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USADA Update Supplements: What does a supplement label really tell you? Learn more about the parts of the label.   Seven new #supplements were added to the High Risk List. Is your product on the list?   What exactly is a dietary supplement? According to the DSHEA Act of 1994, #supplements have 4 key characteristics.   The High Risk List is a list of #supplements that pose an #antidoping risk to athletes and a health risk to consumers. #beinformed   Is your athletic career worth it? Some weight-loss and exercise #supplements contain banned and experimental stimulants #beinformed  ...

  5 Ways To Think Like A Champion By Jon Gordon, Weekly Newsletter, November 13, 2017     I meet and learn from Champions every day. Not just in locker rooms but in classrooms, hospitals, homeless shelters, homes and office buildings. I've learned that to be a champion you must Think Like a Champion. Champions think differently than everyone else. They approach their life and work with a different mindset and belief system that separates them from the pack.   1. Champions Expect to Win - When they walk on...

LAST CHANCE - Special CVST Reservation for Brunch with Santa - Deadline: Sunday 11/26   One of the best events at the Club every year for kids is the Brunch with Santa event.  Unfortunately most years it fall on the same weekend of one of our biggest meets for the season, the Florida Swimming B Championships.  Well, this year, we have arranged to get the final seating of the event (1:30pm) held for us at CVST and we sould be able to make it work for everyone interested in attending.   The...

  8 Reasons to be Thankful for the Sport of Swimming (Athletes)   For many swimmers and their loved ones Thanksgiving means a day (perhaps even off from the pool?) of gorging, hanging out with family, and taking the opportunity to catch up on some well-deserved sleep.   While stuffing your face full of, err, stuffing, take a moment to be thankful for being a competitive swimmer and all that it has to offer you over the course of your life.   Beyond getting to train with fins and swim...

8 Reasons to be Thankful for Swimming (Parents)   It was never our intention to become a swim family, it’s something that just happened throughout the years. I’m convinced that swimming has added to the fabric of our lives and is partially responsible for our children’s character. We’ve been enriched with memories of practices, meets, volunteering, serving on boards, planning banquets and fun activities for our kids and fellow swim parents. This time of year is perfect to reflect on how grateful I am to have swimming in my life....

CVST Team Picture Delivery Scheduled for Nov. 30   Hi CVST,   Hope all is well.  We were scheduled to deliver they photos by 11/21/17.  Due to delay in receipt of photo selections, we will not be able to deliver until next Thursday, 11/30/17.  If anyone has any questions regarding the delay, please feel free to contact us. We apologize the delay.  Enjoy the Holidays and don't eat to much! Sincerely, Contemporary Photo Ent. 727-595-1127  

4 Reasons Why You Should Work Out in the Morning   The best time of day to work out is first thing in the morning.   There, I said it.   No, it's not because you'll burn more fat in the morning than you would later in the day. And no, it's not because you'll build more muscle than you would with an evening workout. In fact, I have no scientific evidence to back my statement (none that I researched, anyway). My reasoning has nothing to do with physiology, but...

Whoa! Free Swag!!   Want to saves live, build champions & win cool swag?! #GivingTuesday is your opportunity to do just that!   #GivingTuesday is a 24-hour giving event powered by social media and collaboration – this year, we want to collaborate with YOU!   HELP US SPREAD THE WORD: Post on social Create your own Facebook fundraiser Make a gift to the USA Swimming Foundation & share it on social media   Rather not wait to make your gift?                        ...

  Caleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky Take Top Honors at 2017 Golden Goggle Award By USA Swimming  | Monday, November 20, 2017 LOS ANGELES – Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Bolles School Sharks/Florida) and Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming), who combined to win 13 medals at the 2017 FINA World Championships, were honored as the Athletes of the Year on Sunday at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. This year’s event, emceed by actor, comedian and former swimmer Anders Holm, celebrated the accomplishments of the U.S. team at the 2017...

USADA Update   Supplements: Reduce your risk  by avoiding muscle-building, weight-loss, sexual-enhancement & 'energy' #supplements. #cleansport   Resources: Anti-Doping 101:  When do I get the results of my recent test? #cleansport