Carleton Masters Newsletter
#28
Saturday, January 5th, 2001
To: Carleton
Coaches
Bcc: Early Birds (46 addresses); Whitecaps
(64 addresses), Nightcaps (36 addresses)
Welcome or Welcome Back to all
Masters!!
Winter Session: The Winter session is underway! Cost for this session (which runs
until April 18/19th) is $133.75 (including GST) for Earlybirds and Whitecaps,
and $90.95 for Nightcaps. Coaches will be the same as in the Fall:
Earlybirds: Lynn; Whitecaps: Kristi and Mits; Nightcaps: Lynn; Saturdays:
Rotating schedule (posted on website). There is still space in all
groups. Sign up in the Athletics Office (8:30am-4:30pm M-F
520-4480).
Safety Supervision (for children)
is available in the winter session for the same workouts as in the Fall
(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 6-7:10pm and Saturday 9-10am) at a cost of
$73.75. Maximum number of children is 9. Sign up in the Athletics
Office.
Interested in Competing?: Those
interested in competing need to register with MSO (Masters Swimming
Ontario). Cost is $25 ($20 goes to MSO, and $5 to Carleton Masters).
As some people want to compete in the January 19th meet, I need your MSO
registration information by Thursday, January 10th -- sign up on the bulletin
board on the pool deck, and give cash or a cheque payable to "Carleton Masters
Swim Club" to Lynn or your coach. (Please sign up as part of this group
registration if you are interested in competing, as it's extra work to sign
people up one at a time!)
Interested in Weight Training?: A
Swimmers' Strength Training Clinic will be held Saturdays January 12th, 19th and
February 2nd from 11am-1pm in the Fitness Centre. Cost for the 6-hour
clinic is $32.10 for members ($69.55 for non-members). The course will be
taught by a qualified fitness centre instructor. Sign up in the Athletics
Office.
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.
Births:
Beth Kwavnick (x-Whitecaps) and Jonathon Stein had an
early addition to their family. Adam Benjamin arrived at 6:18 am on
December 20th weighing in at 5lbs 11oz. Mom and baby doing well.
(The bris took place December 27).
Anhthu (Whitecaps) and Alain Lauzon are pleased to
announce the arrival of Adeane on December 22nd. She weighed in at 6lbs
4oz and was at the pool with Mom and big sister Anhya on Saturday, January
5th!
Birthday Card for Catherine
Bridges: Charles S (Whitecaps) has suggested that all sign a birthday
card for Catherine (her birthday is Feb 19th) -- she's the woman who swam with
us a few years ago and is currently recovering from a very serious car
accident last summer. I'll bring one in and post it on the bulletin board
in early January.
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?: If you are interested in getting copies of the Earlybird or
Nightcaps Masters workouts ahead of time? Let me know. I
usually e-mail out the week’s workouts on Sunday.
Social Events: All swimmers
are invited to join us for:
Thursday Dinner (after Whitecaps workout): Meet by
the Tuck Shop around 7:45pm
Thursday Drink (after Nightcaps workout): Meet by
the Tuck Shop around 9:30pm
Saturday Brunch (after 9-10am workout): Meet by the
Tuck Shop around 10:30am
Triathletes: Check
out Rudy Hollywood’s (Earlybirds/Whitecaps) website: http://www.trirudy.com and subscribe
to the daily tri-news e-mail.
Toonie Notes:
Special mention to Debby W (Whitecaps) for attending
toonie workouts on four consecutive days: December 27th-30th! And
congratulations to Dawn C (Whitecaps) and Debby
W, as well as Gord M (Brockville) for ending the year
on a high note with a two hour workout on Sunday, December 30th!!
Race Reports and Swim Meets (as usual, please
let me know if I've missed anyone or any races!):
Those interested in competing in 2002, and who have
not yet registered with MSO (Masters Swimming Ontario), please do so by
Thursday, January 10th (see "Interested in Competing?" above).
There are two swim meets coming up in January that
may be of interest. I have posted a sign up sheet for the Ottawa U meet as
there is already some interest, and will post one for Brockville if anyone wants
to go:
Technosport (University of Ottawa):
morning of Saturday, January 19th
Events: 4x100fs relay, 50fl,
50bk, 100IM, 50br, 100fs, 100br, 50fs, 100fl, 100bk, 200IM
Cost: $25 (includes
breakfast after the meet)
Deadline: Saturday, January
12th (sign up on the bulletin board)
1000 Islands Y Masters (Brockville):
morning (distance events) and afternoon (sprint events) of Sunday,
January 20th
Events: 1500fs, 800fs;
4x50fs relay, 100fs, 50bk, 100IM, 50fl, 200choice, 50br, 100bk, 50fs, 4x50medley
relay
Cost: $10 for a.m. only, $25
p.m. only, $30 whole day (includes social after the meet)
Deadline: Friday, January
11th
Please let Lynn know if you are interested in
taking part in these.
Ask the Coach
Dear Coach:
What
are the advantages and disadvantages of swimming with flippers? Wondering
about Fins
Dear W.a.Fins: Flippers are a great tool for improving
ankle flexibility. If you are one of those people who go next to nowhere
doing flutter kick with a board, flippers can help improve your ankle
flexibility (you'll still need to do lots of stretching!). Flippers are
also a good tool when doing (slow) drills. They allow you to concentrate
on the drill without worrying about sinking! They are also good for giving
a feeling of speed -- as you go faster your body position in the water will
change (for the better! -- much higher in the water), so flippers can give
beginners a chance to "feel" what it's like to swim really fast, and thus know
what they're aiming for. That said, I wouldn't recommend wearing
flippers too much as you can become dependent on them, and they can give you
blisters and eventually hurt your ankles/Achilles tendons.
Early Birds and Night Caps
Notes
I hope that everyone had a good holiday! We'll be starting with a
stroke technique focus and then begin increasing the intensity towards the
middle of the term. There will be an opportunity for some time trials
(long distance as well as short distance) towards the end of the term.
Suggestions (and complaints!) are always welcome!
As usual, I will be keeping track of attendance. Bernie
(Earlybirds) had us all worried on Wednesday as it looked like his
perfect attendance record had come to an end, but he showed up eventually!
If you have any special goals that I should know about (triathlons, etc.),
be sure and let me know. Setting swimming goals is always a good idea --
anything from swim 25m butterfly, to swim 500m continuously, or swim 1750m
during a 1hr workout, or average 3 swims per week, etc.
And just to include some swimming statistics... every year I calculate my
annual swimming distance total. For 2001, I averaged 5006m/day.
That's 1,827,200m or 1,827km in 2001. I've been keeping track for 20 years
now, and my 20 year average is 4612m/day. That's 33,693,600m or 33,694km
since 1982!
Private Masters
Lessons
Winter times for private Masters lessons with Lynn are
Monday 4-5pm, Tuesday 7:15-8pm, Wednesday 8-9pm, Thursday 7:15-8pm, and Saturday
noon-1pm. Prices for Carleton Members are $35 for 1 hour, $65 for 2, $90 for 3,
$112 for 4 and $132 for 5 hours, 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 hours, respectively). Contact Lynn for
availability.
General Information
Program information, old newsletters and the Carleton
Masters records can be viewed at:
http://lynnmarshall.tripod.ca/.
Your input to this weekly newsletter is most welcome,
especially for the race results and "Ask the Coach" sections! To be
added or removed from the receiver list, just let me know (
lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca).
See you at the pool!
