From: Lynn Marshall [lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 11:10 AM
To: Steve Baird; Blake Christie; Claudia Cronin-Schlote; Kristi Dean; Louise Hayes; Lynn Marshall; Lynn Marshall; Mits Kachi; Tim Kilby
Subject: Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #171

 

Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #171                      Sunday, June 17th, 2007

 

To:  Carleton Coaches (8 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2006 / Winter/Spring/Summer 2007 and Alumni: 6:30am Earlybirds (24 addresses), 7:30am Earlybirds (47 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (28 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (46 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (40 addresses), Nightcaps (28 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (34 members).

 

 

"Eighty percent of success is showing up." – Woody Allen

 

 

Spring Session Dates

Just a reminder that the Spring session runs until Fri Jun 29th.  The Summer session starts Tue Jul 3rd.  Swimmers are reminded that there will be no workouts on the Canada Day long weekend (Saturday or Monday) and no Saturday workouts in July and August.  Also note that as the evening workouts are half-pool (6 lanes, one coach) in July/August, space is limited, so register soon to avoid disappointment.  (Details and prices are available in the “Reminders” section at the end of the newsletter.)

 

 

Fall 2007 Masters Whitecaps Update

Thanks to all who sent in their feedback on the proposed Monday evening time change.  In a separate e-mail you will receive a detailed letter from Steve Baird, Manager, Aquatics & Children’s Programs, explaining that the Monday evening time will remain as 6:00-7:10pm for Fall/Winter 2007/8. 

 

 

Upcoming Open Water Swims (Masters Swimming Ontario Registration not required)

For those who enjoy open water swimming, there are quite a few races coming up that are open to all (MSO registration not needed).  Check out the list of competitions later in the newsletter. 

 

 

5k Run for Women

Sat Jun 23rd at 9am is Emilie’s Run, a 5k women’s race in memory of Olympian Emilie Mondor who died in a car accident last year.  See: http://www.emiliesrun.com/. 

  

 

Swimmer Notes   

 

Doug Petty Obituary:  Long time Nepean Masters Swimmer Doug Petty, 54, passed away on May 31st, after collapsing from heart failure while cycling in the Gatineau Park on Sun May 27th.  See: http://nmsc.org/members/memorial/petty.php.


Interesting Articles: 

    The round Manhattan swim:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/sports/othersports/14swim.html?ex=1182484800&en=65539c777adf8ddb&ei=5070&emc=eta1

    Michael Phelps fly video (42min long): http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3203723600014312332

    Front quadrant (almost catch-up) freestyle in a 1500: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBxlphJBIcM

 

Nose Clips for Sale:  Cost $5.  Contact Lynn if you are interested.

 

 

Spring Session Information

Congrats to all who participated in the 800/1500 time trial – some very good swims!  You also have a chance to do some shorter distance time trials before the end of the session and the last day of the Spring session (Thu Jun 28th / Fri Jun 29th) will be a “fun” day.

 

Here are the weekday attendance statistics for this term.  Those with perfect weekday attendance for the entire session will receive a ribbon.

 

6:30am Earlybirds (May 7-Jun 15th; 17 workouts; range: 15-26; avg.: 18.6)

Perfect Attendance: Cindy, Emile, Guy S, Lydia, Olivier

Missed 1 Workout: Ian L

 

7:30am Earlybirds (May 7- Jun 15th; 17 workouts; range: 9-16; avg.: 13.9)

Missed 1 Workout:: Francois A

 

8:30am Earlybirds (May 7- Jun 15th; 17 workouts; range: 10-21; avg.: 15.5)

Perfect Attendance: Alan H, Margaret K

Missed 1 Workout: Amir, Isla

 

Whitecaps “A” (May 7- Jun 14th; 17 workouts; range: 12-22; avg.: 16.9)

Perfect Attendance: Francois P, Pete L

Missed 1 Workout: Gi

 

Whitecaps “B” (May 7- Jun 7th, except May 14th; 13 workouts; range 8-14; avg.: 11.4)

Missed 1 Workout: Ellen B, George

 


Masters Swimming Competitions

You must register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  Please give Lynn $26 for your 2007 registration, good until Dec 31st, 2007.  Contact Lynn for details.  Note that you must register with MSO at least 3 weeks before the due date of your entry for your first competition. 

 

Full details on all Ontario Masters competitions can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.  For Quebec competitions see http://www.fnq.qc.ca/calendrier.html (Masters meets are shaded blue). 

    

Here’s a list of upcoming competitions (mostly) in Ontario and Quebec.  Note that meet entries and confirming meet information and entry dates are your responsibility.  More information and web links (if not listed below) should be available shortly, or look at the full schedules as per the above.

 

Fri-Sat Jun 22-24th New England LCM Champs, Middlebury, Vermont

    http://middleburymuffintops.org/LCMChamps/

Sat Jun 30th Montreal Masters Festival LCM

    http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/0706_Invitation_2eFestival_Maîtres.pdf

Sat Jun 30th Technosport 2k in Meech Lake (MSO registration not required) http://www.technosport.ca

Wed Jul 11th Provincial Open Water Championships, Brampton 5k for age 13+ (MSO registration not required)

    http://www.swimontario.com/articledetail.php?id=1023

Sat Jul 14th Britannia Yacht Club to Nepean Sailing Club 2.9k Swim (part of the Easter Seals

    Weekend; MSO registration not required) http://www.nsc.ca/easterseals/schedule.htm

Sat Jul 21st Technosport 3k in Meech Lake (MSO registration not required) http://www.technosport.ca

Sat Aug 11th Technosport 4k in Meech Lake (MSO registration not required) http://www.technosport.ca

Sun Aug 12th Brockville 750m, 1.5k, 3k swims (MSO registration not required for 750m only)

    http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/1000IslandsOWP27april.pdf

Sun Sept 9th St Marys 5k Swim (MSO registration is required) http://www.soloswims.com/

Apr 15-25th 2008 World Masters Aquatic Championships, Perth, Australia http://www.2008finamasters.org/

 

 

Race Results: (Please send in your results!!)

 

Sat Jun 9th Lachine Dragon Boat Festival

Debby Whately (Whitecaps “A”) is a member of the Chelsea women’s team that finished 2nd (improving on 3rd from last year).  Well done!

 

Sun Jun 10th Rae Road Women’s Triathlon, Carleton Place

Congratulations to Kristi Dean (Coach; 7:30am Earlybirds) who took part.  This event was self-timed (so no official results).

 

Sat Jun 16th Ottawa Riverkeeper Triathlon

Congrats to all those who took part.  Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.  If I missed anyone, let me know!

Olympic Distance (1500m/40k/10k):

Sheila Kealey (Whitecaps “A”): 10th overall; 1st woman and 1st in women’ 40-44 in 2:15:52

Mike Sims (x-7:30am Earlybirds): 54th overall; 41st man and 6th in men’s 40-44 in 2:33:48

Sprint Distance (500m/5k run/20k bike):

Jenna Roundell (Whitecaps “A”): 54th overall; 20th woman and 2nd in women’s 20-24 in 1:17:59

 

Ask the Coach

 

Dear Coach:  That was a great work shop yesterday morning [turn clinic on Fri Jun 8th] which was instructive, invigorating and inspirational.  Working on Turns

 

Dear W.o. Turns:  Glad you found it helpful.  Don’t forget to ask your coach if you have any questions about your turns (or any other aspects of your swimming).

 

Dear Coach:  What are the rules for starts and turns in backstroke?  Improving my Backstroke

 

Dear I.m. Backstroke:  For backstroke, you start in the water (it is not permitted to dive in).  You must start on your back.  If you’d like to learn a proper backstroke start, ask your coach.  For the turn, if you do an open turn (i.e. touch the wall with your hand), you must arrive at the wall on your back and leave the wall on your back.  However, if you do a flip turn, you are permitted one stroke on your stomach coming into the wall.  You must finish backstroke on your back, and thus in IM, you must do an open turn from back to breast (not a flip turn).

 

Dear Coach:  I can’t do (much) full stroke fly in practice.  What should I do when we do IM?  Not a Flyer

 

Dear N.a. Flyer:  To be fair on your lane-mates, if you are not able to do (all) full stroke fly, just ensure that you do something slower instead of the fly, such as 1-arm fly if possible, otherwise breaststroke or backstroke.  If you do freestyle it will likely disrupt your lane-mates and is not fair to those doing full stroke fly.

 

 

Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons

Spring Schedule:  

June:

Mon/Fri 9:45-10:45am

Mon/Tue/Thu 7:15-8:00pm

Tue/Thu 7:30-8:30am

Wed 6-7pm & 7-8pm 

 

Summer Schedule:

July:

Wed 6-7pm

August:

Mon/Tue/Thu 7:15-8:15pm

Wed 6-7pm & 7-8pm

 

2006-2007 Prices:
Private: $50 per hour, plus GST.
Semi-Private (2-3 swimmers; per swimmer): $32 per hour, plus GST.
Contact Lynn for bookings.

 

 

Reminders

 

Summer Session:

Full details on the Spring/Summer programs are posted on our web site: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com and are also available at: http://www.carleton.ca/athletics.  You can register by calling 613-520-4480 8:30am-4:30pm M-F or on-line (programs only) at:

https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=920 (or follow the links from the Carleton Athletics web page listed above). 

   Here’s a summary of what is offered for Summer:

6:30am Earlybirds, 7:30am Earlybirds, 6pm Whitecaps, Child Supervision

Costs: Earlybirds: $70; Whitecaps: $72; Child Supervision: $62

   - a few points of note:

            1. no Saturday workouts in July/August

            2. Whitecaps workouts will be half-pool only in July/August (one coach)

            3. the Summer session will run until Sat Sept 8th (September workouts TBC)

 

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 Lynn's workouts ahead of time?  Let me know.  I usually e-mail out two week’s worth of workouts on alternate Sundays.  (Note that these are only the workouts that Lynn coaches.  If Lynn is not your coach, the workouts will be different from the workouts your coach gives you!)

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)

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!

Lynn

lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca (or for quicker response: lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca)

Club website: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com