Locker Room Renovations
"On Tuesday, June 29, the women's locker room will be temporarily relocated
to the front half of the men's locker room (main level) in the first stage of
major renovations to both locker rooms. While work on the women's locker room
goes on, the men will use the back end of their locker room with the entrance to
this section located in the squash court hallway, across from squash court #1.
This stage of the renovation will take approximately one month and will be
followed by a month of work in the men's locker room area. The project is
scheduled to finish in early September."
Workout Cancellations /
Changes
There will be no Masters
Whitecaps workout on Thu July 1st due to the Canada Day
holiday. There is just one Public Swim on that date from 11:45am to
3:30pm. Workouts will run as
usual on Fri Jul 2nd (6:30-7:30am, 7:30-8:30am and 8:30-9:30am) and Sat Jul 3rd
(9-10am ONLY). Note that Fri
Jul 2nd will be the last 8:30-9:30am workout until the
Fall.
Saturday Workouts
Just a reminder of the Saturday schedule for the Summer:
9-10am only
(no Safety Supervision offered) -- starting Sat Jul
3rd. (Safety supervision is still
offered during Whitecaps evening workouts M/Tu/Th 6-7:10pm.)
2005 World Aquatic Championships -
Montreal
Tickets are already on sale for the World Aquatic
Championships to be held in Montreal July 17-31st, 2005 (i.e. more than a year
away). The Championships include Swimming as well as Waterpolo, Diving,
Synchronized Swimming, and Open Water Swimming. The (pool) swimming runs
July 24-31st. Note that this is not a Masters competition
-- it will include swimmers like Ian Thorpe, i.e. the fastest in the
World! Derek Baas (Whitecaps "B") has kindly volunteered
to look into getting a group rate for some tickets if there is enough interest
(and enough advance planners!). Before contacting Derek, please have a
look at the web site: http://www.montreal2005.org/choix_intro.html,
as it has the full schedule and prices, etc. Note that a ticket to see all
the swimming sessions is in the $800 range, while tickets for one session
start at about $20 (for the heats -- finals are more expensive). Once you
have an idea of the sessions you'd like to see, contact Derek at dbaas@edc.ca.
Swim to Athens
Challenge
Everyone who swims at Carleton is encouraged to write
their total distance (in lengths) in the book by the deep end drinking fountain
every day. The goal is to reach Athens (7738km) in time for the opening
ceremonies of the Olympics!
KOS Volunteers Needed
For the fourth time, I have volunteered to organize the
swim at the Kids of Steel Triathlon to be held Sunday, July 11th at the Uplands
Base (outdoor pool). I need about 5 assistants to help with lining up the
kids and counting lengths. The time commitment is around 3 hours from
approx 8-11am. You get a free T-shirt and refreshments. Please let
me know if you are interested. I have enough volunteers for the swim, but
more volunteers are needed for registration, bike, run, etc.
Masters Swim Mini Swim Camp / Clinic
June 19-20th
The Masters swim clinic was held on Saturday,
June 19th, 5-7pm (7:30-8:30pm video feedback) and Sunday, June 20th,
9-11am. Thanks very much to those who supported the camp, despite our
logistical and technical challenges! We raised $200 for the Masters
team.