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2021 Boys & Girls Club Nat's Dates Announced The dates for the 2021 Boys & Girls Club National Swimming Championships have been announced. The Championship Meet will be held at the Northshore Aquatic Complex, in St Petersburg, again next year. The event dates will be April 9-11, 2021, the weekend after the Easter Holiday. If you missed having this year's meet, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, you can still get a piece of the meet as a collectors item. The Meet T-shirts are available.. This past weekend would have been...

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CCC - Updated TAC Procedures Dear Carrollwood Country Club Members, After researching the Governor's Stay at Home Order, and conferring with other private tennis facilities in the area, we have concluded that the tennis courts will be able to stay open for singles and doubles play as an Essential Activity, provided we adhere to the CDC’s Social Distancing Guidelines. We will continue to follow our already established policies and procedures in addition to some additions that are posted at the TAC complex (click here to view). Sincerely, Bob Foster, PGA...

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CCC Important COVID-19 Update Dear Carrollwood Country Club Members, As most of you know, Governor Desantis issued a Stay Home Order for all of Florida effective April 3, at 12:01am. Fortunately for Carrollwood Country Club, golf courses and swimming (ie: our pool) have been deemed essential, while following social distancing guidelines (ie: one person – one cart, limited pool availability and distancing, all of which we have been practicing since last Saturday morning). I am awaiting final clarification as pertains to tennis participation with regards to the Governor’s Executive Order...

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2020 Boys & Girls Club Nationals Apparel Store Dear Swimmers, Coaches, Officials and Fans - This weekend would have been the 2020 Boys & Girls Club National Championships, in St. Petersburg and although this year's Boys & Girls Club Meet has been cancelled, you still have the opportunity to celebrate the 2020 Event with an Official Meet T-shirt and more. We understand the disappointment of our athletes who have been looking forward to and preparing for this meet, as well as that of our Coaches, Officials and fans, but here's...

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CVST "Team Time" Information and More from Coach Jim 3/29/2020 Dear CVST Swimmers & Parents, We’ve officially been out of the water for one day now and the coaching staff has been working for a week getting things together for the next few weeks of the Safer-at Home Order. First off, we want to again wish everyone the best and hope that you remain safe and healthy. Secondly, we want to encourage you all to continue sending in pictures and videos (15 sec.) of what you’re doing on your own...

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Can’t Swim? Here Are 25 Things You CAN Do To Stay In The Zone & Get Fighting Fit From Swimming world Magazine By Wayne Goldsmith Can’t Swim? Can’t Gym? Coronavirus-crunched on all sides? Ask not what you can’t do but what you CAN do. Here are 25 things You CAN Do While Training and Racing Are on Hold – from Wayne Goldsmith, exclusively for Swimming World. You’ve been told that your next Swim Meet has been cancelled. The one you’ve been planning for and training for over the past few...

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Important CCC COVID-19 Update Dear Carrollwood Country Club Members, Hillsborough County has issued a Safer at Home Order that is to go into effect tonight at 10:00pm indefinitely. We have looked closely at the Order, and with the exception of our golf course maintenance crew (essential as landscapers), The Club would be considered a non-essential business. However, a non-essential business is still permitted to operate as long as they adhere to the following criteria: *Establish and maintain the mandated six (6) feet of social distancing *The business does not have...

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Resources to Help Athletes Cope with Limitations on Training During Coronavirus By USA Swimming USA Swimming and the USOPC have recently published a number of articles to help athletes and their support groups cope with the current limitations on their training and competitions imposed by the recent Coronavirus outbreak. Among the topics covered include dryland maintenance for aquatic posture, tips for coping with the impact of Coronavirus, tips for coping with cancellations and postponements from Coronavirus, and important facts about immune function. Check them out, below. For up-to-date Coronavirus information,...

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CVST & Safer-at-Home Order Dear CVST Swimmers and Parents, With the passing of the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group’s “Safer-at-Home” Order, which is going into effect at 10:00 pm on Friday (3/27), CVST will be ceasing practices following the scheduled Friday practices. This will last until further notice. At this time, Carrollwood Country Club has not decided to close the TAC or Golf, so you can still go up to the pool and swim on your own, play some tennis or head over to the golf course as long as...