Carleton Masters Swimming Newsletter #154                         Sunday, October 1^st, 2006

 

To:  Carleton Coaches (8 addresses)

 

Bcc: Those Registered for Fall 2006 and Alumni: High Intensity (14 addresses); 7:30am Earlybirds (43 addresses), 8:30am Earlybirds (21 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "A" (39 addresses), 6pm Whitecaps "B" (36 addresses), Nightcaps (22 addresses), Masters "Alumni" (128 members).

 

 

"A dream worth having is a dream worth fighting for."

 

 

Upcoming Cancellations

Workouts run as usual on Sat Oct 7^th.  However, note that there will be no Masters workouts on Mon Oct 9^th (Thanksgiving). 

   High Intensity swimmers can swim at the Varsity workout on Mon Oct 9^th from 3:30-5:30pm free of charge.  Any other Masters swimmers who can do 100s free/IM on 1:45/2:00 or better may also attend this workout for $3 (please pay the coach on deck). 

   Note that morning members have access to the facilities all day on Thanksgiving Monday, and there is a public swim from 11:45am-3:30pm.

   Note that the Sat 5-7pm workout for High Intensity group 3 is cancelled on Sat Oct 14^th and Sat Oct 28^th, due to travel to Varsity swim meets.  (The 8-9am and 9-10am regular Masters workouts run as usual on these days.)

 

 

E-Mail List Clean-Up

Over the next few weeks I will be doing the annual clean up the e-newsletter e-mail lists.  If you are not going to register for Fall Masters but you want to continue receiving the e-newsletter as an “alumnus”, please send me an e-mail.  Those who have not registered for Masters or responded via e-mail will be removed from the e-list in the mid-October time-frame.

 

 

MSO Registration (extended to Monday!) and Fall Meets

Those swimmers interested in competing in Masters swimming competitions between now and Dec 31^st, 2007, should bring me $25 (plus provide name, address, phone number and date of birth) by Mon Oct 2^nd.   More details under Masters Swimming Competitions below. 

 

 

Swimmer Notes   

 

Hi from Beth:  For those who remember Beth K (x-Whitecaps “B”), I saw her last weekend when she was swimming in public swim.  She was in town for Rosh Hashanah and reports that she’s expecting baby #2 in November, when their first will be almost 5.

 

Brossard Swim Meet:  Rob T (HI 1 & 2; r-trimbee@usa.net) is planning to attend this meet on Oct 28^th and is willing to provide a lift for anyone else who is attending.  Please contact Rob directly.

 

Cycling Prohibited for 8:30am Earlybirds!?:  Some time back a group of 8:30am swimmers were nearly hit by lightning when they were out cycling.  Now in the past 10 days, two have been involved in bike accidents.  Sue D broke her collar bone getting out of the way of a City of Ottawa truck on a bike path, and Margaret K broke her arm when she was blown off her bicycle by the strong winds last Sunday.  The rest of the group has been warned to stick with swimming (it’s safer!).

 

Alex Baumann Returning to Canada:  Alex Baumann, swimming gold medalist at the 1984 Olympics and world record holder, is returning to Canada to head the COC’s Road to Excellence program (a push for more medals at the Summer Olympics).  See: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/09/26/baumann-canada.html. 

 

FINA World Masters Article:  For those interested in reading about August’s FINA World Masters Championships held in Stanford, check out: http://www.usmsswimmer.com/200609/feature.pdf. 

 

Date for Carleton Alumni Diaries:  If you swam or played water polo for Carleton please make note of the “Aquatic Alumni Nite” to be held Sat Nov 4^th.  It will run 4-9pm with men’s and women’s water polo games (4-7pm), plus a swim meet (7-9pm).  Please pass this information along to any alumni you know!

 

Carleton Swim Suits:  The new Carleton swim suits are here (same style as last year).  They are polyester (long lasting).  Men’s suits are available in sizes 28-40 (they fit small – you may want to go up a size).  Cost is $35.  Women’s suits are available in sizes 26-40 (they fit large – you may need to go down a size).  Cost is $55.  Contact me via e-mail if you are interested in a suit and let me know your approximate size.  You can pay by cash or cheque payable to “Carleton University”. 

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

 

Ravens of Carleton Swimming Club:  ROCS offers learn to swim, developmental and competitive programs for swimmers ages 6 and over. The club has very low swimmer to coach ratios and strives to bring out each swimmer’s maximum potential. Even though the club has an excellent competitive program, many programs are offered for swimmers of all abilities.  All programs are offered out of Carleton University. Please visit our website at http://www.rocs.ca for more details.

 

 

Fall Session Information

Here are the weekday attendance stats for the first 3 weeks of the Fall session.  Congrats to all those with perfect weekday attendance to date – keep it up!  Special mention to those with perfect attendance in two groups: Francois A (7:30am EB & HI2); Gi (6pm WCA & HI3); Sean (HI1 & HI2).

 

7:30am Earlybirds (Sept 13-29^th; 8 workouts; range 22-32; avg.: 26.9)

Perfect Attendance: Anita M, Blair G, Chris H, Francois A

 

8:30am Earlybirds (Sept 13-29^th; 8 workouts; range 12-19; avg.: 16.1)

Perfect Attendance: Alan H, Amanda G, Amir, Penny

 

6pm Whitecaps “A” (Sept 12-28^th; 8 workouts; range 16-29; avg.: 22.0)

Perfect Attendance: Francois P, Gi, Jose, Steve M

 

6pm Whitecaps “B” (Sept 12-28^th; 8 workouts; range 19-29; avg.: 21.0)

Perfect Attendance: Christiane W, Joanne D, Suzanne L

 

8pm Nightcaps (Sept 12-28^th; 6 workout; range 10-20; avg.: 14.7)

Perfect Attendance: Ashley, Britt, Joanie

 

High Intensity Masters (Sept 13-30^th; 8 workouts (6 HI2); range 9-18 [excluding Varsity]; avg.: 13.4)

Perfect Attendance: Gi (HI3), Francois A (HI2), Mary-Lou (HI1), Sean (HI1 & 2)

 

Masters Swimming Competitions

You must register annually with Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) if you want to compete in Masters Swimming competitions.  It’s time for the 06-07 renewals / new memberships.  Please give Lynn $25 by Oct 2^nd for your 06-07 registration, good until Dec 31^st, 2007.  Contact Lynn for details.  Even though your current membership is good until Dec 31^st, 2006, if you don’t renew by Sept 30^th, there will be an extra $1 charge for taking care of your renewal separately from the rest of the team.  Note that you must register with MSO at least 3 weeks before the due date of your 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 http://www.fnq.qc.ca/calendrier.html (Masters meets are shaded grey). 

    

Here’s a list of Fall competitions in Ontario and Quebec.  Note that meet entries are your responsibility.  More information and web links (if not listed below) should be available shortly:

 

Sat Oct 28^th Brossard Invitational Christian Berger SCM  

     http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/061028_BRO_Inv_Maitres.pdf

Sat Nov 4^th Technosport Sprint Meet SCM http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/nov42006techno.pdf

Sun Nov 12^th Etobicoke Masters Meet SCM http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/SemiSeriousToo.pdf

Sat Nov 18^th Cowansville Masters Meet SCM http://www.fnq.qc.ca/fichiers/061118_ENC_Inv_Maitres.pdf

Sun Nov 19^th Kingston Masters Meet SCM

     http://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/pdf/BaseKingstonPackage.pdf

Sat-Sun Nov 25-26^th Sainte-Foy Masters Meet; Germain Bilodeau germain.bilodeau@nexinnovations.com

     (details TBA)

Sat Dec 2^nd Coupe de Montreal Meet; Gilles Bertrand anmi_gilles@hotmail.com (details TBA)

Sun Dec 10^th Saint Lambert Masters Meet; Paul Garcia pgarcia@metro.ca (details TBA)

Sun Dec 10^th North York Pentathlon Meet SCM (details TBA)

Sun Dec 17^th Laval Masters Meet; Pierre Perron perronp@videotron.ca (details TBA)

 

 

Race Results: (Please send in your results!!)

 

Sun Sept 17^th ITU Olympic Distance Race Westchester, near New York

Congratulations to Jamie (High Intensity 1) who was seeded 28^th and placed 26^th in a super competitive race.  (A race scheduled for earlier in Sept near Boston was cancelled due to a storm, so the prize money at the New York race was increased.)  Full details at: http://www.westchestertriathlon.org/ and

http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFdw==&id=ODEx&keep=sh.

 

Sun Sept 17^th Rideau Canoe Club Races

The Chelsea Women’s Cascade dragon boat team, of which Debby W (Whitecaps “A”) is a member was the top women’s team at this small festival and placed 2^nd and 3^rd overall in their races.

 

Sat Sept 23^rd 6k Paddling Race

This event was open to all types of boats and Debby and the Chelsea women won the dragon boat category (they were the only entry!).

 

 

Ask the Coach

 

Dear Coach:   Can you please remind me of the difference between build and descend?  Forgetful Swimmer

 

Dear F. Swimmer:  When you are asked to build, you gradually increase the intensity within a repeat.  When you are asked to descend, you do a series of repeats with each repeat at a higher intensity than the previous one.

 

Dear Coach:  If I forget to bring my cap and goggles, is there any way to borrow some?  Another Forgetful Swimmer

 

Dear A.F. Swimmer:  I always have a bag of spare caps and goggles and the pool office usually has some spare goggles, too.

 

 

Private and Semi-Private Masters Swim Lessons

Fall/Winter Schedule:

Mon 9:45-10:45am: Dec 11, Jan 8 – Feb 5, Feb 19, Mar 5 – Apr 2

Tue 7:30-8:30am: Feb 27 – Apr 3

Wed 8-9pm: Mar 21

Thu 7:30-8:30am: Mar 1 – Apr 5 

Fri 9:45-10:45am: Nov 3 - 10, Nov 24, Dec 8 - 15, Jan 5 - 12, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 16, Mar 2 – 30

Sat 7-8pm: Dec 2, Dec 16, Jan 13, Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17

Sat 8-9pm: Dec 2, Dec 16, Jan 13, Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17

 

2006-2007 Prices:
Private: $50 per hour, plus GST.
Semi-Private (2-3 swimmers; per swimmer): $32 per hour, plus GST.
Contact Lynn for bookings.

 

 

Reminders

 

Fall / Winter 2006-2007 Session Information

   Note that High Intensity Masters is for those who can repeat 100s free on 1:45 or better and 100s of other strokes on 2:00 or better.  (High Intensity Group 1 is full.)

   Membership and Masters program prices have not increased for 06-07.  In addition, students, staff and faculty do not have to pay a “bump up” fee.  Fall programs run Tue Sept 12^th – Sat Dec 16^th.  Winter programs run Tue Jan 2^nd – Thu Apr 5^th, except where noted.  (There will likely be a longer pool shutdown in Apr/May 07 to fix the roof.) 

   You can register by phone (613-520-4480 8:30am-4:30pm M-F) or on-line (programs only, not membership) at: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=742, or follow the links from http://www.carleton.ca/athletics. 

   Here’s a summary of the programs offered.  More details at: http://carletonmasters.tripod.com:

7:30am Earlybirds: 7:30-8:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am Sat: $120+GST each term **FULL for Fall**

8:30am Earlybirds: 8:30-9:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am Sat: $120+GST each term

6pm Whitecaps: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 8-9am OR 9-10am Sat: $120+GST each term

Whitecaps Child Supervision: 6:00-7:10pm MTuTh + 9-10am Sat: $88 each term **FULL for Fall**

8pm Nightcaps: 8:00-9:00pm TuTh + 8-9am OR 9-10am Sat: $86+GST each term

High Intensity 1: 6:00-7:30am MWF: $180+GST Sept-Feb (10 spots) **FULL**

High Intensity 2: 7:30-9:30am TuTh: $180+GST Sept-Feb (5 spots)

High Intensity 3: 7:15-9:00pm M + 6:00-7:40pm W + 5:00-7:00pm Sat: $180+GST Sept-Feb (5 spots)

6:30am Earlybirds: 6:30-7:30am MWF + 8-9am OR 9-10am Sat: $52+GST (Mar-Apr only)

 

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 will be different from the workouts your coach gives you!)

Weekly Social Events: All swimmers are invited to join us for:

- Thursday Dinner (after Whitecaps workout: all year)

- Thursday Drinks (after Nightcaps workout: Sept-Apr)

- Saturday Brunch (after 9-10am workout: Sept-Jun; after 10-11am workout: Jul-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