Top Tips for Choosing Quality Carbohydrates   1/21/2014     By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD There are some crazy ideas out there about carbohydrate intake and swimming. I’ve heard everything from “carbohydrate is not needed to fuel swimming” and “carbs only make you fat” to “carbohydrate-rich foods should never be eaten after lunch, or dinner, or after 8 p.m.” For the record, all of those statements are false. Carbohydrate is the primary fuel for active muscles. Without adequate carbohydrate in your daily diet, you will find it hard to...

You Asked, Josh Answered   1/10/2014     By Chelsea White//Communications Intern   Not starting out in the pool until his teens, National Team member Josh Schneider is not your typical swimmer. With the mentality of keeping balance, he has found success through enjoying life both in and out of the pool. USA Swimming sat down with the former NCAA champion and had a chance to ask all the burning questions that our followers on Facebook and Twitter had to offer. Facebook questions: From Aoife Doyle: How do you get...

Congratulations to the Smiley's on the Arrival of their Daughter Hattie Grace She was Born January 7th 10lbs. 21in long Congratulations Coach Casey!  

How to Get Young Swimmers to Eat Well   3/12/2013     By Jill Castle, MS, RD Parents and coaches want their swimmers to feel good, eat well and perform to their best ability. But that’s not always easy to accomplish when you have growing bodies, different food preferences and developmental influences to consider. At a recent swim meet, I heard a variety of food complaints from parents: “Sarah didn’t eat at all during the meet!” “Every time I saw Sam, he was at the concession stand eating fruit snacks....

Tricks for Keeping Swimming Resolutions   1/2/2014     By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent New Years Resolutions are great opportunities to change. Bad habits, bad attitudes… Every New Year gives us an opportunity to reflect on those bad habits of ours and say, “This year I’ll be different.” Flash-forward to three weeks later when we quit those resolutions and go right back towards our bad ways. It’s a known fact that many people fail at New Years Resolutions -- including myself. But I’ve learned a few tricks over the years that have...

BSC 2013 in Review Every year I like to use our last news blast to look back and celebrate some of our Team's accomplishments. It was a wonderful year that has seen our club grow in both numbers and excellence at all levels. Here are just a few AMAZING Things that we have accomplished this year. 194 BSC Teammates—The most in nearly a decade 42 New Short Course Team Records 41 New Long Course Team Records 3 Team Top Ten Finishes at ISI Championships 10 State, Zone, and Sectional Champions!...

Barrington Swim Club has been awarded Bronze Medal status  by USA Swimmings Club Excellence Program. This is an awesome recognition for all the hard work, and dedication the athletes have put in over the past three years. Keep up the good work.  This is a great honor for our Team. Congratulations BSC! Of the 304 teams that submitted applications for this year’s program, 98 clubs met the criteria for Gold Medal eligibility and an additional 102 clubs were eligible for the Silver level. The program recognizes up to 200 clubs...

Mfonobong Nsehe, Contributor--Forbes Magazine Inspirational Quotes From Nelson Mandela Comment Now Follow Comments Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, Nobel Prize winner and anti-Apartheid icon passed away on Thursday at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95. By any standard, Madiba, as he was fondly referred to by those who loved him, lived a robust, fulfilling and impactful life. Few people have had as much impact on history as Madiba had. History will remember him as one of the greatest men who ever lived – an incredibly...

Great Job at the Waukesha Nike Classic What an AWESOME meet! It was just a total joy to watch BSC swim so well with some of the best competition around. Barington Finished in the Top 5 combined standings and the Women's Team swimming to a 2nd Place Finish! There were 10 New Team Records at the Meet. 42 of 53 Teammates at the meet or 80% of the Team's swims were a Regional time or above. That is just amazing—Great Job. The Following Teammates Swam 100% Best Times Becca Galovich,...

Great Job at the Woodstock Meet The Following Teammates Swam 100% Best Times: Adra Clayton, Lily McHugh, Hannah Singh, Jack Wenschhof, Sophia Werner The Following Teammates Swam a Regional Time or Faster Emma Toth Here are a Few Things You did Well: Getting Feedback from Coaches—Everyone did an awesome job of coming to the Coaches before and after each race. It is so important to get race instructions before the race then come back and be able to evaluate how you did based on your time and how you swam...