CMSC Lane Currents
Sept. 28/06 edition
Coach's Corner
Welcome back!
I trust everyone had a fantastic summer, full of activity in the
sun. I've enjoyed seeing many faces back at the pool, we all seem
ready for another swimming season.
Our club mandate is to "provide competitive swimming training and
competitive opportunities for the members." Your three coaches, myself,
Matt and Lisa, are ready to work! It was brought to my attention by a
board member, that with our club mandate in mind, it would be helpful if
swimmers with specific goals for their swimming season would share them
with their coach. The coaches agree, and are ready to help you achieve
these goals. Please do keep in mind, that we are coaching a number of
people, and will do our best to individualize workouts only when it is
possible.
The swim meet schedule has not been finalized for the year, but we
do know Nationals are in Winnipeg in May and that our swim meet is
February 11th. You can find the current meet schedule here. As the executive receives more information
regarding the swim meets, we will inform you. The year plan has been
created, and will be adjusted as needed when swim meet dates are
set. It is posted on the website here. What you can look forward to is
a general aerobic season start up, building up to 3500 metres at the
end of September, and 4500 metres at the end of October. (The metres
are based on lane one and an hour and a half workout.)
I am looking forward to working with everyone this year. If you have any
questions or comments throughout the year, please contact your coach.
Kathy
Swim results from this past summer
Sylvan Lake 3KM race- 24 July
Mike Morrow won his age group (50-59) while Laurie Wallace also won hers
(30-39). Rob Davis was also among the race competitors and came 2nd in his
age group (40-49) however he felt he was at an unfair disadvantage wearing
a full length Fastskin while Mike and Laurie came sporting their wetsuits
which are thought to be much faster for open water swimming. We know that
next year Rob will have the proper gear!
Fina World Championships- August
Three CMSC members travelled to San Francisco for the Fina World
Championships held at Stanford University: Rob Davis, Nancy Davis, and
Marjorie Obee. All members put in some excellent swims amongst a meet of
5500 swimmers. Rob's best swim was probably his 800 Free where he took 16
seconds off his time which he had previously won at the World Masters
Games in Edmonton (2005). Remarkably this only gave him a top 25 ranking
so you could imagine the high caliber swimming at this meet. Nancy Davis
posted a good 200 breast (70-74) however regrettably she was out-touched
by a petite Japanese woman. You can bet that Nancy won't let that happen
again. The "Davis Duo" also decided to swim in the shark infested waters
of the bay and narrowly completed the 1 1/4 mile escape from Alcatraz
before high tide came rolling in. As for Marjorie Obee, she did us proud
by having several top 10 placings in her age group (75-79), even if she
was feeling under the weather.
Something to ponder.....
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool
who said, "Quit while you're ahead?"
Workout schedule updates
Mon. Oct. 9 - Early Bird and Mid-morning are both cancelled (due to Thanksgiving)
Sat. Oct. 14 - New time: 12:30 to 2:00 PM
Snack club dates
September 30 - Lanes 1&2 are hosting.
October 28 - Lanes 3&4 are hosting.
If your lane is hosting, remember to bring some yummy treats to share
after workout.
Healthy recipes for swimmers on the go
Well folks, hit your farmer's market and stock up on those fabulous
tasting in season tomatoes cause you'll want to try this recipe....
Tomato & Mango Salad
3 large chopped tomatoes
2 mangoes pealed and diced
2 tbs white wine vinegar
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs curry powder
Salt and pepper
Finish with your favorite fresh herb (chives, basil, or corrriander)
CMSC Team Equipment
Check out the Team Aquatics link on our club website. Place your orders
with Laurie Wallace (equipment manager)and get your supplies at a
discounted price. She will take your orders throughout each month and
then ONLY place the orders on the first of the next month. Each order
must be accompanied by a cheque or your order will not be completed.
Need a CMSC cap? Catch-up with Laurie or Dave Dixon on deck to purchase
your club logoed swim caps which of course come in a multitude of colors
for only $5.00.