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Swimming on the web General | Thursday March 04, 2010 | By Lindsay

  The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article looking at the possible benefit of exercising at levels beyond the minimum levels often recommended by government health guidelines, guidelines often set to encourage people who don't exercise at all...

Masters Swimming News General | Tuesday March 02, 2010 | By Lindsay

A pioneer of masters swimming in BC, Jock Noble, left us this past December in his 87th year. As a young man, Jock was a member of the British SAS and was awarded many decorations for his valor during the Second World War, serving behind the lines in both...

Swimming on the web science | General | Monday February 15, 2010 | By Lindsay

Two scientific studies have addressed the question of whether it is better to keep one's fingers together while pulling, or allow slight separation.  One study used computational fluid dynamics: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j3m844150606v846/ ...

Swimming on the web drills | General | Friday February 12, 2010 | By Lindsay

Mountain View Masters' web site has a useful list of common drills: http://www.mvm.org/workouts-drills.php

Masters Swimming News General | Thursday February 04, 2010 | By Lindsay

This news was received from Carole Gair, coach of White Rock Wave: White Rock WAVE masters swim, a club of about 35 members have donated over $700 to buy the torches that will be carried by two brothers whose 9 year old sister passed away from liver cancer...

Coaches' Corner papillon technique | French | Monday February 01, 2010 | By Lindsay

La vidéo qui suit montre deux nageurs mettant en pratique le mouvement technique du papillon avec des rythmes différents de leur seconde ondulation. Nous allons définir l'ondulation qui se produit lorsque les mains entrent dans l'eau comme étant la première...

Coaches' Corner timing technique butterfly | General | Friday January 29, 2010 | By Lindsay

The following video shows two swimmers performing the butterfly stroke with different timings of the second kick.  We will refer to the kick that occurs as the hands enter the water as the first kick, the kick that is generally timed as the hands exit the...

Swimming on the web General | Thursday January 21, 2010 | By Lindsay

The Brockville Recorder and Times covered the recent "Almost Serious" swim meet put on by the 1000 Islands Masters where two Canadian relay records in the 320+ age group were set! http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2269768

MSC Ops Blog Status | Wednesday January 20, 2010 | By Lindsay

A preliminary pass through the 2009 Calendar Year results produced the following list of people who had swum all 18 events in official competition during the 2009 calendar year: Gagnon, Sylvie 38 Levesque, Gilles 46 Marshall, Lynn 48 Murphy, David 60 ...

MSC Ops Blog General | Wednesday January 20, 2010 | By Lindsay

The fourth newsletter from the organizers of the XIII FINA World Masters 2010 in Sweden this July/August was sent out in early January, you can read it here: http://www.carmamail.com/mail/OBS?muid=1X58Du358458179

Minutes General | Tuesday January 19, 2010 | By Bette El-Hawary

MSC-Board-Minutes-2010-01-03.pdf

Minutes Board Minutes | Monday January 18, 2010 | By Lindsay

The approved minutes of the board of directors meeting held by teleconference on December 6th, 2009: MSC-Board-Minutes-2009-12-06.pdf

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Thursday December 17, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Slovenian distance swimmer Martin Strel takes on the Amazon and his own demons in a new documentary that won the cinematography award at Sundance this year. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/a-one-man-apocalypse-now/article1400024/  

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Saturday December 05, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Olympian and world-class breaststroker Mark Gangloff shares his thoughts on swimming a quality practice, i.e. "...swimming EVERY lap with a purpose that is physically and/or mentally challenging." See what he learned during five years of trying to...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Thursday December 03, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Some tips for maintaining your workout schedule during the holidays... http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/your-holiday-fitness-program

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Sunday November 22, 2009 | By Diana Smith

The social aspect of Masters swimming is one thing (sometimes the only thing!) that gets us to practice, but what you may not know is that working out with friends may actually increase your ability to withstand pain during a tough set.  ...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Sunday November 22, 2009 | By Diana Smith

It's getting to be that time of year again...even though we swim indoors it can still be a challenge to get to the pool when the weather's nasty. And for those of you who cross train, running or biking outside in winter is a whole other matter. Here's what a...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Sunday November 08, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Making like Superman can shave seconds off your time...and help you look good too! http://www.swim-city.com/library.php3?id=9  

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Sunday October 25, 2009 | By Diana Smith

More swimmers are incorporating Yoga into their dryland training routines these days. According to Yoga instructor Barbara Won, just 5 minutes a day can help prevent injury, enhance both physical and mental performance, and even improve your posture. ...

MSC Ops Blog metre challenge million | General | Thursday October 15, 2009 | By Lindsay

So far Etobicoke, Westmount Y, Aurora Ducks, and the Halifax Trojans have made it around PEI in the "Summerside to Summerside 'Round the Island Club Relay Challenge". Etobicoke is well into it's second lap of the island and has already passed the main...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Wednesday October 14, 2009 | By Diana Smith

A glimpse into the life of high-profile executive and Masters swimmer Mark Aboud. His goal? "To keep healthy for the long-term and be able to provide for my family, have energy to meet demands of a high-pressure job, and keep stress under...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Thursday October 08, 2009 | By Diana Smith

In case you didn't know, beautiful Nanaimo is the host city for next year's Nationals - read all about it's history, rejuvenated downtown, and how you too can get a deep-fried nanaimo bar. Yum! http://www.thestar.com/travel/northamerica/article/706312--rej...

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Wednesday October 07, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Collective wisdom on how and what to eat...just click on each of the 20 boxes to the right. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/10/11/magazine/20091011-foodrules.html

Diana Smith's Web Dispatches General | Monday October 05, 2009 | By Diana Smith

Ain't it the truth! Here's the bad news - doing one task that depletes your self-control makes it more difficult to sum up the willpower to do another, such as exercise. The good news is that, "Willpower is like a muscle - the more you use it, the...