Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#154
Sunday, October 1st,
2006
To: Carleton
Coaches (8
addresses)
Bcc:
Those Registered
for Fall 2006 and Alumni: High Intensity (14
addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (43 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (21 addresses),
6pm Whitecaps "A" (39 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (36 addresses),
Nightcaps (22 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (128 members).
"A dream worth
having is a dream worth fighting for."
Upcoming
Cancellations
Workouts run as usual on Sat Oct
7th. However, note that there will be no Masters workouts on Mon Oct
9th (Thanksgiving).
High Intensity swimmers
can swim at the Varsity workout on Mon Oct 9th from 3:30-5:30pm free
of charge. Any other Masters swimmers who can do 100s free/IM on 1:45/2:00
or better may also attend this workout for $3 (please pay the coach on
deck).
Note that morning
members have access to the facilities all day on Thanksgiving Monday, and there
is a public swim from 11:45am-3:30pm.
Note that the Sat 5-7pm
workout for High Intensity group 3 is cancelled on Sat Oct 14th and
Sat Oct 28th, due to travel to Varsity swim meets. (The 8-9am
and 9-10am regular Masters workouts run as usual on these
days.)
E-Mail List
Clean-Up
Over the next few weeks I will be
doing the annual clean up the e-newsletter e-mail lists. If you are
not going to register for Fall
Masters but you want to continue receiving the e-newsletter as an “alumnus”,
please send me an e-mail. Those who have not registered for Masters or
responded via e-mail will be removed from the e-list in the mid-October
time-frame.
MSO Registration
(extended to Monday!) and
Fall Meets
Those swimmers interested in
competing in Masters swimming competitions between now and Dec 31st,
2007, should bring me $25 (plus
provide name, address, phone number and date of birth) by Mon Oct
2nd. More details under Masters
Swimming Competitions below.
Swimmer
Notes
Hi from
Beth: For those who remember Beth K (x-Whitecaps “B”), I saw her last
weekend when she was swimming in public swim. She was in town for Rosh
Hashanah and reports that she’s expecting baby #2 in November, when their first
will be almost 5.
Cycling
Prohibited for 8:30am Earlybirds!?: Some time back a
group of 8:30am swimmers were nearly hit by lightning when they were out
cycling. Now in the past 10 days, two have been involved in bike
accidents. Sue D broke her
collar bone getting out of the way of a City of
Alex Baumann
Returning to
FINA World
Masters Article: For those interested in
reading about August’s FINA World Masters Championships held in Stanford, check
out: http://www.usmsswimmer.com/200609/feature.pdf.
Date for Carleton
Alumni Diaries: If you swam or played water
polo for Carleton please make note of the “Aquatic Alumni Nite” to be held Sat
Nov 4th. It will run 4-9pm with men’s and women’s water polo
games (4-7pm), plus a swim meet (7-9pm). Please pass this information
along to any alumni you know!
Carleton Swim Suits:
The new Carleton swim suits are here
(same style as last year). They are polyester (long lasting). Men’s
suits are available in sizes 28-40 (they fit small – you may want to go up a
size). Cost is $35. Women’s suits are available in sizes 26-40 (they
fit large – you may need to go down a size). Cost is $55. Contact me
via e-mail if you are interested in a suit and let me know your approximate
size. You can pay by cash or cheque payable to “
Nose Clips for
Ravens of
Carleton Swimming Club: ROCS offers learn to swim,
developmental and competitive programs for swimmers ages 6 and over. The club
has very low swimmer to coach ratios and strives to bring out each swimmer’s
maximum potential. Even though the club has an excellent competitive program,
many programs are offered for swimmers of all abilities. All programs are
offered out of
Fall Session
Information
Here are the weekday attendance
stats for the first 3 weeks of the Fall session. Congrats to all those
with perfect weekday attendance to date – keep it up! Special mention to
those with perfect attendance in two groups: Francois A (7:30am EB & HI2); Gi (6pm WCA & HI3); Sean (HI1 &
HI2).
7:30am
Earlybirds
(Sept 13-29th; 8 workouts; range 22-32; avg.:
26.9)
Perfect Attendance: Anita M, Blair G, Chris H, Francois
A
8:30am
Earlybirds
(Sept 13-29th; 8 workouts; range 12-19; avg.:
16.1)
Perfect Attendance: Alan H, Amanda G, Amir,
Penny
6pm Whitecaps
“A” (Sept
12-28th; 8 workouts; range 16-29; avg.:
22.0)
Perfect Attendance: Francois P, Gi, Jose, Steve
M
6pm Whitecaps
“B” (Sept
12-28th; 8 workouts; range 19-29; avg.:
21.0)
Perfect Attendance: Christiane W, Joanne D, Suzanne L
8pm
Nightcaps
(Sept 12-28th; 6 workout; range 10-20; avg.:
14.7)
Perfect Attendance: Ashley, Britt,
Joanie
High Intensity
Masters
(Sept 13-30th; 8 workouts (6 HI2); range 9-18 [excluding Varsity];
avg.: 13.4)
Perfect Attendance: Gi (HI3), Francois A (HI2), Mary-Lou (HI1), Sean (HI1 &
2)
Masters Swimming
Competitions
You must
register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to
compete in Masters Swimming competitions. It’s time for the 06-07 renewals / new
memberships. Please give
Full details on all Ontario Masters
competitions can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.
For
Here’s a list of Fall competitions
in
Sat Oct 28th
http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/061028_BRO_Inv_Maitres.pdf
Sat Nov 4th Technosport
Sprint Meet SCM http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/nov42006techno.pdf
Sun Nov 12th Etobicoke
Masters Meet SCM http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/SemiSeriousToo.pdf
Sat Nov 18th Cowansville
Masters Meet SCM http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/061118_ENC_Inv_Maitres.pdf
Sun Nov 19th
http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/BaseKingstonPackage.pdf
Sat-Sun Nov 25-26th
Sainte-Foy Masters Meet; Germain Bilodeau germain.bilodeau@nexinnovations.com
(details
TBA)
Sat Dec 2nd Coupe de
Sun Dec 10th Saint
Lambert Masters Meet; Paul Garcia pgarcia@metro.ca (details
TBA)
Sun Dec 10th North York
Pentathlon Meet SCM (details TBA)
Sun Dec 17th Laval
Masters Meet; Pierre Perron perronp@videotron.ca (details
TBA)
Race
Results: (Please send
in your results!!)
Sun Sept
17th ITU Olympic Distance Race Westchester, near
Congratulations to Jamie (High Intensity 1) who was seeded
28th and placed 26th in a super competitive race. (A
race scheduled for earlier in Sept near
http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFdw==&id=ODEx&keep=sh.
Sun Sept
17th Rideau Canoe Club Races
The Chelsea Women’s Cascade dragon
boat team, of which Debby W
(Whitecaps “A”) is a member was the top women’s team at this small festival and
placed 2nd and 3rd overall in their
races.
Sat Sept
23rd 6k Paddling Race
This event was open to all types of
boats and Debby and the
Ask the
Coach
Dear
Coach:
Can you please remind me of the difference between build and descend?
Forgetful Swimmer
Dear F.
Swimmer: When you are asked to build, you gradually increase the intensity
within a repeat. When you are asked to descend, you do a series of repeats
with each repeat at a higher intensity than the previous
one.
Dear
Coach: If I
forget to bring my cap and goggles, is there any way to borrow some?
Another Forgetful Swimmer
Dear A.F.
Swimmer: I always have a bag of spare caps and goggles and the pool office
usually has some spare goggles, too.
Private and Semi-Private Masters
Swim Lessons
Fall/Winter Schedule:
Mon 9:45-10:45am: Dec 11, Jan 8 –
Feb 5, Feb 19, Mar 5 – Apr 2
Tue 7:30-8:30am: Feb 27 – Apr
3
Wed 8-9pm: Mar
21
Thu 7:30-8:30am: Mar 1 – Apr 5
Fri 9:45-10:45am: Nov 3 - 10, Nov
24, Dec 8 - 15, Jan 5 - 12, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 16, Mar 2 –
30
Sat 7-8pm: Dec 2, Dec 16, Jan 13,
Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17
Sat 8-9pm: Dec 2, Dec 16, Jan 13,
Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17
2006-2007
Prices:
Private:
$50 per hour, plus
GST.
Semi-Private (2-3
swimmers; per swimmer): $32 per hour, plus GST.
Contact
Reminders
Fall / Winter
2006-2007 Session Information
Note that High
Intensity Masters is for those who can repeat 100s free on 1:45 or better and
100s of other strokes on 2:00 or better. (High Intensity Group 1 is
full.)
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.)
You can register by
phone (613-520-4480 8:30am-4:30pm M-F) or on-line (programs only, not
membership) at: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=742,
or follow the links from http://www.carleton.ca/athletics.
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 **FULL for
Fall**
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
Whitecaps Child Supervision:
6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 9-10am Sat: $88 each term **FULL for
Fall**
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) **FULL**
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)
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