Safe Sport Newsletter Keeping Athletes First Our Keeping Athletes First incentives have taken off! On Thursday, August 20, Flagler Fluid Swim Team had a virtual meeting with Mallory Comerford! Stay tuned for Buckeye Swim Team’s visit in September! Check out our updated list of winners and the athlete who visited them here, as well as how you can win a visit of your own here! READ MORE Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy Reminder: USA Swimming member clubs and LSCs are required to implement the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP)...

LAST CHANCE: CVST Swimmers Must Be Re-Registered With the Team by TODAY 8/31 to Practice or Compete in Sept. Swim Meets All returning CVST swimmers need to be re-registered with CVST for the 2020-21 Swim Year. This registration is done on-line via our website at www.CVST.org and clicking on the Start Registration link on the right side of the page. You will be billed for your Annual CVST Registration Fee of $25.00 and your 2021 USA Swimming Registration Fee of $85.00 at the time of this registration. Your dues will...

REMINDER: CVST Swimmers Must Be Re-Registered With the Team by Monday 8/31 to Swim In September Swim Meets All returning CVST swimmers need to be re-registered with CVST for the 2020-21 Swim Year. This registration is done on-line via our website at www.CVST.org and clicking on the Start Registration link on the right side of the page. You will be billed for your Annual CVST Registration Fee of $25.00 and your 2021 USA Swimming Registration Fee of $85.00 at the time of this registration. Your dues will be billed September...

Tech Suit Restriction for 12-and-Under Swimmers The tech suit restrictions, proposed by the Age Group Development Committee, of USA Swimming, will go into effect for 12-and-under swimmers beginning September 1, 2020. Below are complete lists of the suits that will be restricted for athletes 12 and under, and then a list of those tech suits that will be allowed for athletes 12 and under: Restricted 12-and-under tech suits Approved 12-and-under tech suits For a detailed breakdown of approved and restricted tech suits by brand, click the links below: A3 Adidas...

CVST Fall 2020 Practice Group Changes & Practice Schedules Congratulations to the following swimmers who will be moving practice groups this Fall: Bronze to Silver....BeccaTetreault, Cami Quintela, Blaylin Blalock Silver to Gold.....Alex Myers

CVST Green Goggle Awards a Great Celebration The Annual CVST Green Goggle Awards were held last night and what a great and unique way to hold the event while Social Distancing and yet letting our swimmers efforts over the past swim year shine! Congratulations to all who attended and were recognized and especially to the following Award Winners. Swimmer of the Month Awards Sep – Charley Johnson Oct – Ella Abele Nov – Brady Santo Dec – Easton Heath Jan – Julia Cox Feb – Brady Santo Mar – Jayden...

USA Swimming September Sanctions Update Dear members, We remain focused on supporting our teams and members in their return to training and their continued progression through our “crawl, walk, race” return to competition. There has been little change in circumstance regarding necessary precautions to take due to COVID-19 and the related access to water. As a result, the USA Swimming Board of Directors approved the following event sanction for September 2020: LSCs will be limited to the sanctioning of meets comprised only of athletes and clubs registered within the LSC.*...

CVST Returning Swimmer Registration Now Open for New Swim Year All returning CVST swimmers need to be re-registered with CVST for the 2020-21 Swim Year. This registration is done on-line via our website at www.CVST.org and clicking on the Start Registration link on the right side of the page. You will be billed for your Annual CVST Registration Fee of $25.00 and your 2021 USA Swimming Registration Fee of $85.00 at the time of this registration. Your dues will be billed September 1. This registration must take place by August...

FHSAA Votes to Allow Start of Fall Sports Season on Aug. 24 The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has voted to begin the start of the fall sports season on Aug. 24. Back on July 23, the FHSAA Board of Directors voted 11-4 to postpone the start of fall sports until Aug. 24. The board had originally voted on Jul. 20 in favor of maintaining the state’s July 27 start date for high school fall sports, including football. During Friday’s meeting, the group voted again, 11-5, to have fall...

Hillsborough Starting School with 1 Week of Online Learning After State Rejects 4-week Plan Students in Hillsborough County will now just start the school year with one week of online learning instead of the originally-planned four weeks. A member of the school board for Hillsborough County Public Schools confirmed to 8 On Your Side Thursday that the state had rejected the district’s plan to start the school year with four weeks of online learning. The district now says it’s moving forward with just one week of online learning. “I have...