Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#144
Saturday, May 20th,
2006
To: Carleton
Coaches (11
addresses)
Bcc:
Those Registered
for Fall 2005 / Winter 2006 / Spring/Summer 2006 and
Alumni: High Intensity (4 addresses), 6:30am
Earlybirds (26 addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (40 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds
(29 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (56 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B"
(42 addresses), Nightcaps (37 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (35 members).
Cancellation
Reminder
There are no Masters workouts
Mon May
22nd (Victoria Day). There is one public swim
from 11:45am-3:30pm.
Our Soon to be
Famous Swimmers and Olympic Gold Medals!!
Carolyn
Waldo, CJOH sports reporter and gold
medalist in solo and duet synchronized swimming in the Seoul 1988 Olympics, was
at the Carleton pool on Fri May 19th getting some footage and
interviews of Margaret King and
Florence Shinder (both 8:30am
Earlybirds) for her weekly show on senior’s fitness which airs on Friday
evenings around 6:30pm after the news. Carolyn has promised to let us know
when Flo and Margaret will debut as TV stars! At Margaret’s request,
Carolyn brought her Olympic gold medals and we all got to look at and hold them
– quite the experience! Thanks to Carolyn, Margaret, Flo and all the
8:30am Earlybirds for their cooperation.
Swim in the World
Championships Pool!
A Masters meet is being held in the
new outdoor pool built for last year’s World Championships in
Newsletter
Delivery Problems
It seems that many of you are having
problems getting the newsletter due to increasingly powerful spam detectors that
are blocking some of your legitimate e-mail bulletins, like the
newsletter. If you hear one of your lane-mates complaining that they are
no longer getting the e-newsletters, here’s a work around solution. I have
added a “change detection” button to the newsletter web page: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/anewsletter.html.
If you go to that page and enter your e-mail address, you will receive an e-mail
whenever that web page changes, which is when I post a new newsletter.
That way you can read the newsletters on the web site without having to remember
to check the web site regularly.
CUTCO Cutlery
Presentations
Heather
Macdonald (Varsity, ROCS Coach) has a summer
job giving presentations of CUTCO cutlery. The presentations take 40 to 60
min and can be given to any number of people as long as one of them is at least
30 years old. She is paid for giving the presentations, regardless of
whether there are any sales. She’d like to get some experience as she’s
new at this, so if you can help out by inviting her to give a presentation,
please do so. You can contact Heather at hmacdon2@connect.carleton.ca.
ROCS Spring
Session
New swimmers (kids age 6+) are
welcome to join the Ravens of Carleton Swimming Spring Session. The
emphasis for all groups will be stroke and skill development while improving
endurance. No meets are offered during this Spring Session as the swim year is
winding down. For more details contact Claudia Cronin-Schlote at rocswimming@gmail.com.
Swimmer
Notes
Birth
Announcement: Mike Sims (7:30am Earlybirds) reports that he
and Elizabeth Burges-Sims (Winter
Whitecaps “B”) had their first child, Seamus William Harry at 4:15am Sat May
13th. Seamus weighed in at 7lb 5oz and has a long lean
swimmer’s build! Check out a photo of Seamus at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/aphoto.html,
under Summer 2006.
Wedding
Report: Stephane R (Whitecaps “A”) attended the wedding
of Beth Marshall (Whitecaps “B”)
and Steve Morton (Whitecaps “A”)
and sends this report:
Elizabeth and
Stephen got married on Sat May 13th at the
There’s a photo
of Beth and Steve at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/aphoto.html,
under Summer 2006.
Swimmer Running
for Leader of the Liberals: Anita Manley (currently
Whitecaps “B”, and 7:30am Earlybirds a couple of years ago) is running for
Leader of the Liberal party. She must raise $50,000 in individual
donations and obtain 100 signatures from card carrying Liberals in
Jim Lee back
Swimming: I’m very pleased to report that
Jim Lee (x-7:30am Earlybirds) is
back in the pool (along with his wife Debra) in the 8:30am group this term.
Jim suffered a stroke in January and is doing very well except for some vision
problems which prohibit him from driving.
Evelyn at
Dinner: Evelyn Simpson (Whitecaps) is recovering well from
her brain surgery and attended the weekly Whitecaps Thursday dinner on May
18th. Her headaches and tiredness are diminishing and she hopes
to be cleared by her doctor to get back to swimming fairly soon.
Lost and
Found: A black cap and blue goggles were
accidentally picked up after the 7:30am Earlybirds workout on Wed May
10th. Let me know if these are
yours!
New Pull Buoy
Straps: My sister has made some new pull
buoy straps, so we finally have all the Masters pull buoys back in
service!
8:30am Coffee
Report: About 8 members of the 8:30am
Masters met for coffee after workout on Fri May 12th. Thanks to
Margaret K for organizing this and
to all for attending, especially Penny who is not swimming this term but
made the trip to Carleton to give us a full report on her successful corrective
eye surgery.
Hi from Josee
L: Debby W (Whitecaps “A”) reports that she
ran into (not literally!) Josee
Levesque (x-Carleton swimmer) while swimming at the
Orpheus Choral
Group Concerts: Sean Kelly (6:30am Earlybirds) and Ursula Scott (Winter Whitecaps “B” / 6:30
Earlybirds) are performing with the Orpheus Choral Group (OCG) this
spring. Here are details about the 3 fundraising concerts the OCG is
doing:
Sun Jun 4th,
7:30pm:
Sat Jun 10th,
7pm:
Mon Jun 19th,
7:30pm: Broadway and Beyond Act IV at CentrepointeTheatre,
Updated
Records: The latest club records (up
to and including the May 13th meet) are posted on the web site.
Follow the link near the bottom of the main page: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com
or go there directly at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/060513Records.pdf.
The latest Masters world records (updated in May and November) are also
posted. You can again follow the link near the bottom of the Carleton
Masters web site, or go directly to: http://www.fina.org/master/records/recs.htm.
Support Cancer
Research and Coach Kristi: On July 21-23, 2006,
http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR?px=1210135&s_redId=13435&fl=en_US&s_tafId=13970&pg=personal&fr_id=1160
Carleton Swim Suits:
Price is $70 for the women's suits
($55 for girl's) and $35 for the men's (cash or cheque payable to
"
Nose Clips for
Spring Session
Information
We are currently focusing on stroke
drills and will be doing back drills this coming week and fly the week
after. There will be a timed 800/1500 for all swimmers in mid-June, as
well as some opportunities for some timed sprints in both early and late June.
Here are the weekday attendance
statistics for the first two weeks. There are currently quite a few
swimmers (24) with perfect weekday attendance. Let’s see who can keep this
up until the end of June! For the first time ever, the 8:30am Earlybirds
has the highest average attendance of all the groups. A big thank you to
the long-time members of that group who have done a great job of recruiting
their friends! Just a few years ago, it was unusual to have more than 1
swimmer per lane in that group. Given that we have had both Carleton and
TV photographers filming this group in the last month, it is obviously the group
to join J
!
6:30am
Earlybirds (May 8-19th; 6 workouts;
range: 15-19; avg: 16.7)
Perfect Attendance: Bruce, Larry, Mary-Lou, Sara Domina,
Sean
7:30am
Earlybirds (May 8-19th; 6 workouts;
range: 14-19; avg: 17.2)
Perfect Attendance: Blair G, Chris H, Francois A, Jen L, Julie D-F, Leona,
Marie-Odile, Rob T
8:30am
Earlybirds (May 8-19th; 6 workouts;
range: 16-23; avg: 19.2)
Perfect Attendance: Alan H, Amir, Colette, Margaret K, Megan L, Sarah
F
6pm Whitecaps
“A” (May 8-18th; 6 workouts;
range: 12-22; avg: 17.0)
Perfect Attendance: Aaron, Francois P, Gi,
Jose
6pm Whitecaps
“B” (May 8-18th; 6
workouts; range: 11-17; avg:
14.5)
Perfect Attendance: Mark R
Masters Swimming
Competitions
You must
register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to
compete in Masters Swimming competitions. Cost is $26 for a registration
good until Dec 31/06. Contact
Some preliminary information on
upcoming local and championship meets for the season is given below. Full
details on all Ontario Masters competitions can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.
For
Sat May
27th
Sat Jun 3rd
am Technosport Distance Meet
(
Sat Jun
10th
Sat Jul
1st Montreal Masters Meet (LC – World
Champs pool) Parc Jean Drapeau (Ile Ste-Helene)
8am wu, 9am start. Events: 400fs or
IM, 50fl, 100br, 50bk, 100fs, 4x50MR, 200IM or fl or bk or br or fs, 100fl,
50fs, 100bk, 50br, 4x50FR. Cost $5.50 per event (max 5 events), entries must be
sent electronically. Full details at: http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/0706_CAPC-CACM_Festival_Maitres.pdf.
Sat Jul 15th
am Technosport 3k Swim
(
Aug 4-11th,
2006 XI FINA World Masters
Championships,
Sat Aug 19th
am Technosport 4k Swim (Blanchet
to O’Brien Beach,
Race
Results: (Please send
in your results!!)
Sat Mar
11th Technosport Swim Meet
At last the official results are up
at: http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/results/mar11_06.htm.
Here’s a summary of the 10 CAPS and 1 OTTY swimmer who train at
Carleton:
Anna
P (25-29, Nightcaps): 2nd
50br, 100br (first meet!)
Elizabeth
P (30-34, Nightcaps): 1st
100br; 2nd 50br; 3rd 100fs (first
meet!)
Bozena (50-54,
Whitecaps “B”): 1st 50fs, 100fs, 50bk, 50br, 100br, 50fl (PB), 100fl
(PB & club record: 2:05.69); 2nd
100bk
Margaret
K (75-79, 8:30am Earlybirds):
1st 50fs (club record: 1:21.52), 100fs (club record: 2:58.86), 200fs
(club record: 6:15.31), 50bk (club record: 1:42.90), 50br (club record:
1:53.41)
Gi (18-24,
Whitecaps “A”): 1st 50fs, 100br, 50fl
(PB)
Rob
T (50-54, Earlybirds &
Nightcaps): 1st 50fs (club record 32.83), 100fs, 200fs (club record
2:54.55), 50br
Note that as Rob’s 50fs official
time is a little slower than we’d thought (32.7), his time at the Quebec
Provincials of 32.81 was actually a club record, despite the improperly tied
suit!
Andrew
P (55-59, Whitecaps “B”):
1st 50br, 100br, 50fl (all just outside his club
records)
George
T (80-84, Whitecaps “B”):
1st 100fs, 200fs (club record 4:19.32), 50bk,
50br
Larry
D (65-69, 8:30am Earlybirds swimming
for OTTY): 1st 50bk, 50br, 50fl
Sat Apr
8th Technosport Swim Meet
We are still awaiting the official
results, which should eventually be available here: http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/results/results.htm.
Sat May 13th Technosport
Sprint LC Meet
Eleven of
the approximately 20 swimmers at this meet were affiliated with Carleton!
Nine were swimming for Carleton, plus one for OTTY and one for TECH. As
usual, it will likely be some time before the official results are posted at:
http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/results/results.htm,
so here is some preliminary information on how we did:
Vanessa (25-29,
Whitecaps “B”): all best times: 50fs, 100fs, 50br
Bozena (50-54,
Whitecaps “B”): 6 events all in good times
Margaret
K (75-79, 8:30am Earlybirds): 50fs,
100fs, 50bk and 100bk all in good LC times
Gi
(18-24, Whitecaps “A”): best times
in 50fs (30.7 – under 31 for the first time) and 50br
Aaron M (30-34, Whitecaps “A”): fast swims
in 50fs and 50fl – overall winner in 50fs
Francois
P (35-39, Whitecaps “A”): best times
in 50fs and 50bk
Sean
K (50-54, 6:30am Earlybirds): Club
Rec: 100br (1:33.88), and very close in 50br (43)
We were all very impressed that Sean
shaved his head for this meet, but it turns out the main reason was for a
Russian gangster role in a play later that day!
Andrew
P (55-59, Whitecaps “B”): swam breast
and fly sprints
Larry (65-69,
6:30/7:30am Earlybirds swimming for OTTY): swam breast and
back
Danny (35-39,
Coach swimming for TECH): 7 events in fast times
Sat May
20th Earlybird Triathlon (Carleton U) 500m/22.8k/5k; 310
competitors
Quite a few Carleton swimmers
participated despite the less than ideal weather – congratulations all!
Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca/res2006/birdt.htm.
I hope to get some race reports for next time?! Here’s how the Carleton
swimmers did:
Susanne
R (6:30am Earlybirds): 3rd overall, 1st woman, 1st in 25-29 in
1:11:28
J-P
Thibault (x-7:30am Earlybirds):
8th overall, 6th man, 4th in 30-34 in
1:14:46
Sheila
K (Whitecaps “A”): 14th
overall, 3rd woman,
1st in 40-44 in
1:17:37
Drew
S (6:30am Earlybirds):
18th overall, 15th man, 4th in 40-44 in
1:19:16
Mike
Sims (7:30am Earlybirds):
41st overall, 33rd man, 8th in 40-44 in
1:24:23
Jen
G (Pool Staff): 51st
overall, 10th woman, 3rd in 30-34 in
1:25:38
Natalie
A (8:30am Earlybirds):
65th overall, 12th woman, 2nd in Clydesdales in
1:27:54
Josh
R (8:30am Earlybirds Renee’s son):
67th overall, 55th man, 3rd in 20-24 in
1:27:58
Andrea
M (Whitecaps “B”): 115th
overall, 26th woman, 2nd in 45-49 in
1:33:02
Julian
L (7:30am Earlybirds):
146th overall, 106th man, 14th in 45-49 in
1:36:23
Robin
V (7:30am Earlybirds / Pool Staff):
192nd overall, 60th woman, 3rd in 20-24 in
1:43:38
Terry
W (Nightcaps): 207th
overall, 138th man, 7th in 50-54 in
1:45:53
Renee
R (8:30am Earlybirds):
213th overall, 73rd woman, 4th in 50-54 in
1:47:09
Jo-Ann
H (8:30am Earlybirds):
235th overall, 86th woman, 6th in 50-54 in
1:49:53
Jennifer
S (Whitecaps “B”): 267th
overall, 111th woman, 18th in 35-39 in
2:04:09
Louise
R (x-6:30am Earlybirds):
290th overall, 122nd woman, 2nd in 55-59 in
2:17:45
May
19-22nd Masters National Championships (
I believe that Andrew P (Whitecaps “B”) is the only
Carleton swimmer attending. Full details at: http://www.cascadeswimming.com/2006CanadianMastersChamps/tabid/105/Default.aspx.
Results next time!
Sun May
21st
Kevin
G (7:30am Earlybirds) is
participating. Results next time!
Ask the
Coach
Dear
Coach: Where can I get prescription
swimming goggles? Squinting Swimmer
Dear S. Swimmer: Some Sports
Experts stores carry Speedo prescription goggles. However, call ahead as
they may not have a wide range. Alternately, you can order them by mail
order from Aquasport Montreal. Check out the web page at: http://www.aquasport.ca/. For goggles,
look under catalogs and then accessories and should end up at: http://www.aquasport.ca/anglais/images/boutiques/equipe/Catalogue_2006_anglais_accessoires.pdf.
You want the “Aqua Racer Optical” which go from -2 to -9 diopters 8-750078
$24 (on page 2). You can order by phone at 1-800-567-6660 as per the last
page in that catalog.
Dear
Coach: How should I push off the
wall when doing flip turns (distance, depth, angle, etc.)? Working on my
Turns
Dear W.o.m.T: First ensure
that you push off with your feet shoulder width apart and with you knees bent
about the same amount as you’d bend them to jump up in the air if you were
standing on the floor. Your feet should be parallel to each other with the
balls of your feet (but not your heels) touching the wall. Your toes are
pointing towards the ceiling (i.e. you are on your back). Your feet should
hit the wall a foot or two under the water (approximately at the depth of the
horizontal part of the “cross” on the wall). You should push off at a
slight downwards angle (shoulders slightly lower than hips) to get a good deep
push off. Push off the wall hard and hold a tight streamline position
until you feel yourself starting to slow down. Then start your kick and
use one strong arm stroke to get to the surface. Ideally your first breath
should be after one or two arm movements (or even further from the wall on a
sprint).
Dear
Coach: How much and when should I
roll on freestyle? New Masters Swimmer
Dear N.M. Swimmer: You should
roll on every stroke on freestyle. You want to aim to roll the same amount
to each side regardless of whether or not you are breathing. The roll
should be 45-70 degrees. Think about initiating the roll from your hips to
ensure that your hips and shoulders roll an equal
amount.
Dear
Coach: I swim 3-4 times per week and
usually do weights twice. How should I schedule my weights workouts in
relation to my swims for maximum benefit? Faster Stronger
Swimmer
Dear F.S. Swimmer: Doing
weights will certainly help your swimming and fitness/strength over the long
term. However, keep in mind that weights will likely slow you down in the
short term. Thus you should avoid weights for a couple of weeks before any
major competitions. Few of us are able to schedule our workouts exactly as
we’d like due to other commitments. And many prefer to make fewer trips
and thus do weights and swimming back-to-back. If you do that, it’s better
to swim after weights as swimming will help loosen up your muscles.
However, it is very hard to swim fast right after weights so you may need to
lower your expectations. If you do weights after swimming or on its own,
ensure that you do lots of stretching during/after the weights to keep
loose. If you have a more flexible schedule and are willing to do weights
on “off” days from swimming or at a different time of day from your swim, then
that is even better. You’ll likely find that the longer you have to
recover after weights and before your next swim, the less the weights will
affect your swimming. As with anything, some variety (in the weights that
you do, and the amount of time before your next swim) is good. Comments
and suggestions from the readers are welcome!
Private and Semi-Private Masters
Swim Lessons
Spring Availability: (to June
30th)
Mon 9:45-10:45am Jun 12,
26
Mon 7:15-8pm May 29, Jun 12, 19,
26
Tue 7:30-8:30am May 23, Jun 6 –
27
Tue 3:30-4:30pm May 23 – Jun
20
Tue 7:15-8pm May 23 – Jun
27
Wed 6-7pm Jun
28
Wed 7-8pm Jun 21,
28
Thu 7:30-8:30am May 25 – Jun
29
Thu 3:30-4:30pm May 25 – Jun
22
Thu 7:15-8pm May 25 – Jun
29
Fri 9:45-10:45am Jun 9 –
23
2005-2006
Prices:
Private:
Non-Members: $55 for 1 hour, $100 for
2, $140 for 3, and $180 for 4 hours, all plus GST.
Semi-Private (2-3
swimmers; per swimmer):
Non-Members: $35 for 1 hour, $65 for 2, $90 for 3,
and $115 for 4 hours, all plus GST.
(Carleton Members get a 25% discount on
the above prices.)
Contact
Reminders
Spring/Summer
Sessions
The Spring session started Mon May 8th. Masters
groups available for Spring/Summer are: 6:30am Earlybirds; 7:30am Earlybirds;
8:30am Earlybirds (May-June only); and 6pm Whitecaps. You can sign up for
Spring (May-June), Summer (July-August), or both. Saturdays will be 8-9am
OR 9-10am in May/June, and 10-11am ONLY in Jul/Aug. Check the Masters web
site (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com)
and the Carleton web site (http://www.carleton.ca/athletics/programs/summer_programs/aquatics.html#masters)
for full details and prices. If you plan to swim in the Spring session,
please register on-line or through the Customer Service office (520-4480,
8:30am-4:30pm M-F) as soon as possible, if you have not already done
so.
Web Site Links and Newsletter
Archive:
Some swimmers reported that they had
problems viewing some of the recent photos. It's sometimes easier to
access the web site pages, by going to the main page (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com)
and then clicking on the link of interest (e.g. recent
photos).
Also, if your copy of the newsletter
does not arrive or is accidentally deleted, you can view all the old newsletters
on the web site.
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
Weekly Social
Events: All swimmers are invited to join
us for:
- Thursday Dinner (after Whitecaps
workout: all year)
- Thursday Drinks (after Nightcaps
workout: Sept-Apr)
- Saturday Brunch (after 9-10am
workout: Sept-Jun; after 10-11am workout: Jul-Aug)
Meet by the Control Desk after
workout.
Triathletes: Check out
Rudy
Hollywood’s website: http://www.trirudy.com
and subscribe to the daily tri-news e-mail.
General
Information: Program
information, photos, old newsletters and the Carleton Masters records, among
other things, can be viewed at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com.
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!
lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca
(or for quicker response: lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca)
Club
website: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com