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Vitamin C, Or How You Will Survive November Although November is the month of watching football games on TV while trying to see how fast you can gain ten pounds, it is also the month of mid-season meets and preparation for finals. There are intense training weeks scattered about, as well as changing weather and lots of travel. In a word, it is hectic. Sometimes the chilly days get the best of us, but there is one way we can beat the November hustle: take in more Vitamin C! This...

Heat Sheets More for the SPA Meet Invite The host for this weekend's swim meet, St. Petersburg Aquatics, has released the Heat Sheets, Estimated Timelines and more. Be sure tocheck out the competition and where you are seeded! Also, don't forget to downlaod and print your Heat Sheet for the meet! Click Here to access the Event Page for the meet and download all of the information!

CCC - Special CVST Reservation for Brunch with Santa 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 deadline to sign up...

2018 Boys & Girls Club Nationals Info Released The Information letter for the 2018 Boys & Girls Club National Meet is now available. All upcoming information on the meet will be available on our website's Event Page. Just go to CVST.org and at the top click on Events and in the drop-down menu click on the meet name. We will also post information on our Facebook and Twitter accounts with the #BGNat18 .

Tune-In for Sunday’s Golden Goggle Awards and Red Carpet Pre-Show By USA Swimming LOS ANGELES – Unprecedented coverage is set for USA Swimming’s upcoming Golden Goggle Awards, which will honor our nation’s top swimmers for their 2017 performances Sunday at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. The evening kicks off with exclusive, live coverage on USASwimming.org and via Facebook Live with Olympic medalist hosts Cullen Jones and Kaitlin Sandeno beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT interviewing the members of this year’s FINA World Championships on the red carpet. The 14th annual Golden Goggle...

How to Get Fired Up to Go to Swim Practice Today There are two classic problems swimmers experience: “How do I make sure that I swim to the best of my ability at race time? (How do I make sure I don’t choke?)” And… “How can I get motivated to go to practice every day and train like a maniac?” Both topics are covered extensively in our mental training book Conquer the Pool, but today let’s take a closer look at the motivational woes that are unique to practice. The problem we...

USADA Update Resources: Experts on the Drug Reference Phone Line are ready to answer your questions about medications & TUEs. #cleansport TUE Expiring? Still need to use the medication? Obtain updated medical notes from your doc and follow the steps. Staying seated for 20 minutes prior to a blood draw controls for posture changes in blood plasma volume. Supplements: The Internet makes it easy for anyone to distribute unsafe #supplements.