From: Lynn Marshall
[lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca]Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#205
Sunday, August 31st,
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 (43 addresses), 8:30am
Earlybirds (33 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (36 addresses), 6pm
Whitecaps "B" (42 addresses), 8pm Nightcaps (29 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (29
members).
"Mistakes are
life's way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable
from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures,
when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off your blunders. How
will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn
will come." – Og Mandino
Summer Session
Dates
The summer
session ended on Sat Aug
30th. The fall session starts Tue Sept 9th (evening groups) /
Wed Sept 10th (morning
groups). The interim $3 workout schedule
follows:
$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 2nd 6:00-7:10pm:
Coach: Mits
Wed Sept 3rd 7:30-8:30am:
Coach:
Thu Sept 4th 6:00-7:10pm:
Coach: Mits
Fri Sept 5th 7:30-8:30am:
Coach:
Sat Sept 6th 8:30-9:30am:
Coach:
Mon Sept 8th 7:30-8:30am:
Coach:
Note
that there is no
evening $3 workout Mon Sept 8th 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 6pm Whitecaps I is now full. Contact
Changes for
2008-2009:
- 6pm Whitecaps is half pool (shallow) and is now called
Whitecaps I.
- 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 1st, Jan 1st or May
1st, it will be pro-rated.
Program
Dates:
- Fall: Tue Sept 9th –
Thu Dec 18th; no workouts Mon Oct
13th
- Winter: Mon Jan 5th
(am) / Tue Jan 6th (pm) – Fri Apr 17th; no workouts Mon
Feb 16th; Fri Apr 10th – Mon Apr 13th
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:
-
- 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
Swimmers
on the “Disabled List”:
Debbie Lee (7:30am Earlybirds)
reports that she was one of Tim
Kilby’s
(6:30am Earlybirds /
Whitecaps / Coach) recovery room nurses after his back surgery this past week.
He says “hi” to everyone!
Amir Banihashemi (7:30/8:30am Earlybirds)
missed this past week’s swimming due to an emergency appendectomy on Sun Aug
24th. He is sorry that he missed the last week of the term and
hopes to be back in the pool in a couple of weeks.
Flo Shinder (7:30/8:30am Earlybirds), who
fractured and dislocated her shoulder last month, reports that she was able to
lift a 1lb weight for the first time this week! Thus she is making some
progress with her physiotherapy, but she is not allowed to do too much until
after her next appointment with her doctor on Sept 11th. She
says “hello” to everyone and will be back swimming as soon as she is
allowed.
Don Wells (Whitecaps) sprained his shoulder
while spotting his sons, Sam and
Ben (Safety Supervision), on a
trampoline. He was back swimming Saturday morning, but with limited reach
on one side he could only do a bit of freestyle, as it even hurts to hold a kick
board.
NSERC
Award: In addition to having
surgery (see above), Amir
Banihashemi (7:30am Earlybirds) has been awarded one of NSERC (National Science and Engineering
Research Council)’s one hundred 2008 Discovery
Accelerator Supplements (DAS). The DAS Program provides substantial and
timely resources to a small group of outstanding researchers who have a
well-established research program, and who show strong potential to become
international leaders in their respective area of research. Each supplement is
valued at $120,000 over three years, and provides recipients with additional
resources to compete with the best in the world. Congratulations,
Professor Amir!
Phelps’ 7th
Gold??: There has been a lot of press about
Michael Phelps win by 1/100th of a second in the 100 fly and lots of
photos out there to show him winning or losing (your choice).
Interestingly, Omega (who provides the timing pads) is one of Phelps’
sponsors! Here are a few links for those who are
interested:
He wins: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/oly.phelps.sequence/content.1.html
No, he loses: http://100thofasecond.com/
No, he wins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQM_QLw9cxA
No, he loses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RvZcjMN1wQ
No, he wins: http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=73&L=0&photo_id=20080823_100m_butterfly
News
Articles:
Men,
Women and Speed. 2 Words: Got Testosterone? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/sports/olympics/22women.html?ref=olympics
Eating bananas is the
best thing to do for muscle cramps … well, on second thought: http://tinyurl.com/5fajmf
Exercise Pill no
Replacement for Exercise: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117361.php
Pressurized Treadmill
eases Impact on Joints: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/01/pressurized-treadmill-eases-impact-joints/
Seven Habits of Highly
Effective Triathletes: http://www.triathanewbie.com/triathlon_article_highly_effective_triathletes.html
Post Workout Nutrition:
http://blog.firstendurance.com/2008/08/post-workout-nutrition/
5 Changes to Improve
your Training: http://www.trifuel.com/training/triathlon-training/5-changes-you-can-make-today-which-will-have-an-immediate-effect-upon-yo
Swim Suits for
Nose Clips for
Summer Session
Summary
First, a big thank you to: regular
coaches: Mits Kachi (Tue/Thu
Whitecaps August) and Blake
Christie (Mon Whitecaps), and the other Saturday coaches this term:
Thanks also to Ian Lorimer and Anita Manley (6:30am Earlybirds),
and
Here's the summary of the attendance
and time trials for the summer session. If you notice any errors or
omissions, please do let me know. Those of you who earned awards (top 3
most improved overall, top 3 fastest overall, relay winners overall, best
attendance) will receive them via e-mail.
Attendance:
Here are the attendance statistics
for the summer session (excluding Saturdays). No one had perfect
attendance this term. Gi Wu
(Whitecaps) was the closest, missing only 1 workout. However, as he is
often late, he probably swam less in total than some who attended fewer workouts
J , thus honourable
mention to Francois Audet (7:30am
Earlybirds), Katie Yelle (7:30am
Earlybirds) and George Tombler
(Whitecaps) who each missed just two weekday
workouts.
6:30am Very Earlybirds (Jun 30-Aug
29th; 26 workouts; range: 2-9; avg.:
5.6)
Missed 6 Workouts: Ian L
7:30am Earlybirds (Jun 30-Aug
29th; 26 workouts; range: 10-23; avg.:
17.3)
Missed 2 Workouts: Francois A, Katie Y
Missed 3 Workouts: Sean K
6pm Whitecaps (Jun 30-Aug
28th; 25 workouts; range: 15-25; avg.:
19.5)
Missed 1 Workout: Gi W
Missed 2 Workouts: George T
Time Trial and Relay
Summary:
The information below on most
improved and fastest swimmers is taken from the time trials done during
the summer session, and includes the relay splits from the end of term
relays. Times done in competitions are not included. If
your times are not listed here and you're curious, just e-mail me for
details. (I have all time trial times since May
2001.)
There were 15 women and 9
men who improved in at least one event. The biggest improvement by
far was by Ken
Johnson (6:30am Earlybirds) who improved his 800fs by
3:17 or 24.6sec/100m! Next were Sean Grimes (7:30am
Earlybirds) who improved his 50br by 4.5sec (9.0sec/100m), and Gi Wu
(Whitecaps) who improved his 400fs by 34.2sec (8.6sec/100m). The most
improved women were Cori Dinovitzer (7:30am
Earlybirds) improving her 400IM by 27sec (6.8sec/100m), Colette
Kenney (7:30am Earlybirds) improving her 100fl by
6.5sec, and Lucie
Boudreau (7:30am Earlybirds) improving by 4.8sec in
100fs. Very significant improvements – well
done!
The International Point Scores (link
to web page below) are used to determine the best swims. There were 5
women and 7men scoring 400 points or above in at least one event. Two
swimmers scored over 600 points: Lynn Marshall
(Whtiecaps/Coach) with 695 points for 19:12 in her 1500, and Jamie
Stephenson (6:30am Earlybirds) with 614 points for
4:39.7 in 400fs. Also scoring over 500 points were: Sarah
Dobbin (7:30am Earlybirds) with 523 for 41.1 in 50br,
and Tim
Kilby (6:30am Earlybirds/Whitecaps/Coach) with
503 for 5:03.0 in 400fs.
The top 3 improvements and the top 3
times for each event are also listed below, as are the results of the
relays.
Give yourself a pat on the back if
you participated in the time trials!
Key:
VEB = 6:30am Earlybirds, EB1 =
7:30am Earlybirds, EB2 = 8:30am Earlybirds, NC = Nightcaps, WCA = Whitecaps "A",
WCB = Whitecaps "B", WC = Whitecaps, V = Varsity Swimmer, WP = Varsity Waterpolo
Player, VC = Varsity Swim Coach, WPC = Varsity Waterpolo Coach, MC =
Masters Coach, ROC = ROCS, PS = Pool Staff, TR = trying Masters (Those
trying Masters, ROCS, Varsity, Staff and Coaches are considered
"exhibition" [X] in the standings below)
Most Improved Swimmers (best event
for each person):
Only those who have swum Carleton
Masters time trials in the same event at least twice are
eligible.
Women: (15)
1. Cori
D 6.8/100m (VEB):
400IM
2. Colette
K 6.5/100m (EB1): 200fl
3. Lucie
B 4.8/100m (EB1):
100fs
4. Andrea
C 4.2/100m (WC):
400fs
4. Katie
Y 4.2/100m (EB1):
50fs
6. Elaine
C 4.1/100m (WC): 200fs
7. Vanessa
W 3.2/100m (WC):
200fs
8. Isla
P 2.8/100m (EB1):
400fs
9. Sandra
A 1.6/100m
(VEB): 400fs
10. Jen
L 1.4/100m
(EB1): 200fs
11. Jill
P 1.3/100m (EB1):
100IM
12. Sarah
C 1.0/100m (EB1):
50fl
13. Karen
J 0.9/100m
(EB1): 100br
13. Katherine
V 0.9/100m (WC): 1500fs
15. Sheila
K 0.2/100m (VEB): 100bk
Men:
(9)
1. Ken
J 24.6/100m (VEB): 800fs
2. Sean
G 9.0/100m (EB1):
50br
3. Gi
W
8.6/100m (WC): 400fs
4. Rob
K
3.8/100m (WC): 400fs
5. Rob
T 2.2/100m
(VEB): 200br
6. Ray
A 1.7/100m
(VEB): 100IM
7. Amir
B 1.4/100m (EB1): 400fs
8. Stephane
R 0.4/100m (WC):
200fs
9. Jamie
S 0.1/100m
(VEB): 400fs
Fastest Swimmers
(best event for each person):
All those scoring 400
or more points are shown.
Women: (5)
X. Lynn M
(WC) 1500fs
19:12: 695 points
1. Sarah D
(EB1)
50br 41.1: 523 points
2. Sheila K
(VEB) 100fs 1:17.9: 423
points
3. Stephanie
LSF (EB1) 50fs 35.4: 421
points
4. Jen
L (EB1)
200fs 2:52.2: 405 points
Men:
(7)
1. Jamie S
(VEB) 400fs 4:39.7:
614 points
X. Tim K
(WC/VEB) 400fs 5:03.0: 503
points
2. Don W
(WC) 400fs 5:06.4: 488
points
3. Steve Morris
(WC) 200fs 2:27.1: 463
points
4. Rob K
(WCA) 200fs 2:27.2: 462
points
5. J-F
J (WC) 1500fs
21:26: 424 points
6. Francois A
(EB1) 400fs 5:27.3: 409
points
(For point scores,
see: http://www.swimnews.com, click on "IPS
Calculator" and enter the information requested; note that SCM = short
course meters [25m pool].)
Top 3 Swimmers
Improving in Each Event:
Minutes and/or seconds
improved and sec/100m improvement are both listed. The numbers in parentheses below the
event indicate the number of women and men, respectively, who improved in that
event. If the improvements are close, more than three swimmers may be
shown.
Women Men
50fs 1. Katie
Y 2.1 (4.2/100m) EB1 1. Ken
J 0.8 (1.6/100m)
VEB
(2/1) 2. Cori
D 0.2
(0.4/100m) EB1
100fs 1. Lucie B 4.8
(4.8/100m) VEB 1. Ken
J 15.9 (15.9/100m)
VEB
(2/1)
2. Jill P 0.7 (0.7/100m)
EB2
200fs 1. Elaine
C 8.1 (4.1/100m)
WC 1. Ken
J 8.9 (4.5/100m)
VEB
(3/2)
2. Vanessa W 6.4 (3.2/100m) WC 2. Stephane
R 0.8 (0.4/100m) WC
3. Jen L 2.8 (1.4/100m)
EB1
400fs 1. Andrea
C 16.6 (4.2/100m) WC 1. Gi
W 34.2 (8.6/100m)
WC
(4/4)
2. Isla P
11.1 (2.8/100m) EB1 2. Rob K 15.1
(3.8/100m) WC
3. Lucie B 8.5 (2.1/100m) EB1
3. Amir B 5.4 (1.4/100m)
EB1
4. Sandra
A 6.2 (1.6/100m) VEB 4. Jamie
S 0.3 (0.1/100m) VEB
800fs
1. Ken J 3:17 (24.6/100m)
VEB
(0/1)
1500fs 1. Katherine V 14 (0.9/100m) WC
1. Gi W 20 (1.3/100m)
WC
(1/1)
50bk 1. Cori
D 1.1
(2.2/100m) EB1
(1/0)
100bk 1. Sheila K 0.2 (0.2/100m)
VEB
(1/0)
50br
1. Sean G 4.5 (9.0/100m)
EB1
(0/1)
100br 1. Karen
J 0.9 (0.9/100m) EB1
(2/0) 2. Lucie
B 0.2 (0.2/100m) EB1
200br
1. Rob T 4.3 (2.2/100m)
VEB
(0/1)
50fl 1. Sarah C 0.5
(1.0/100m) EB1
(1/0)
100fl 1. Colette
K 6.5 (6.5/100m) EB1
(1/0)
100IM 1. Jill
P 1.3 (2.4/100m) EB1 1. Ray A
1.7 (1.7/100m) VEB
(1/1)
400IM 1. Cori
D 27.0 (6.8/100m) EB1
(1/0)
Fastest Three Times
in Each Event:
The numbers in
parentheses below the event indicate the number of female and male,
respectively, time trials in that event (some swimmers may have done more than
one time trial of the same event). If times are really close, more than 3
swimmers are included.
Women
Men
25fs 1. 21.1 Nicole LS
(EB1)
(6/0) 2. 24.6
Debbie L (EB1)
3. 24.7 Lucie B (EB1)
4. 24.8
50fs
1. 35.4 Stephanie
LSF(EB1) 1. 32.9 Francois A
(EB1)
(24/19)
2. 35.6 Sarah D (EB1)
2. 33.9 Ian L
(VEB)
3. 37.1 Dawn W (EB1)
3. 34.3 Ray A (VEB)
100fs
1. 1:17.9 Sheila K (VEB) 1. 1:11.9 Francois A
(EB1)
(10/7) 2. 1:27.8
Katie Y (EB1) 2. 1:15.1
Ian L (VEB)
3. 1:29.6 Jill P (EB1) 3. 1:22.5 Larry D
(EB1)
200fs 1. 2:52.2
Jen L (EB1) 1. 2:17.4 Jamie S
(VEB)
(18/10) 2.
2:54.0 Sheila K (VEB) 2. 2:27.1 Steve Morris
(WC)
3. 2:58.3 Sarah D (EB1) 3. 2:27.2 Rob K
(WC)
400fs
1. 6:32.9
Nicole D (WC) 1. 4:39.7 Jamie S
(VEB)
(21/12)
2. 6:35.9 Dawn W (EB1)
X.
5:03.0 Tim K (VEB/WC)
3. 6:58.6 Katie Y
(EB1) 2. 5:06.4 Don W
(WC)
4. 6:59.1
Elaine C (WC) 3. 5:26.9 Rob K
(WC)
4. 5:27.3 Francois A
(EB1)
800fs
1.
18:45 Lucie B (EB1) 1. 18:30 Ken J
(VEB)
(4/3)
2. 19:20 Debbie L (EB1) 2.
19:35 Sean G (EB1)
3.
21:50 Romy S (WC) 3. 21:03
George T (WC)
(Only those over 18:00 are
listed here; others should do the 1500 instead!)
1500fs X.
19:12 Lynn M (WC)
1. 21:26 J-F J (WC)
(15/8) 1. 25:13 Nicole
D (WC) 1. 21:26 Rob K
(WC)
2.
25:50 Dawn W (EB1) 3.
22:07 Francois A
(EB1)
3.
26:30 Colette K (EB1) 4. 22:40 Gi W
(WC)
4. 26:58 Aleisha M (WC)
25bk
1. 31.7 Carmel
M (EB1)
(2/0) 2. 32.5 Lucie B (EB1)
50bk
X. 43.2 Michaela
KP(EB1/WP)1. 45.6 Larry D (EB1)
(8/3)
1. 46.0 Katie Y
(EB1) 2. 1:04.9 Jim F
(EB1)
2. 46.4 Aleisha M
(WC) 3. 1:24.1 Ken J
(VEB)
3.
49.8 Jill P (EB1)
100bk 1. 1:36.7
Sheila K (VEB)
(3/0)
2. 1:52.9 Susan NY (EB1)
3. 2:31.4
200bk
1. 4:08.9 Colette K
(EB1) 1. 3:57.4 Derek B (WC)
(1/1)
50br
1. 41.1 Sarah D
(EB1) 1. 42.8 Sean K
(EB1)
(8/8)
2. 49.5 Stephanie
LSF(EB1) 2. 46.0 Amir B (EB1)
3.
53.8 Jill P (EB1) 3. 47.8
Ray A (VEB)
4. 54.8 Isla P (EB1)
4. 48.1 Jim L (EB1)
100br
1. 1:46.9 Karen J (EB1) 1. 1:48.1 Larry D (EB1)
(6/3)
2. 1:50.6 Dawn
W (EB1)
2. 2:04.6 Sean G (EB1)
3.
1:52.1 Mary-Lou D (VEB) 3. 2:32.2 Ken J
(VEB)
200br
1. 3:42.0 Fiona H
(EB1)
1. 3:09.7 Pete L
(WC)
(2/5) 2. 4:03.0 Elaine Y
(WC)
2. 3:16.4 Gi W (WC)
3. 3:35.5 Sean K
(EB1)
50fl 1. 46.1 Cori D (EB1)
1. 35.9 Francois A
(EB1)
(6/2)
2. 47.1 Dawn W (EB1)
2. 40.8 Ian L (VEB)
3. 48.2 Karen J (EB1)
4. 49.3 Katie Y (WCA)
100fl
1. 1:56.9 Colette K
(EB2)
(1/0)
200fl X.
2:44.1 Tim K (VEB/WC)
(0/1)
100IM
1. 1:36.1 Dawn W (EB1) 1.
1:22.2 Francois A (EB1)
(6/4) 2. 1:40.5
Katie Y (EB1) 2. 1:32.6 Ray A
(VEB)
3.
1:43.2 Jill P (EB1) 3. 1:35.9 Sean K
(EB1)
4.
1:44.2 Karen J
(EB1)
200IM
1. 3:41.4 Bicki W
(WC) 1. 3:23.4 Ray A
(VEB)
(3/2)
2. 3:46.0 Renee R (EB1) 2. 3:48.1 Jim L
(EB1)
3. 3:47.7 Karen J
(EB1)
400IM
1. 7:07.1 Cheri R
(WC)
(4/0)
2. 7:27.4 Joanie C
(WC)
3. 7:53.5 Cori D (EB1)
4. 8:08.5
Colette K (EB1)
Fun Relays (Fri Aug
29th)
As always, you can
blame the coach for making up unfair teams if you didn’t win J
!
4x50m
Free Relay
6:30am
VEB
1. 3:17.3: Team
3: Irene M, Oliver W, Ian L, Ken J
7:30am
EB1
1. 2:39.0: Team
4: Jill P, Jim L, Katie Y, Jim F
2. 2:45.9: Team 1: Carmel M,
Lucie B, Isla P, Colette K, Francois A
3. 2:53.9: Team 2: Larry D,
Christiane W, Karen J, Nicole LS, Debbie L
4. 3:06.0: Team 3: Cori D,
Sean G, Sarah C, Sean K
Overall
1. 2:39.0: Team
4: Jill P, Jim L, Katie Y, Jim F
2. 2:45.9: Team 1: Carmel M,
Lucie B, Isla P, Colette K, Francois A
3. 2:53.9: Team 2: Larry D,
Christiane W, Karen J, Nicole LS, Debbie L
4. 3:06.0: Team 3: Cori D,
Sean G, Sarah C, Sean K
5. 3:17.3: Team 3: Irene M,
Oliver W, Ian L, Ken J
4x50m
Medley Relay
6:30am
VEB
1. 3:50.7: Team
3: Irene M, Oliver W, Ian L, Ken J
7:30am
EB1
1. 3:12.1: Team
3: Cori D, Sean G, Sarah C, Sean K
2. 3:15.1: Team 4: Jill P,
Jim L, Katie Y, Jim F
3. 3:16.2: Team 1: Carmel M,
Lucie B, Isla P, Francois A, Colette K
4. 3:19.6: Team 2: Larry D,
Christiane W, Karen J, Nicole LS, Debbie L
Overall
1. 3:12.1: Team
3: Cori D, Sean G, Sarah C, Sean K
2. 3:15.1: Team 4: Jill P,
Jim L, Katie Y, Jim F
3. 3:16.2: Team 1: Carmel M,
Lucie B, Isla P, Francois A, Colette K
4. 3:19.6: Team 2: Larry D,
Christiane W, Karen J, Nicole LS, Debbie L
5. 3:50.7: Team 3: Irene M,
Oliver W, Ian L, Ken J
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 31st,
2009. You must register with MSO at least 3 weeks
before the due date of the entry for your first competition.
Full details on all Ontario Masters
competitions can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.
For
Here’s a list of upcoming
competitions (mostly) in
Sun Sept 7th St Marys 5km
Provincial Championships http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/SM-Entry-2008.pdf
Sat Oct 18th
Sat Nov 1st Technosport
Sprint Meet, U of
Sun Nov 16th Etobicoke
Semi-Serious Meet http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/EOMACSS_IV.pdf
Sat Nov 22nd Coupe de
Montreal
Sat Dec 6th
Sat Dec 20th St-Lambert
Christmas Meet (
Sun Jan 25th Alderwood Swim Meet
(
Sat Jan 31st Technosport
Sprint Meet, U of
Fri-Sat Feb 6-7th Coupe
de la Capitale (Quebec City)
Sun Feb 8th
Sat Feb 21st
Sat Mar 7th Technosport
Invitational Meet, U of
Sun Mar 8th Milton
Masters Meet
Fri-Sun Mar 20-22nd
Fri-Sun Apr 17-19th
Sat Apr 18th Technosport
Sprint Meet, U of
Fri-Mon May 15-18th
Canadian Masters Championships, Etobicoke Olympium (
Jul 28-Aug 10th, 2010
World Masters Aquatic Championships,
Race Results:
(Please send in your
results!!)
Sun Aug
17th
Sorry for missing Theresa and Alex
last time. Well done, all! Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.
Theresa
Kavanagh (x-6:30am Earlybirds, 50-54):
72nd overall; 16th woman and 1st in age group in
2:58:50
Alex
Cullen (x-6:30am Earlybirds, 55-59):
96th overall; 69th man and 8th in age group in
3:12:14.
Sun Aug
24th Sprint Triathlon
Congratulations to Jamie on a great
result – just 5 seconds out of 1st place. What an exciting
finish! Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.
Jamie
Stephenson (6:30am Earlybirds, Elite):
2nd overall; 1st senior in
58:23.
Sat Aug
30th Canadian Triathlons,
Great job – congrats to all,
especially those who did the iron distance! Please let me know if I missed
anyone. Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca.
Sprint
(750m/20k/5k; 273
participants)
Joanna Brown
(Nightcaps; 16-19): 7th
overall; 1st woman and
1st in age group in
1:23:26
Sheila
Kealey (6:30am Earlybirds; 40-44):
13th overall; 2nd
woman and 1st
in age group in 1:26:29
Jade
Gregory (Nightcaps; 16-19): 34th
overall; 10th woman and 3rd in age group in
1:33:43
Greg
Kealey (Nightcaps; 45-49): 86th
overall; 68th man and 9th in age group in
1:39:58
Half-Iron
Distance (1.9k/90k/21.1k; 148
participants)
Iron
Distance (3.8k/180k/42.2k; 56
participants)
Susan
Nevitt-Yelle (7:30am Earlybirds; 45-49):
22nd overall; 4th woman and 2nd in age group in
12:36:22
Theresa
Kavanagh (x-6:30am Earlybirds; 50-54):
39th overall; 8th woman and 2nd in age group in
13:29:53
Alex
Cullen (x-6:30am Earlybirds; 55-59):
50th overall; 40th man and 4th in age group in
14:13:52 (1 second behind the 3rd place finisher in his age
group!)
Ask the
Coach
Dear Coach:
Why were all those Olympic swimmers
breathing only on one side in their freestyle? My Shoulders Hurt Just
Watching
Dear M.S.H.J.W: There sure
were a lot of swimmers breathing only on one side in freestyle, and many with
quite lop-sided strokes. The amount of time a swimmer spends racing is
very small compared to the amount of time spent training, and the need for
oxygen is more important than symmetry, especially in the longer races.
Thus single-side breathing while racing works well for many swimmers. (Did
you notice that most swimmers don’t breathe at all in 50m free?) I expect
that many of the swimmers do breathe bi-laterally in training. Either that
or they are young enough or lucky enough to have no shoulder problems.
Dara Torres (41) does a lot of backstroke training to avoid some of the wear and
tear on her shoulders.
Dear
Coach: There sure was some amazing
swimming at the Olympics. But also some swimmers who should know better
making rookie mistakes. Surely Alain Bernard (anchor of the 4x100 free
relay for
Dear S.C. Swimmer: It
certainly was interesting to see elite-level swimmers making mistakes that young
age group swimmers (and Masters swimmers!) learn not to do. As well as the
drafting, there was Katie Hoff finishing her 400 free with her wrist bent and
losing the gold. And, of course, Cavic gliding in and lifting his head on
the 100 fly finish, not to mention Phelps’ goggles filling up with water in his
200 fly.
I have to say
that the most amazing swim (in my opinion!) of the entire Olympics got very
little press (as it was right after the men’s 100 fly). Brit Rebecca
Adlington, 19, blew away the rest of the field in the women’s 800 free.
She won in 8:14.10, over 6 seconds ahead of 2nd place, and broke
American Janet Evans’ world record of 8:16.22 set in August 1989 when Becky was just 6 months
old! Her two gold medals (she was the one who out-touched Hoff in the 400
free) make her the most successful British Olympic swimmer in over 100
years.
Private and Semi-Private Masters
Swim Lessons
September-November:
Mon/Fri 9:45-10:45am starting Sept
15th
Prices
(may increase
soon):
Private:
$50 per hour, plus
GST.
Semi-Private (2-3
swimmers; per swimmer): $32 per hour, plus GST.
Contact
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
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!
lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca
(or for quicker response: lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca)
Club website: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com