From: Lynn Marshall
[lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca]Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#155
Thursday, October 12th,
2006
To: Carleton
Coaches (8
addresses)
Bcc:
Those Registered
for Fall 2006 and Alumni: High Intensity (17
addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (43 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (21 addresses),
6pm Whitecaps "A" (41 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (38 addresses),
Nightcaps (26 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (24 members), Potential Masters
“Alumni” (98 members).
"The only tactics
I admire are do-or-die." — Herb Elliott
Upcoming
Cancellations
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.)
Varsity Swim Team
Fundraiser: Carleton Night with the Senators: Tue Jan
30th
Would you like to see the Ottawa
Senators take on the Washington Capitals on Tue Jan 30th at a reduced
price and support Carleton’s Varsity Athletes? Tickets start at $45.
Ask for a brochure or take one from the Varsity swim bulletin board, or go to:
http://www2.capitaltickets.ca/eng/promos.cfm
and then enter SENGRPCAR, and then click on Washington Capitals inside the red
box. Under seating preferences comments, add that you want to support the
“swim team”, or the money will go to the general Varsity
fund.
Waiting
Lists
For anyone interested in the 7:30am
Earlybirds or the 6:00am High Intensity Group #1, I am maintaining waiting lists
for these groups. Contact me to be added to the list.
MSO Annual
General Meeting
The Masters Swimming Ontario AGM
will be held Sat Oct 21st at 11:30am at Ottawa U (Room 103 Montpetit
Hall – the same building as the pool). All MSO members are invited to
attend. Full details are available at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/meetings/agm.htm.
If you are planning to attend, please let me know!
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 after this newsletter, i.e.
this is your last chance!
Swimmer
Notes
Engagement:
Our congratulations to Steve Morris (Whitecaps “A”) and Crystal Clark (x-Whitecaps “A”) who got
engaged on Thu Oct 5th.
Swimmers on the
Move:
Tony
Pidkalenko (x-Nightcaps) recently moved to
Constanza Alvarado (x-Whitecaps “A”) got
married in June and has moved to
Speedy Recovery
Wishes: Another 8:30am Masters
swimmer went cycling and had a spill! Susan Nevitt-Yelle will be out of the water
for a couple of weeks recovering from road rash and a separated shoulder.
Margaret King (broken arm) and
Sue Dzioba (broken collar bone)
will be out of the pool for a while yet.
Old but not
Frail: A Matter of Heart and Head: Here’s an interesting
article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/health/05age.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ei=5094&en=875712713dbf0063&hp&ex=1160107200&partner=homepage.
Short Course
Yards and Freestyle Technique: Here’s an interesting article
by Jonty Skinner (previous world record holder for 100m freestyle (LCM): http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewMiscArticle.aspx?TabId=59&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&mid=437&ItemId=1690.
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 Fall session to date. 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-Oct 11th; 12 workouts; range 20-32; avg.:
25.7)
Perfect Attendance: Chris H, Francois
A
8:30am
Earlybirds
(Sept 13-Oct 11th; 12 workouts; range 12-19; avg.:
15.8)
Perfect Attendance: Alan H, Amanda G, Amir,
Penny
6pm Whitecaps
“A” (Sept
12-Oct 10th; 12 workouts; range 15-29; avg.:
21.3)
Perfect Attendance: Francois P, Gi,
Jose
6pm Whitecaps
“B” (Sept
12-Oct 10th; 12 workouts; range 17-29; avg.: 21.2)
Perfect Attendance: Christiane W, Joanne D, Suzanne L
8pm
Nightcaps
(Sept 12-Oct 10th; 9 workouts; range 10-20; avg.:
15.3)
Perfect Attendance: Ashley, Britt,
Joanie
High Intensity
Masters
(Sept 13-Oct 12th; 12 workouts (10 HI2); range 10-21 [excluding
Varsity]; avg.: 14.4)
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. 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!!)
Sat Sept
30th 8k Dragon Boat Race
Debby
Whately (Whitecaps “A”) was on a mixed team
(from various clubs) that placed 1st out of 5 dragon boats on
this race held on the St Lawrence.
Sun Oct
1st Prince Edward Country
Congratulations to Bruce Haydon
(7:30am Earlybirds) on completing his first marathon. Bruce was
114th overall and 38th in men’s 40-49 in 3:57:19.
Bruce plans to do his second marathon in
Sat Oct
7th Beet Beethoven 8km Run (184
participants)
Congratulations to Steve Morton (x-Whitecaps “A”) for placing
15th overall in this race! Steve was 6th in men’s
30-39 in 32:13.6 (32:09.6 chip time). Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.
Sun Oct
8th
Congratulations to Megan L (8:30am
Earlybirds) who finished 215th overall, 112th woman and
16th in women’s 40-44 in 1:06:43.
Ask the
Coach
Dear
Coach:
Can you explain the difference between all the Masters groups and High
Intensity? Which groups have coaching? Which group do I have to be
in to compete? New Swimmer
Dear N.
Swimmer: Welcome to Carleton Masters! All the regular Masters groups
cater to a wide range of abilities. Anyone who can swim at least 1000m in
an hour and who already knows the basics of at least two of the four competitive
strokes can join. The High Intensity groups are open to approximately the
top half of our Masters swimmers (you must be able to do 100s free/IM on
1:45/2:00 to join). That said, the regular Masters groups also cater to
the faster swimmers. All the groups have coaches who provide you with a
workout and stroke correction. Feel free to ask your coach for more
feedback if you want it.
You should join the group that best fits your schedule. Swimmers in all
groups can compete for
Dear
Coach: Can you go over the rules for backstroke turns? Still
Learning
Dear S.
Learning: Sure. For a backstroke turn (going from one length of
backstroke to another), there are two possibilities. You can do a flip
turn or an open turn. If you choose to do a flip turn, you are permitted
one stroke on your stomach as part of a continuous turning movement where you
touch the wall only with your feet. If you prefer an open (non-flip) turn,
then you must touch the wall with any part of your body (note that hand is
preferred, but head is ok!) while still on your back. In both cases, you
must leave the wall on your back. Between touching the wall and leaving
the wall, anything is permitted (you can turn on your front). If you are
finishing a backstroke race, you must touch the wall on your back (as for an
open turn above). If you are doing a backstroke-to-breaststroke turn, it
is considered a backstroke finish, so you are not permitted to do a flip
turn. Note that on your back is anything up to 89.9 degrees turned either
to your left or right. Once you pass 90 degrees, you are considered to be
on your front. Ask your coach for a demo or
clinic!
Dear
Coach: I want
to learn flip turns? Will we get a chance to do that? Improving
Swimmer
Dear
Coach: How do I
do a flip turn with a pull buoy? New Flip Turn
Swimmer
Dear N.F.T.
Swimmer: There’s very little difference between a regular flip turn and a
flip turn with a pull buoy. You just have to ensure that you keep your
feet a little closer together when they hit the wall, so that the pull buoy
doesn’t pop out!
Dear
Coach: What’s a
good push off? Another New
Swimmer
Dear A.N.
Swimmer: Welcome to Carleton Masters! Whenever you push off the wall
(on all strokes, including backstroke!) you should be completely submerged and
in a streamlined position. Ask your coach for a demo. You should be
underwater for (at least!) the first 5m of each length. For fly, back and
free, you are permitted to stay underwater for 15m of each length. For
breast, you are permitted to stay underwater during the breast-stroke pull-out
(no matter how far you can go, though getting further than 15m is a
challenge!).
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