Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #177                     Saturday, September 1^st, 2007

 

To:  Carleton Coaches (8 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2006 / Winter/Spring/Summer 2007 and Alumni: 6:30am Earlybirds (26 addresses), 7:30am Earlybirds (47 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (28 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (46 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (41 addresses), Nightcaps (26 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (33 members).

 

 

"Adopting new habits begins with a decision – a commitment to align one's thoughts with his or her values and goals, and then taking that commitment from thought into concrete action." – Steve Brunkhorst

 

 

Potential Carleton University Administrative Staff Strike

Carleton’s CUPE 2424 Union will be in a position to strike on Wed Sept 5^th if negotiations with the University are not successful.  An information picket will be held on Tue Sept 4^th which may delay traffic on and near the campus.  As the Athletics Customer Service personnel are members of CUPE 2424, if there is a strike, the Customer Service Office (handling memberships, registration, and parking) may close.  In the event of a strike, on-line registration will still be available, and all Athletics programs (including Masters) will run as usual.  For updates and full details on the issues, negotiations, and the impact of the potential strike, see: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/2424updates/index.html.    

 

 

Session Dates

The Summer session ends Sat Sept 8^th.  The schedule for early September is below.  Note that there are workouts on Mon Sept 3^rd (10:30am) and Sat Sept 8^th (8 or 9am). The workouts up to and including Sat Sept 8^th are regular workouts included in the Summer session and open to those registered for Summer.  They are not $3 workouts.  (There are no $3 workouts between the Summer and Fall sessions.) 

Registration is on now for the Fall session that starts Tue Sept 11^th / Wed Sept 12^th.  There are no workouts on Mon Sept 10^th due to staff training. 

 

 

September 3-8^th Schedule (all Summer groups)

Mon Sept 3^rd 10:30-11:30am (Earlybirds and Whitecaps; shallow end; Child Safety Supervision available; coach: Lynn)

Tue Sept 4^th 6:00-7:10pm (Whitecaps; whole pool; Child Safety Supervision available; coaches: Lynn & Mits)

Wed Sept 5^th 6:30-7:30am and 7:30-8:30am (Earlybirds; deep end; coach: Lynn)

Thu Sept 6^th 6:00-7:10pm (Whitecaps; whole pool; Child Safety Supervision available; coaches: Lynn & Mits)

Fri Sept 7^th 6:30-7:30am and 7:30-8:30am (Earlybirds; deep end; coach: Lynn)

Sat Sept 8^th 8:00-9:00am and 9:00-10:00am (Earlybirds and Whitecaps; shallow end; no Safety Supervision; coach: Claudia)

 

 

Fall/Winter Schedule

Here’s the information on the Fall/Winter Masters sessions.  Registration is open for the Fall Masters groups.  (Registration for Winter starts in November.)  Saturday workouts will be half an hour later than in the past (i.e. 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am).  Note that the shutdown for 2008 will not start until April 19^th (rather than the beginning of April as previously predicted).

Fall Dates: Sept 11^th – Dec 19^th, except Oct 8^th (Thanksgiving Monday)

Winter Dates: Jan 7^th – Apr 18^th, except Mar 21^st, 22^nd, 24^th (Easter Weekend)

Programs Offered:  (All programs are for members only)

7:30am Earlybirds: 7:30-8:30am MWF + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $127+GST per term

8:30am Earlybirds: 8:30-9:30am MWF + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $127+GST per term

6pm Whitecaps: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $132+GST per term (11 lanes)

8pm Nightcaps: 8-9pm TuTh + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $96+GST per term

Child Safety Supervision: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am Sat: $94 (no GST) per term

6:30am Earlybirds: Feb 25-Apr 18^th only: 6:30-7:30am MWF + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $64+GST

 

 

Carleton Athletics Fall/Winter Hours of Operation

The Athletics facility (including Cardio room) will be open on weekends starting Sept 1^st.  Note that Mon Sept 3^rd is a reduced hours day (8am-8pm).  Full details at: http://www2.carleton.ca/athletics/facilities/hoursofoperation.php. 

 

 

Swimmer Notes   

 

Get Well Soon:  Anita Manley (Earlybirds/Whitecaps) is being treated for bipolar disorder at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.  The average stay for treatment is about two months.  Anita has been in hospital for a little over a month and has graduated to getting day passes with a 9pm curfew.  She reports that the new and improved ROMHC has lots of activities (volleyball, crafts, baking, etc.) to help pass the time.  See their web site: http://www.rohcg.on.ca/ to learn more.  We hope to see you back swimming soon, Anita!

 

Fall Themes Posted:  The workout themes and Saturday coaches for Fall 2007 have been posted on the bulletin board and web site (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/mastplanfall07.pdf or go to the main site and scroll down to the Fall information).  

 

Athletics Members E-Survey:  Athletics is conducting an e-survey of its community members (i.e. all those who purchase a membership as they are not staff/students).  If you are a community member and didn’t receive an e-mail inviting you to complete the on-line survey and you would like to participate, let me know.

 

E-Newsletter E-Mail List Clean-Up:  In the October time frame, I’ll be cleaning up the e-newsletter lists.  Only those who are registered for Fall will continue to receive the newsletter.  If you do not plan to register for Fall, but would like to continue to receive the newsletter, just send me an e-mail request.

 

Athletics Permanent Lockers:  All permanent lockers in Athletics must be renewed by Fri Sept 21^st.  Renewal forms are available at the Control Centre.  All remaining permanent lockers will go on sale at 6pm Wed Sep 26^th on a first come-first served basis.

 

Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE):  A TriRudy triathlete, Katherine Calder-Becker, recently experienced this potentially life-threatening condition (for a description and symptoms, see: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_5_69/ai_114023759).  She has been in contact with Dr. Daniel Weiler, author of several studies on SIPE, and as he feels that this condition is often misdiagnosed, he is setting up a registry to record occurrences of SIPE in triathletes.  For more information or if you or someone you know has experienced this, please contact Kat at: triathlonteam@gmail.com. 

 

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

 

 

Summer Session Information

The Summer session time trial and relay summary will be in the next newsletter.  This week is your last chance to do time trials for this session.

 

Here are the attendance statistics to date for the summer session.  Due to holidays, there are no swimmers remaining with perfect attendance for this term!

 

6:30am Earlybirds (July 4-Aug 31^st; 25 workouts; range: 7-17; avg.: 12.5)

Missed 5 Workouts: Cori D

 

7:30am Earlybirds (July 4-Aug 31^st; 25 workouts; range: 10-21; avg.: 15.0)

Missed 4 Workouts: Francois A, Margaret K

Missed 5 Workouts: Isla

 

Whitecaps (July 3-Aug 30^th; 25 workouts; range: 12-29; avg.: 21.2)

Missed 2 Workouts: Francois P, Gi

Missed 3 Workouts: George

 

Masters Swimming Competitions

You must register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  Registration for 2007-2008 will start in September.  Cost will be $25 for registration (good until Dec 31^st, 2008).  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 meets, information and web links (if not listed below) should be available shortly, or look at the full schedules as per the above.

 

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

Sat Oct 13^th Brantford Masters Meet http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/BRNTFallSprintSplash.pdf

Sun Oct 28th Downtown Swim Club, Toronto, Masters Meet TBC

Sat Nov 3^rd Brossard Masters Meet

Sun Nov 11^th Etobicoke Masters Meet

    http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/EOMAC-ThirdNotSerious.pdf

Sat Nov 17^th Cowansville Masters Meet

Fri-Sat Nov 23-24^th Montreal Cup Masters Meet

Sat-Sun Nov 24-25^th Sainte-Foy Masters Meet

Sat Dec 8^th Montreal North Masters Meet

Sun Dec 9^th North York Masters Meet TBC

Sun Jan 6^th Muskoka Masters Meet TBC

Sun Jan 20^th Alderwood Teddy Bares Masters Meet, Toronto

    http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/ATB2008.pdf

Sun Feb 10^th London Masters Meet TBC

Sun Feb 17^th Burlington Masters Meet TBC

Sun Mar 2^nd Milton Masters Meet TBC

Fri-Sun Mar 28-30^th Ontario Provincial Masters Champs TBC

Fri-Sun Apr 11-13^th Quebec Provincials, Trois-Rivieres

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

Sat May 3^rd Cornwall Masters Meet TBC

Fri-Mon May 16-19^th Canadian Masters Championships, Quebec City TBC

Sat Jun 7^th Repentigny Masters Meet

Sat Jun 28^th Masters Invitational Meet, Montreal

 

 

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

 

Sun Aug 19^th 1000 Islands Olympic Distance Triathlon, Brockville (1.5k/41.2k/10k; 116 participants)

Apologies to Lucie for missing her from this list last time, and congrats!  Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca. 

Lucie Boudreau (Whitecaps/Earlybirds, 50-54): 104^th overall; 37^th woman and 5^th in age group in 3:14:45

Megan Longstaff (7:30am Earlybirds, 40-44): 110^th overall; 40^th woman and 7^th in age group in 3:30:15.

 

Sun Aug 19^th Wakefield to Cantley 10k Swim

Peter Liu (Nightcaps) reports that he participated in this current assisted swim and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  He finished in 2:45 and it has built up his confidence to try other open water swims.  Suzanne Reid and Sylvain Croteau did a great job of organizing this event and Peter strongly recommends it to all Carleton swimmers for next summer.

 

Fri-Sun Aug 24-26^th Calgary Dragon Boat Festival

Debby Whately (Whitecaps) is a member of the Cascades Women’s team that participated in this festival in an attempt to qualify for the Club Crew World Championships to be held in Malaysia next year.  And, they did it!!!  Congratulations to Debby and the whole team.  The top 3 teams qualified, and Cascades had two silvers (200m and 500m, finishing behind Montreal) and a bronze (2000m, with Montreal 1^st and False Creek 2^nd).  Full results at: http://www.calgarydragonboat.com/.  

 

Sat Aug 25^th Soloman Aquabike, Calabogie (4k/123.8k/0k; 5 competitors)

Congrats to Bruce Haydon on finishing 3^rd overall (just 42 sec ahead of 4^th)!  Full results at: http://www.multisportcanada.com/ms/events/resultsforevent.cfm?eventID=44.  

Bruce Haydon (7:30am Earlybirds, 40-44): 3^rd overall, 1^st in age group in 5:43:05

 

Sat Sept 1^st Canadian Triathlon Weekend, Ottawa

Results next time.  If you participated, let me know!

 

 

Ask the Coach

 

Dear Coach:  How should I hold my kick board when I do backstroke kick?  IM Kicker

 

Dear I.M. Kicker:  First, if you are doing an even number of lengths of back kick, don’t use a board at all.  If you are doing an odd number of lengths, then hold the board so that it is (mostly) out of the water.  If you do back kick with your arms above your head, hold the corner of the board in your top hand with the rest pointing up towards the ceiling.  If you do back kick with your arms at your side, hold a corner in either of your hands, again with the rest pointing up.  Ask for a demo.

 

Dear Coach:  My turns are slower than my lane-mates.  What am I doing wrong?  Slow Turner

 

Dear S. Turner:  Ask your coach to have a look at your turns to give you specific tips.  General tips to improve your turns include:

1. Ensure that you push off in a submerged streamlined position (you should stay underwater at least 5m).

2. Turn in a vertical circle (like a water wheel), not a horizontal circle (like a whirlpool).

3. Tuck tightly during your turns by bringing your knees to your chest as that will allow you to spin faster.  For a fun test (out of the water), try: http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/momentum_machine.html.  (Note that this trick helps you spin faster in a horizontal rather than vertical circle, but the principle is the same.)

 

 

Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons

Fall Schedule Available Soon

 

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

 

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 9:30-10:30am 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