Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #75                              Sunday, October 12th, 2003

To:  Carleton Coaches (11 addresses)

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2003 plus "Alumni":  7:30am Earlybirds (44 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (21 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps (67 addresses), Nightcaps (35 addresses), High Intensity (17 addresses), Varsity registered with Masters (5 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (15 members).

 
 
Thanksgiving Monday
There are no Earlybirds or Whitecaps workouts on Monday, October 13th (Thanksgiving Monday).  There is a Varsity / High Intensity workout 3:30-5:30pm that is open to all High Intensity swimmers only.
 
 
Thanks to Meet Volunteers
Many thanks to those Masters who helped at the Varsity swim meet on Sunday, October 5th: Francois (HI), Jess (HI), Debby W (Whitecaps), Sean K (7:30am Earlybirds), Brooke (Nightcaps), Warren (Whitecaps).  Everything went smoothly and the Varsity team swam well.  The Carleton men beat Ottawa U 244-139 and the 8 Carleton women did well against 18 Ottawa U women losing only 119-174.  A clip from the meet was featured on the New RO news and a swimmer is on the front cover of Carleton's Charlatan newspaper!
 
 
Interested in Competing in 2003-2004?
If you're interested in swimming in Masters competitions this season, you need to register with MSO which costs $25 per year.  Details are in the Masters Swimming Competitions section below (deadline to sign up is October 15th).  I've also included details on meets within a 2hr drive of Ottawa for the rest of 2003.
 
 
Space Available in Most Fall Programs
Full details on the Fall session are on the web site.  As prices are now pro-rated you must register at the Athletics Office in person (2nd floor) or by phone (520-4480) from 8:30am-4:30pm M-F. 
 
 
Swimmer Notes 
 
Suit for Sale:  Men's size 40 TYR black/red nylon 8" side seam reversible training mesh ("drag") suit with Carleton Masters logo.  Cost: $30 or best offer.  Note that this suit is designed to be a baggy fit.  Contact Lynn for more information.
 
Suit Order:  A Masters swim suit order will be organized in late October.  This year, we will be ordering only TYR polyester suits in black with a "CARLETON" logo.  Prices will note exceed $45 for women and $25 for men.  Please let me know by the end of the month if you are interested.  A Diffusion Aquasport catalog will be posted on the bulletin board at the pool for those who wish other brands/styles/colours.  You can order from them directly (they're located in Montreal).
 
Nose Clips for Sale:  Cost $5.  Contact Lynn if you are interested.
 
Sens Fans?:  If there are any Sens fans out there who would like to get a good deal on some tickets and support the Carleton Varsity Swim team, contact me for details.  We currently have tickets available for the Sat Nov 29th game vs Toronto with prices starting at $80, but they're going fast!  More games will be added later in the season, and limited numbers of cheaper seats will also be available. 
 
 
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, and click on Fall Workout Themes).  Information on the workouts and weekday attendance summaries are included in this section as the term progresses.  Next week (October 20-22nd) the regular Masters groups will have the option of doing a lactate tolerance set (i.e. 50-100m sprints with long rest).  If you have any questions or suggestions for the workouts, talk to Lynn or your coach.
 
Here are the attendance statistics for the first four weeks of the Fall session.  Note that attendance stats are kept for weekdays only.  If you notice any errors or omissions, please let me know.  My apologies to Joanne D (Whitecaps) and Sean K (7:30am Earlybirds) for omitting them from the last newsletter's perfect attendance list!  There are still 23 swimmers with perfect weekday attendance this Fall:
 
7:30am Earlybirds (Sept 15-Oct 10th; 12 workouts; range 23-33; avg 27.8)
Perfect Attendance: Bernie, Debbie L, Francois, Gwen, Iain A, Jeffrey F, Julie D, Louise R (8)
Missed 1 Workout: Gary B, Julie S, Sean K, Susan M (4)
 
8:30am Earlybirds (Sept 15-Oct 10th; 12 workouts; range 12-21; avg 16.4)
Perfect Attendance: Colette, Francois, Jo-Ann H, Penny (4)
Missed 1 Workout: Alan H, Renee (2)
 
Whitecaps "A" (Sept 15-Oct 9th; 12 workouts; range 17-27; avg 21.7)
Perfect Attendance: Cam, Emily D, Joanne D (3)
Missed 1 Workout: Dawn C, Lynn, Stacey (3)
 
Whitecaps "B" (Sept 15-Oct 9th; 12 workouts; range 16-25; avg 20.9)
Perfect Attendance: Dawn P, Kevin N (2)
Missed 1 Workout: Chris M (1)
 
Nightcaps (Sept 16-Oct 9th; 8 workouts; range 21-27; avg 23.3)
Perfect Attendance: Mark Hynes, Mark W, Stephanie L, Stephen M, Tony P, Zivi (6)
Missed 1 Workout: Babak, Britt, Carol C, Joanie, Karl, Lucille, Meghan H (7)
 
High Intensity (Sept 15-Oct 11th; 12 workouts [8 for HI 2]; range 6-12; avg 8.8 [excluding Varsity])
Missed 1 Workout: Bryan M (1)
 
 
Masters Swimming Competitions
If you want to compete in the 2003-2004 Masters Swimming season, there is a $25 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 October.  Please bring Lynn $25 cash or cheque payable to "Carleton Masters Swim Club" by Wed Oct 15th if you'd like to renew your MSO membership or join for the first time.  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).  7:45am warm-up, 8:30am start, 10:30am finish, followed by free breakfast.  Events: 25fs, 50fl, 50bk, 100fs, 50br, 50fs, 100IM, 200free relay.  Cost $25 (unlimited events).  Deadline: Mon Oct 6th.
 
Sat Oct 25th Invitation des Maitres Halloween, Brossard, QC.  2pm warm-up, 3pm start.  Events: 50br, 50fs, 100IM, 100bk, 100br, break, 100fs, 100fl, 50bk, 50fl, 4x100 medley relay.  Cost $4/event, max 5 individual events (no more than one 100m event!), and relay.  More details: http://www3.sympatico.ca/pascale.piaczinski/txt/tb00inv.htm.  Contact: Christian Berger (chberger@sympatico.ca).  Deadline: Tue Oct 14th.
 
Sun Nov 16th Kingston Masters Meet, Kingston (SCM).  10am warm-up, 11am start.  Events: 100fl, 50br, 100bk, 50fs, 100IM, 4x50 mixed medley relay, break, 200open, 50fl, 100br, 50bk, 100fs, 4x50 mixed free relay.  Meet is followed by 15min on the water slide and a social.  Cost $25 (unlimited events).  Deadline: Mon Nov 3rd.
 
Sat Nov 22nd Technosport Sprint Meet, U of Ottawa (SCM).  7:45am warm-up, 8:30am start, 10:30am finish, followed by free breakfast.  Events: 400fs, 100fl, 200fs, 100bk, 100br, 100fs, 50fs, 200IM, 4x50 medley relay.  Cost $25 (unlimited events).  Deadline: Mon Nov 10th.
 
Fri/Sat Nov 28-29th Coupe de Montreal, Claude Robillard Pool.  Fri: 5pm warm-up, 6pm start, 9pm finish.  Events: 100fs, 200IM, 800fs.  Sat: 8am warm-up, 9am start.  Events: 100IM, 50br, 100bk, 50fl, 200fs, 4x50 medley relay, break, 4x50 free relay, 100br, 50fs, 100fl, 50bk.  Cost $9+$5/event (max 7 individual events).  Deadline: Mon Nov 3rd.
 
Sat Dec 13th Technosport Distance Meet, U of Ottawa (SCM).  7:45am warm-up, 8:30am start, 10:30am finish, followed by free breakfast.  Events: 800fs, 1500fs.  Cost $25 (unlimited events).  Deadline: Mon Dec 1st.
 
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). 
 
 
Race Results: (Please let me know if I've missed anyone or any events.)
 
Deaf Pan Am Games (Sept 19-23rd)
John Baxter (7:30am Earlybirds) had a great trip to Argentina for the Pan Am Games.  He reports that most of the swimmers were age 15-25 (he's 41)!  Despite being the most "mature" swimmer, he placed very well, and did best times in most of his events.  Congratulations, John! 
6th: 400fs 6:12.73
8th: 100br 1:38.06
8th: 100fly 1:41.86
10th: 50fs 31.77
10th: 100fs 1:12.82
11th: 200fs 2:51.10
 

Ask the Coach
 
Dear Coach:  With regards to "Blugged Ub Dose", I find that if I continually blow air out through my nose I don't get as stuffed up after swimming.  Not Sneezy
 
Dear N.Sneezy:  Thanks for bringing this up.  I should have mentioned this in the last newsletter, as it's very good advice, especially for novice swimmers.  However, for those of us who are super sensitive to the chlorine, blowing air out through the nose doesn't seem to be enough (i.e. despite thinking that no water is getting in the nose during workout, the stuffiness/sneezing goes on for hours after workout).  A nose clip is recommended in these cases.
 
 
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.  Contact Lynn for availability 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!