Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter 
#137                      
  Sunday, February 19th, 
2006
 
To:  Carleton 
Coaches (11 addresses)
 
Bcc: 
Those Registered 
for Fall 2005 / Winter 2006 and Alumni: High 
Intensity (17 addresses), 7:30am Earlybirds (34 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds 
(19 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (50 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" 
(39 addresses), Nightcaps (37 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (41 members). 
 
High Intensity 
Cancellations and End; 6:30am Earlybirds Start; Coaching 
Substitutions
The last Varsity / High 
Intensity workout of the season is on Wed am 
Feb 22nd (a week earlier than originally 
announced due to a change in the Varsity schedule).  Danny F will coach Whitecaps “A” on Thu Feb 
23rd and Blake C will 
coach Earlybirds on Fri Feb 24th.  
   The 6:30am Earlybirds program starts on Mon Mar 
6th.  If there is enough interest, we could run $3 workouts on 
Wed Mar 1st and Fri Mar 3rd.  Please let me know if 
this would interest you.  So far I have had very little interest in 
these two $3 workouts, so unless I have 10 e-mails this week, they won’t 
happen!
Jim Lee 
Update
Jim Lee (7:30am Earlybirds) continues to 
recover well after his stroke in mid-January.  He is at the rehab centre at 
the General but goes home most evenings and weekends.  He enjoyed the visit 
from Leona, Mary-Lou and Jan, as well as the flowers from Ursula and 
Sean.
Toys to Support 
the Varsity Swim Team
Thanks to Veronica (Whitecaps “A”) for 
organizing this Varsity fundraiser and to those of you who bought toys.  
While the fundraiser is over, you can still purchase toys at: http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/esuite/home/giggey/.  
Women’s Locker 
Update
Thanks to those of you who have sent 
in comments on the women’s change room.  Please continue to send in any 
concerns to Paul Armstrong at: Paul_Armstrong@carleton.ca.  
 
 
Swimmer 
Notes   
 
Xmas Party Lost 
and Found:  Did you go to the Masters 
Christmas party?  Have your hands or your child’s head been cold since 
then?  If so, perhaps you left your gloves (adult brown and white knitted 
pattern) or hat (kids’ two shades of blue jester toque) behind?  We’d like 
to get these items to their proper home.  Let 
Benefit Concert 
for Footsteps to 
  
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       Susanne 
      Russell Wins 2005   | 
    
       
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       In one of 
      triathlon's hot beds, winning the Ottawa Sports Award is not an easy task 
      and winning it just capped off a great year for the local 
      triathlete.  "I felt very excited and honoured as there were so many 
      excellent athletes being recognized that evening, and also because there 
      are so many talented triathletes that I admire in our 
      community."  | 
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Support Cancer 
Research and Coach Kristi:  On July 21-23, 2006, 
http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR?px=1210135&s_redId=13435&fl=en_US&s_tafId=13970&pg=personal&fr_id=1160
BIG Swim for 
Arthritis: This swim for arthritis (promoting 
the benefits that swimming has for those with arthritis) is being held April 
20-23, 2006 at pools across 
X-Carleton 
Swimmer in the News:  Mike Scherman (x-Whitecaps “B”) recently 
won the 100-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra 
Marathon:
Vacation 
Suggestion:  Larry (8:30am Earlybirds) recently returned 
from a vacation at the Atlantis Resort at 
Carleton Swim Suits:  
Price is $70 for the women's suits 
($55 for girl's) and $35 for the men's (cash or cheque payable to 
"
Nose Clips for 
 
 
Winter Session 
Information
This is where the winter attendance 
stats are listed along with information on upcoming special workouts (e.g. time 
trials).  The regular workout themes are posted on the web site.  
Perfect 
attendance foiled!  Alan Hunt was the only 8:30am Earlybird 
member with perfect attendance in the last newsletter.  We were all 
surprised and a bit worried when he missed last Wednesday.  On Friday, he 
told us his tale of woe…  He kindly went outside to scrape the ice off his 
wife’s car (he walks to Carleton).  While he was doing that (dressed in a 
light sweater), she took the dog for a walk and locked him out.  It took 
him 45min of wandering the neighbourhood to find her by which time it was too 
late to get to the pool.  He says that divorce papers have been filed… 
J 
Congratulations to the 11 swimmers with perfect weekday attendance 
to date:
7:30am 
Earlybirds 
(Jan 4-Feb 17th; 20 workouts; range 10-22; avg: 
15.7)
Perfect Attendance: Barb P, Leona
Missed 1 Workout: Francois A
8:30am Earlybirds 
(Jan 4-Feb 
17th; 20 workouts; range 8-18; avg: 
14.4)
Missed 1 Workout: Alan H (see story above!)
6pm Whitecaps 
“A” (Jan 
3-Feb 16th; 20 workouts; range 23-38; avg: 
27.8)
Perfect Attendance: Don W, Francois P, Gi, Joanne D, Pete 
L
6pm Whitecaps 
“B” (Jan 
3-Feb 16th; 20 workouts; range 16-26; avg. 
20.4)
Perfect Attendance: Christiane W, 
Mariette
Missed 1 Workout: George, Suzanne L (sorry for missing 
Suzanne’s perfect attendance last time!)
8pm 
Nightcaps 
(Jan 3-Feb 2nd; 10 workouts; range 11-22; avg. 17.2) – to be updated 
next time
Perfect Attendance: Elizabeth P, 
Jasmine
High 
Intensity 
(Jan 4-Feb 18th; 18 workouts (13 HI2; 17 HI3); range 2-13; avg: 7.0 
[excluding Varsity])
Missed 1 Workout: Francois A 
(HI2)
Masters Swimming 
Competitions 
You must 
register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to 
compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  Cost is $26 for a registration 
good until Dec 31/06.  Contact 
 
Some preliminary information on 
upcoming local and championship meets for the season is given below.  Full 
details on all Ontario Masters competitions can be found at: http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/competition/schedule01.htm.  For 
 
 
Sat Mar 11th 
am Technosport Arthur Inglis 
Invitational Sprint Meet (Ottawa U)  7:45am warm up, 8:30am start, 10:30am 
finish.  Events: 200fs, 50fl, 100bk, 50br, 50fs, 100br, 50bk, 200IM, 100fl, 
100fs, 200MR.  Cost: $30 (unlimited events; can pay on the day).  
Deadline: Wed Mar 1st. 
Register on-line at: http://ca.geocities.com/technosport@rogers.com/forms/seriesmf.htm (or 
follow links from: http://www.technosport.ca) and e-mail: coachduanejones@technosport.ca 
to confirm that your entry was received.
 
Fri Mar 31 - Sun Apr 
2nd  Provincial Championships 
(
 
Sat Apr 8th 
am 
 Technosport Sprint Meet (
 
Sat May 13th 
am  Technosport Sprint Meet 
(
May 19-22nd, 2006 
 National Championships (
 
Sat Jun 3rd 
am  Technosport Distance Meet 
(
  
Aug 4-11th, 
2006  XI FINA World Masters 
Championships, 
 
 
Race 
Results: (Please send 
in your results!!)
  
Sun Feb 
5th Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships, 
George (Whitecaps 
“B”) participated in this event and handily won his age group!  Full 
details at: http://www.cdnindoorrowing.org.   
Check out his race report…
George’s Race 
Report:
On Sunday February 5, 2006, 
following a suggestion and encouraged by Francois Audet, I took part in the 
Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships, held in the CBC building in downtown 
   For this occasion the organizers had 
set up about 20 of these machines in the lobby of the CBC building for warming 
up and cool down, and another 30 or so arranged in the form of a triangle in the 
spacious atrium of the building. The machines were hooked up to a number of TV 
screens on which little boats were projected indicating the relative position of 
the competitors. The spectators, and there were lots of them, were very close to 
the action creating quite a congenial atmosphere.
   There were no dressing rooms (nor 
showers), so one had to wear one's racing outfit under the street clothes and 
simply undress on the spot. For the occasion I had on my grandson's black 
spandex shorts, the kind that fits snugly around one's thighs, making one look 
more robust than one really is ; for a top I had a black T-shirt I bought in 
Greece with a bunch of stylized (and obviously nude) runners stenciled in front; 
sone one described  it as the Johnny Cash look, sans the 
guitar.
   The whole thing is run like a swim 
meet with the participants arranged according to age in five year intervals. I 
was in the 80 plus category, and as usual the only entry so I had to 
race with some youngsters, actually 70+. On my left was Frank; he said he 
was doing this for 25 years, and he was a bit taken aback to learn that I 
was doing for only two weeks.
   Needless to say that my boat was 
left quickly behind and eventually it was the only one left on the screen; at 
this point all eyes were focused on my boat; spectators and competitors alike 
started chanting encouragement calling out how many meters were left to the 
finish line. Finally when my boat crossed the line there was a great 
applause and perhaps some relief; my time for the 2000 meters was 9min and 
45secs, better than I have ever done, but short of the record of 9min 20 sec 
held by another old but obviously more vigorous chap from 
BC.
   Anyway on this day I was good enough 
for first place and a gold medal, which was placed around my neck in an official 
presentation with the CBC cameras rolling.  I haven't seen the film 
yet so obviously was considered not newsworthy.
   I must say I found the whole thing 
very efficient; we got there at 8 o'clock, raced at 9, had my medal by 10, home 
by 11 with a well deserved glass of beer.
   I would like to take this 
opportunity to thank Francois for getting me into this; I think rowing is a 
marvelous exercise, very compatible, even complimentary to 
swimming.  I think we should consider a 
team for next year.
Sat Feb 11th 
Six Carleton 
Masters participated in this event.  Despite the meet being long course 
(50m pool, which should be slower than a 25m pool), both 
Gi and 
Sean set club 
records in 200m breaststroke!  Congrats, guys!  Not quite complete 
results are available at: http://www.nmsc.org/meets/wlude06.php 
(these still don’t have the 200 open broken down into the correct 
strokes).  And, thanks to Gi, a group photo is available at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com/aphoto.html.  
George’s race report is below – many thanks to George for writing 
this!
   
Good job everyone – here’s how they all 
did:
Kelly 
R (Whitecaps “A”; Women’s 25-29) 
1st 100fs (1:09.77), 200fs (2:36.33), 400fs (5:30.16), 50br 
(42.40)
Bozena (Whitecaps 
“B”, Women’s 50-54) 2nd 50fl (50.82); 3rd 50br (56.89); 
4th 100br (2:07.28); 7th 50fs 
(44.71)
Gi (Whitecaps 
“A”, Men’s 20-24) 1st 200br (3:28.80 – Club Record), 50fl (36.59); 
2nd 50fs (31.01), 100fs (1:13.38)
Dave 
B (7:30am Earlybirds, Men’s 35-39) 
2nd 100bk (1:23.71); 4th 100fs (1:10.12); 7th 
50fs (31.84)
Sean 
K (High Intensity, Men’s 50-54) 
1st 50bk (45.87); 2nd 100br (1:38.29); 3rd 50br 
(43.11), 200br (3:38.34 – Club Record)
George (Whitecaps 
“B”, Men’s 80-84) 1st 200fs (4:25.78), 50bk (1:04.59), 100bk 
(2:20.65), 50br (1:04.67)
  For the record, a Carleton 
swimmer competing for another team, and an x-Carleton swimmer are also listed – 
congrats also to Larry and Bernie:
Larry 
D (8:30am Earlybirds, Men’s 65-69 
swimming for Ottawa Y Masters) 1st 50bk (41.41), 50br (43.75); 
2nd 200? 3:39.96
Bernie (x-7:30am 
Earlybirds, Men’s 55-59 swimming for Stittsville) 1st 50bk (43.81); 
3rd 50fs (35.94), 50br (43.38); 4th 50fl 
(44.76)
George’s Race 
Report:
Here are my personal recollections 
of the 2006 Winterlude meet. I don’t think the meet was as well attended as in 
previous occasions, with only 149 swimmers, none of them in the 80+ category, 
which made my job easier if less challenging.
   The team representing Carleton was 
small, only six stalwart individuals, but what was lacked in numbers 
certainly  was made  up by an  enthusiastic and very 
spirited performance  by all concerned. The team covered a wide range 
of ages, from Gi Wu's 23 to George’s 82, while Dave Bourdon and Sean Kelly 
filled in nicely the in between gap; two ladies, Bozena Lech and Kelly 
Rhodenizer provided the  feminine touch.
   I don't think any great records were 
established [Ed. Note: 2 club records!] but we all did well, as shown by the 
results listed elsewhere. Here are my personal observations and editorial 
remarks.
   Gi, under the strict but inspired 
tutelage of coach Lynn, showed considerable improvement in style and times [Ed. 
Note: congrats to Gi on his great 50, and with some pace work the 100 will 
improve a lot!]. Dave, in his first meet since he was a teenager, said he was 
nervous, but certainly did not showed it; on the contrary he appeared cool and 
collected, and he and Sean proved to be fine teammates, encouraging one and all 
and keeping track of splits, times etc.
   In one critical 
occasion Sean retrieved my misplaced cap just as I was about to get up on the 
starting block, thus saving me the embarrassment of swimming with my goggles 
wrapped around my neck. Thanks Sean.
   Bozena was somewhat disappointed for 
being restricted to only four swims, the limit under the format of this 
meet, with no opportunity to demonstrate her usual stamina and supreme 
conditioning by swimming everything under the sun. Young Kelly, obviously a fine 
swimmer, did the 400 Free in good style winning her heat way ahead of the rest 
of the swimmers.
   We all missed coach 
   The customary team photo was taken 
for posterity.
   The after meet complimentary food 
and refreshments were ample and very tasty, and we all did justice to 
it.
 
Sat Feb 
18th Rideau 
Speedeaus Meet (
Registration numbers were 
significantly down at this meet, hosted by 
Here’s how we 
did:
Andrew 
P (Whitecaps “B”, Men’s 55-59) 50br 
(42.53 – Club Record & PB), 100br (1:36.49), 50fl (39.24 – Club Record & 
PB), 100IM (1:33.49)
Francois 
A (HI/7:30am Earlybirds, Men’s 45-49) 
200fs (2:18.52 – Club Record & PB), 800fs (10:06.03 – Club Record & PB), 
50br (36.00 – Club Record & PB), 200br (2:52.93), 200IM (2:40.04 – Club 
Record & PB), 400IM (5:41.57 – Club Record & 
PB)
Lynn (Coach, 
Women’s 45-49) 200fs (2:12.27 – National Record), 400fs (4:47 – National 
Record), 800fs (9:21.65 – World Record), 100br (1:27.25 – Club Record), 200fl 
(2:30.39 – National Record), 200IM (2:36.49 – National 
Record)
 
Ask the 
Coach 
 
Dear 
Coach:  I keep getting leg cramps 
during workout.  I do my stretching, drink water and eat bananas.  
What else can I do?  Cramping Swimmer
Dear C. Swimmer:  We had lots 
of good suggestions for our readers on this one…  First, especially for 
women, this can be a sign of low calcium.  It’s difficult for athletes to 
get a lot of calcium in their diets.  Secondly, runners are more prone to 
leg cramps if they have run earlier the same day.  Finally, as calf cramps 
tend to recur, a good massage can help.  Thanks to Heather S, Theresa, and John B for these 
suggestions!
Dear 
Coach:  I am planning a cycle 
endurance race in the summer (one week of daily racing).  What can I do in 
the pool to help?  Crazy Cyclist
Dear C. Cyclist: Just wanted to 
pass along an e-mail received on this subject – do be 
careful!!
   Don't do it!  The 
last Masters' swimmer to compete in one of these things 
(Montreal-Boston-Montreal) never recovered from the nerve damage caused by 
leaning on his handbars for the extended time.  We haven't seen him 
since.  Don't do it!
   A concerned fellow 
swimmer. 
Dear 
Coach:  My flip turns are often 
crooked.  What am I doing wrong?  New 
Flipper
Dear N. Flipper:  A flip turn 
is a complicated movement and should be practiced in parts until you get it all 
put together properly.  It’s important that you pull up equally hard with 
both arms and keep your body straight (no twisting) so that you go straight 
over.  Aim to have your toes pointing up when you hit the wall, rather than 
turning too soon.  Ask your coach to do a flip turn 
clinic!
Dear 
Coach:  Flip turns make me too tired 
(I can’t hold my breath long enough).  Is there anything that can be 
done?  Another Flipper
Dear A. Flipper:  Practice 
makes perfect!  When you ask your body to do anything new, it will be a 
challenge.  Your body adapts to what you ask of it (within reason!), so the 
best way to be able to do flip turns all the time is to do flip turns all the 
time!  Seriously, though, if you gradually increase the frequency of your 
flip turns (either in number or by the amount of time in the workout) it will be 
become easier.  For an experienced swimmer, an open turn takes much more 
effort!
Dear 
Coach:  What’s the difference between 
4 x 50 IMO and a 200IM?  A Newbie
Dear A. Newbie:  When you swim 
four x 50m you stop after every 50m.  The pace time given will be for your 
50m swim (including your rest).  When you swim 200m you do the entire 200 
without stopping and the pace time is for the 200m (plus rest).  Ask you 
coach for help with understanding the workout on the board if it’s not 
clear.
Dear 
Coach:  Can you explain a bit about 
lane etiquette and passing?  Just Wondering
Dear J. Wondering:  Lane 
etiquette is mainly common sense rules to ensure that everyone can have a good 
swim.  Thus, it’s important to keep out of the way of those who are 
swimming when you are not and to avoid doing unexpected things that could lead 
to collision or injury (e.g. suddenly doing a breaststroke kick while swimming 
freestyle, starting less than 5 seconds behind or ahead of someone, stopping in 
the middle of a length, standing or holding the wall in front of the “cross” at 
the end of the lane, etc.).  As for passing, advanced swimmers should be 
able to pass (or be passed by) their lane-mates without either swimmer needing 
to adjust his/her speed or stop.  Our lanes are plenty wide enough to be 
three (or even four) abreast for a short time, as long as everyone is aware of 
their surroundings.  Knowing where everyone is in your lane is vital to 
passing safely.  If you realize that someone is going to be passing another 
of your lane-mates, you can help by swimming near the lane rope to give them a 
bit more space to pass.  For less advanced swimmers, the passee can pause 
slightly at the end of a length to let the passer by, or the passer can tap the 
passee on the foot, to indicate that he is passing.  Generally you pass by 
swimming up the middle (on the black line), exercising caution not to cause a 
collision.  Ask your coach to give you a passing drill, if your lane would 
like to work on this.
 
 
Private and Semi-Private Masters 
Swim Lessons
Winter 
Availability:
Mon 9:45-10:45am: Feb-Apr 
Mon 3-4pm: 
Feb-Apr
Mon 4-5pm: Apr 
17
Tue/Thu 7:30-8:30am **NEW**: 
Mar-Apr
Wed 8-9pm: 
Mar-Apr
Fri 9:45-10:45am: 
Feb-Apr
 
2005-2006 
Prices:
Private:
Non-Members: $55 for 1 hour, $100 for 
2, $140 for 3, and $180 for 4 hours, all plus GST. 
Semi-Private (2-3 
swimmers; per swimmer):
Non-Members: $35 for 1 hour, $65 for 2, $90 for 3, 
and $115 for 4 hours, all plus GST.
(Carleton Members get a 25% discount on 
the above prices.)
Contact 
 
 
Reminders  
 
Winter Term 
Registration: If you have not yet done so, 
please register for the Winter term as soon as 
possible, to ensure that the coaches have 
up-to-date class lists.  You can register on-line 24 hrs/day at http://www.carleton.ca/athletics, or 
by phone (520-4480) or in person (main floor) from 8:30am-4:30pm M-F.  
Note that those registered in the current High Intensity groups are paid up 
until February.  All other groups require re-registration for 
January.  Whitecaps is full for the 
Winter term, but all other groups have space.  You can also 
register now for the 6:30am Earlybirds (starting in March).  The workout 
themes for Winter 2006 are posted on the web site: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com. 
Web Site Links and Newsletter 
Archive: 
Some swimmers reported that they had 
problems viewing some of the recent photos.  It's sometimes easier to 
access the web site pages, by going to the main page (http://carletonmasters.tripod.com) 
and then clicking on the link of interest (e.g. recent 
photos). 
Also, if your copy of the newsletter 
does not arrive or is accidentally deleted, you can view all the old newsletters 
on the web site.
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 
Weekly Social 
Events: All swimmers are invited to join 
us for:
Thursday Dinner (after Whitecaps 
workout): Meet by the Control Desk around 7:45pm
Thursday Drinks (after Nightcaps 
workout): Meet by the Control Desk around 9:30pm
Saturday Brunch (after 9-10am 
workout): Meet by the Control Desk around 10:30am
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!
lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca (or for 
quicker response: lynnmar@sce.carleton.ca)
Club 
website: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com