Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #192                         Sunday, March 30^th, 2008

 

To:  Carleton Coaches (9 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2007 / Winter 2008 and Alumni: 6:30am Earlybirds (23 addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (38 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (29 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (37 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (35 addresses), 8pm Nightcaps (40 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (29 members).

 

 

"Failure is unimportant.  It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." – Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin

 

 

Winter Session Dates

The Winter session ends on Thu Apr 17^th / Fri Apr 18^th.  The pool will then be closed for 16 days annual maintenance with the Spring session starting Mon May 5^th.  Details on Spring/Summer programs and prices coming soon.  Spring/summer registration will start on Wed Apr 9^th.

 

 

6:30am Swimmers: No Latex or Scented Products, Please!

One of the 6:30am swimmers has a severe latex allergy and another is allergic to the chemicals used in scented products.  Thus, you are kindly requested to avoid wearing latex swim caps and scented products during 6:30am workouts.

 

 

Swimmer Notes   

 

Swimmer Updates:

   Elizabeth Parsons (x-Nightcaps) reports that her third child, Edward, was born on Feb 15^th.  He was 12 days early and a whopping 10lbs 6oz.  Brother Stephen and sister Isabelle are happy with their new brother, but they think he cries a lot (he doesn't).  Elizabeth hopes to be back in the pool in the spring.  Congratulations to Elizabeth and Mike and the whole family!  Check out the photos at: http://album.walma.org/.  

   Congratulations to Kristi Dean (6:30am Earlybirds / Coach) and Jim McConnery on their wedding Sat Mar 29^th.  

   March Break week (March 10-14^th) was a dangerous one for Carleton swimmers and their teeth!  That’s the week that Coach Mits Kachi had to undergo emergency dental surgery due to an abscessed tooth and infection.  He was out of commission for a few days due to the strong pain killers prescribed.  The same week Chris Kent (8:30am Earlybirds) had a cracked tooth that got infected.  The infection spread quite a lot before he was put on antibiotics, so he was quite ill and then, to add insult to injury, he had an allergic reaction to penicillin.  He was finally able to get back in the pool on Fri Mar 28^th.

   Rob Trimbee (6:30 & 7:30am Earlybirds) is the National Broadcast Reading Service (NBRS) President (see: http://www.nbrscanada.com).  NBRS has two divisions, VoicePrint and AudioVision.  VoicePrint Canada is on a membership drive.  For $15 per person – tax receipt issued – your donation helps more than 3.2 million Canadians isolated from society because they cannot see or see well enough to independently read or access news and information.  VoicePrint’s 900-plus volunteer readers narrate more than 35 hours of newspaper and magazine articles aloud each business day.  VoicePrint can be heard on cable, satellite and online.  Ask Rob Trimbee for further details: rtrimbee@nbrscanada.com or 613-594-8402.

   On July 5^th Kristi Dean (6:30am Earlybirds / Coach) will be participating in the CNIB Camp, Lake Joseph Triathlon to raise money for cancer research.  If you’d like to sponsor her, go to: http://pmhf2.akaraisin.com/pledge/Participant/Home.aspx?seid=471&mid=9&pid=32185 or go to: http://www.joesteam.ca and select “Pledge” and enter Kristi’s name.

  

Sporty Women Take Note:  Bushtukah (203 Richmond Rd) is hosting its first annual SWEET (Sporty Women’s Evening of Empowerment and Tips) on Sun Apr 6^th 7-9pm.  The evening is free of charge and there will be motivational talks, dessert, a fashion show, door prizes, discounts, and lots more.  Full details at: http://bushtukah.com/page.cfm?pageID=344.  If you plan to attend, please RSVP ASAP!

 

Articles on the new Speedo LZR Suits and Recent World Records:

   Eighteen World Records set so far in 2008 (17 in Speedo LZR): http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?action=get&id=5939

   Speedo LZR Suits will not be worn at Canadian Olympic Trials (due to lack of availability for all): http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Olympics/article/350820  

 

Canadian Swimming Olympic Trials:  These will be held April 1-6^th at Montreal’s Olympic Pool.  CBC will be broadcasting the evening finals most days.

 

Check out the World’s Largest Swimming Pool (in Chile): http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/10/worlds-largest-swimming-pool.html.  It’s 1km long – not many lengths needed to get in a good workout!

 

Interesting News Articles:

   A stronger kick makes you a better swimmer: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/fashion/20fitside.html  (Thanks to Kirsten Stobenau for bringing this to my attention.)

   Keeping active keeps you healthy – even two weeks of inactivity is risky: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080318182741.htm

   Do aerobic and strength training interfere and cancel each other out, or will strength training help?: http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/1031.htm

   Improving flexibility improves performance: http://tinyurl.com/2b4d9o or http://thesportfactory.com/site/trainingnews/Improved_Flexibility_Yields_Better_Performance_by_Jolene_Wilkinson.shtml

   It’s good to drink in middle age!: http://tinyurl.com/yp7nof or http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/health/18prev.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=fitnessandnutrition&adxnnlx=1206804210-H5Z/4bHXOfNCDLB0OClQ2A

 

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

 

 

Winter Session Information

Thanks to Blake Christie for coaching for Mits on Thu Mar 13^th and Sat Mar 15^th.  Mits was out of commission due to having to undergo emergency dental surgery.

 

Congrats to those Earlybirds and Whitecaps “A” who recently did time trials: 2 x 100 on Tue/Wed Mar 25/26^th.   

 

A few of you have asked what other time trials are planned for Earlybirds and Whitecaps “A” this term, so here’s the scoop:

1500/800: Tue/Wed Apr 1/2^nd (this is for all groups, including Whitecaps “B” and Nightcaps)

200 or 400: Thu/Fri Apr 10/11^th

Relays: (4x50 free and medley relays) Thu/Fri Apr 17/18th

 

Here are the latest weekday attendance statistics.  Those with perfect attendance for the session will receive a certificate.  There are now just 2 swimmers with perfect weekday attendance since January, and another 3 with perfect attendance for the 6:30am group that started Feb 25^th.

 

Note that the bad weather is no longer an excuse for not being able to get to the pool – we hope to see more of you at workouts for the last three weeks of the session!!

 

6:30am Very Earlybirds (Feb 25-Mar 28^th; 13 workouts; range: 10-19; avg.: 14.5)

Perfect Attendance since January: Margaret K, Ursula

Perfect Attendance since Feb 25^th: Alex C, Angela D, Theresa K

 

7:30am Earlybirds (Jan 7-Mar 28^th; 34 workouts; range: 7-22; avg.: 14.4)

Missed 3 Workouts: Carmel

 

8:30am Earlybirds (Jan 7-Mar 28^th; 34 workouts; range: 8-23; avg.: 14.3)

Missed 1 Workout: Tanya L

 

6pm Whitecaps “A” (Jan 8-Mar 27^th; 34 workouts; range: 11-25; avg.: 18.8)

Missed 1 Workout: Debby W

Missed 3 Workouts: Pete L

 

6pm Whitecaps “B” (Jan 8-Mar 27^th; 34 workouts; range: 9-19; avg.: 13.5)

Missed 6 Workouts: Marg E

 

8pm Nightcaps (Jan 8-Mar 27^th (one workout to be added next time); 23 workouts; range: 8-24; avg.: 14.4)

Missed 2 Workouts: Amanda G

 

 

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 is on now.  As the main batch of club registrations has already been mailed, your cost is $26 for registration ($25 for MSO, $1 for postage/handling).  Your MSO membership is good until Dec 31^st, 2008.  Contact Lynn for more 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.swimmeet.ca/ (select “FNQ” and then look at meets with meet type “Maitres”).

    

Here’s a list of upcoming competitions (mostly) in Ontario and Quebec.  More meets will be added as the information become available.  Note that meet entries and confirming meet information and entry dates are your responsibility. 

 

For those who like to plan ahead, it has just been announced that the 2009 Ontario Masters Championships will be held at the Nepean Sportsplex from March 20-22^nd.  Also, the 2010 World Masters Aquatic Championships will be held in Goteborg and Boras, Sweden, from July 28-August 10^th.  

 

Fri-Sun Apr 11-13^th Quebec Provincials, Trois-Rivieres http://www.swimmeet.ca/MeetInfo.aspx?meetid=5824

Sat Apr 12^th Technosport Swim Meet (Ottawa) http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/series/apr12_08.htm

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

Sat May 3^rd Technosport LCM Swim Meet (Ottawa)

    http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/series/may3_08.htm

Sat May 3^rd CASO Masters Meet, Montreal http://www.swimmeet.ca/MeetInfo.aspx?meetid=5495

Sat May 3^rd Execulink Tillsonburg Masters Meet http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/SWAM2008.pdf

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

    http://www.swimmeet.ca/MeetInfo.aspx?meetid=5652

Sat May 31^st Cornwall Masters Meet http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/CornwallLSM2008.pdf

Sat Jun 7^th Repentigny Masters Meet

Sat Jun 28^th Masters Invitational LCM Meet, Montreal

 

 

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

 

Sat Jan 12^th Technosport Swim Meet (Ottawa U)

Finally, Margaret and I have our official results from this meet!  Complete results at: http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/results/jan12_08.htm.  

Margaret King (6:30am Earlybirds, 75-79): 1^st 50fs (1:25.85), 100fs (3:24.00) and 100bk (3:41.16)

Lynn Marshall (Coach, 45-49): 1^st 100fs (1:02.75), 200fs (2:12.99), 200bk (2:35.91), 100br (1:29.70), 200br (3:07.41), and 100fl (1:11.99)

 

Sat Feb 23^rd Nepean Masters LC Meet

The official results are now posted at: http://mymsc.ca/ShowMeet.jsp?id=187.  Some of the times were already reported here, but here’s a quick summary of the three Carleton swimmers:

George Tombler (Whitecaps “B”, 80-84): 1^st 200fs (5:02.50), 50bk (1:10.28), 50br (1:13.28), 100br (2:53.06)

Gi Wu (Whitecaps “A”, 25-29): 1^st 100fs (1:07.75), 50bk (41.55 PB), 3^rd 50fs (28.62 PB), 50fl (34.76)

Lynn Marshall (Coach, 45-49): 1^st 800fs (9:40.27 NR), 100bk (1:16.69 OR), 200bk (2:38.38 NR), 100fl (1:11.27 NR)

 

Sat Mar 8^th Technosport Swim Meet (U of Ottawa)

Two Carleton swimmers participated: George and Lynn.  Official results are now available at: http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/results/mar8_08.htm. 

George Tombler (Whitecaps “B”, 80-84): 1^st 50fs (1:02.83), 100fs (2:22.48), 50bk (1:10.92), 100bk (2:28.75), 50br (1:16.40)

Lynn Marshall (Coach, 45-49): 1^st 100fs (1:02.36), 50bk (35.03), 200bk (2:31.95), 50br (41.24), 200fl (2:30.40)

 

Sat Mar 15^th Dollard-Des-Ormeaux St Patrick’s Swim Meet

Lynn was the only Carleton swimmer.  Official results are still not available.
 

 

Ask the Coach

 

Dear Coach:  Should I add weight training (strength training) to improve my swimming?  Improving Swimmer

 

Dear I. Swimmer:  Weights is good for you in general, but can impact your performance at swim practice due to fatigue.  There have been a few articles on weights in the media lately.  You’ll find one in the “Swimmer Notes” section above and there was another one in the previous newsletter.  Unless you are already swimming five or more times per week, you’ll likely improve your swimming by swimming more, rather than adding cross training (such as weights).

 

Dear Coach:  I accidentally deleted the newsletter before I read it.  Can you send me another copy?  Careless Swimmer

 

Dear C. Swimmer:  All the newsletters are posted on the web site.  Just go to http://carletonmasters.tripod.com and click on the newsletter link (near the top, and another near the bottom of the main page).

 

Dear Coach:  How can I best care for my swim gear (suit, cap, goggles, etc.) to prolong its life?  New Swimmer

 

Dear N. Swimmer:  First, I recommend a swim suit made of long lasting polyester (as opposed to lycra).  Polyester suits will last about a year of daily wear, compared to about two months for lycra.  To prolong the life of your suit, rinse it in fresh water after practice.  You can also buy special soap to remove the chlorine (though I’ve never used that myself).  Similarly, you should rinse your cap and goggles after workout.  Latex caps will last longer if you dry them and sprinkle a bit of baby powder inside.

 

 

Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons

Winter Schedule: 

Mon 9:45-10:45am Apr 7, 14

Wed 8-9pm Apr 16

Fri 9:45-10:45am Apr 18

Sun 5-6pm Apr 13

Sun 6-7pm Apr 6, 13

Sun 7-8pm Apr 13

 

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

 

 

Reminders

 

Fall/Winter Schedule

Here’s the information on the Fall/Winter Masters sessions.  Registration for Winter started Tue Nov 20^th.  Don’t forget that Saturday workouts are half an hour later than in the past (i.e. 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am). 

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

Winter Dates: Jan 7^th (am) / Jan 8^th (pm) – 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

 

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