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CVST Swim-A-Thon Time Is Runnning Out CVST To Hold Swim-A-Thon to Help Cover Expense of New Lights & Lane Ropes New Lane Ropes are supposed to be here this week! The actual Lock-In for those raising $300 or more will be held March 23-24. The Lock-in will begin at 5:00pm on March 23rd and Swimmers 8&Under will be allowed to stay until Midnight. Those Swimmers 9&Over will be able to stay until 7:00am on March 24th. We will have Food, Swimming, Movies, Ghost Stories and more! This is something...
BMW SWMTECH - A Clean Start Watch this video from USA Swimming and BMW to show how important a clean start is at the beginning of a race. Watch the video
The 10 Types Of Swimmers You See Behind The Blocks If you have ever been to a swim meet, odds are you have noticed that swimmers have some pretty... let's say, interesting nervous habits prior to a race. From the one who is slapping themselves red with a burning fire in their eyes preparing for the 50 free, to the one who is calmly sitting in the officials chair listening to music, and everything in between -- every swim meet has that person. So, we decided to come up with the...
Michael Phelps is Not the Center of Attention in New Ad Campaign Even with the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time, Michael Phelps, enjoying his life in retirement, we’re still treated to celebrity-type appearances by the GOAT throughout the media. Most recently, Boomer’s dad appeared in the newest commercial for ‘Silk’, America’s top plant-based beverage brand. In a new ad campaign entitled “Progress is Perfection”, 32-year-old Phelps is actually not the center of attention. Instead, the video highlights the routine of ‘Greg’, the ‘hardworking everyman’ who just does his own thing with Phelps...
The Greatest Teacher, Failure is By James Leath, Formerly from IMG, December 28, 2017 Here is some truth for you: no one cares about your goals. Do you love the game? Can you learn from defeat? Can you come back from a devastating loss and be stronger than the day before? In "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," the great master Yoda looked at an old, broken Luke Skywalker who had given up on his calling. Luke believed he was a failure, and that he no...
2017 USA Swimming Highlight Video Now Available Online! USA Swimming is pleased to distribute our annual highlight video, Inside the Lane Lines, which includes footage from the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary! The link to the video library below includes medal-winning performances and World & American records by USA National Team members. Also included are several promotional videos produced by and for USA Swimming. The footage of the 2017 FINA World Championships is owned by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and is used with its permission....
Total Team Wares Offering 25% Off Tech Suits at GCST Meet Total Team Wares will be offering 25% off Speedo tech suits this weekend at the GCST Meet, in Ft. Myers They will be taking orders and sending them to the Club so there is no shipping expense to you. Total Team Wares will not be at FLAGS or Senior Champ's, so please get your suit beforehand. Best of Luck!
GCST Meet: Important Info from Host Club We have a few changes that had to be made for the GCST Winter Open as follows: 1. Saturday morning will be run in 2 courses. Girls in the 10 lane locker room end, and Boys in the 8 lane scoreboard end. 2. Saturday 1650’s will run in the Girls end in 10 lanes. The 12 & under’s can start warm up in the Scoreboard end and the 25 yd diving well. We need to move right into the pm session after the am is completed...
USADA Update On January 1, 2018, the 2018 WADA Prohibited List goes into effect and athletes will be responsible for understanding and complying with those rules. To get a better understanding of how the rules about prohibited substances and methods impact athletes, take some time to review the Athlete Guide to the 2018 Prohibited List, which includes advisories on key substances and methods in each category of the Prohibited List. 2018 Athlete Handbook: https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-USADA-Athlete-Handbook.pdf 2018 Pocket Guide: https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-USADA-Pocket-Guide.pdf 2018 Wallet Card: https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/2018-USADA-Wallet-Card-for-Web.pdf
