Cambridge Masters will be providing lane space for the ONE HOUR POSTAL SWIM on Monday, January 18th (MLK Day) from 12:00-2:30 PM at Blogett Pool, Harvard University. You must have a partner to count your laps.Then your partner can swim while you count his or her laps. Non CMSC members are welcome but you must reserve a spot. Please fill out the online waiver (http://www.cambridgemasters.com/drop_in.pdf) and bring in $10 per person. Space is limited.
OnlineEntry Form: http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats10/OHPentry.pdf
OfficialSplit Sheet: http://www.usms.org/longdist/1hr_3000_6000_splits.pdf
PLEASE RSVP TO CMSC HEAD COACH ABE ROGERS TO SECURE A SPOT.
abe@cambridgemasters.com
Another great issue from NEM Newsletter Editor, Elaine Howley. Find it and all of the newsletters in our archive located here.
“Good body alignment = good swimming. Improper body alignment = bad swimming”
-Former US National Team Coach Jonty Skinner
25+ year veteran physical therapist and swimmer Cynde Reilly will be leading a clinic on shoulder health for swimmers. She will focus on proper spine and shoulder alignment, and will teach a number of effective strengthening exercises and stretches to improve posture, alignment, and flexibility. These techniques will not only help you to become a faster and more efficient swimmer, but will also go a long way in preventing or rehabilitating shoulder injuries. She will also teach a number of proprioceptive tools to increase your ability to feel your body’s position in the water and to correct it. Please bring comfortable dryland clothes as well as your swimsuit, cap, and goggles.
Time: Sunday, February 7, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Bosse Sports Club
Registration information: please contact Bosse Sports at 978-443-4613 to register and with all registration questions. Cost is $40 until Feb 1, $45 to register after Feb 1.
Non-registration Questions: contact coach David Fair at davidjfair@gmail.com
Our great friends over at Dynoswim are hosting their annual January Jam in 2010 and their website now has all of the details! Head over to:
http://www.dynoswim.com/januaryjam/
to get all of the latest information. It’s a great swim for a great cause!
Cambridge Masters will be hosting a practice of (100 times 100 yards, [10,000 yards]) to welcome in the New Year on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010, from 9am-12pm. There will be varying intervals and abilities by lanes. We must be out of the pool by 12pm. Please arrive by 8:50am.
Location: Blodgett Pool, Harvard University, 65 North Harvard Street, Boston, MA
All are welcome. You do not need a USMS membership to swim. Non CMSC members must bring in $10 and fill out the drop-in waiver from our website: http://www.cambridgemasters.com/drop_in.pdf
Questions, contact:
Abe Rogers
CMSC Head Swim Coach
abe@cambridgemasters.com
Greetings Swimmers!
As you start to make summer plans, please save the date for the NE Long Course Meters Championship to be held again in Middlebury, Vt. (June 25-27, 2010)
A few reasons to get excited about next year’s meet…
1) Bill Boomer, Olympic coach and technique guru will offer a two-day Master’s clinic on Thursday and Friday (June 24-25) as well as on-deck consultation on Saturday (June 26). See the attached flyer. Boomer has worked with Dara Torres, Jenny Thompson and countless other elite swimmers during his long career. Here is a link to an interesting article about his impact on the sport: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3871/is_200007/ai_n8918915/
2) Rowdy Gaines will be our guest speaker at the Saturday Social (to be held at the Middlebury Inn this year).
3) The Saturday Social will also be the setting for the 1st Annual New England Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
More info on clinic registration, the meet and other exciting events will follow soon… In the meantime, be sure to reserve your lodging. We have again blocked rooms at the Courtyard Marriott (802-388-7600) and The Middlebury Inn (1-800-842-4666). Just mention the “NE Masters Swim Meet” to get the discount.
Best wishes in your training and we hope to see you all at Middlebury next summer!
Jessica Holmes
Middlebury Muffintops
Paint Rock Pool in Lexington is currently seeking a Pool Manager for the 2010 season. Please the job description and contact prpsearch@gmail.com if interested.
Minuteman Masters Swim Club will host a Long-Axis Stroke Mechanics Clinic on Sunday December 6 from 4pm – 6pm at Bosse Sports Club. The clinic is geared toward intermediate level swimmers. A number of drills and skills will be introduced to aid the swimmer in improving their balance in both axes, as well as improved body alignment and increased propulsion. This clinic is open to all NEM members.
Location: Bosse Sports Club, 141 Boston Post Road (Rt 20), Sudbury, MA
Date: Sunday Dec 6, 4pm-6pm
Cost: $40
Registration: Please call Bosse Sports to register, 978-413-4613. The clinic will be limited to 12 swimmers to increase the level of personal attention
Questions: For non-registration related questions, please contact coach David Fair at davidjfair@gmail.com or coach Rich Axtell at rich@minutemanmasters.com
There will be a Thanksgiving Day masters swim practice hosted by Cambridge Masters from 7:30-9:00 AM on Thanksgiving morning.
Location: Havard University’s Blodgett Pool, 79 North Harvard Avenue, Boston, MA 02134
All are welcome. Please fill out and bring with you the CMSC drop-in waiver: http://www.cambridgemasters.com/drop_in.pdf
You do not need to be USMS registered.
Cost: $10 for non-CMSC members.
Questions, contact:
Abe Rogers
CMSC Head Swim Coach
abe@cambridgemasters.com
cell (303) 818 3928
Wellesley College Swimming and Diving will be hosting the 2009 Wellesley College Swim Clinic on Saturday, November 21st, 2009. This years clinic will feature former Olympic gold medallist BJ Bedford Miller and National Team Coach Jonty Skinner and will focus on teaching high level stroke mechanics, goal setting, and athletic intelligence to camp participants.
The 2009 Swim Clinic is open to age group, college, and masters swimmers of all abilities as well as their coaches. Registration will be limited to ensure that camp participants get the highest quality instruction possible, and will be handled on a first come/first sever basis. Please head to our registration page for more information about the registration process. The page is located at http://www.wellesley-masters.com/clinics/wsc09/
Wellesley College Swimming and Diving is proud to offer this dynamic learning experience and we hope to see you in the pool on November 21st!
Later that afternoon there will be a celebrity lecture given by Jonty Skinner, noted for:
Former Performance Scientist for the USA Swimming National Team
World Class Technical Consultant for British Swimming
Owner of Athletic Intelligence Consulting
Has coached athletes to 17 Gold Medals in Olympic competition.
From the moments before your race begins, to the point where you are on the wall catching your breath after the race, your brain is in complete charge of everything you do. It will decide prior to climbing on the blocks what you will achieve in the race, and it will manage the race based on how it has been trained in the period leading up to that race. The key is understanding that even though you think you’re training your body, you’re actually training your brain how to manage your body when you race. So understanding how your brain works will unlock a new paradigm of performance adaptation, and enhance your ability to achieve times you’ve never believed possible. In this lecture you will be exposed to how the brain works, how it needs to be trained, and how it will enhance your ability to take ownership over your career. This doesn’t stop at just swimming; it translates to all sports and for the most part all facets of life.
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