Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #204                                 Sunday, August 24^th, 2008

 

To:  Carleton Coaches (9 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2007 / Winter/Spring/Summer 2008 and Alumni: 6:30am Earlybirds (38 addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (42 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (33 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (36 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (42 addresses), 8pm Nightcaps (29 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (29 members).

 

 

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another" – John Dewey

 

 

Summer Session Dates

The summer session ends on Sat Aug 30^th (with child safety supervision).  The fall session starts Tue Sept 9^th (evening groups) / Wed Sept 10^th (morning groups).  There will be some interim $3 workouts – see below.

   For August the Whitecaps coaches will be Blake Christie (Monday), and Mits Kachi (Tuesday/Thursday).  Don’t forget that the 8:30am group does not run during the summer session, and Saturday workouts in July/August are 10:30-11:30am ONLY. 

 

 

$3 Interim Workout Schedule

There will be some $3 workouts held between the end of the summer session and the start of the fall session.  These workouts are all half-pool, with no child safety supervision.  They are open to anyone registered for summer and/or fall with a valid membership for the date/time of the workout.  Please bring $3 (exact change appreciated) and pay the coach on deck before you get in the pool.

Tue Sept 2^nd 6:00-7:10pm

Wed Sept 3^rd 7:30-8:30am

Thu Sept 4^th 6:00-7:10pm

Fri Sept 5^th 7:30-8:30am

Sat Sept 6^th 8:30-9:30am

Mon Sept 8^th 7:30-8:30am

Note that there is no evening $3 workout Mon Sept 8^th due to Carleton Pool staff training.

 

 

Fall/Winter Masters Programs: Details and Registration

You can register now for both Fall and Winter Masters.  Masters remains a members-only program and the new membership costs are posted at: http://www2.carleton.ca/athletics/membership.php.  The on-line registration link is: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=947.  Note that Fall Whitecaps I is now full.  Contact Lynn to be put on the waiting list.  The 7:30am group is filling up – please register soon to avoid disappointment.  

Changes for 2008-2009:

- 6pm Whitecaps is half pool (shallow) and is now called Whitecaps I.  Register early to get into this program!!

- There is a new Whitecaps II group: 7:10-8:10pm MTuTh half pool (shallow).

- Nightcaps is 8:10-9:10pm TuTh half pool (shallow).

- 6:30am Earlybirds will not run in the Feb-Apr time frame; decision for May/June and/or July/August pending.

- Memberships are now sold for one, two or three terms (the terms are: Sept-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Aug).

- If you buy a membership starting on a date other than Sept 1^st, Jan 1^st or May 1^st, it will be pro-rated.

Program Dates:

- Fall: Tue Sept 9^th – Thu Dec 18^th; no workouts Mon Oct 13^th

- Winter: Mon Jan 5^th (am) / Tue Jan 6^th (pm) – Fri Apr 17^th; no workouts Mon Feb 16^th; Fri Apr 10^th – Mon Apr 13^th

Program Details and Costs:

- 7:30am Earlybirds I: 7:30am-8:30am MWF + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $130+GST per term

- 8:30am Earlybirds II: 7:30am-8:30am MWF + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $130+GST per term

- 6pm Whitecaps I: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $140+GST per term

- 7:10pm Whitecaps II: 7:10pm-8:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $130+GST per term

- 8:10pm Nightcaps: 8:10-9:10pm TuTh + 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am Sat: $98+GST per term

- Child Safety Supervision: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am Sat: $95 (no GST) per term

Coaches:

- Weekdays:

   - Lynn: Earlybirds I & II, Whitecaps I, and Monday Whitecaps II

   - Mits: Tue/Thu Whitecaps II, and Nightcaps

- Saturday will have a rotating coach schedule

Full program details are also posted at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com; and at: http://www.carleton.ca/athletics.

 

 

Swimmer Notes   

 

Upcoming Surgery:  Best wishes to Tim Kilby (6:30am Earlybirds / Whitecaps / Coach) for his disc surgery scheduled for Tue Aug 26^th.  

 

Thanks to Earlybirds:  Thanks to the Earlybirds present on Fri Aug 1^st and Mon Aug 18^th who were kind enough to squeeze into fewer lanes than usual to give the public swimmers some lanes, as the shallow end was not available due to pool fouling.

 

News Articles: 

   Getting Better With Age: Dive In: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/fashion/21fitness.html?adxnnl=1&ref=fitnessandnutrition&adxnnlx=1219532630-TxlLnHsr6lYJug0cYLD5Ag

   10 Tips for an Olympic Body: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/08/health/webmd/main4332032.shtml

   41-year-old Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is the talk of the sports, fitness, health, and anti-aging world. Here’s an interesting video:  http://growingbolder.com/media/sports/water-sports/41-and-still-smokin-181865.html

   Fluid Dynamics Researcher Helps US Olympic Swim Team: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080808104931.htm

   What does it take to grab gold? http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=734898

   In Sea of Similar Body Types, Nonconformists Can Succeed: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/sports/olympics/20bodies.html?_r=2&ref=olympics&oref=slogin&oref=slogin 

   Is it a genetic flaw that makes Phelps the greatest? http://www.theage.com.au/news/swimming/does-a-genetic-flaw-make-phelps-great/2008/08/15/1218307227410.html

 

Swim Suits for Sale in Fall Session:  Thanks to all who dropped by my place yesterday.  The remaining suits will be for sale during workouts coached by Lynn during the Fall session.

 

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

 

 

Summer Session Information

Here’s where you’ll find information on the Summer session, including weekday attendance (starting next time), and upcoming time trials, etc.

 

The list of time trials planned for the Summer session is as follows (subject to change without notice!):

All: July 8/9: 200

All: Jul 31/Aug 1: 400

Morning groups: Aug 6: 2 x 50

All: Aug 12/13: 800/1500

Morning groups: Aug 27: 2 x 100

Morning groups: Aug 29: relays

 

Here are the weekday attendance statistics for the spring term.  Rob Kalwarowsky (Whitecaps) has returned to University for water polo training camp, so is now out of the running for the top attendance award!  Gi Wu (Whitecaps) is now the leader, having missed only 1 workout.

 

6:30am Very Earlybirds (Jun 30-Aug 22^nd; 23 workouts; range: 2-9; avg.: 5.6)

Missed 6 Workouts: Ian L

 

7:30am Earlybirds (Jun 30-Aug 22^nd; 23 workouts; range: 10-23; avg.: 17.0)

Missed 2 Workouts: Francois A, Katie Y

Missed 3 Workouts: Sean K

 

6pm Whitecaps (Jun 30-Aug 14^th; 19 workouts; range: 15-25; avg.: 20.1)

Missed 1 Workout: Gi W

Missed 2 Workouts: George T, Rob K

 

 

Masters Swimming Competitions

You must register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  Registration for 2008-2009 will be starting soon.  Note that the annual fee has jumped by $10 this year, to $35.  Your MSO membership will be good until Dec 31^st, 2009.  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.   Some information is now available on meets for next year.  Watch this space as more meets and details become available.

 

Sun Sept 7^th St Marys 5km Provincial Championships http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/SM-Entry-2008.pdf

Sat Oct 18^th Brantford Fall Sprint Splash

Sat Nov 1^st Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa

Sun Nov 16^th Etobicoke Semi-Serious Meet http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/EOMACSS_IV.pdf

Sat Nov 22^nd Coupe de Montreal

Sat Dec 6^th Montreal North Invitational

Sat Dec 20^th St-Lambert Christmas Meet (Montreal)

Sun Jan 25th Alderwood Swim Meet (Toronto, usually SCY)

Sat Jan 31^st Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa

Fri-Sat Feb 6-7^th Coupe de la Capitale (Quebec City)

Sun Feb 8^th Burlington Masters Meet

Sat Feb 21^st Nepean Winterlude Meet, Nepean Sportsplex (Ottawa)

Sat Mar 7^th Technosport Invitational Meet, U of Ottawa

Sun Mar 8^th Milton Masters Meet

Fri-Sun Mar 20-22nd Ontario Masters Championships, Nepean Sportsplex (Ottawa)

Fri-Sun Apr 17-19^th Quebec Masters Championships, St-Eustache (Montreal)

Sat Apr 18^th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa

Fri-Mon May 15-18^th Canadian Masters Championships, Etobicoke Olympium (Toronto)

Jul 28-Aug 10^th, 2010 World Masters Aquatic Championships, Goteborg, Sweden

 

 

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

 

Sun Aug 17^th Kelowna ITU Olympic Distance Canadian Championships

Congrats to Jamie on his excellent results!  Full results at: http://www.raceheadquarters.com/results/2008/multi/KAT2008EliteM.html.  

Jamie Stephenson (6:30am Earlybirds, Elite Men): 10^th overall (out of 34) and 5^th Canadian in a very competitive field in 1:59:11

 

Sun Aug 17^th Brockville Olympic Distance Triathlon (105 participants)

Good job, Gord!  Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.  

Gord Larose (x-7:30am Earlybirds, 50-54): 35^th overall; 31^st man and 5^th in age group in 2:42:13

 

Tue Aug 19^th Xerox 10k Run (251 participants)

Well done, Susan and Alexis!  Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.  

Alexis Guigue (x-7:30am Earlybirds, 30-39): 13^th overall; 13^th man and 6^th in age group in 37:23.2

Susan Nevitt-Yelle (7:30am Earlybirds, 40-49): 65^th overall; 11^th woman and 3^rd in age group in 45:21 (getting oh, so close to breaking 45min!)

 

Ask the Coach

 

Dear Coach:  Can you recommend a good place in Ottawa to buy caps and goggles?  New to Ottawa

 

Dear N.t. Ottawa:  Sports Experts (all locations) generally has a good selection, including some prescription swimming goggles.  If you have particular brands / styles in mind, call ahead to confirm that they have what you are looking for.  Note that I always have a bag of lost-and-found caps and goggles available if you lose or break yours.

 

 

Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons

September-November:

Mon/Fri 9:45-10:45am

 

Prices (may increase soon):
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 6pm Whitecaps I workout: all year)

- Thursday Drinks (after 8:10pm Nightcaps workout: Sept-Apr)

- Saturday Brunch (after 9:30-10:30am workout: Sept-Jun; after 10:30-11:30am workout: July-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!

Lynn

 

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

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