As the season progresses items will appear on this page that reflect events and acheivements of our members. |
posted Aug 27, 2010 10:10 AM by Unknown user
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updated Aug 27, 2010 10:33 AM
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Summer is coming to an end.. the tri athletes are close to finishing their race season. Which means that the 2010/11 season starts soon..
First practices as below all at White Oaks Pool:
Original group: (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) starts Sunday September 12 at 8am.
New Masters: (Monday and Thursday evening) starts Monday September 13 at 9pm.
Morning Masters: (Monday and Thursday morning) starts Sunday September 12 at 9:30am..Yes you read right SUNDAY not Monday September 13 in the morning, the pool is used for staff training and then starts Thursday September 16 at 10:30am. Monday September 20 we will be back at Centennial at 9am.
Wednesday only: Starts Wednesday September 15 at 8:30pm.
See you soon at the pool... |
posted Aug 16, 2010 12:17 PM by Unknown user
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updated Aug 31, 2010 5:56 AM
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We have no more spots available..During the season spots opens up and people from the waiting list will be contacted and if you are interested in swimming with us next season, now is the time to be put on our waiting list. Please contact Coach Mette at Mette@cogeco.ca for more info.. |
posted Jul 7, 2010 6:43 AM by Unknown user
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updated Jul 7, 2010 6:57 AM
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Hello Masters Swimmer,
Hope you are enjoying your summer.
You should by now have received your registration form by email if not contact coach Mette. To guarantee your membership, please hand in the Registration and Release of Liability forms for season 2010/11 completed with payment to Coach Mette or mail it to Mimi Ngo 2009 Greenville drive Oakville L6H 3Z3 no later than the deadline date of July 22, 2010. After this date any unfilled spots will be made available to the wait list and you will lose your spot. ..If you have any questions please contact Coach Mette..
The program hours for the 2010/2011 season are as follows (no changes to last year's):
Original Masters:
Sunday 8:00am-9:30am White Oaks Pool
Tuesday 9:00pm-10:30pm White Oaks Pool
Thursday 8:00pm-9:30pm White Oaks Pool
Monday & Thursday Evening Masters:
Monday 9:00pm-10:30pm White Oaks Pool
Thursday 9:30pm-10:30pm White Oaks Pool
Wednesday Evening Masters:
Wednesday 8:30pm-10:00pm White Oaks Pool
Monday & Thursday Morning Masters:
Monday 9:00am-10:00am Centennial Pool
Thursday 10:30am-12:00pm White Oaks Pool
The swim schedule will begin the week of Sunday, September 12th.
All practices are held at the pools mentioned above unless otherwise notified.
( If you were registered in more than one program last year, please note that you will be invited to renew your registration for each program under separate emails. When registering for multiple programs, only one Release of Liability form and one consolidated cheque need be submitted. To participate in MSO meets, one MSO fee need be paid.)
Should you wish to change programs or add another, please send your request before July 12 to Coach Mette. Your name will be placed on the relevant wait list. Openings become available to the wait list after the registration deadline. Please also notify Coach Mette if you are no longer renewing your membership.
For news items, general information, etc., don't forget to visit our website http://www.oakvillemasters.ca <> .
Anyone who wishes to compete in swim meets this year, please email Sonia Lopes at sonia.lopes@peelsb.com <> for further details |
posted Jun 13, 2010 12:24 PM by Unknown user
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updated Jun 13, 2010 12:31 PM
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Just a reminder for all those who signed up for the BBQ.
Date: Friday, June 18 at 7:00 pm at Gord and Karen Hurd's house..
The season is soon coming to an end...
Last swims are..
Monday June 14
Tuesday June 15 (8pm start time)
Wednesday June 16
Thursday June 17
Sunday June 20
Summer swims starts up on Tuesday June 22, Thursday June 24 and Monday June 28..
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posted Jun 13, 2010 12:05 PM by Unknown user
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updated Jun 13, 2010 12:23 PM
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Our Team shows what it is to be active, work hard, be mental prepared, reaching goals and most of all have team spirit & fun..
During spring many of our tri swimmers have participated in marathons preparing for the up coming tri-season etc. It is great to see that so many have completed 1/2 and full marathons. Some of the tri swimmers qualified for and or ran the Boston marathon.. Congratulations to all.. If your name is not mentioned and you participated in the runs, please email Kathy Jackson cjackson5@cogeco.ca or me with your results. This is the only way we can keep track of Tri and running results..
Further more a small group of our swimmers,Sylvie Tremblay, Sonia Lopes, Katie Swift, Janice Gibbs and I went to Nanaimo BC to participate in the Canadian Masters Championship 2010, swimming with some of the worlds best masters swimmers. Our swimmers did awesome, swimming long course setting personal record, after personal record.. With Sylvie Tremblay having a powerful weekend, among her medal harvest winning 5 individual gold medals. Her contagious positive attitude got all of us in a powerful mind set to swim fast and of cause to go down the water slide.. . We won 7 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze and lots of places among top 8. Our Relay team won a bronze and a silver see pictures. It was very exciting to watch everyone swim. Some of the highlights to watch for me as a coach was our relay team swimming optimal 100% they were on fire, winning a bronze medal. An other was watching the females 65-69 year old age group swimming . One person in particular Bonnie Pronk swam just like a 16 year old would swim today. I should say, when winner Bonnie Pronk was younger, she would be disqualified in breast stroke, if her head was just under the water at anytime. Bonnie has learned the new very powerful "wave" breast stroke swimming 50 m on 45.87 long course. "She is probably swimming a lot faster than she did when she was young".. .. Who says you can teach an old dog new tricks?...Next years Nationals 2011 is in Montreal... mark your calendars.. Always May Long weekend ..One more congratulations goes to Jackie Hatherley for 2009 top ranked master swimmer in Canada and number 9 in the world in her age group ... amazing.. |
posted May 4, 2010 11:12 AM by Unknown user
Registration is now open for "none" Members. However there are only spots left on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30am..
If you are interested in attending the Summer Swim please contact coach Mette Mette@cogeco.ca |
posted Apr 8, 2010 6:27 AM by Unknown user
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updated May 4, 2010 11:11 AM
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Summer is soon here and yes we will have a summer swim again...
Just like last year the members already swimming with the Oakville Masters gets first choice of times and when they want to swim.. The handed in registration form with cheque confirms and saves your spot..There are limited spaces available so if you do not want to be disappointed hand in the registration form with a cheque on or before May 2nd, 2010..The spots are given on a first come first basis.
After May 2nd "Non" members contact me for registration form Mette@cogeco.ca If spots are still available registrations opens for "non" members and after the order of the received registration..on a first come first basis.
The members swimming with the Oakville Masters during the year have first choice to register e.i what time and day they want to swim. Please fill out the forms attached make sure to check of the preferred time,day and the amount of swims per week..
Please read the registration information carefully as there are lots of options and info so mark your calendars....
Starting June 22nd till August 30th
Mondays: White Oaks Pool Starting June 28 till Monday Aug 30 8:00pm till 9:00pm With no swimming July 19 and August 2 Civic holiday
Tuesdays: Falgarwood Pool June 22 till Tuesday Aug 24 with (one group starting @ 6:30am -7:30am) and (a second group starting @ 7:30am-8:30am)
Thursdays: Falgarwood Pool June 24 till Thursday Aug 26 with (one group starting @ 6:30am -7:30am) and (a second group starting @ 7:30am-8:30am)
FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 10 AND THURSDAY AUGUST 12 TILL TUESDAY AUGUST 24 AND THURSDAY AUGUST 26 WE MOVE INDOORS TO WHITE OAKS POOL START TIME FIRST GROUP 6:00 am AND SECOND GROUP 7:00 am (the reason is safety as the mornings start to get darker and there are no lights at Falgarwood pool)
If you have any questions please let me know....
Looking forward to the summer trainings
Coach Mette |
posted Mar 25, 2010 1:18 PM by Unknown user
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updated Apr 8, 2010 6:40 AM
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Summer is soon here and yes for the tri athletes the fun part of swimming is soon starting.. Free of counting tiles, no wall to be bother resting at and you will not have that great smell of eau de chlorine in your hair..
I would like as many swimmers as possible to attend the open water swim at Brights Grove July 17 and the Welland Canal August 8 during the summer.. It is a great way to train and swim in open water.. Just like training in the pool..yes without a wet suit and the black line on the bottom of the pool. Think about it, you can continue swimming and it is the closest, you can get to an open water swimming practice, without having to bike and run after.. You will need to register with MSO $35 ASAP. We already have a few of our swimmers attending.
Sue Weir is hosting the Brights Grove event. I spoke with her this past weekend and she said, it is lots of fun... no pressure...Great training....Remember this is not just for tri-athletes..
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posted Mar 22, 2010 2:17 PM by Unknown user
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updated Mar 22, 2010 5:46 PM by Bob Pender
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Our Club did fantastic at the Ontario Masters Championship the weekend of March 19 to 21.. Our swimmers got 16 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze medals, 4 fourth, 4 fifth places, a few between fifth tenth places including two Provincials records..Pretty fantastic for a team of 12 swimmers attending..
Janice Gibbs turned out to be like Michael Phelps win after win.. winning individually 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal..
Jackie Hatherley did equally as well winning 5 gold medals and in two of her events setting Provincial records.
Sylvie Trembley, who participated in the Worlds Masters Games in the fall had a great weekend too winning 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals..(however, I would have liked to see her swimming 50 breast stroke Friday night, as she was the winner last year..someone forgot to register..)
Jennifer Agnew got a silver and a bronze medals, Carrie Head being out of shape (sorry Carrie) doing awesome getting a bronze medal in 100 fly and two silver one on the mixed relay team swimming fly diving in after her husband Don and one on the women's free relay team..
Val, Sonia, Janice and Jennifer won a bronze medal in the IM relay..
Valerie Scott, made sure we all had great treats on our way to London yum thanks Val. On top of that Val surprised and reassured her room mates with earplugs, in case there would be too much noise in the room during the night. Val won the silver medal in 200 m breast stroke..Kate Swift after having been sick swam a very nice 100 m breaststroke and won a silver medal.
On our mens side Don Head did great too winning 2 gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze..Michael Laing, Michael Parker, Tom Rebstock did awesome swims too and with Don Head made a great relay team..
However I think that everyone can agree that one of the most exciting swims were the 100m breaststroke in the 50-54 age group category..
Training lane mates Sonia and Val swimming same heat in lane 4 and 5.....This was so exciting to watch as Sonia had the lead more than 3 quarter of the race, Val put on her power and out touched Sonia at the finish line..Shortly thereafter Sonia finished and completed the hardest swim, I think for a swimmer, 200 m butterfly again a very close race for her. She got out touched at the finish line this time for a bronze medal.. But I am sure completing the 200 m fly is worth 5 gold medals. Correct me if I am wrong but no one in our club have ever completed a 200 m butterfly at a meet.
As you all can read it is great fun being at a meet next year the Provincials will be in Ottawa and Nationals in Montreal.. I hope a lot more will plan to go to at least one of these champion ships..
In the pictures Val and Janice with some of the harvest..Kate, Michael L and Don and a smiling provincial record holder Jackie Hatherley..
See you at the pool
Coach Mette |
posted Feb 24, 2010 7:02 AM by Unknown user
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updated Mar 22, 2010 5:47 PM by Bob Pender
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Congratulations to all swimmers completing the Heart Swim..
A great amount of our swimmers achieved personal best, some with 400 meters PB some with 25 meters better than last years swim..
In total we were 68 swimmers participating swimming the total of 309 km 950 meters..
6 people being over 60 years old and all swimming 3km or above (1 over 70 years old).
23 people over 50 years old... (most PBs were set in this group from 100m to 400m, one person Kris swimming the whole hour butterfly 2650m)
26 people over 40 years old..(4 people swimming 4km in the hour)
and 13 people below 40 years and down to 23 years old (the highest average 3400 per person and highest amount 4100m were completed)..
What a powerful group.... |
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