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Tips for Choosing Plant-Based Protein Foods By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN,  Many athletes are choosing a plant-based diet and still want to get quality protein to build and repair muscle after hard workouts.   Continue  

Monday is the Last Chance to Sign Up for the Gold, Silver & Bronze Turn Clinic with Coach Maria!

Heat Sheet More Posted for B Champ's   The Host Clubs of this weeekend's Florida Swimming B Championships have posted the Psych Sheets, Estimated Timelines and Heat Sheets for the meet.  Be sure to check out the competition in the Psych Sheets and download a Heat Sheet for the meet as they may not be available there.   Click Here   to go to the  meet site for all the information.  

Kaitlyn Coles Picks Up November SOM Honors   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Kaitlyn Coles as the November Swimmer of the Month.  Swimming in just one meet the seven-year-old Silver Practice Group member raced to personal best times in five out of seven events.  Swimming at St. Pete’s North Shore Pool, Kaitlyn swam her first 50 yard Butterfly, dropped 3.32 seconds off her 50 yard Breaststroke, 3.39 seconds off of her 25 yard Breaststroke and 5.47 seconds off of her 50 yard Backstroke.  For the meet Kaitlyn improved and...

Kylie Coles Named CVST October Swimmer of the Month   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Kylie Coles as the October Swimmer of the Month.  Swimming in two meets the nine-year-old Silver Practice Group member raced to eight best times out of eleven events.  At the CVST October Friday Night at the Races, Kylie swam to best times in her 50 yard Freestyle, 50 yard Butterfly, and 100 yard Individual Medley.  One week later at the Central Florida Marlins Invite held at Ocala’s College of Central Florida, Kylie turned...

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USADA Update   Resources: During an #antidoping drug test, athletes will be asked to provide a sample of at least 90 ml. Learn more about the Urine Collection Process. #cleanport   Supplements: Unfortunately, you can't tell if a supplement product is  safe or not just by looking at the label. Get the Simple Truth about #supplements.  

Swimming's Unsung Moments By Mike Gustafson//Contributor  | Wednesday, November 15, 2017   Swimming has its own world of “great moments.” Certain accomplishments that have nothing to do with Olympic gold or world record performances, moments that are far removed from podiums and placements, feelings that stay with a swimmer long after the last pair of goggles has been hung up in retirement.   These moments are the ones rarely talked about, never covered by NBC during those Olympic final profile videos, and yet, they are the moments we swimmers live for....

Your Brain On Swimming How To Be A Goal Getter Swimming teaches us to set goals, but there is a right way and a wrong way to set them. The first thing to do is communicate with your coach. Goals Thinking about goals the wrong way can be self-limiting and can create barriers. Here is a common example of a self-limiting goal: Continue...

Delusional Parent Disorder (DPD) in Youth Sports By Gordon MacLelland, parentsinsport.co.uk, May 2017   Definition of Delusional Parent Disorder: Parents who have false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions about their children even when confronted with facts: “Watching John yell at his son after the game makes me think he suffers from Delusional Parent Disorder.”   I am not a psychologist. To my knowledge, there is no confirmed condition called Delusional Parent Disorder (“DPD”)…     Continue