Masters Swimming
Competitions
If you want to compete in the 2004 Masters Swimming season,
and missed the Oct 4th deadline, you can still do so with payment of a $1 late
fee on top of the $25 cost to register with MSO (Masters Swimming
Ontario). Your registration is good until December 31st, 2005. Any
questions, just ask!
Sun Nov 14th Kingston Masters Meet, Kingston.
Registration 9-10am; Warm up 10:00-10:50am; Meet 11am-approx. 5pm. Events:
100fl, 50br, 100bk, 50fs, 100IM, 100XMR, break, 200open, 50fl, 100br, 50bk,
100fs, 200XFR, followed by water slide, and social (free food!).
Cost: $25 for unlimited events. Deadline: list of events plus cash or
cheque payable to "Carleton Masters Swim Club" given to Lynn by Thu Nov
4th.
Sat Nov 27th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa.
Warm up and Check in 7:45-8:30am; Meet 8:30-10:30am followed by free breakfast
at Fathers & Sons restaurant (nearby). Events: 400fs, 100fl, 200fs,
100bk, 100fs, 100br, 50fs, 200IM, 4x50MR. Cost: $25 for unlimited
events. Deadline: list of events sent to Lynn via e-mail by Mon
Nov 15th (you pay on the day of the meet).
Sat Nov 27th Coupe de Montreal, Claude-Robillard
Centre. Details at:
http://www.acontrecourant.qc.ca/.
Please sign up yourself using the registration form provided on-line.
Sat Dec 4th Technosport Distance Meet, U of
Ottawa. Warm up and Check in 7:45-8:30am; Meet 8:30-10:30am followed by
free breakfast at Fathers & Sons restaurant (nearby). Events: 800fs,
1500fs. Cost: $25 for unlimited events. Deadline: list of events
sent to Lynn via e-mail by Mon Nov 23rd (you pay on the
day of the meet).
Sat Jan 22nd Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
Sat Feb 12th Nepean Winterlude Meet, Nepean
Sportsplex. Details TBA.
Sat Feb 19th Rideau Speedeaus Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
Sat Mar 12th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
Fri Apr 1 - Sun Apr 3rd Masters Provincial Championships,
Sault-Ste-Marie. Details TBA
Sat Apr 9th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
Sat May 7th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
Fri May 20 - Mon May 23rd Masters National Championships,
Etobicoke. Details TBA.
Sat June 4th Technosport Distance Meet, U of Ottawa.
Details TBA.
July 22 - 31st World Masters Games, Edmonton.
Details TBA.
Race Results: (Please send in your
results!! My apologies if I missed anyone.)
Sun Oct 10th Ottawa Half
Marathon (478 participants)
Violaine (Nightcaps and x-Earlybirds) who
finished 453rd overall and 21st in women's 45-49 in 2:22:40.
Sat Oct 16th Technosport Sprint Meet
Five Carleton swimmers participated (Bozena, Violaine,
Mits, George, and Jose). Results not yet
available! Hopefully I'll have them next time.
Sun Oct 24th Niagara
Marathon (887 participants)
Susan N-Y (8:30am Earlybirds) finished 394th
overall and 17th in women's 40-44 in 3:54:17 -- 5 minutes faster than her best
case scenario!
Ask the Coach
Here are
some tips for getting chlorine out of your hair sent in by your fellow
swimmers:
Heather S (7:30am Earlybirds) suggests Aveda Hair
De-toxifier.
Cam (Whitecaps) suggests Phiné by Joico (a rinse, rather
than a shampoo that you leave in for 5min after swimming), which their whole
family uses. You don't even have to use shampoo afterwards.
Apparently you can also put this in your hair under your cap before swimming, if
required.
Dear Coach: You loaned
me your home made ear drops one day when I couldn't get the water out of my
ear. They worked really well! What is in them? Water in my
Ear
Dear W.i.m. Ear: The drops are about 90% rubbing alcohol
(which causes any water left in to evaporate) and 10% hydrogen peroxide (to
change the Ph to avoid infection). You can also use vinegar instead of
peroxide.
Dear Coach: I've been suffering from an
allergic reaction (sneezing, etc.) when I swim so I'm going to try a nose
clip. However, I never had this problem as a child / teen. Is it
common to develop this allergy? Atchoo
Dear Atchoo: Unfortunately, many of us who had no
problems with the chlorine when we were younger do seem to develop a sensitivity
as we get older. Luckily, a nose clip almost always solves the
problem!
Dear Coach: When we do descending
repeats, how much should we descend by? Everyone in my lane seems to do it
differently? Is it ever appropriate to go deliberately slow on the first
repeat so that I can descend them all? A Descender
Dear A. Descender: When we do descending repeats (e.g. 5
x 100 desc 1->5) it is very important to ensure that each 100 is measurably
faster than the one before. It's perfectly normal and expected that you go
at a very moderate pace on the first one so that you can descend them all.
Generally for 100s, you should be descending by 2-4 seconds each time (any less
is hard to measure). That's what we call a linear descend (e.g.1:45, 1:42,
1:39, 1:36, 1:33), and that's usually what the coach is looking for, unless
otherwise specified. Other possibilities are an exponential descend
(descend by twice as much each time), e.g. 1:45, 1:44, 1:42, 1:38, 1:30; and a
"classic" descend (a very gradual descend until the last one -- not generally
recommended!), e.g. 1:45, 1:44, 1:43, 1:42, 1:20.
Dear Coach: I strongly disagree with
the fly turn.... (i.e. saying that flip turns are not
allowed). If you can do a 25 of fly you should be able to turn any way you
want.... :-) A Waterpolo Coach
Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim
Lessons
Schedule for Fall/Winter:
Tue/Thu 7:15-8:00pm (fully booked through April,
2005)
Extra Lessons added for Fall
2004:
Mon 3-4pm: Sept 13 to Nov 22, excluding Oct 11
Wed 3-4pm:
Sept 15 to Nov 24
Sat 7-8pm: Sept 18 to Oct 23, excluding Oct 16
Mon
4-5pm: Nov 29 to Dec 13
Prices for private lessons (up to December 2004)
for Carleton Members are $36.75 for 1 hour, $68.25 for 2, $94.50 for 3, $117.60
for 4 and $138.60 for 5 hours, all plus GST. Private lessons are also
available to non-Members at a higher cost ($52.50, $89.25, $120.75, $149.10 and
$170.10, all plus GST, for 1-5 hours, respectively).
For those who want to take semi-private lessons (2-3
students), the cost per student for Carleton Members is $22.05 for 1 hour,
$40.95 for 2, $56.70 for 3, $70.56 for 4, and $83.16 for 5 hours, all plus
GST. Semi-private lessons for non-Members cost (per person) $31.50 for 1
hour, $53.55 for 2, $72.45 for 3, $89.46 for 4, and $102.06 for 5 hours, all
plus GST.
Contact Lynn for availability and
bookings.
Reminders
Newsletter: An e-newsletter (like this
one) is sent out about every two weeks. If you have new lane-mates, please
mention to them that they should give their e-mail address to their coach if
they'd like to receive it.
Suggestions for Workouts or Interested in Making
up a Workout or a Set?: If you have suggestions for the workouts
(something you like that we never do, or something you dislike that we do too
much!), or if you'd like to try making up a workout or a set in a workout, just
talk to your coach.
Interested in Copies of the Workouts?: Are
you interested in getting copies of Lynn's workouts ahead of
time? Let me know. I usually e-mail out the week’s workouts on
Sunday.
Weekly Social Events: All swimmers are
invited to join us for:
Thursday Dinner (after Whitecaps workout): Meet by the
Tuck Shop around 7:45pm
Thursday Drinks (after Nightcaps workout): Meet by the Tuck Shop around
9:30pm
Saturday Brunch (after 9-10am workout): Meet by the Tuck
Shop around 10:30am
Triathletes: Check out
Rudy Hollywood’s website: http://www.trirudy.com and subscribe
to the daily tri-news e-mail.
Your input to this newsletter is most welcome, especially
for the Swimmer Notes, Race Results and Ask the Coach sections! To be
added to or removed from the receiver list, just let me know (lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca).
Happy lengths!
