Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #78                              Tuesday, November 25th, 2003

To:  Carleton Coaches (11 addresses)

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2003 plus "Alumni":  7:30am Earlybirds (43 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (23 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps (71 addresses), Nightcaps (35 addresses), High Intensity (19 addresses), Varsity registered with Masters (5 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (23 members).

 
Wed Nov 19th High Intensity a.m. Cancellation
Our apologies are extended to the High Intensity swimmers who were unable to get in the pool on Wed Nov 19th due to problems with the chlorine level.  High Intensity swimmers can attend the Interim Workouts on Dec 20th, 22nd and 23rd at no charge to make up for this (details below).
 
 
Masters Christmas Pot Luck Party
Many thanks to Don, Joanie (both Whitecaps), Sam and Ben (both Safety Supervision) who have agreed to host the Masters Christmas Party again this year, from 6-10pm on Sat Dec 13th.  It's Pot Luck and BYOB.  Full details and map at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/XmasParty.html or go to the main page (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com) and click on the link just above the information on the Fall session.
 
 
Winter Program Registration has Started
You can now register for the Winter Masters session which runs January 5th to April 23rd (full details on the web site).  You can register on-line 24 hours a day at http://www.carleton.ca/athletics/programs/index.html or in person or via phone (520-4480) at the Athletics office (2nd floor) 8:30am-4:30pm M-F.  Register early to avoid disappointment!
 
 
Holiday Workouts ** Immediate Reply Requested **
The Fall Masters session ends Friday, December 19th and the Winter Session starts Monday, January 5th.  We are offering some interim $3 workouts.  Three of these will be shared with the Varsity team and they will definitely go ahead.  Each of the remaining four workouts will only go ahead if at least 15 people are interested in attending.  Please reply immediately (and by Friday, December 5th at the latest) if you would like to attend any of these four workouts (see schedule below).  Note that the times are different from usual, but these are the only times that work well for the pool staff.  Here is the tentative schedule:
Sat Dec 20th 5:00-7:00pm (with Varsity team)
Mon Dec 22nd 3:30-5:30pm (with Varsity team)
Tue Dec 23rd 3:30-5:30pm (with Varsity team)
Sat Dec 27th 10:30-11:30am ** e-mail Lynn ASAP if you want to attend this workout
Mon Dec 29th 3:30-5:00pm ** e-mail Lynn ASAP if you want to attend this workout
Tue Dec 30th: 3:30-5:00pm ** e-mail Lynn ASAP if you want to attend this workout
Sat Jan 3rd 10:30-11:30am ** e-mail Lynn ASAP if you want to attend this workout 
 
 
Swimmer Notes 
 
Two Suits for Sale:  Women's size 6/32, 100% polyester Speedo suit (thin shoulder straps, black with blue trim).  Asking $40.  Men's size 40 TYR black/red nylon 8" side seam reversible training mesh ("drag") suit with Carleton Masters logo.  Price: $30 or best offer.  Note that this suit is designed to be a baggy fit.  Contact Lynn for more information.
 
Suit Order:  The Masters suit order has gone in.  I'm hoping for pre-Christmas delivery.
 
Found:  Small pair of flip-flops with flower pattern left at morning workout a couple of weeks ago.  Contact Lynn if they are yours.
 
Reminder:  As a courtesy to the pool staff and your coach, please ensure that you put your equipment (kick boards, pull buoys, etc.) away after workout! 
 
Nose Clips for Sale:  Cost $5.  Contact Lynn if you are interested.
 
Orpheus Choral Group Christmas Concert: The Orpheus Choral Group, of which Sean Kelly and Ursula Scott (7:30am Earlybirds) are members, will be performing their Christmas concert for family and friends of Orpheus
members on Saturday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, 2112 Bel-Air Drive.  Admission is free but donations will be accepted in support of St. Michael's Christmas charities.
Light refreshments will be served after the concert.  Directions: Exit the Queensway at Woodroffe and go south.  Turn left onto Iris.  Take the next left (Checkers), and then take the next right, which is Bel-Air.  The church is on the right.
 
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. 
 
Knee Replacement Update:  Margaret K (8:30am Earlybirds) is home recovering from her knee replacement and is doing well and sends her regards to her fellow swimmers. 
 
Hip Replacement: Dave S (6am High Intensity) is recovering from a hip replacement done in early November.  He hopes to be back in the pool in January. 
 
 
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.  The end of session time trials are quickly approaching!  We will do an 800/1500m freestyle time trial on Tue Dec 2nd / Wed Dec 3rd, and then short distance time trials of your choice from Dec 4th to 17th.  The last day of the session will be Thu Dec 18th or Fri Dec 19th.  If you have suggestions for "fun" sets to do that day, let your coach know!
 
Here are the attendance statistics for the first ten 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.   There are still 11 swimmers with perfect weekday attendance this Fall:
 
7:30am Earlybirds (Sept 15-Nov 21st; 29 workouts; range 19-33; avg 25.5)
Perfect Attendance: Bernie, Gwen, Jeffrey F, Louise R (4)
Missed 1 Workout:  Sean K (1)
Missed 2 Workouts: Francois, Gary B, Julie D, Julie S, Susan M (5)
 
8:30am Earlybirds (Sept 15-Nov 21st; 29 workouts; range 10-21; avg 15.9)
Perfect Attendance: Jo-Ann H, Penny (2)
Missed 1 Workout: Alan H (1)
 
Whitecaps "A" (Sept 15-Nov 21st; 29 workouts; range 13-27; avg 20.8)
Perfect Attendance: Cam, Joanne D (2)
Missed 2 Workouts: Lynn (1)
 
Whitecaps "B" (Sept 15-Nov 21st; 28 workouts [excl Oct 16th]; range 12-25; avg 19.5)
Missed 1 Workout: Chris M (1)
 
Nightcaps (Sept 16-Nov 6th; 16 workouts; range 21-27; avg 22.4) [to be updated next time]
Perfect Attendance: Mark W, Tony P, Zivi (3)
Missed 1 Workout: Mark Hynes, Stephen M (2)
Missed 2 Workouts: Babak (1)
 
High Intensity (Sept 15-Nov 21st; 28 workouts [20 for HI 2]; range 6-12; avg 9.3 [excluding Varsity])
Missed 3 Workouts: Bryan M (1)
Missed 4 Workouts: Andrew K, Francois (2)
 
 
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 have been submitted.  If you missed the deadline, you can still sign up -- it just costs an extra $1 to cover postage/handling.  Contact Lynn for details. 
 
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.
 
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.)
 
October Canadian Water Polo Championships
Congratulations to Rob K and Jean-Francois (Summer 7:30am Earlybirds) as well as Stefan (last year High Intensity) for being part of the team that won the 2003 Canadian National Cadet Water Polo Championships!  This is the first time in 22 years that an Ottawa team has had this honour!
 
Sat Nov 8th NCRA 10K Cookie Run
Julie S (7:30am Earlybirds) completed this race in a PB of 52:21 placing 5th in the 40-49 age group!  Congratulations, Julie!
 
Sun Nov 9th Ironman Florida
Congratulations to Rudy (7:30am Earlybirds) who completed this gruelling event in 812th place in 11:48:55.
 
Sun Nov 16th Kingston Masters Meet
George and Jose (Whitecaps) attended this meet.  George hopes that more people will attend this meet next year.  Here's Jose's report:
"To borrow a page from Paul Martin’s play book; we under promised and then we over delivered.
George and I busted every single one of our advertised times, i.e. seed times. Unlike George though, I was consistently last in my age group.
In summary, the Kingston Master’s Swim Meet was a phenomenal success. Well organized, high tech facilities AND lots of food after the event. They even had door prizes, where, yours truly, won a fancy pair of swim goggles.
Kudos to the organizers!"
 
Sat Nov 22nd Technosport Sprint Meet
Francois (7:30am Earlybirds and 7:30am High Intensity), Mike R (6am High Intensity), Mits (Whitecaps Coach), George, Jose, and Kevin N (all Whitecaps) participated in this meet.  No official results yet, but I hear that everyone swam well and that at least 3 club records were broken: Mike R (25-29 100br in 1:13), and Francois (45-49 200br 2:54 and 400fs in 5:16).
 
 
Ask the Coach
 
Dear Coach:  Any suggestions on where to buy flippers?  I Want Bigger Feet
 
Dear I.W.B. Feet: Check out the Diffusion Aquasport catalog posted on the Masters bulletin board at the pool.
 
Dear Coach: When I work on distance per stroke in freestyle, my body roll increases.  Is that ok?  DPS-er
 
Dear DPS-er: The body roll in freestyle should be quite pronounced.  Your belly button should go from facing one side wall to the other on each stroke.  Thus, if working on dps increases your roll, that's a good thing!
 
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.  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!