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FLAGS Timelines, Warm-up Assignments, Psych Sheets & More Posted Flrodia Swimming has released the Timelines, Warm-up Schedules and more for this week's Florida Swimming Age Group Championships being held in Orlando. The Meet begins Thursday morning and runs through Sunday evening. Click Here to go to the Event Page of our website for all of the information.
October Ocala (CFM) Meet Hotel Block Info CVST has acquired a block of rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott - Ocala, 3712 SW 38th Avenue Ocala, Florida 34474 (1- 352-237-8000) for the Central Florida Marlins Meet (CFM), October 11-13, 2019. The special rate we are receiving for this meet is $109.00/night +tax. Rooms are limited, so if you are planning to attend this meet, Click Here to go to their website and make your reservation. Be sure to tell them you want the CVST Room Block to get the rate. Rooms are limited, so...
Clean Sport - United States Anti- Doping Agency (USADA) Supplements: Need a pick-me-up after that morning workout? You might want to think twice before you crack open an energy drink. Resources: Coaches: You know you play an important role in an athlete's life. Check out our coaching brochure to see how you can help your elite athletes compete clean and visit TrueSport for tips on coaching youth athletes. Summer is here! But, that doesn't mean a common cold won't strike. Here are some ways athletes subject to antidoping rules can safely use cold and flu...
How to Hack Your Brain to Become More Successful Most of us understand very little about how our brains really work. Here are three things you can do to harness the power of your brain to do things that you might not think you’re capable of. Watch Video
Olympic Trials Tickets on Sale! On Monday, July 1, 2019, tickets went on sale for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming – the eight-day competition serves as the sole qualifier for pool swimmers for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Don’t miss your opportunity to watch the top American swimmers compete for their chance at a spot on Team USA. The action takes place at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb., June 21-28, 2020. Ticket prices are $1,300 (Victory Row), $575 (Gold), $475 (Silver) and $375 (Bronze) for...
Top Nutrition Tips: Plant-Based Convenience Foods In April, I wrote about dietitian-approved processed foods and many parents of swimmers have asked for more ideas for plant-based foods that offer flavor, good nutrition, and convenience. So, I reached out to registered dietitian Marlene Schmidt, Manager for Nutrition, Health and Wellness for Nestle USA, the world’s largest food and beverage company. “New consumer survey data show that about 35% of meat eaters are trying to include more plant-based foods in their diets,” says Schmidt. For example, Meatless Monday has caught on...
Clean Sport - United States Anti- Doping Agency (USADA) Resources: Spironolactone is most commonly prescribed for blood pressure control and to treat moderate to severe acne in females. But, it's important to remember this medication is prohibited in sport at all times, so a TUE is required if using it. Learn more: What is the prohibited substance EPO? What are some of the negative health effects associated with it? Learn more:
More Than Just Greens Our TrueFood Athlete’s Salad is a salad prepared as the main dish. Fresh salads are great for recovery, but in order to replace what was lost during sport, salad must be more than just greens. While fresh greens provide plenty of vitamins and minerals important for recovery, they do not restore your energy levels. Carbohydrates, such as fresh or dried fruit, grains, pastas, potatoes, breads, or tortillas, are the main source of energy for athletes. Protein is also essential in the TrueFood Athlete’s Salad, as...
Mental Toughness Toolbox: Faster Swimmers Are Not a Threat to Your Goals A lot of swimmers have a serious misconception about faster swimmers, whether those are their teammates or opponents. If you get in the bad habit of carrying around this misconception with you, then it will undermine your confidence, lead you to get easily psyched out pre-race and create repetitive performance problems for you. What is this false, performance-disrupting belief that I speak of? Viewing faster swimmers as a threat to you who will interfere with you going fast...
