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USADA Update Resources: #TeamUSA 2018 #antidoping publications now available. #beinformed Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions for athletes new to drug testing. #antidoping101 #cleansport Cold and flu season is here!! Feeling under the weather , but coming up to an important competition? Be sure to choose your cold medicine carefully. Some products contain stimulants like pseudoephedrine which are banned in-competition. Supplements: The new year is a great time to educate yourself on the risks #supplements pose to athletes. Have you checked your #supplements against the High...

CVST Swim Dad Does Frog Man Swim Last weekend, while most of us were sitting at home waiting for the NFL's AFC & NFC Championship Games to be played, CVST Swim Dad, Steve Healey was braving waters (Temps in the 50's) and swimming across Tampa Bay in the 9th Annual Tampa Bay Frog Man Swim. The swim is from Gandy Beach, in St. Petersburg to Picnic Island Beach in Tampa. The event is a fundraiser for the Navy Seal Foundation. Congrat's on a great job Steve! Video: Steve...

Sweetheart Meet Parent/Volunteer Job Times Have Changed This is a notice to all CVST Parents & Volunteers for the the Last Chance Sweetheart Meet - Job Times have changed due to the Estimated Meet Timelines. The good news is the length of the shifts have shortened quite a bit, but some sessions will be starting earlier.. Please be sure to check the job(s) you signed up for on the CVST Website, so you know the adjusted time for the job(s) you have signed up to work. The Swimmers...

Maddie Polk Named CVST January SOM The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Madelaine Polk as the 2018 January Swimmer of the Month. At the FGST invite held at the Florida Gulf Coast University, the ten-year-old Gold practice group member raced to personal best times in seven out of ten events with an average improvement of 5.06%. Maddie raced to best times in her 200 and 500 yard Freestyle, 50 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Breaststroke, 50 yard Butterfly, and 100 and 200 yard Individual Medleys. Maddie raced to monster...

McAlister's Deli - New CVST Team Sponsor CVST has reached an agreement with McAlister's Deli , in Carrollwood, to become our newest Team Sponsor. About McAlister's Deli - In a nutshell, our story started in the small southern town of Oxford, Mississippi. A movie production had taken an old service station and retrofitted it into a 1950’s-style diner. After they finished, it sat vacant until a dentist bought the property. He had a vision of turning the abandoned set into a small restaurant. And in 1989—you guessed it—the first...

Hurricane-Man & Pass-A-Grille Open Water Registration Open Here is the link for registration for this year's Hurricane Man OW swim: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1747&smid=9833 Please be aware that this event is open on a first come, first serve basis and will only accept the first 400 entries. This event does fill fast and close, so please register at the link above as soon as possible. More Information available on the Event Page.

Congrat's to All Who Swam the "Laps for Lanes & Lights" Swim-A-Thon Congtatulations and Thanks to all of our CVST Swimmers who swam the "Laps for Lanes & Lights" Swim-A-Thon this weekend! You all did a great job and some of you probably swam more that you ever thought you could. What a great accomplishment! Now is the final wrap up for this year's Swim-A-Thon. It's not over yet, so if you haven't reached your goal for fundraising yet there is still time to do it. We still...

USADA Update A reminder of the importance of understanding the risks associated with dietary supplements. Athlete Reminder: 2018 Prohibited List Now In Effect. Tools and Resources to you navigate the updates to the list.