Winter Session Start Dates, Interim Workouts, Public
Swim, Office Hours
Just a reminder that for the Winter
session, Earlybirds and Whitecaps start on Mon Jan 3rd, Nightcaps on
Tue Jan 4th, and High Intensity resumes on Wed Jan 5th. The Winter workout
themes have been posted on the bulletin board and the web site.
For those planning to attend public
swim before the session starts, note that the only
public swim being held is from 11:45am-3:30pm, except that there is no swim at
all on Dec 24, 25, 26, 31 or Jan 1st. See below for the interim
workout schedule.
Note that the Athletics office will be closed all next
week (Dec 27-31st). Thus if you want to speak to someone rather
than registering on-line, you should do it this week in order to be registered
before the Winter Session starts! (They are open this week 8:30am-4:30pm
M-F, 520-4480.)
Note also that I'll be away at swim training
camp in Florida with the Varsity team from Dec 26th to Jan 4th. (Mits has
kindly agreed to coach the Jan 3rd Earlybirds workouts.)
End of Session Outing Thu Dec 16th
About 20 of us went to the Colonnade Restaurant
for pizza to celebrate George's (Whitecaps "B") upcoming 80th
birthday (Dec 22nd). Many thanks to George for paying for all the
drinks! (And I thought we were supposed to do something for him, not vice
versa!)
Photos!
Thanks to George (Whitecaps "B";
photographer) and Jose (Whitecaps "A"; scanner) we now have
some photos from the Nov 27th swim meet and the Dec 11th party up on the web
site. Here are the appropriate URLs:
(Note that Tripod gives only a certain amount of free
bandwidth, and after that prohibits access to the web page for the rest of the
week or month. So if you encounter problems, try again in the New
Year!)
Winter Program Registration
Registration for Winter Masters Programs has
started. Everybody, except those registered in High Intensity (which runs
until February), must register for the Winter term if they plan to continue
swimming in January 2005. Those currently registered in programs
that were full for Fall (7:30am Earlybirds, 6pm Whitecaps, Safety
Supervision) are strongly encouraged to register early to avoid
disappointment!
Note that the 6:30am Earlybirds will be starting
up towards the end of February. If you want to swim in one Masters group
for Jan/Feb and then switch to the 6:30am Earlybirds when it starts, please
contact the office (phone number and hours are below). If you switch from
7:30am Earlybirds, 8:30am Earlybirds or Whitecaps, you pay the regular Jan-Apr
free plus an additional charge of $10+GST (the normal program transfer
fee). If you switch from Nightcaps, you pay the regular Nightcaps fee plus
an additional charge of $30+GST (this includes the program transfer fee, plus
the extra cost of moving from a group offering 3 workouts per week to one
offering 4 workouts per week).
Interim Workout Schedule
The following is the schedule of workouts to be held between
the end of the Fall Session and the start of the Winter Session. All
workouts will go ahead. Note that these workouts are open to those
registered for Fall/Winter Masters with a valid membership card,
only. Please pay the coach on deck $3 at each workout you
attend:
Mon Dec 20th 9:30-11:30am: Coach Lynn (joint workout with
Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Mon Dec 20th 3:30-5:30pm: Coach John (joint workout
with Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Tue Dec 21st 3:30-5:30pm: Coach John (joint workout
with Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Wed Dec 22nd 9:30-11:30am: Coach Lynn (joint workout with
Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Wed Dec 22nd 3:30-5:30pm: Coach John (joint workout
with Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Thu Dec 23rd 3:30-5:30pm: Coach John (joint workout with
Varsity team, free for High Intensity swimmers)
Mon Dec 27th 3:30-5:00pm: Coach Mits
Tue Dec 28th 3:30-5:00pm: Coach Mits
Thu Dec 30th 3:30-5:00pm: Coach Mits
Private Swim Lessons
I have a few new swim lesson times for the Winter
term: Mon/Fri 9:45-10:45am (Jan-Apr) and Wed 8-9pm (Mar-Apr). I'm
hoping to get some early evening times Mon/Wed/Fri 4-5pm, and will keep you
posted. Full details are near the end of the newsletter.
Swimmer
Notes