The Calgary Patriots is hosting their team championship swim meet, which also serves as a time trial for us masters.

Here are the meet details:

• When: Saturday , November 29 , 2014 , 1:00 – 4 :00pm
• Where: Talisman Center
• Entries: Maximum 3 individual events
• Cost: Free!
• Deadline: Sunday, November 16 , 2014 , 2 :00pm
• Please see the meet package for details and events.

To submit your entries, please email Quincy your events and entry times (your best guesses are good enough, they are mandatory for seeding purpose) by Sunday November 16th @ 2:00pm. Quincy needs to put together the entry file and send it to the Patriots that afternoon, as he can’t do it at work during the week . Everyone who participated the last 3 years had a great time, and we expect this year to be no different. This is a super fun way to try out a few races to see what you can do, and don’t forget it’s free to all of our members!

While our members are encouraged to swim, we may also need a few volunteers to help run the event (such as timing), so let me know if you’re available to help. This would be a great way to see what swim meets are all about by participating in that capacity, plus you can cheer on your teammates! If you have any questions about this meet, or about Masters swim meets in general, please do not hesitate to let Quincy know.

See you all on the pool deck!

Swimmers,

I have decided to set up a monthly test set. The first one will be a 1000m Choice timed swim and will happen on Saturday October 25th at regular practice time. We will be doing them on weekends every month and will alternate between the 1000 and a kick test.

When paired with the goal sheets this will give swimmers who don’t compete a chance to gauge their improvement. By April we should have completed three 1000m swims and three kick sets. These test sets are standardized so there will be no flexibility given beyond these parameters so that every time we do the set it is the same thing.

1000m Timed Swim

This is a measure of aerobic capacity and can be done any stroke but no equipment can be used. We start the workout with a 30 minute warm-up and then we will divide into two heats and have one group complete the swim while the other group counts laps. We will then switch the groups and do the same. If we do get a huge group out it is possible we could do it in three heats because we don’t want more then three per lane per heat.

Kick Test

The kick test is a measure of kicking speed and will be different for swimmers at different levels. Swimmers will complete a 25, 50, 100 or 200 Flutter Kick with a board. Swimmers will initially choose a distance during the November kick test and will be timed for that distance. If they complete the swim in under the standard they move up to the next distance of kick in January finishing at 200m.

• 25m Kick – Under 30.00
• 50m Kick – Under 1:00.00
• 100m Kick – Under 2:00.00
• 200m Kick – Under 4:00.00

We will have multiple heats done after a 30 minute warmup and we will only have one person per lane per heat on those days. Since this test set won’t take very long we will have a small aerobic set to follow the kick test.

Coach Kevin

From: http://albertacancer.ca/jeanneswimteam2015

Jeanne’s Team was recently formed this year after the tragic news of Jeanne being diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer in October of 2013.

For those of you that know her, you will understand what a shock this was to their lives (Husband Glenn). Active in the community of competitive swimming for over 45 years, from swimmers, to coaches, to parents, to World ranked masters swimmers, they have both literally lead a life demonstrating health and fitness as the road to follow.

Jeanne became more active in Masters Swimming in the late 1980’s and has excelled ever since. It didn’t take long for her to start breaking records. She held 4 world records in the 800 and 1500 free and was also on several world record relay teams, paired with her husband Glenn for some of them. Currently, Jeanne holds 12 Canadian records in the 55-59 age group, dominating all the tough distance races. She has also left her mark in the FINA top 10 all time rankings in numerous events.

Jeanne is passionate about training, competing (both in pools and open water events) and travelling across the country and around the world to competitions, including several World Championships. A highlight of competition has always been meeting up with many friends they have made along the way and sharing her passion with them.

Jeanne has had to pass up the competition season for the most part and focus her energy and fighting spirit on tackling this disease.

With this in mind the idea of “swim for Pancreatic Cancer” came to light. For the past several years, friends have gathered on January 1 to challenge themselves with a workout of 100 x 100’s (a set most of us did in our younger years of swimming!)

Our goal this year is to raise $100,000.00 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation in support of clinical trials that help researchers translate scientific discovery in the lab to the bedside, so patients have access to the best cancer treatment, new drugs, promising novel therapy, and optimism for the future.. Not only is the monetary value important for driving progress, but also increasing the awareness in the community of this silent devastating disease.

Together, we can all make a difference. Join us on January 1, 2015 and make an impact!

The Training Plan for October is now available for downloading and viewing.

Just click here to access it.