Masters Swimming News
Lynn Marshall to be inducted into IMSHOF!
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 release:
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 12. THE International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce its class of inductees for 2011. The group of seven outstanding individuals will be inducted at the annual ceremony to be held Friday evening, September 16th, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida, in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports Convention.
The prestigious IMSHOF class of 2011 includes four swimmers, two divers and one contributor from four different countries: the USA, Canada, Norway and Australia.
Since 1986 Lynn Marshall, of Canada, has been among the world's Top 10 Masters swimmers every year and has set five long course and 23 short course FINA Masters World Records.
Lynn becomes the second Canadian Masters swimmer to be inducted into the IMSHOF, and is already a member of the Masters Swimming Canada Hall of Excellence. Earlier this spring we posted an interview with Lynn.
For the full press release on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
Posted at 01:49PM Jul 13, 2011 by Lindsay in General | Comments[0]
Ten Reasons to Attend CMSC Every Year
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.
Watching in awe of the 75+ age groups and hoping that will be me some day.
Planning next year and strategizing how to go that little bit faster. This year it is going to be weight training and investing in a Blue Seventy suit because they look so cool!!
The entertainment of putting on our race suits. That is a warm –up in itself!!
Seeing the smile on the faces of fellow competitors that have taken 30 seconds off their 200 free time or 3 tenths or only added 3 seconds on to their time. The sense of accomplishment is there regardless of speed or age.
Seeing all the club paraphernalia. T-shirts, suits, caps, tattoos. “Work it, Own it, Will it”. LOVE IT!
Appreciating that only a swimmer can appreciate hanging about a pool deck for 10 hours for two events.
Convincing other team members how fun it is so next year we will have enough swimmers for a relay.
Thanking Ginny Smith (Yarmouth Y Whitecaps), my first coach over 35 years ago. Wow, does not seem that long ago! Ginny was the one that instilled the love of this great sport in me and the importance of kick sets and stroke drills. Thanks Gin!
Angie MacNeil
Whitehorse Glacier Bears
Whitehorse, Yukon
Posted at 03:35PM Jul 12, 2011 by Lindsay in General | Comments[0]