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...

Heat Sheets and More Posted for SPA Meet St. Petersburg Aquatics has released the Estimated Timelines and Heat Sheets for this weeken's meet at Northshore Aquatic Complex, in St. Pete.  The Meet begins with tonight's session starting at 5:30pm, and warmups prior to that. The Event will conclude on Sunday afternoon. Be sure to download your Heat Sheet prior to going th the meet!  You can Click Here   to go to the Event Page and download all of the information.

Clean Sport - United States Anti- Doping Agency (USADA) Supplements: MYTH: "There's nothing banned on the supplement label, so it's safe." Fact: Supplement labels can be very unreliable. Learn more at Supplement411    Resources: Do you keep seeing advertisements for wellness and anti-aging clinics? If you're considering a treatment, know that some may be prohibited under antidoping rules. Read more at the More You Know:   Need a quick summary of the #doping control process, athlete rights and responsibilities, and other info that can help non-national level athletes comply with antidoping rules? Our Pocket...

CVST REMINDER: MAAPP Requirements for CVST Team Members and Parents In Effect as of June 23, 2019 Beginning This Monday (6/24), Any Swimmer Who Does Not Have a MAAPP Acknowledgement Form On File With CVST Will Not Be Allowed To Participate in Practice of Meets Until the Form is Turned In. Dear CVST Parent's, USA Swimming’s and CVS   T's top priority continues to be keeping our athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding...

It's Time to Get Your #GogglesOn The USA Swimming Foundation is excited to officially kick-off the #GogglesOn Campaign! It’s an easy way to get involved and support the mission of the USA Swimming Foundation -- without even getting in the water. The USA Swimming Foundation wants to see the creative places you can put your #GogglesOn to show your support for the Foundation and our mission to save children's lives through swim lessons. Invite your friends, co-workers, and other swim lovers to join in on the fun with a photo...

Athletes Remember Life Lessons And Experiences More Than They Do Winning Athletes don't tend to remember whether they won or lost a particular game, but instead, they remember the friendships, the positive role models, and the life lessons that they learned through their experiences.   Watch the 1:00 video:

MAAPP Requirements for CVST Team Members and Parents In Effect as of June 23, 2019 Dear CVST Parent's, USA Swimming’s and CVS  T's top priority continues to be keeping our athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Swimming and all Member Clubs, like CVST, have enacted enhancements to our Safe Sport policy and education requirements. The U.S. Center for SafeSport (“the Center”), the separate, independent, organization that oversees all sexual...