Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #73                              Sunday, September 14th, 2003

To:  Carleton Coaches (11 addresses)

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2003 plus "Alumni":  7:30am Earlybirds (34 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (16 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps (48 addresses), Nightcaps (20 addresses), High Intensity (14 addresses), Varsity registered with Masters (6 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (114 members).

 
Fall Session
The Fall Session starts Monday, September 15th (Tuesday, September 16th for Nightcaps and High Intensity 2).  Some information on the Fall/Winter Sessions is included near the end of the newsletter and full details are on the web site.  Please register if you have not already done so.  (Don't forget that you may also need to renew your membership.)  Note that Safety Supervision and the 7:30am Earlybirds are full.  Contact the Athletics Office to get on the waiting list.  Spaces remaining in the other groups are as follows:  8:30am Earlybirds: 21; 6pm Whitecaps: 30; 8pm Nightcaps: 11; 6am High Intensity: 1; 7:30am High Intensity and Evening High Intensity: 4 each.  You can register at the Athletics Office in person (2nd floor) or by phone (520-4480) from 8:30am-4:30pm M-F.  For programs only (not memberships), you can register on-line at:
(or follow the links from http://www.carleton.ca/athletics).
 
 
Tuck Shop Check In
Starting Monday, September 15th, the procedures at the Tuck Shop will be changing slightly.  As per usual, everyone must check in with the Tuck Shop upon arrival at Athletics.  Also, as usual, you must take a wrist band or have your hand stamped when you check in.  New this year is that all members (regular, swim-only, etc.) must leave their card at the Tuck Shop and claim it when leaving the building.  Remember that this is the busiest time of year in the Athletics building, so you may want to allow a few extra minutes for check in.  Thanks for your cooperation!
 
 
Thanks to Spring/Summer Coaches Garry and Danny
The swimmers and coaching staff would like to extend a big "thank you" to Garry and Danny for their coaching of the Whitecaps "A" group during Spring/Summer 2003. 
 
 
Swimmer Notes 
 
Good Luck to John Baxter!:  John (7:30am Earlybirds) is leaving shortly for the Deaf Pan-Am Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  He'll likely be competing in 50, 100, 200, and 400 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, and 200IM.  He'll be very busy!!
 
Dinner for Binny:  Binny (Whitecaps "B") is moving to Toronto, so there will be a "good bye" dinner for her on Thursday, September 25th after the Whitecaps workout (meet at the Tuck Shop around 7:45pm).  If you're interested in attending the dinner, e-mail coach Mits at mitsmas@magma.ca.  The location will be chosen based on the number of attendees and the culinary preferences of those attending.
 
Obituary:  One of Ottawa (and Canada)'s top Masters swimmers died suddenly of a stroke on Sunday, August 31st.  Arthur Inglis, 70, swam for the Technosport Masters club at U of Ottawa.  He held several Canadian records for the 70-74 age group, plus a Masters World Record for the 240+ Mixed 200m Medley Relay.  For more details see the article that appeared in the September 3rd Ottawa Citizen: http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=259bf0db-5c59-4555-a6ac-b6cd88d93772
 
Suit Order:  A Masters swim suit order will be organized in the October time-frame.  Ask Lynn for details. 
 
Nose Clips for Sale:  Cost $5.  Contact Lynn if you are interested.
 
 
Fall Session Information
Details on the themes for each workout for the Fall session can be found on the bulletin board and on the website (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/mastplanfall03.pdf).  For the first four weeks, we'll be concentrating on drill and stroke technique.  The first week the focus is on freestyle, followed by breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.  Information on the workouts and weekday attendance summaries will be included in this section as the term progresses.  If you have any questions or suggestions for the workouts, talk to Lynn or your coach.
 
 
Masters Swimming Competitions
If you want to compete in the 2003-2004 Masters Swimming season, there is a $20 cost to register with MSO (Masters Swimming Ontario).  Your registration is good from Fall 2003 to December 31st, 2004.  New and renewal registrations will be submitted in early October.  Contact Lynn for more information.
 
Here's a summary of upcoming local, nearby and championship meets.  Details on all Ontario competitions for the 2003-2004 season can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.  For Quebec competitions see http://www.fnq.qc.ca/calendrier.html (Masters meets are shaded yellow).  If you would like more information or are interested in competing in any of these competitions, let me know.
 
Sat Oct 18th Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa (SCM).  Details TBA.
 
Sat Oct 25th Invitation des Maitres Halloween, Brossard, QC.  Details TBA.
 
Sun Nov 16th Kingston Masters Meet, Kingston (SCM).  Details TBA
 
Sat Nov 22nd Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa (SCM).  Details TBA.
 
Fri/Sat Nov 28-29th Coupe de Montreal, Claude Robillard Pool.  Details TBA.
 
Sat Dec 13th Technosport Distance Meet, U of Ottawa (SCM).  Details TBA.
 
Highlights for the 2003-2004 season include Masters Provincial Championships at the Etobicoke Olympium (Toronto) March 26th-28th, 2004 (SCM), Quebec Provincials April 23-25th (location TBA), and Masters Nationals at the Kinsmen Sports Centre (Edmonton) May 21-24th, 2004 (LCM).  In addition, Masters Worlds will be held June 3rd-13th in Riccione, Italy (see: http://www.fina.org/mastersnews_riccione04.html).  Nationals in 2005 are planned for May 20-23rd at the Etobicoke Olympium (Toronto) (SCM).
 
The details of the upcoming MSO AGM meeting are available at:
http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/agm2003.pdf
 
 
Race Results: (Please let me know if I've missed anyone or any events.)
 
Sun Aug 24th Ironman Canada (Penticton, BC) (3.8k swim / 180k bike / 42k run; 1965 competitors)
Claire G (Winter Earlybirds) 533 overall and 12th in women's 25-29 in 11:25:42
 
Sun Sept 7th MSO 5km Open Water Swim Championships (St Marys Quarry, ON) (42 competitors)
Lynn (Whitecaps/Coach) 1st overall in 1:09:32

 

Ask the Coach
 
Dear Coach:  I want to swim with the 7:30am Earlybirds, but that group is full.  What can I do?  A. Procrastinator
 
Dear A. Procrastinator:  Remember that many groups do fill up, especially for the Fall session, so next time try to register a little sooner!  For the 7:30am Earlybirds, the Athletics office has a waiting list, which is quite short.  If we have any cancellations or if the number of swimmers coming to workout is fewer than expected, we will invite those on the waiting list to join as space permits.  To get on the waiting list, call (520-4480) or drop by (2nd floor) the office between 8:30am and 4:30pm M-F.
 
 
Fall/Winter Session Information
The Fall session starts Monday, September 15th.  Full details on Fall/Winter session dates including cancellations can be found on the web site at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com.
 
The regular Masters programs offered for Fall/Winter (i.e. mid-September to December, and January to April) are as follows: 7:30am Earlybirds, 8:30am Earlybirds, 6pm Whitecaps, and 8pm Nightcaps (back to the usual 8-9pm TuTh plus Sat am).  The 6:30am Earlybirds will resume after the Varsity Season ends and will run mid-March to April.  Cost for the Fall term for each program is $126+GST, except for Nightcaps which is $90+GST.  Child Safety Supervision is offered at the 6pm Whitecaps workouts plus the 9am Saturday workout.  Cost for Safety Supervision for the Fall term is $84.
 
There are also three High Intensity Masters programs offered.  These groups train with the Varsity team during the Varsity season (mid-September to February).  Swimmers must be able to repeat 100s free on 1:45 or less and 100s of other strokes on 2:00 or better.  Spaces are limited.  The High Intensity groups are: a) 6-7:30am MWF; b) 7:30-9:30am TuTh (Th is Long Course); and c) 7:15-9pm M, 6-7:40pm W, and 5-7pm Sat.  Cost for each program (Sept 15th to March 2nd) is $200+GST.
 
For the Fall/Winter session, the Whitecaps coaches will be Blake ("A" Group) and Mits ("B" Group).  Louise will coach the Nightcaps and Lynn will coach the Earlybirds.  Saturday mornings will be on a rotation among regular and substitute coaches (schedule is on the website and bulletin board).  For High Intensity, John will coach the evening workouts and Lynn will coach the mornings.
 
 
Private and Semi-Private Masters Lessons
2003-2004 prices for private lessons for Carleton Members are $36.75 for 1 hour, $68.25 for 2, $94.50 for 3, $117.60 for 4 and $138.60 for 5 hours, all plus GST.  Private lessons are also available to non-Members at a higher cost ($52.50, $89.25, $120.75, $149.10 and $170.10, all plus GST, for 1-5 hours, respectively).

For those who want to take semi-private lessons (2-3 students), the cost per student for Carleton Members is $22.05 for 1 hour, $40.95 for 2, $56.70 for 3, $70.56 for 4, and $83.16 for 5 hours, all plus GST.  Semi-private lessons for non-Members cost (per person) $31.50 for 1 hour, $53.55 for 2, $72.45 for 3, $89.46 for 4, and $102.06 for 5 hours, all plus GST. 

Fall/Winter times are 4-5pm Monday and 7:15-8pm Tuesday/Thursday, starting September 15th.  Tuesdays and Thursdays are already booked as far as December, but there is lots of availability on Monday.  Contact Lynn for more information and 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 the week’s workouts on Sunday.

Weekly 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.
General Information: Program information, old newsletters and the Carleton Masters records 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 or removed from the receiver list, just let me know (lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca).

Happy lengths!