Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#149
Sunday, July 30th,
2006
To: Carleton
Coaches (11
addresses)
Bcc:
Those Registered
for Fall 2005 / Winter/Spring/Summer 2006 and
Alumni: High Intensity (4 addresses), 6:30am
Earlybirds (32 addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (41 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds
(30 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (61 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B"
(44 addresses), Nightcaps (37 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (37 members).
Summer Session
Cancellations
There will be no Masters workouts on Mon
Aug 7th (Civic Holiday), although there is a public
swim 11:45am-3:30pm on that date. There is a workout 10-11am on Sat Aug
5th.
Men’s Locker
Room: Shower Area Repairs (tentative plan:
dates may change!)
In order to replace some areas
of floor tiles in the showers of the men's locker room, the front section
of the shower area will be closed from Wed Aug 2nd through Mon Aug
7th. The rear section of the shower area will be open for
normal use. Access to the pool deck will be via the stairway at the rear
(left side) of the locker room. If all tiling, grouting and setting phases
go well, we hope to reopen the shower area and pool access stairs to normal
operation on Tue Aug 8th. We apologize for any
inconvenience this required repair work may cause.
Stroke
Correction…
Those of us working on correcting
bad habits in their swimming will appreciate this quote that was brought to my
attention by Margaret K (6:30am
Earlybirds):
“You can't change a leopard's spots,
or a long-established habit ... without very hard
work.”
Fall / Winter
2006-2007 Session Information
Registration for Fall programs
starts on Tue Aug
8th. Many programs do fill up in the Fall, and the
first one to fill up is usually the 6:00-7:30am MWF High Intensity I program
(only 10 spots), so mark this date on your calendar! Note that to sign up
for High Intensity you must be able to repeat 100s free on 1:45 or better and
100s of other strokes on 2:00 or better.
Membership and Masters program
prices have not increased for 06-07. In addition, students, staff and
faculty do not have to pay a “bump up” fee. Fall programs run Tue Sept
12th – Sat Dec 16th. Winter programs run Tue Jan
2nd – Thu Apr 5th, except where noted. (There will
likely be a longer pool shutdown in Apr/May 07 to fix the roof.)
Here’s a summary of the programs
offered. More details at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com:
7:30am
Earlybirds: 7:30-8:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am
Sat: $120+GST each term
8:30am
Earlybirds: 8:30-9:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am
Sat: $120+GST each term
6pm
Whitecaps: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8-9am OR 9-10am
Sat: $120+GST each term
8pm
Nightcaps: 8:00-9:00pm TuTh + 8-9am OR 9-10am
Sat: $86+GST each term
High Intensity
1: 6:00-7:30am MWF: $180+GST Sept-Feb (10
spots)
High Intensity
2: 7:30-9:30am TuTh: $180+GST Sept-Feb (5
spots)
High Intensity
3: 7:15-9:00pm M + 6:00-7:40pm W +
5:00-7:00pm Sat: $180+GST Sept-Feb
(5 spots)
6:30am
Earlybirds: 6:30-7:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am
Sat: $52+GST (Mar-Apr
only)
Swimmer
Notes
Wedding
Announcement: Congratulations to Jennifer Evans (7:30/8:30am Earlybirds) who
married long-time partner, Jason Bennett in
Weekend to End
Breast Cancer July 21-23rd: Two of our swimmers,
Coach Kristi Dean, and Whitecaps
“B” Suzanne Lalonde
participated. They each walked 60km! Kristi raised $4340 and Suzanne
raised $2070. Congratulations to you both for exceeding your goals!
Swim
Cross-Training for Cross Country Skiing: Sheila (Whitecaps “A”) writes articles for
7/11 Birthday at
7-11: We celebrated Stephane (Whitecaps “A”)’s birthday on 7/11
(July 11th) at 7-11. Check out the photo at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/06summer.
Athletics Tim
Hortons: The new Tim Hortons in the
Athletics building (main floor south end) opens on Mon Jul 31st and
will be open 7am-3pm daily.
Asthma, Children
and Pools: For those who missed the
Globe and Mail article on this subject, here’s one from the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/07/17/asthma-pools.html.
Aquabike
Events: Somersault (http://www.somersault.ca) is offering
Aquabike (Swim/Bike) events at some of their upcoming races. Perfect for
those who like to swim and bike but can’t run due to injury,
etc.
Basketball
Fundraiser: Carleton’s Women’s Basketball
Team is holding a softball tournament on Sat Aug 26th at
Carleton Swim Suits:
Suits will be available in the
October time-frame.
Nose Clips for
Summer Session
Information
Here's where you’ll find information
on upcoming time trials, etc., plus an attendance summary and other notes.
Blake will be
coaching Whitecaps “A” on Mondays for the rest of the summer, so that
For those who like to plan ahead,
the 1500/800 time trial for the summer session will be on Tue Aug
15th / Wed Aug 16th.
This past week the Earlybirds and
Whitecaps “A” did a set where some fairly complicated calculations were required
(adding up the 1st 50 of the 1st 200, 2nd 50 of
2nd 200, …, 4th 50 of 4th 200). I just
wanted to mention how well Andrew
S (Whitecaps “A”) did. He was able to tell me all his fast 50
times at the end of the workout. And, no, Andrew doesn’t have years and
years of swimming experience – he’s 13! Well done,
Andrew!
Here is the attendance summary for
the summer. There are 10
swimmers remaining with perfect weekday
attendance:
6:30am
Earlybirds (Jul 3-28th; 12
workouts; range: 6-17; avg: 12.8)
Perfect Attendance: Margaret K
7:30am
Earlybirds (Jul 3-28th; 12
workouts; range: 14-22; avg: 18.3)
Perfect Attendance: Amir, Chris H, Flo, Francois A,
Leona
6pm Whitecaps
“A” (Jul 3-27th; 12
workouts; range: 11-22; avg: 16.3)
Perfect Attendance: Don W, Gi, Joanie,
Max
6pm Whitecaps
“B” (Jul 3-27th; 12
workouts; range: 3-18; avg: 10.8)
Missed 2 Workouts: Rod H
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 Aug 19th
am Technosport 4k Swim (Blanchet
to O’Brien Beach,
Sun Sept
10th noon St Marys 5km MSO Open Water
Provincial Championship (near
Race
Results: (Please send
in your results!!)
Sat Jul
1st 1er Festival Maitres Nageurs (LCM), Ile Ste-Helene,
My apologies to George for
accidentally subtracting 25 years of his age. George is, of course, in the
80-84 age group (not 55-59)! This week we all received a bundle of
colourful ribbons (up to 8th place) – a very nice
tough!
Sat Jul
15th
Approximately 45 swimmers
participated in this race and Carleton did very well. You can check out a
photo of the Carleton swimmers (courtesy of Nicole Galvin [Winter Whitecaps “A”]) at:
http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/06summer.
Thanks to Jill for giving me these results (off the top of her
head!):
Rob
G (husband of Veronica x-Whitecaps “A”): 1st
overall
Kelys
M (Whitecaps “A”): 2nd overall and top woman in
41:02
Francois
P (Whitecaps “A”): 14th
overall in 52:06
Jill
P (7:30am Earlybirds):
16th overall in 54:13
Jose (6:30am
Earlybirds): 22nd overall in 57:00
Sun Jul
16th Graham Beasley Triathlon,
Half-Ironman (2k, 90k,
21.1k; 48 competitors):
Mike
S (7:30am Earlybirds):
13th overall, 10th man and 6th in men’s 40-44
in 5:34:46
Sprint (500m, 20k,
5k; 228 competitors):
Sara
D (6:30am Earlybirds):
12th overall, 3rd woman and 2nd in women’s 25-29 in
1:07:54
Megan
L (7:30am Earlybirds):
196th overall, 77th woman and 8th in women’s
40-44 in 1:37:35
Sun Jul
16th
Congrats to Jamie (6:30am Earlybirds) on finishing
5th overall in 58:25 and winning some money! Full results at:
http://www.sportstats.ca.
Sun Jul
16th
Congrats to Debby W (Whitecaps “A”) and the Cascades
women’s team (based in
Sun Jul
23rd Olympic Distance Triathlon, Gravenhurst
(1500m/40k/10k; 102 competitors)
Congrats to Renee and her husband,
Andy, on their second place finishes! Full results at: http://www.multisportcanada.com/ms/events/results_2006.cfm.
Renee (8:30am
Earlybirds): 72nd overall, 2nd women’s 50-54 in
3:03:30
Andy (Renee’s
husband): 84th overall, 2nd men’s 55-59 in
3:10:44
Here’s Renee’s
summary:
I just wanted to relay
some happy tri results for Andy and I last Sun Jul 23rd. We completed
an Olympic triathlon in Gravenhurst (in the Muskokas, somewhat hilly, especially
the run) and both of us finished in second place of 4 in our respective age
categories. We were pleased with our times and would recommend this new race to
anyone as it was very well organized and friendly.
Sun Jul
23rd Lake Placid Ironman
Great job by all three Carleton
swimmers, especially to Barb who was the 5th woman overall!!
Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.
Barb
P (7:30am Earlybirds):
207th overall, 5th woman and 1st in women’s 40-44 in
10:49.11. Watch her finish at: http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/ironman/video/2006/lakeplacid/finish.wvx?starttime=2:33:20.00&endtime=00:00:40.00
(she’s wearing a blue top)
Kevin
G (7:30am Earlybirds):
1039th overall, and 174th in men’s 30-34 in
12:44:20. Watch his finish at: http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/ironman/video/2006/lakeplacid/finish.wvx?starttime=4:28:20.00&endtime=00:00:40.00
(he’s the one in black with the Union Jack)
Stefani
K (7:30am Earlybirds):
1967th overall, and 92nd in women’s 35-39 in
16:13:18. Watch her finish at: http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/ironman/video/2006/lakeplacid/finish.wvx?starttime=7:57:20.00&endtime=00:00:40.00
Ask the
Coach
Dear Coach:
I’ve been doing
a lot of long swims at
Dear O.W.
Swimmer: You can buy torpedo buoys through Aquasport (http://www.aquasport.ca) on page 4 of their
lifeguard equipment catalog, and also through the Ontario Lifesaving Society (http://www.lifesavingsociety.com)
under rescue equipment.
Dear
Coach: Do you
know if there’s any store in
Dear N.N.
Suit: I don’t know any stores in
Dear
Coach: I have a
hard time figuring out my times when I’m swimming. Does it really
matter? Pace Clock Challenged
Swimmer
Dear P.C.C.
Swimmer: It all depends on your goals. If you are just swimming for
fitness and aren’t concerned about knowing how you’re doing, then the “lemming”
(following everyone else) approach may be ok for you. However, if you are
trying to improve or want to know if you are improving or not, having an idea of
your times will certainly help. If you can’t figure out your times, you
won’t know if you are building, fading, negative splitting, descending, etc., so
you won’t get as much from the workout as you could. Some basic pace clock
math skills will also come in useful if there’s ever a workout where you need to
lead your lane (or swim on your own).
Dear
Coach: Someone
was asking me about other Masters swim teams in the
Dear J.
Curious: There is a list of
Private and Semi-Private Masters
Swim Lessons
Summer Availability:
Mon 7:15-8:15pm Aug
Tue/Thu 7:30-8:30am Jul
Tue/Thu 7:15-8pm Jul
Tue/Thu 7:15-8:15pm
Aug
Wed 7-8pm
Jul/Aug
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
Summer Session
Details
The Summer session started Mon Jul
3rd. Note that in July/August, your choice of groups is as
follows:
1. 6:30am
Earlybirds 6:30-7:30am MWF + 10-11am Sat
2. 7:30am
Earlybirds: 7:30-8:30am MWF + 10-11am Sat
3. 6pm Whitecaps:
6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 10-11am Sat
Note that there is no 8:30am group in the
Summer. Also, Saturday workout is 10-11am ONLY, and there
is no child safety supervision on
Saturdays. Finally, the sign up for Summer is separate from
Spring. Pro-rated prices start Mon Jul 31st. Contact the
Customer Service desk in person (ground floor) or by phone (613-520-4480)
8:30am-4:30pm M-F.
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