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Minutes Board Minutes | Wednesday January 25, 2012 | By Jennifer Power-Hawrylak

http://mymsc.ca/blogs/minutes/resource/MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-12-04.pdf

Canadian Masters News exercise evans animated video benefits mike link | Health Research | Wednesday January 18, 2012 | By Robyn Ouimet

Need added motivation to get to the pool in the middle of winter? Click here to watch 23 and a Half Hours , an animated, entertaining and educational video, with Dr. Mike Evans. A Toronto-based medical doctor, he documents the many, tremendous health...

Canadian Masters News obituary lehman eugene | Announcements | Tuesday December 20, 2011 | By Robyn Ouimet

Canada's second oldest Masters swimmer, Eugene Lehman (MPC), passed away December 15 at age 98. He has held many Quebec and Canadian records and will be mourned by many in the swimming community. Please see the obituary notice here: http://www.legacy.com/o...

Minutes Board Minutes | Monday December 05, 2011 | By Jennifer Power-Hawrylak

http://mymsc.ca/blogs/minutes/resource/MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-10-23.pdf

Canadian Masters News swimmer mackwood marathon genevieve swimming water open ederle technosport profile | Swimmer Profiles | Thursday November 24, 2011 | By Robyn Ouimet

Technosport's Genevieve Mackwood swam the 17.5 mile Ederle swim in New York in 2011. In this article on the MSO web site, learn about: her background as a swimmer and her focus on technique; how she progressed from 1km open water swims up to this marathon...

Minutes Board Minutes | Thursday October 13, 2011 | By Jennifer Power-Hawrylak

  MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-10-02.pdf

MSC Ops Blog video camp swim island venezuela margarita | General | Wednesday October 12, 2011 | By Lindsay

Masters Swimming Canada will again be providing free stroke video taping at the Oannes Masters swim camp on Margarita Island, Venezuela. This swim camp has been running for a number of years and is an opportunity to swim coached workouts with other masters...

Minutes Board Minutes | Friday September 16, 2011 | By Jennifer Power-Hawrylak

MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-09-11.pdf

Swimming on the web General | Thursday August 18, 2011 | By Lindsay

In his August 15th column in the Globe and Mail, Alex Hutcheson asks Can weight training help endurance athletes last longer? and finds some evidence that for older athletes weight training can help restore muscle mass typically lost as we age, which can in...

MSC Ops Blog General | Thursday July 14, 2011 | By Lindsay

FINA has officially awarded the 2014 World Masters Championships to Montreal! Here's the FINA Press Release .

Masters Swimming News General | Wednesday July 13, 2011 | By Lindsay

It's likely no big surprise to anyone familiar with Lynn Marshall's career as a Masters swimmer but she has now been officially selected for induction into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame.  Congratulations Lynn! An excerpt from the press...

Minutes Board Minutes | Wednesday July 13, 2011 | By Jennifer Power-Hawrylak

MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-06-12.pdf MSC-Board-Minutes-2011-07-10.pdf

Masters Swimming News General | Tuesday July 12, 2011 | By Lindsay

 Angie MacNeil's Ten Reasons to Attend CMSC Every Year Keeps me motivated to train on cold winter mornings. Traveling to different locations every year and appreciating all the work host clubs do to make it all happen. ...

Minutes Board Minutes | Tuesday July 12, 2011 | By Lindsay

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MSC Ops Blog participaction | General | Tuesday June 21, 2011 | By Lindsay

Masters Swimming Canada is a member of the ParticipACTION Partners Network .  The PPN provides a toolkit for promoting physical activity including the following article on how sport participation can benefit you and your community! Quoting from the...

Coaches' Corner General | Monday March 21, 2011 | By Lindsay

USMS coach Craig Keller outlines his approach to achieving "best times" at nationals: http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=313

Coaches' Corner General | Sunday March 06, 2011 | By Lindsay

Coaches: Sign up for the first MSO Coaches Clinic! March 25, at Nepean Sportsplex, Ottawa Coaches, assistant coaches and anyone interested in masters coaching, MSO is sponsoring a coaching clinic to be held in conjunction with the...

Masters Swimming News halifax records world lynn marshall | Records | Tuesday March 01, 2011 | By Lindsay

An elated Lynn Marshall, of Ottawa, has set 9 World records this year! 400 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke and 400IM long course World marks set at Centennial Pool. Three WORLD Records, seven Canadian and 60 NS Provincial marks fell at Halifax Chronos Long...

Swimming on the web General | Thursday February 17, 2011 | By Lindsay

Research outlined in the New York Times seems to suggest that endocannabinoids may explain "runner's high", and presumably "swimmers high" as well.  Unlike endorphins, cannabinoids are small enough to pass through the blood-brain...

Swimming on the web General | Thursday February 10, 2011 | By Lindsay

Exercising in groups may be more beneficial than exercising alone:  http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/phys-ed-does-loneliness-reduce-the-benefits-of-exercise/

Coaches' Corner Butterfly | Tuesday February 08, 2011 | By Lindsay

Coordinating the arm and leg actions is one of the greatest challenges when learning butterfly. Mistiming of the second kick is one of the most common errors for swimmers learning the stroke. Here is a selection of butterfly video clips taken at the...

MSC Ops Blog General | Monday February 07, 2011 | By Lindsay

The meet package for this year's nationals is now available at: http://cmsc2011.ca/

The Scholarly Swimmer General | Monday February 07, 2011 | By Lindsay

AGE, GENDER, AND FITNESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP: FACTORS RELATED TO INITIAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology , Mar 2010 Sean P. Mullen, Diane E Whaley ABSTRACT This study examined...

The Scholarly Swimmer General | Monday February 07, 2011 | By Lindsay

Aging Successfully until Death in Old Age: Opportunities for Increasing Active Life Expectancy Suzanne G. Leveille, Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci, and Jean A. Langlois The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of having no...