From: Lynn Marshall
[lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca]
Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter
#224 Saturday,
May 23rd, 2009
To: Carleton Masters
Coaches (7
addresses)
Bcc:
Those Registered
for Fall 2008 / Winter 2009 / Spring 2009 and Alumni:
7:30am Earlybirds (51 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds
(29 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps I (54 addresses), 7:10pm Whitecaps II
(34 addresses), 8:10pm Nightcaps (29 addresses), Masters “Alumni” (43
addresses).
"Do something
every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the
habit of doing your duty without pain." – Mark
Twain
Spring Session
Dates and Parking Pass Reminder
The Spring session runs until Tue
Jun 30th. Those who have Carleton Athletics Lot 5 Parking
Passes are reminded that it’s probably time to renew as most passes expired on
Apr 30th.
Carleton Hosts Congress
2009
From Sat May
23rd to Sun May 31st Carleton is hosting the 2009 Congress
of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Over 8000 delegates will be at
Carleton for this event which is pretty much taking over campus for the nine
days that it is running. The campus will likely be busy with parking and
traffic more problematic than usual. Registration and the book fair will
be in the Fieldhouse. More information at: http://www.carleton.ca/DUC/congresscountdown/.
Swimmer
Notes
Swimmer
Updates:
- Jill
Patrick (x-7:30am Earlybirds) and Jose Vivanco (x-6pm Whitecaps I) report
that Simon Patrick Vivanco was born by C-section at 2:57pm Fri May
15th weighing 8lbs 0.5oz. Jill and Patrick went home on the
18th and the whole family is doing well. Check out the photos
at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/09photo/.
- Cheri Reddin (6pm Whitecaps) and her family
are adopting a one year old Ethiopian boy. Cheri will be travelling to
- Amir Banihashemi (7:30am Earlybirds) is
getting married on Fri Jul 3rd. His bride, Atefeh, is a floral
designer who will be relocating to
- Congratulations also to
Debbie and Jim
Lee (both 7:30am Earlybirds) who will be grandparents for the first
time in November as their middle (of three) sons and his wife are
expecting.
- Karen Jensen (7:30am Earlybirds)’s younger
daughter, Olivia, was bitten in the face by a dog on Sat May 9th.
However, she is making a great recovery and you can already hardly tell.
- Congratulations to Charles McFarland (7:30am Earlybirds),
director of the Third Wall Theatre’s Henry V, for a great review by Patrick
Langston in the Sun May 10th Ottawa Citizen. Here’s the first
paragraph: “Short, theatrical and
focused is what you can expect from Third Wall Theatre's production of
Shakespeare's Henry V at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. Directed by
Charles McFarland and featuring performers from the inaugural year of Third
Wall's Shakespeare Ensemble, the show's also darn good.”
Training Tool for
Runners: Mel Claude (6pm Whitecaps) told Eric Biklo (6pm Whitecaps) about “the
stick” and he recommends it: http://www.shapeupshop.com/fitness/recovery/the_stick.htm.
News
Articles:
- FINA list of swim suits approved
through Dec 31st: http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/6867
- Fatigue is in Your Head: http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/energy_for_nothing/
- Fartlek or Speedplay (as many of
you did this earlier in the week): http://www.trifuel.com/training/run/fartlek-or-speedplay
- Eat or get Beaten: http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=1245408
- You don’t have to be Skinny to be
a Champion: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/simonhart/blog/2009/05/20/dame_kelly_holmes_says_you_dont_have_to_be_skinny_to_be_a_champion
- Strengthen those bones: pump iron
or hit the road: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/strengthen-those-bones-pump-iron-or-hit-the-road/article1148067/
- Will Running Barefoot Cure What
Ails Us?: http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-amp-gaming/article/2009-05/running-barefoot?page=
- Vibrate yourself to a leaner you:
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE54743C20090508
- Massage After Exercise Myth
Busted: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507164405.htm
- Do Sports Creams Rub the Pain
Away?: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/health/nutrition/07fitness.html?_r=1&ref=nutrition
Joe’s Triathlon
Fundraising:
Swim Suits for
50c Swim
Caps: Triathlete and x-Carleton
Masters swimmer Ellen Pazdzior and
Nose Clips for
Spring Session
Information
In this section of the newsletter,
you’ll find information on attendance, pool space changes, coaching changes,
upcoming time trials, and other information about the current
session.
This term, the usual pool
allocations will be as follows:
Earlybirds 1
& 2: deep
end
Whitecaps 1 &
2: Monday: shallow end;
Tuesday/Thursday: deep end
Saturdays: shallow
end
Here are the time trials planned for
the Spring session:
Tue/Wed May 26/27th 400:
Whitecaps 1 and Earlybirds
Tue/Wed Jun 2/3rd 2x50:
Whitecaps 1 and Earlybirds
Mon Jun 15th 800/1500:
All (Note that the 800 is intended only for those over 2:15/100m, as they do not
have time to complete the 1500m.)
Thu/Fri Jun 18/19th 100:
Whitecaps 1 and Earlybirds
Mon Jun 22nd 200:
Whitecaps 1 and Earlybirds
Mon Jun 29th am / Tue Jun
30th relays: Earlybirds and Whitecaps 1
Here are the weekday attendance
statistics for this term. There are currently lots of swimmers with
perfect weekday attendance (we don’t take attendance on Saturdays). Let’s
see who can keep it up! My apologies to Irene Marushko (7:30am Earlybirds) for
missing her from the perfect attendance list in the last
newsletter.
7:30am Earlybirds
I (May 4-22nd; 8 workouts;
range: 15-23; avg.: 18.9)
Perfect Attendance: Angela D, Brad S, Francois A, Ian L, Irene M, Jen L,
Madelayne DG, Siobhan W, Tamsin D
8:30am Earlybirds
II (May 4-22nd; 8 workouts;
range: 8-13; avg.: 11.9)
Perfect Attendance: Carol A,
Lucie B, Margaret K, Renee R, Shauna I
6pm Whitecaps
I (May 4-21st; 8 workouts;
range: 20-33; avg.: 26.0)
Perfect
Attendance:
Elaine Y, Francois P, Jackie L, Mel C, Pete
L
7:10pm Whitecaps
II (May 4-21st; 8 workouts;
range: 8-17; avg.: 12.5)
Perfect Attendance: Jonathon M, Mary Jane
P
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 is
now underway. The main club registration mailing is now in. However,
it’s not too late for you to pay the $36 (including $1 postage/handling) by cash
or cheque payable to “Lynn Marshall”. Your MSO membership will be good
until Dec 31st, 2009. Contact
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 May 31st Zoot Open
Water 2k or 4k Swim (near
http://runnerslife.ca/xnew/html/modules/agendax/?op=view&id=1932
Sat Jun 13th
Sat-Sun Jun 20-21st Ile
Ste-Helene
https://registration.swimming.ca/MeetInfo.aspx?meetid=6609
Fri-Sun Jun 26-28th New
England Meet,
Sat Jun 27th
Technosport 2k Swim (Meech Lake):
MSO Registration not required
http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/series/series.htm
Sat Jul 18th Easter Seals
3k Swim (Nepean Sailing Club): MSO Registration not required
http://nsc.ca/easterseals/swim/index.htm
Sat Jul 18th Brights
Grove 1.5 and 3k Swims http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/BrGroveows09.pdf
Sun Jul 19th Brockville
Open Water 500m, 1k, 1.5k Swims #1
http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/Brockvillepart1.pdf
Sat Jul 25th Technosport
3k Swim (Meech Lake): MSO Registration not required
http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/series/series.htm
Sat Aug 8th Technosport
4k Swim (Meech Lake): MSO Registration not required
http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/series/series.htm
Sun Aug 9th Brockville
Open Water Swim #2
Sun Aug 9th Welland Open
Water 1k, 3k and 5k Swims
http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm
and pick appropriate entry form
Sun Sept 13th St Marys 5k
Open Water Swim
Jul 28-Aug 10th, 2010
World Masters Aquatic Championships,
Race Results:
(Please send in your results, and/or
let me know if I missed your name!!)
Sun May
3rd
Four Carleton swimmers: Madelayne DeGrace, Tamsin Douglas, Karen Jensen,
and Sandy Lawson (all
7:30am Earlybirds) attended this competition. We still don’t have the
official results, but
Madelayne
DeGrace (25-29): 100fs (1:22.39); 50fl
(40.56); 100fl (1:35.24); 200IM (3:27.10)
Sandy
Lawson (40-44): 800fs (12:24.06);
100IM (1:38.09)
Tamsin
Douglas (40-44): 50fs (39.75); 400fs
(6:45.10); 50br (??); 100IM (1:42.40)
Karen
Jensen (45-49): 400fs (7:21.86); 50br
(48.56); 100br (1:41.87); 50fl (45.69); 100IM
(1:42.86)
4 x 50 medley relay: 2:54.57; 4 x 50
free relay: 2:36.19
Sat May
9th Make a Wish 5k Run
Congratulations to Melanie Claude (6pm Whitecaps) on winning
the 40-49 age group in about 21min!
Sun May
10th CFB
Congratulations to Mary Jane and Guy
Phillips (both 7:10pm Whitecaps) on their performances. Full results at:
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/asu_kingston/limestonetri/.
Mary Jane
Phillips (50-59): 163rd overall
and 8th in age group in 1:55:21
Guy
Phillips (50-59): 24th overall
and 3rd in age group in
1:09:55
Sat May
16th
Joanna
Brown (6pm Whitecaps) participated in the
junior women’s division sprint triathlon (750m/20k/5k) and finished
20th of 41 finishers. This is a great result in an
international field. Joanna had the 3rd fastest run time
overall. Congratulations, Joanna!! Full details at: http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFdw==&id=MTM2NA==&keep=sh#.
Sat May
16th Somersault Early Bird Triathlon, Carleton
U
Quite a few Carleton swimmers
participated in this event, including Carol
Alexander (8:30am Earlybirds) who did her first ever triathlon!
Full results at: http://www.sportstats.ca. Here’s how
the Carleton swimmers did (if I missed anyone, my apologies, and please let me
know):
Try-a-Tri
(100m/11.4k/2k; 187 participants):
- Carol
Alexander (8:30am Earlybirds):
78th overall and 44th woman in
56:16
- Tanya
Larouche (x-8:30am Earlybirds):
109th overall and 62nd woman in
59:45
Sprint
Tri (500m/22.8k/5k; 187
participants):
- Jade Gregory (6pm Whitecaps; 16-17):
21st overall, 3rd woman and 1st in age group in
1:19:16
- Alex Maxwell (6pm Whitecaps; 14-15):
34th overall, 27th man and 3rd in age group in
1:24:33
- Nick Stewart (6pm Whitecaps; 16-17):
42nd overall, 32nd man and 2nd in age group in
1:25:39
- Nina Nesdoly (7:30am Earlybirds; 16-17):
47th overall, 12th woman and 3rd in age group in
1:26:56
-
- Alycia Fowler-McKeown (6pm Whitecaps;
14-15): 58th overall, 19th woman and 2nd in age group in
1:28:51
Long
Tri (500m/34.2k/5k; 123
participants):
- Margie Bailey (6pm Whitecaps; 35-39): 18th
overall, 2nd woman and
1st in age group in
1:40:53
Fri May
15th – Mon May 18th Masters Nationals Swimming
Championships, Etobicoke
George
Tombler (6pm Whitecaps) was planning to
attend, but due to Poppy’s injury, he was unable to go, so Carleton had no
swimmers this year. It was a super fast swim meet with 17 world records
and 123 Canadian records. Full details and results at: http://www.cmsc2009.ca/.
At the Saturday social,
Masters Swimming Canada awards were presented. Christian Berger
(statistician) received the Hud Stewart Award. Doug Vanderby (
Sat-Sun May
23-24th National Capital Race
Weekend
Can all those participating please
let me know? So far I have: Brad
Shapansky (½ marathon); Colette
Kenney (5k with Mom and ½ marathon as a training run); Susan Nevitt-Yelle (10k); Tamsin Douglas (½ marathon), Karen Jensen (5k with son) – I’m sure there
are many more!
Ask the
Coach
Dear Coach:
How do I figure
out which direction my lane goes (i.e. up the left or up the right)?
Confused Swimmer
Dear C.
Swimmer: In the Carleton pool, the lane next to the diving well must go up
the right due to safety considerations – swimming up the left would lead to head
injuries on the “point”, especially on backstroke. The corresponding lane
(next to the sun deck) in the shallow end goes the same direction (up the
right). From there, the lanes alternate directions, so the lanes second
from the diving well / sun deck go up the left,
etc.
Dear
Coach: I
understand that it’s important to roll my body in freestyle when I’m breathing,
but why should I roll my body on the strokes when I’m not breathing? A
Freestyler
Dear A.
Freestyler: The freestyle body position (and arm position and leg
position) should ideally be the same (or close to it) on all strokes, regardless
of whether you are breathing or not. The only thing that changes when you
breathe is your head position. If your body is flat in the water on the
non-breathing strokes, you are in a much less streamlined position compared to
rolling to your side. Also, the motion of rolling from side to side
generates a bit of propulsion.
Private and Semi-Private Masters
Swim Lessons
June 2009:
Mon 9:45-10:45am Jun 22,
29
Mon 7:15-8:15pm Jun 8, 15, 22,
29
Tue 7:15-8:15pm Jun 9, 16,
30
Wed 6:00-7:00pm Jun 3, 10, 17,
24
Thu 7:15-8:15pm Jun 18,
25
Prices:
Private:
$52.50 per hour, plus
GST.
Semi-Private (2-3
swimmers; per swimmer): $34 per hour, plus GST.
Contact
Reminders
Spring / Summer
Masters Sessions
You can register now for both sessions. You can register by
phone, in person or on-line. Note that
there is an approximately 5% transaction fee if you use the on-line
system! The Athletics Customer Service office hours are 8:30am
to 4:30pm and phone number is 613-520-4480, or 613-520-2600 x4480.
Spring (May
4th – June 30th; except May 16th and
18th):
7:30am Earlybirds I: 7:30-8:30am MWF
+ Sat am: $74 + $3.70GST
8:30am Earlybirds II: 8:30-9:30am
MWF + Sat am: $74 + $3.70GST
6pm Whitecaps I: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh +
Sat am: $86 + $4.30GST
7:10pm Whitecaps II: 7:10-8:10pm
MTuTh + Sat am: $76 + $3.80GST
Saturday: 8:30-9:30am OR
9:30-10:30am
Child Safety Supervision:
6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8:30-9:30am Sat: $66
Summer (July
2nd – Sept 5th; except Aug
3rd):
7:30am Earlybirds: 7:30-8:30am MWF +
Sat am: $88 + $4.40GST
6pm Whitecaps: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh +
Sat am: $96 + $4.80GST
Saturday: 10:30-11:30am
ONLY
Child Safety Supervision:
6:00-7:10pm MTuTh ONLY: $56
Coaches:
Earlybirds:
Spring 6pm Whitecaps I:
Spring 7:10pm Whitecaps II:
Mits
Summer: July 6pm Whitecaps:
Saturdays: rotating
schedule
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