The Percy Norman Swim Club in Vancouver is currently looking for an evening
coach. If you are interested, or know anyone who is, please contact
Arline Oishi or
Bev Homes.
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The North Shore Masters will be hosting their swim meet on
October 23rd. The meet package is now posted in .pdf and .doc format:
Meet Package .pdf
Meet Package .doc |
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The Okanagan Masters Swim Club will be hosting their "WINEFEST" swim meet on
October 9th. To encourage online entries, the HyTek entry file is
posted here. The meet package is now posted in .pdf and .doc format:
Meet Package .pdf
Meet Package .doc |
The Results from the Nationals held in Nanaimo during May and the BC Provincials
held in Vancouver during April are now posted on the
Results page. The team
scores are shown below.
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Our 2010 Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 24th April. A new
Board was elected.
The agenda from the meeting is posted here:
Agenda-PDF
Agenda-MS Word
Draft Minutes will be available and posted here shortly. |
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Swimming from Kona to Kelowna
Kelowna –
World Master Swimmer of the Year Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen recently presented a
number of swim technique clinics in Kelowna to prepare swimmers and
triathletes for the competition season. Organized by the
Okanagan Masters Swim Club (OMSC), more than 70 swimmers participated in the
clinics.
Read more about this story
here |
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The first meet of the 2010/11 season has been
sanctioned and it is a new meet. The "Winefest"
Swim Meet will be hosted by the Okanagan Masters on October 9, 2010 in
Kelowna.
Meet information is available
here |
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Swim Las Vegas
Canadian Masters Training Camp
April 25-May 2 & May 2-9 2010
The
Swim Las Vegas
Trainings
camp is organized by the Revelstoke Master Swim club for all Canadian Master
Swimmers. The focus of training is getting you race-ready for the 50m
long-course Canadian Nationals in Nanaimo in May 2010. But even if
competition is not your main goal, the Swim Las Vegas Camp is a great way to
learn more about swim training, work on your strokes and fine tune your
swimming skills. Great coaches will cater to all level master swimmers and
tri-athletes.
For this we have hired
the 50 meter pool, a 25 yard pool plus the award winning NCAA coaching staff
of the Las Vegas Rebels University Swim Team. You stay in one of Vegas nicer
hotels within walking distance of the pool and a mile from the Vegas strip.
Cheap daily flights from anywhere in Canada to Las Vegas, lots of optional
entertainment, warm weather and great swims make for a perfect setting.
Costs: $ 755
per week. Non swimming
registrant: $ 475. Single room surcharge $ 370/week
Included:
6 days of training camp with 2 hours in the 50 meter pool in the morning,
1.5 hr. technical workouts in a 25 yard pool in the afternoon, 7 nights
hotel room based on db occupancy, room taxes, airport transfers, daily
continental breakfast and
Swim Las Vegas
T-shirt.
Excluded:
Your flights to and from Las Vegas, meals other than breakfast, personal
expenses.
You can opt to come one
week or 2 weeks. Bring a swimming partner or a non swimming partner, share a
room or book a single room. And all training sessions are optional of
course. Tri-athletes will find Vegas a stimulating area to train in, with
good weather and some great bike and run areas near Lake Mead.
Registration.
Early registration is
strongly recommended, as space is limited. Deadline for registration is
April 1, 2010 Once we receive your payment and registration, a confirmation
will be sent out to you and you can proceed with booking your flights. For
insurance purposes, all camp registrants must be a member of sanctioned
Canadian Swim organization and provide their Master swim provincial number.
If you’re not registered, a $ 40 MSABC fee applies. All registrants must
read and sign and return with their registration the waiver or liability and
assumption of risk. Click
here for information and the
registration form
For more
information contact:
Revelstoke Master
Swim Club: Alex Szirmai.
info@glacierhouse.com 877-837-9594 |
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Subject:
Cherry Blossom Masters Meet - Change of Location We have
official notice that our Penticton pool is closed as of March 22nd,
therefore, our Cherry Blossom Masters Meet is moving to Kelowna and will
be held at the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre. Here are the new meet
files:
Click here to download HyTek File
Click here to download paper Meet Registration Form
Click here
to download Meet Information Package |
Jock
Noble 1922 -2009
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 valour during the Second World War,
serving behind the lines in both North Africa and France. After the war
and a stint as a London bobby, Jock and his family moved to Canada where
he became a member of the Canadian military and was posted to Edmonton.
In Edmonton, he became involved in swimming when the two volunteer coaches
of his children’s swim team both moved away at the same time. After being
posted to Victoria, he carried on coaching with the Juan de Fuca Coho Swim
Club. As many do, Jock decided to stay in Victoria when he retired from
the military and carried on coaching the Coho club. Realizing most
swimmers after age 19 did not have an organized program available for them
to be able to carry on swimming and competing, he founded the Victoria
Masters Swim Club and encouraged the formation of other clubs on the
Island. For many years he was the coach and mentor of VMSC. Jock also
created the Victoria Crystal Silver Streaks with the focus on the older
swimmers for whom evening practices were not ideal. Jock stepped down
from coaching the Streaks a few years ago. Many swimmers who joined
masters because of Jock’s encouragement and were coached by him, are still
swimming, competing and setting records. VCSS is one of Jock’s legacies
and the strength of masters swimming in BC is a reflection of Jock’s
vision and contributions to our sport.
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The results for
the Victoria Masters meet
held on the 20th of
March are posted:
Click here for results
Here are the
scores for the Victoria Masters Meet:
Place Team Points
1 Victoria Masters
Swim Club Victoria Masters Swim Club 3,315
2 Winskill Otters
Masters S. C Winskill Otters Masters S. C 644
3 Victoria Crystal
Silver Streak Victoria Crystal Silver Streak 642
4 English Bay Swim
Club English Bay Swim Club 541
5 Okanagan Masters
S. C. Okanagan Masters S. C. 477
6 Pacific Northwest
Swimming Pacific Northwest Swimming 422
7 Nanaimo Ebbtides
Nanaimo Ebbtides 409
8 Calgary Masters
Swim Club Calgary Masters Swim Club 391
9 Navy Masters Swim
Team Navy Masters Swim Team 348
10 Unattached
British Columbia Unattached British Columbia 311
11 Delta Retreads
Masters Delta Retreads Masters 301
12 North Shore
Masters North Shore Masters 278
13 Hyde Creek
Masters Hyde Creek Masters 217
14 Ubc Masters Swim
Club Ubc Masters Swim Club 210
15 WestShore Masters
Swim Club WestShore Masters Swim Club 209
16 Vancouver
Pacemakers Masters Vancouver Pacemakers Masters 153
17 Comox Valley
Masters Comox Valley Masters 147
18 Tyee Tyee 146
19 Canadian Dolphin
Masters Canadian Dolphin Masters 80
20 Cowichan Aquannis
Masters Cowichan Aquannis Masters 77
21 Gooey Tubes Gooey
Tubes 76
22 Wine Country
Masters Swim Club Wine Country Masters Swim Club 50
23 Uvic Tri Club Uvic Tri Club 34
Here are the Top Ten cumulative
2009/10 team scores so far:
1. Victoria Masters - 7292
2. English Bay - 4480
3. Winskill Otters - 3079
4. Nanaimo Ebbtides - 2719
5. Comox Valley Masters - 2439
6. UBC Masters - 2400
7. White Rock Wave - 1462
8. Hyde Creek Masters - 1207
9. Navy - 1147
10. North Shore Masters - 942 |
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Here are the
scores for the January 24th Comox Valley Masters Meet:
Place Team Points
1 Comox Valley
Masters Club Comox Valley Masters Club 1,584
2 Victoria Masters
Victoria Masters 1,482
3 Navy Masters Navy
Masters 799
4 Nanaimo Ebbtides
Nanaimo Ebbtides 764
5 English Bay
English Bay 616
6 Winskill Otters
Winskill Otters 308
7 Vic Crystal Silver
Streaks Vic Crystal Silver Streaks 191
8 Calgary Calgary
160
9 Calgary Clippers
Calgary Clippers 141
10 Hyack Hyack 140
11 Cowichan Aquanis
Masters Cowichan Aquanis Masters 80
12 Ubc Masters Ubc
Masters 71
13 C R Grey Whales C
R Grey Whales 60
13 Washington
Washington 60
15 WestShore Masters
WestShore Masters 53
16 Ravensong Masters Ravensong
Masters 40
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Here is the
HyTek Meet Manager file for the Vic Masters meet on the 20th of February:
Click here to download HyTek File
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There will
be a series of Stroke Clinics held in Kelowna this March. These sessions
will be hosted by world-renowned masters swimmer and coach, Karlyn
Pipes-Nielson. Karlyn is travelling from her home base in Kona, Hawaii to
spend 5 days with us in Kelowna (March 11th through the 15th). Karlyn will
be providing 5 Freestyle clinics (maximum 12 swimmers per session), 1
Multi-stroke clinic (maximum 12 swimmers), and 1 Open Water clinic (maximum
25 swimmers). Not to worry...your open water session will not be held in
the lake!
Here are
the links for the application forms:
Multi-stroke Clinic - Saturday March 13th, 2009 3:00-7:30 pm
Open Water Swim Clinic - Sunday, March 14th from 10:00 am-12:00 noon
Freestyle Stroke Clinic - Mar 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15th |
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The Comox Meet Package is now posted
here |
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FAX MEETS ARE BACK!!
Wine Country Masters are
bringing back the ever popular Fax Meet.
Fax meets are a great way to
introduce non-competitive swimmers into the world of competition without
the pressures of a meet as well a great way to have a couple of very
enjoyable training sessions.
Wine Country invites all
masters to compete in this fun event. See the events page of the MSABC web
site for more information or click
here.
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The 2009/2010 MSABC Insurance Certificate
is posted
here
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The results
from the 2009 Nanaimo Ebbtides Meet are now posted!
Here are the Team Scores
Place Team
Points
1 Victoria Masters Swim Club VIC 1,696
2 English Bay Swim Club EBSC 1,561
3 Nanaimo Ebbtides NEBB 1,546
4 Comox Valley Masters CMAC 708
5 Winskill Otters Masters S. C WIN 634
6 Victoria Crystal Silver Streak VCSS 621
7 Ubc Masters Swim Club UBC 464
8 Navy Masters Swim Team NAVY 419
9 Ravensong Masters Swim Club RAVE 379
10 North Shore Masters NSM 324
11 Hyde Creek Masters HYDE 269
12 Unattached British Columbia UNBC 222
13 Uvictri UVICT 192
14 Cowichan Aquannis Masters COWI 154
15 Okanagan Masters S. C. OKAN 151
16 Ubc Dolphin Masters Swim Club UBCD 144
17 Hyack Masters Coquitlam HYAC 133
18 Gooey Tubes GYTB 120
19 Kits KITS 68 2009-2010 Top 10 'League Trophy' Point Standings
(updated - 29NOV09)
1. English Bay - 3323
2. Victoria Masters - 2495
3. Winskill Otters - 2127
4. UBC Masters - 2119
5. White Rock Wave - 1462
6. Hyde Creek Masters - 990
7. Lord Bing Masters - 715
8. Comox Valley Masters - 708
9. North Shore Masters - 664
10. Hyack - 614 |
Hyde Creek Masters is participating in
Swim Canada's 5K Challenge. They would like to invite any swimmers in
the area to join them at 6 AM on Saturday November 21st.
Click here
for information.
Renee Kinnear
Hyde Creek Masters
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ESBC is hosting
Provincials this year at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre, and has prepared the
meet package:
Meet package
for Provincials |
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Combined Team Scores From UBC Masters Meet
1. English Bay 1762
2. Ubc Masters Swim Club 1655
3. Winskill 1493
4. White Rock Wave 1462
5. Victoria Masters 799
6. Hyde Creek Masters 721
7. Lord Byng Masters 715
8. Hyack 481
9. Unattached 370
10. North Shore 340
11. Delta Retreads 302
12. Pacemakers 205
13. Kamloops Sunstrokes 134
14. Ubc Dolphins Masters 133
15. Semiahmoo 130
16. Langley Olympians 109
17. Comox Valley 102
18. Gooey Tubes 91
19. Canadian Dolphins Masters 80
20. Navy 77
20. Revelstoke 77
22. Wine Country 70
23. Prince Rupert 49
24. Oregon Masters 40 |
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A Breaststroke Clinic by Jozsef Nagy will take place
9:00-11:00 Saturday 12th December 2009.
It is for 2 hours and will be held at UBC Aquatic Centre.
Jozsef Nagy is a National
Team coach and coach of Annamay Pierse, the current world record holder for
200 breast LC.
Contact Ivan Szasz
iszasz@interchange.ubc.ca
or by phone (604) 734-4455 |
Butterfly Clinic by Janice Hanan,
Assistant Head Coach, Pacific Dolphins.
Place: UBC Aquatic Centre, Sunday, October 18th, 9:30-11:30. Participation
is limited to 15 and cost is $25.
Backstroke Clinic by Janice Hanan, Assistant Head
Coach, Pacific Dolphins.
Place: UBC Aquatic Centre, Sunday, November 22nd, 9:30-11:30. Participation
is limited to 15 and cost is $25.
Contact Ivan Szasz
iszasz@interchange.ubc.ca
or by phone (604) 734-4455
before 8th October and after 18th October
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The 2010 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships
will be held in Nanaimo BC
21-24 May 2010
information is now posted -
cmsc2010.ca
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2009-10 MSABC Directors
The 2009-2010
election of Directors was held at the MSABC Annual General Meeting, Saturday,
April 18, 2009 in Duncan, BC. Directors were elected for a term for two years
[Bylaw 25(1)], expiring at the Annual General Meeting. Shortly after the AGM,
Tony Zezza and Jocelyn Jay both accepted employment in Ontario and announced
their resignation to the Board. At the first Board of Director's meeting
in June 2009, they were replaced by Nancy Ryan and Len Martel (Board Members at
Large), and an replacement Member at Large, Melissa Furlotte, was appointed.
2009-2010 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
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Aart Looye
(Winskill Otters) |
President |
2011 |
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Glen Mehus
(Okanagan Masters) |
Past President |
2010 |
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Nancy Ryan
(Nanaimo Ebbtides) |
Secretary |
2011 |
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Keith Kendal
(Victoria Masters) |
Treasurer |
2010 |
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Len Martel
(Victoria Masters) |
Registrar |
2010 |
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Gilles Beaudin
(English Bay) |
Editor |
2011 |
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John
McManus (Navy Masters) |
Member at
Large/Webmaster |
2010 |
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Melissa
Furlotte (Comox Masters) |
Member at
Large |
2010 |
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Steve Wallace
(Victoria Masters) |
Member at
Large |
2011 |
DUTIES OF
THE DIRECTORS
On behalf of the membership, the Directors are responsible for planning and
guiding the overall affairs of MSABC. The Board establishes committees which
Directors chair. There are six Board meetings a year. While engaged in the
affairs of MSABC, board members shall be reimbursed for approved expenses that
are necessarily and reasonably incurred. [Bylaw 29] |
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The results
from the 2009 BC Provincials are now posted!
Here are the Team Scores
Place
Team
Points
1 Victoria Masters Swim Club VIC 2,217
2 English Bay Swim Club EBSC 2,179
3 Winskill Otters Masters SC WIN 1,891
4 Naniamo Ebbtides
NEBB 1,144
5 Ubc Masters Swim Club UBC 1,021
6 Cowichan Aquannis Masters COWI 972
7 Navy Masters Swim Team NAVY 893
8 North Shore Masters NSM
801
9 Summerland Orca Masters ORCA 703
10 Okanagan Masters SC OKAN
644
11 Victoria Crystal Silver VCSS 583
12 Semiahmoo Masters SC SEMI 571
13 Shuswap Swimming Masters SHUMT 566
14 Hyde Creek Masters HYDE
432
15 Unattached BC
UNBC 423
16 Comox Valley Masters Club CVMC 220
17 Campbell River Grey WhalesCRGW 188
18 Calagary Masters Swim ClubCMSC 180
19 White Rock Wave
WRW 163
20 Uvic Tri Club
UVTC 151
21 Revelstoke Masters S.C. REVL 108
22 Oregon Masters
OREM 100
23 Terrace Masters Swim Club TERR 99
24 Whitehorse Glacier Bears WGM 94
25 Kamloops Sunstrokes KSUN
78
26 West Shore Masters Swim WSM 75
27 Kisu Masters
KISU 56
27 Greater Victoria Aquatic GVAC 56
29 Prince George Barracudas PGBM 36 |
