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Temporary Swimming Locations During Pan Am Closure Aug 7 - Oct
10, 2010
Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings: SHERBROOK POOL (6:00 - 7:00 a.m.) There will be no Tuesday/Thursday morning practices until we return to the Pan Am
Tuesday/Thursday evenings: CINDY KLASSEN REC CENTER ( 7:45 - 9:15 p.m.) Note that the practice is extended to 1 1/2 hours (swimmers must be out of the building by 9:45)
Saturday, Sep 4th: 9:00-10:30 a.m.
SHERBROOK POOL
No swimming on Sep 5-6 long weekend
Flip turns made easy...really!
Check out these videos for a step-by-step approach to learning and perfecting your flip
turns. There are 5 videos in the series. The first is presented
below. Videos 2-5 can be viewed here.
Core exercises for swimmers
Strong swimming starts with a strong core.
Jennifer Davis-Persaud CAT(C), Certified Athletic Therapist from Joint Effort Sports Injury Clinic
has provided the team with a series of core strengthening exercises. A summary of these core exercises is available
here.
Swimmers wishing to contact Jennifer can reach her at 452-5632
The Joint Effort Sports Injury Clinic website will be available shortly. Interested swimmers can sign up for a monthly e-newsletter with information on stretching, strengthening, and injury prevention. Personal training is also available at www.mcdoleperformancesystems.com
Open water cruising
For all you tri guys and gals, here's some nice open water technique.
Breaststroke technique
Yes, she's an Aussie, but she sure knows how to swim this stroke. Check out the underwater shots for some tips on breaststroke timing.
Six-Time Ironman Champion Dave Scott demonstrates basic freestyle technique.
The
Million Metre Challenge is a Masters Swimming Canada program in which Masters swimmers from across Canada can use the Internet to easily log their workout meters and keep track of their cumulative distance. The goal is to provide a fun way to promote swimming for health and fitness.
All MMAC swimmers are encouraged to register. It's free and simple to do. It only takes a couple of minutes, and needs to be done only once.
Once you have registered, you can easily log your meters. The program keeps track of each swimmer's individual distances and also calculates a cumulative total for each Masters club in Canada. For triathletes or those who are cross-training the program will even track your running and cycling workouts!
Sign up now, and add your meters to help MMAC meet the Million Metre Challenge. MMAC consistently places in the top five clubs in Canada in the national standings. Log your meters and ensure that MMAC stays up in the standings. Over 50 MMAC members are already registered, but with more participants we will be able to reach that Million Meter mark that much faster! Just take a look at what your lane mates have already accomplished.
If you need more details on the program, they are available here in pdf format.
Want to see what MMAC is all about? Come and join us for a week of free swimming. During that one week period you are invited to swim as many practices as you like. We'd be pleased to meet you and show you what a difference swimming can make in your life.
