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12&Under Tech Suit Ban To Be Enforced at All FL Swim Meets 12 & under swimmers will not be allowed to compete in Technical Suits at the upcoming Florida Swimming Age Group Championships and Senior Championships or any other FS Swim Meets per rule 102.8 below. 102.8 SWIMWEAR (F) No Technical Suits shall be worn by any 12 & Under USA Swimming athlete member in competition at any sanctioned, approved or observed meet. [Effective September 1, 2020] (1) Exceptions to the foregoing restriction are only for Junior Nationals, U.S. Open,...

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Heat Sheets and All Other Info for BERK Last Chance Meet Available All the information you need for this wekeend's Berkely Last Chance Meet is now available at the Event Page on this web site. The Meet Letter, Psych Sheets, Estimated Timelines, COVID Protocols, Warm-up Assignments, Heat Sheets and More are all now posted! Be sure to download and print your copies of the Heat Sheets before the meet as there will be no hard copies sold at the meet. Click Here to go to the BERK Last Chance Event...

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CVST Sweetheart Meet Warm-up Information & More... CVST Swimmers & Parents - here are the warm-up times for this weekend's Sweetheart Meet: Senior 1 - Friday Session - 4:00pm, Saturday Session - 7:30am, Sunday Both Sessions - 7:30am Pre Senior - Friday Session - 4:00pm, Saturday Session - 8:00am, Sunday Both Sessions - 8:00am Gold - Friday Session - 4:00pm, Saturday Session - 11:00am, Sunday Both Sessions - 8:00am Silver - Friday Session - 4:00pm, Saturday Session - 11:00am, Sunday Both Sessions - 8:00am Bronze - Friday Session - 4:00pm,...

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USA Swimming Meet Sanctioning (January 26, 2021 – April 30, 2021) TO: USA Swimming House of Delegates CC: Operational Risk Committee Rules & Regulation Committee FROM: Bob Vincent, USA Swimming Board Chair SUBJECT: USA Swimming Meet Sanctioning (January 26, 2021 – April 30, 2021) DATE: February 3, 2021 Pursuant to Article 4.7 of the USA Swimming Corporate Bylaws, and in the interest of member safety due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the USA Swimming Board of Directors has taken the following actions related to meet sanctioning, with the advice and...

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Sweetheart Meet Psych Sheets, Estimated Timelines, Heat Sheets and More Available Psych Sheets, Estimated Timelines, Heat Sheets and More now posted on the Event Page at CVST.org for this weekend's #CVST Sweetheart Meet. QR Codes are also available around the TAC for downloading the Heat Sheets dorectly to your phones. Also, don't forget that tomorrow is the CVST Sweetheart Meet Team Dinner, for those who met the reservation deadline. Please remember, we will practice from 4:30-5:15p for the Bronze, Silver & Gold Groups and 5:15-6:00p for the Presenior and Senior...

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CVST Sweetheart Meet Dinner Sign Up Deadline Today Hey CVST - Today, Friday, January 29th, is the last day to sign up for the CVST Sweetheart Meet Team Dinner, to be held next Wednesday (2/3/2021) at the Club. Don't miss out! Sign up Now! Due to COVID restrictions, no late sign ups will be accepted.

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How Parents of Youth Athletes Can Navigate Anti-Doping Rules and Medications As the parent of a youth athlete who is a member of a National Governing Body (NGB) of Sport, you may have heard about anti-doping, or the processes that help keep sport clean, fair, and healthy at every level of competition. Did you also know that every member of an NGB is subject to anti-doping testing? Not all sports organizations are NGBs, but if your son or daughter is a member of, or competes in events hosted by, a...

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Mastering Negative Thinking and Self-Doubts During This Crazy Season by Dr. Alan Goldberg//Contributor As a swimmer, you’ve probably had your world turned upside down since COVID-19 knocked on your door last March! The end of that short course season was suddenly cancelled along with this past long course season. If you’ve been lucky enough, you may have been able to find a pool or lake to train in, but since the fall, the insanity has continued and at present, it seems to be accelerating as the virus spreads more rapidly...

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2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming Split Into Two Events COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, in partnership with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the Omaha Sports Commission today announced a revised plan and schedule for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. The Olympic Trials will be divided into two competitions, with Wave I on June 4-7, 2021 and Wave II on June 13-20, 2021. Wave II will continue to...

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February Fruit & Water Nutrition Challenge Begins Monday, February 1 Please note that this is a Fruit & Water Challenge, not a Fruit & Sports Drink Challenge. If you have any other questions, see your coach at the pool.