Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #250                      Tuesday, April 27^th, 2010

 

To:  Carleton Masters Coaches (7 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2009 / Winter 2010 and Alumni: 7:30am Earlybirds (44 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (27 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps I (52 addresses), 7:10pm Whitecaps II (39 addresses), 8:10pm Whitecaps (22 addresses), Masters “Alumni” (34 addresses).

 

 

“You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world.” – Sheila Graham

 

 

Reminder:  This week (Fri Apr 30^th) is the last chance to save the additional 8% on Summer Programs and next year’s Athletics Memberships due to the introduction of the HST on July 1^st.

 

 

Annual Closure, Spring Session Dates and Cancellations

The Carleton Pool and Athletics facilities (except Ice House) are closed until 6am Mon May 3^rd for annual maintenance. The Ice House re-opens noon Mon May 10^th. 

   The Masters Spring session starts Mon May 3^rd and runs until Wed Jun 30^th.  There are no workouts Sat May 22^nd (Earlybird Triathlon) or Mon May 24^th (Victoria Day). 

   The workouts themes are now posted on the club web site:  http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/mastplansprsum10.pdf (or look under Spring/Summer programs on the main web page). 

 

 

Spring/Summer Registration

The Spring groups are filling up.  There are now just 5 spots left in the 6pm Whitecaps for Spring (and 15 for Summer).  You can register in person at the Welcome Centre any time the building is open, by phone (613-520-4480), or on-line (http://www2.carleton.ca/athletics/). 

- The Spring Session will start Mon May 3^rd and run until Wed Jun 30^th, with no workouts on Sat May 22^nd (Triathlon) or Mon May 24^th (Victoria Day).  There will be four groups available during this time:

·         7:30am Earlybirds: MWF 7:30-8:30am; and Sat 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am: $79+GST barcode 1941

·         8:30am Earlybirds: MWF 8:30-9:30am; and Sat 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am: $79+GST barcode 1942

·         6:00pm Whitecaps: MTuTh 6:00-7:10pm; and Sat 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am: $89+GST barcode 1944

·         7:10pm Whitecaps: MTuTh 7:10-8:10pm; and Sat 8:30-9:30am OR 9:30-10:30am: $79+GST barcode 1945

- The Summer Session will run from Fri Jul 2^nd until Sat Sept 4^th, with no workouts on Mon Aug 2^nd (Civic Holiday).  There will be two groups available:

·         7:30am Earlybirds: MWF 7:30-8:30am; and Sat 10:30-11:30am: $91+GST/HST barcode 1943

·         6:00pm Whitecaps: MTuTh 6:00-7:10pm; and Sat 10:30-11:30am: $96.50+GST/HST barcode 1946

Notes:

1.       Child Safety Supervision will not run in Spring/Summer due to the low numbers this year.  This program will be reconsidered for Fall/Winter 2010/2011 if we have 8 children confirmed.  Let Lynn know if you (or anyone else you know) is interested in this program.

2.       The convenience fee if you use the on-line registration system is now just $2.50.

 

 

Carleton Grad / Varsity Swimmer Volunteering in Africa

Jay Blechta, who was on the Varsity swim team and graduated as an Academic All-Canadian in Carleton’s Engineering Physics program, is volunteering with Engineers without Borders this Fall.  He will be in Northern Ghana for 4.5 months working to discover the root causes of the problems that the rural farmers in that area face.  He’s raising money to offset the $6500 in expenses that he will incur.  Donations over $20 are tax deductible.  For more details or to donate, see: http://www.volunteers.ewb.ca/jasonblechta.
 

 

Upcoming Open Water Swim Training Camp

Oanness Swims is organizing a weekend long open water swim camp near Gravenhurst June 4-6^th.  Cost is $300 for the weekend.  Registration deadline is May 6^th.  Details at: http://www.npconsultants.com/oannesswims/owstc/index.html.

 

 

Swimmer Notes

 

Swimmer Updates:

 - George Tombler (6pm Whitecaps) reports that his wife, Poppy, is now home and managing reasonably well with the help of a walker.  George has a new doctor at the General who is going to solve George’s blood clotting issues, and he is still on his “pep” (steroid) pills.

 - Romy Schaffenburg (6pm Whitecaps) is a member of Ottawa’ Coro Vivo choir.  Their next performance is on Sat May 1^st at St Joseph’s Church, 151 Laurier E; tickets and info: 613-841-3902.  The choir will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria in D Major and Jose Angel Lamas’ Popule Meus.  Full details at: http://www.corovivoottawa.ca/. 

 - Charles McFarland (7:30am Earlybirds) is the director of “Blood Brothers” running at the Gladstone Theatre until May 15^th, see: http://thegladstone.ca/.

 

Poolmate:  For those who love gadgets, here’s a swimming watch that counts your laps (and more) without you having to press any buttons: http://www.ilovetotri.ca/.  If anyone tries one, please send in a review!

 

News Articles:

- High-Rep, Short-Recovery Strength Training: http://runningresearchnews.com/News_And_Events.php?cid=1&iid=87

- Hydration - fluid intake advice and tips: http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/hydration-fluid-intake-advice-and-tips-40789
- Fatty Food Can Weaken the Immune System: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091208132526.htm
- Studying exercise and cancer - with Jack Layton's help: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/studying-exercise-and-cancer-with-jack-laytons-help/article1511663/
- New therapy helps heal soft-tissue injuries: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2741434

- Massage may help lift depression: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T4AK20100330

 

Swim Suits for Sale:  The suits range in brand, style, and colour.  The most expensive women’s suits are $40 and the most expensive men’s suits are $25, with most suits less than that.  The swim suits are available for browsing whenever Lynn is coaching – just ask!  Men's polyester suits now available in size 32-36, and some new women's thin strap suits in 32-38.

 

Caps and Goggles to Borrow:  Lynn always has a “lost and found” bag full of spare caps and goggles to borrow if you forget (or break) yours.

 

50c Swim Caps:  Triathlete and x-Carleton Masters swimmer Ellen Pazdzior and Joanie Conrad (8:10pm Whitecaps) have kindly donated a large number of mostly new latex swim caps.  The money raised by selling these for 50c will go towards the $45 annual fee to register Carleton Masters with Masters Swimming Ontario.  Just ask Lynn if you’re interested in looking at these.

 

Nose Clips for Sale:  Cost $5.  Contact Lynn if you are interested.

 

 

Spring Session Information

In this section you’ll find details on any changes to the plan (coaching, pool end, etc.), plus details on upcoming time trials, and attendance statistics.

 

For the Spring session, Saturdays continue to be at the usual 8:30-9:30am or 9:30-10:30am (shallow end) with a rotating coach schedule.  Lynn will be coaching the Earlybirds (deep end), and the evening coaches will normally be:

• Mon 6pm and 7:10pm: Lynn (shallow)
• Tue 6pm and 7:10pm: Mits (deep)
• Thu 6pm: Lynn (deep)
• Thu 7:10pm: Mits (deep)

 

Here are the time trials planned for the Spring Session:

400 Mon May 31^st (all)

50 and 100 Tue Jun 8^th / Wed Jun 9^th (all)

800/1500 Mon Jun 14^th (all)

200 Mon Jun 21^st (all)

Relays Wed Jun 30^th (Earlybirds)

 

 

Masters Swimming Competitions

You must register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  Registration for 2009-2019 is now underway.  Cost is now $36 ($35 to MSO plus $1 postage/handling).  Please pay by cash or cheque payable to “Lynn Marshall”.  Your MSO membership will be good until Dec 31^st, 2010.  Contact Lynn for more details.  Note that you must register with MSO at least 3 weeks before the due date of the entry for your first competition. Full details on all Ontario Masters competitions can be found at:

http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.   
For Quebec competitions see: https://www.swimming.ca/MeetInfo.aspx, select FNQ <show>, upcoming meets, then the appropriate month, then select the appropriate Masters meet to get more info.  If it says “sanctioned” the meet package should be available.
 
Here’s a list of tentative and confirmed upcoming competitions (mostly) in Ontario and Quebec.  More meets and more details will be added as the information become available.  Note that meet entries and confirming meet information and entry dates are your responsibility.

 

Sun May 2^nd Cornwall Swim Meet (SCM) http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/CornwallMastersMay2nd2010.pdf
Fri-Sun May 21-24th Masters Nationals Nanaimo, BC (LCM) http://www.cmsc2010.ca/  
until May 31st Swim Training Camps with Jim Wright in the Florida Keys (5-15 days each; open to all)
    http://www.sunnysidebb.ca/swimwithjim/

Fri-Sun Jun 4-6^th Open Water Swim Training Camp, Gravenhurst   

    http://www.npconsultants.com/oannesswims/owstc/index.html
Sat Jun 5th Shawinigan Masters Meet (SCM) https://registration.swimming.ca/MeetInfo.aspx?meetid=8198

Fri-Sun Jun 25-27^th New England LCM Championships, Middlebury VT

    http://www.middleburymuffintops.org/LCMChamps/

Sat Jul 17^th 4^th Annual Bring on the Bay 3km Swim for Easter Seals (MSO registration not required)

    http://www.bringonthebay.com/

Sat Jul 17^th Brockville Open Water Swims Part 1: details TBC

Sat Jul 17^th Bright’s Grove 1.5 and 3km Open Water Provincial Championships: details TBC
Jul 31-Aug 6th World Masters Aquatic Championships, Goteborg, Sweden (LCM) http://www.2010finamasters.org/

Sat Aug 7^th 4km Swim for Soldiers, Orillia http://www.osmh.on.ca/ events@osmh.on.ca

Sun Aug 8^th Welland 3 and 5km Open Water Swims http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/WELLANDows2010.pdf

Sun Aug 15^th Brockville Open Water Swims Part 2: details TBC

 

Race Results: (Please send in your results, and/or let me know if I missed your name!!)

 

Fri-Sun Apr 16-18th Quebec Masters Provincials, Sainte-Foy

Congratulations to Lina Vincent (6pm Whitecaps) on her performance, which included the first Club Record by anyone in over a year!  Full results at: http://www.natation-stefoy.com.  All on her own, Lina managed to place Carleton as the 35^th out of 41 clubs (eerily similar to her club record time!).  The updated club records have been posted at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/100418Records.pdf.  Here are Lina’s full results:

Lina Vincent (55-59): 1^st: 200br (3:43.88); 2^nd: 100br (1:45.96), 50fl (42.17), 100IM (1:35.56); 3^rd: 50fs (35.41: club record), 50br (48.12)

 

Mon Apr 19^th Boston Marathon

Congratulations to Mike Lau (6pm Whitecaps) on his impressive results on a very tough course.  Full searchable results at: http://www.baa.org/2010/cf/public/ResultsSearch.cfm?mode=entry, and statistics at: http://www.baa.org/2010/cf/public/statistics.htm.

Mike Lau (45-49): 4752^nd overall (out of 22540), 4179^th male (out of 13072), and 537^th in his age group (out of 2381) in: 3:20:42.

 

 

Ask the Coach
 

Dear Coach:  How can I compare my times with those I’ve done in previous years, or versus someone of a different age / gender.  Just Curious

 

Dear J. Curious:  Well, while it’s probably best to compare yourself with yourself, here are a few web sites that might help.  The myMSC rankings page (http://mymsc.ca/EventResults.jsp) shows how far away from the National / Provincial records a time is, as well as the overall ranking.  Another site, http://www.vaswim.org/cgi-bin/rcalc.cgi, allows you to compare times across age groups and genders.  It is done by fitting a theoretical record curve to the FINA Masters world records.

 
Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons
May/June:

Mon 9:45-10:45am: May 10, 17, 31; Jun 7, 14, 21

Wed 7:00-8:00pm: May 19, 26; Jun 2, 9, 16

Fri 9:45-10:45am: May 7, 14, 21, 28; Jun 4, 18

 

July/August:

Mon 7:15-8:15pm: Jul 5, 12, 19, 26

Tue 7:15-8:15pm: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27

Wed 6:00-7:00pm: Jul 14, 21, 28; Aug 4, 11, 18, 25

Wed 7:00-8:00pm: Jul 14, 21, 28; Aug 4, 11, 18, 25

Thu 7:15-8:15pm: Jul 8, 15, 22, 29

 

Prices:
Private: $52.50 per hour, plus GST.
Semi-Private (2-3 swimmers; per swimmer): $34 per hour, plus GST.

 
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 two week’s worth of workouts on alternate Sundays.  (Note that these are only the workouts that Lynn coaches.  If Lynn is not your coach, the workouts sent by e-mail will be different from the workouts your coach gives you!)
 
Weekly Social Events: All swimmers are invited to join us for:
- Thursday Dinner (after 6pm Whitecaps I workout: all year)
- Thursday Drinks (after 8:10pm Whitecaps workout: Sept-Apr)
- Saturday Brunch (after 9:30-10:30am workout: Sept-Jun; after 10:30-11:30am workout: July-Aug)
Meet by the Control Desk after workout.
 
Triathletes: Check out Rudy Hollywood’s website: http://www.trirudy.com and subscribe to the daily tri-news e-mail.
 
General Information: Program information, photos, old newsletters and the Carleton Masters records, among other things, 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 to or removed from the receiver list, just let me know (lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca). 
 
Happy lengths!
Lynn
 
lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca (or for quicker response: lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca)  
Club website: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com