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CVST S'More Turns Clinic Emma & Maria will be hosting a Turn Clinic just to work on flipturns, turns, and IM transitions followed by smores and hot cocoa! We hope you can join us for a "flippin" good time!

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Total Team Wares To Be At Meet Friday Only for Sizing & Team Suit Ordering Total Team Wares will be at the Carrollwood Pool on Friday, January 31st, for the Sweetheart Meet - ONE DAY ONLY! Be sure to get over to the pool whether you are swimming on Friday or not to place your CVST Team Suit otder and get fitted for the correct size. They will also have other items like practice suits, training equipment and more, so don't miss out!

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New CVST Nutrition Challenge Begins On Monday, February 3rd

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Don't Forget CVST Spirit Night Tonight at Beef's & Tanya & Matts

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Pool Closed Today for Pipe Repair - Should Not Affect Swim Practices As you probably now by now the pool is having some repair work done today. The plan is to have it all done before practice time this afternoon so it will not affect practices. Therefore all CVST Practices are on for today as regularly scheduled. See the CCC Announcement below. CCC Members, We regret to inform you that the Swimming Pool is CLOSED until further notice. Unfortunately, when the power was restored after the wide-spread outage on Wednesday...

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Start Lists & Estimated Timelines For CVST Postal Distance Meet The Start Lists, Estimated Warm-up Times and Estimated Timelines have been released for this Saturday's CVST Edition of the Florida Postal Distance Meet. Be sure to check out what time you are suppoesd to warm-up and the Start Time for your Heat. There will be four heats total with the linger distances going first. Just visit CVST.org and go to the Event Page to check out all the information. Swimmers, please remember, each swimmer will need to supply their own...

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5 Steps To Improve Your 50 Free by Caeleb Dressel JAN 20, 2020 NATHAN TSCHOHL ( SWIMNERD ) Caeleb Dressel, the world's most electric swimmer today, discussed on his podcast the 5 ways to improve your 50 Free. With his tongue in his cheek, Caeleb proceeds to rattle off 5 things that will help you improve any race, not just the 50 Free. He obviously gets this question a lot and understands there is no easy answer, no shortcuts. It is about the process. As he states later, "Keep putting...

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CVST February Nutrition Challenge - Fiber Dear CVST Athletes & Parents, Beginning on Monday, February 3rd, we will be having another optional, but HIGHLY recommended Nutrition Challenge that will be completed throughout the month of February. This challenge is to eat a high fiber food anytime during the day prior to practice. If they had a fiber-filled snack, they will receive a sticker for the day. The swimmer from each practice group with the most stickers at the end of the month will receive a super cool CVST nutrition bag...

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Economic Impact Forms, Heat Sheets & Timelines for GCST Meet Economic Impact Form Dear Teams - Below you will find our hotel economic form from Lee County Sports Organizing Committee. We ask that you please forward to all families attending our meet this weekend. By having each of your families fill out a form, Lee County Sports Organization will give back a percentage to Gulf Coast Swim Team. In order for the sports organization to give back the percentage, they need to verify each reservation that is submitted on our...

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How the Snowplow Parenting Trend Affects Kids On the surface, snowplow parents may think they're paving the way for their kids to succeed. But this style of parenting can actually prevent children from developing critical coping skills. Here's experts want you to know. Read more...