Results have been added for many of the summer meets and open water swims at Meet Results. We had two swimmers go to the New England Long Course Championships. Arthur Gunzl swam the 100 Free and the 100 Back for got first place, and the 50 Free for second place. Peter Berghaus swam the 100 Breast, 200 IM, 100 Back, and 200 Breast for first place and the 200 Back for second place. Great job Arthur and Peter.
Summer Events
July 14, 2012 By
We are getting into a great summer season as more events are being advertised on CTLMSC.org. There is still time to enter the only long course competition in Connecticut: The Wilton Summer Sizzler (can we call it the Connecticut Long Course Championships?). Relays will be run in the 200, 400 and 800 distances and it would be great to see CONN Masters set some records at this meet. Click here: Register for the link to the online registration. Two open water swims on Long Island have been added. Also keep the date open for Wilton’s SCM meet on November 11th. This is a great time to try to set some records for CONN Masters.
MM Practice 6/25/12
June 26, 2012 By
As with any workout program, please consult with a physician before engaging in a new program and listen to your body for any signs of distress. This practice is meant to give you ideas only and should be modified to fit your needs. Neither USMS, CT LMSC, nor the publisher is responsible for any ill effects of this practice, whether used as written or modified.
500 Choice warm up
3 x 100 Fr fast on a time that gives about 15 seconds rest
200 IM medium paced- on a time that gives about 45 seconds rest
repeat this 3-6 times
4 x 100 kick, IM order
4 x 50 Choice, sprints
200 Choice, cool down
CT Open Water Championships
June 26, 2012 By
Registration for the CT Open Water Championships in honor of Dave Parcells can now be done at Active.com. This meet was formally held at the Madison Surf Club in Madison and has a long history of being a quality, competitive open water event. The meet is in honor of Dave Parcells, an avid open water swimmer and volunteer whose accomplishments include a double crossing of the English Channel. He was the meet director for the Open Water Championships from 2001-2006 before passing away in 2007. This meet includes both USA Swimmers (age groupers) and Masters swimmers.
Masters Coaching Clinic Available
June 7, 2012 By
NJ LMSC is hosting an USMS/ASCA Level 1 and Level 2 coaching course in Cranford, NJ on Saturday, October 13, 2012. I have attended these courses and can attest that they are well worth the time for those that are interested. Mel Goldstein is going to be leading the course with help TBA. Mel is an extremely accomplished swimmer and coach on many levels. For more details click Coaching Course- NJ.
Wilton Summer Sizzler details
June 7, 2012 By
Registration is available for the Wilton Summer Sizzler Meet. Click 2012WiltonSizzler_Final[1] for a papercopy that you can mail in. Wilton is also accepting online applications at Wilton Summer Sizzler 2012 or go to the Meet Results page. The Wahoos will be hosting a BBQ after the meet at 1:00 pm that is free to participants and $5 per guest or $10 per family. All participants must be USMS registered so if you have not become a member yet, just go to the Register page and sign up first.
MM Practice 5/14
May 24, 2012 By
As with any workout program, please consult with a physician before engaging in a new program and listen to your body for any signs of distress. This practice is meant to give you ideas only and should be modified to fit your needs. Neither USMS, CT LMSC, nor the publisher is responsible for any ill effects of this practice, whether used as written or modified.
500 Choice warm up
50 Not Free
100 Not Free
150 Not Free
200 Not Free
500 Free
200 Not Free
150 Not Free
100 Not Free
50 Not Free
300 Choice kick
200 Choice cool down
Total: 2500 if you do the main set once, 4000 if twice, 5500 if three times
For the ambitious swimmer, try doing the main set 3 times: the first time do the Not Free as fly, the second time as back, and the third as breast. For the less ambitious swimmer, do the main set once or twice and consider mixing up the strokes during the Not Free including doing the 100′s and/or 200′s as IM.
Moving up
May 24, 2012 By
USMS just released that 4 LMSC”s have already surpassed last year’s membership: Nebraska, South Dakota, North Carolina, and Connecticut!!! Congratulations to us and thanks to all the volunteers that make CONN Masters work.
New England Meets Added
May 9, 2012 By
New England Championships are back on: Register! They will be held at Blodgett Pool at Harvard. There will be a new format this year since the meet will only be held on Sunday. There will be no long distance events, only 200′s and shorter for individual events and the 400 Medley and Free Relays. This is an excellent opportunity for some of our distance swimmers to try some new events.
Vermont is also holding a meet May 19th in White River Junction: Register. This meet will be held in a yard pool; great for those who weren’t happy with their times this spring or want something a little easier before the long course meets start up.
Unfortunately, I have not found any information on a long course colonies zone championships. Last year the Colonies Zone Championships were hosted by the Middlebury Muffintops in Vermont. The meet was very convenient for us New Englanders but was not convenient for others in the zone. While there had been rumors of teams offering to host the Zone Championships, I haven’t seen anything yet. If anyone hears of a Colonies Zone Championships, please let me know at ally98003@aol.com.
MM Practice 5/2
May 3, 2012 By
As with any workout program, please consult with a physician before engaging in a new program and listen to your body for any signs of distress. This practice is meant to give you ideas only and should be modified to fit your needs. Neither USMS, CT LMSC, nor the publisher is responsible for any ill effects of this practice, whether used as written or modified.
500 Free- Try breathing every 3 strokes for the whole 500
2×400 IM
3X300 Free Drills
4X200 Not Free Drills
5×100 Free Fast, good swimmers should do them on about 1:40, medium swimmers should do 2:00- adjust the time to your ability
200 Cool Down
Total 3700 yards
If you want more yards, think about adding a 500 warm up before the 500 free, longer cool down, and/or a 500 kick set after the 5×100.
If you want a shorter set, take out some of the higher multiples- do 1×400 IM instead of 2 or 2×200 Not Free Drill. Try to keep in at least one of everything and do closer amounts to the stuff you need to work on- triathletes and open water swimmers should keep the free and do less of the IM and Not Free.
