be sure to get signed up quick before the job you want is gone! Please remember, per your CVST Registration and as found in the CVST Handbook: FAMILY COMMITMENT & FUNDRAISING Fund Raising is an essential part of our program. CVST holds a number of small fund-raisers each year, as well as the Boys & Girls Club National Championships, the Annual Tampa Bay Swim...
CVST Going Back To Normal Practices CVST will be returning to normal pre-COVID swim practices this Monday, May 10. We will be going back to as normal as possible swim practices. This decision, as all of our COVID related decisions have been, are based on State and Local Government regulations, CDC recommendations, and guidance from USA Swimming and Florida Swimming. Beginning Monday these are some of the changes that will be made: No More Temperature Checks Swimsuits no longer need to be worn to and from the pool. Lockerrooms may...
Safe Sport Newsletter USA Swimming Safe Sport Leadership Conference Recap Thank you to all who attended the USA Swimming Safe Sport Leadership Conference! It was a great event and we hope you learned a lot. Special thank you to our four guest speakers: Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Chris Renjilian, Megan Bartlett and Cassandra Walton. If you didn't get a chance to watch the event live, please see below for the recordings. Adverse Childhood Experiences with Dr. Bruce Berry | Webinar | Slides Cultivating Resiliency & Overcoming Obstacles with Dr. Chris...
FLOW Timelines & Participants Invited to OW Clinic Saturday, May 15 Schedule: Mandatory meeting for coaches and athletes Saturday evening 5/15 at Southwest Recreation Complex (13122 Vonn Road, Largo, FL 33774): 4:00-5:00 PM Clinic with 12 and under (FL OW Ch PARTICIPANTS ONLY) 4:00 PM Meeting with 13 and older girls then they go to reg. Table to check in 4:20 PM Meeting with 13 and older boys then they go to reg. Table to check in 5:00-6:00 PM Clinic with 13 and older (FL OW Ch PARTICIPANTS ONLY) 5:00...
Update Florida Swimming Mask Mandate Florida Swimming mandates that all persons follow COVID guidelines as required by facility and local protocols including but not limited to mask and social distancing policies. Please follow host meet letter guidelines. Florida Swimming will not be responsible for enforcing facility protocols however participation in the meet must adhere to facility guidelines. Effective May 5, 2021.
