Important Announcements

Interested in swimming in the meet at Ottawa U on November 17th?  Sign up on the bulletin board at the pool by 9am on Saturday, November 10th (no exceptions!!).  You can enter as many events as you want for $25 -- bring your $25 to the meet.  The events (in order) are: 400fs, 200IM, 100fly, 200fs, 100bk, 100fs, 100br, 50fs, 200 Medley Relay.  Note that you must belong to MSO to complete.  If you have not yet registered for MSO (Masters Swimming Ontario) and want to enter this competition, please provide Lynn with your name, address, phone number, date of birth, and $25 cash or cheque (payable to "Carleton Masters Swim Club") by Tuesday, November 6th at 9pm (no exceptions!!).

Announcements

Carleton Masters Xmas Potluck Party: This is always a great feast and one of the highlights of the Carleton Masters Social Calendar!  It will be held on Saturday, December 1st, starting at 6:30pm at Don, Joanie, Sam and Ben's place (376 Hamilton Ave S).  Directions and a sign up sheet are posted on the bulletin board.  Masters from all groups (Early Birds, Whitecaps, and Night Caps) are most welcome!

Shared Accommodation Available: Flora/Percy area.  For December 1 or earlier. Professional/mature student wanted to share large furn. 2 bed apt. Parking, deck, dining, den, hardwood. No smoking, no pets. $525 +util. 233-2785 eve. 990-7002 day.  No laundry.  E-mail: maoberthier@hotmail.com or talk to Mary Ann Oberthier (Whitecaps) at the pool.

Not-so-Hot Showers: There have been numerous complaints about the lack of hot water in the showers after workout.  This has been reported to Carleton Maintenance and is being looked into.  Please continue to let us know if there are problems!

Suggestions for Workouts or Interested in Making up a Workout or a Set?: If you have suggestions for the workouts or if you'd like to try making up a workout or a set in a workout, just talk to your coach.  By special request, the "A" Whitecaps group will do a flipper set this Thursday.

Swim Team Fundraiser: The Carleton Varsity Ravens Swim Team (along with the other Varsity teams), is selling Senators Hockey Tickets for "Raven's Night" at the Corel Centre on Thursday, January 24th, 7pm, Senator's vs. the Boston Bruins.  The tickets (300s rows J-L, valued at $60) are being sold for $40, $10 of which goes towards the Varsity team.  Deadline for buying tickets is the end of November.  Contact Lynn if interested.

Waterpolo Team Fundraiser: The Carleton Men's Varsity Ravens Waterpolo Team is selling tulip bulbs as a fund raiser and in support of the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Tulip Festival.  A "50th Anniversary Garden Box" (containing 50 tulip bulbs) costs $19.95 (buy 4, get a 5th free).  Again, let Lynn know if you are interested.

Interested in Copies of the Workouts?: If you are interested in getting copies of some Masters workouts ahead of time, let me know. I usually e-mail out the week’s workouts on Sunday.

Triathletes: Check out Rudy Hollywood’s (Whitecaps) website: http://www.trirudy.com and subscribe to the daily tri-news e-mail.

Dear Coach:  I get water up my nose on backstroke.  What can I do?  Sneezy

Dear Sneezy: Get a nose clip! -- it will prevent water from going up your nose on backstroke and during flip turns.  Also, if you are sensitive to chlorine it will prevent post-workout sneezing.  Ensure that you get a nose clip which is tight enough to prevent all water from entering the nostrils.

Dear Coach: My bathing suit wears out so quickly, what do you recommend?  Need a Suit

Dear N. A. Suit: Thanks to George and Bernie, we have two copies of the latest Diffusion Aquasport (Montreal) catalog posted on the team bulletin board.  This catalog includes a number of polyester bathing suits that are great for training and last about a year!  They have a 1-800 number and their prices are reasonable.  If both copies are on the bulletin board, feel free to borrow one for a day or two -- but please return it!

Early Birds and Night Caps Notes

Are you interested in doing time trials during some workouts this term?  If so, let Lynn know and we'll work out a way to do time trials (probably one lane per workout), so that it won't disrupt the other swimmers.

Fall times for private Masters lessons with Lynn are Monday 4-5pm, Wednesday 8-9pm, and Saturday noon-1pm. Prices for Carleton Members are $35 for 1 lesson, $65 for 2, $90 for 3, $112 for 4 and $132 for 5 lessons, all plus GST.  Lessons are also available to non-Members at a higher cost ($50, $85, $115, $142 and $162, all plus GST, for 1-5 lessons, respectively).  Contact Lynn for availability.

See you at the pool!

Lynn