Masters Weekly News Update, Monday, December 2, 2024
Masters Weekly News Update,
Monday, December 2, 2024
Hello Team,
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. The following information is in our weekly news update.
Have a great week!
1. SPMS Short Course Meters Championships
2. Polar Bear Club Challenge
3. Annual Team Holiday Party
4. Words from Coach Mark
FYI: 2025 USMS Membership Renewal is due before January 1, 2025.
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1. Upcoming Team Events
SPMS SCM Championships
Friday-Sunday, December 6-8
Long Bech City College
Polar Bear Club Challenge
Monday, December 9 – Sunday, January 5
Must sign up on TU under events by Dec. 8th. Cost: $25.00 (includes a Polar Bear T-Shirt)
Annual Holiday Team Party
Friday, December 13
Home of Susanne and Ray Borzone
RSVP by Friday, December 6
SCY Meet - Saddleback College
Sunday, February 2 (hosted by the Nadadores)
Nadadores SCY Meet
Sunday, March 2
U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals
April 24 – 27
San Antonio, TX
SPMS SCY Championships
Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4
Huntington Beach
Nadadores LC Meet
Sunday, June 8
Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet
Sunday, July 6
SW Zone Champs
August 15 – 17
Mission Viejo
Nadadores Open Water Festival
Sunday, September 22
Lake Mission Viejo
Nadadores SCM Meet
Sunday, October 5
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2. Polar Bear Club Challenge
Day 1 Monday, December. 9
Swim between Monday, December 9th, and Sunday, January 5th (4 weeks), and make as many practices as you can. (26 days)
(No Workouts on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day)
Membership is available at three levels depending on the number of practices attended. All are invited to a pizza party in January to help celebrate the winners.
GOLD – 18 practices gold-level membership (a very special prize and a Pizza Party)
SILVER – 15 practices silver-level membership (Pizza Party)
BRONZE - 13 practices bronze-level membership (Pizza Party)
RULES
1. To ensure that all your practices count in your totals you must have completed your 2025 USMS registration.
http://www.usms.org/reg/register.php
All practices completed before USMS registration will not count.
2. Each coach/swimmer will be keeping individual records of who was in attendance (a roll sheet will be available FOR you to sign in). These records will be combined at the end of the challenge. You are welcome to keep track of your practices, but please do not have coaches mark practices that you attended with another coach. (give those to coach Mark, must get signed off from the coach you swam with)
3. Double daily workouts do not count.
4. Swim workouts out of town must be with a USMS club and must provide a picture of the workout/coach.
5. Cost: $25.00 (includes a Polar Bear T-Shirt). (make sure your shirt size is on your account information and/or t-shirt size is in the comment box when signing up)
6. Billed in January through your Team Unity account.
7. SIGN UP HERE (log into your account and click yes to sign up)
We'll see you in the pool . . . just watch out for the icebergs!
Don’t forget - Polar Bear Club Logo Contest - Submit your design to enter the competition – The winner will be announced at the party!
Send the design to [email protected] by Friday, December 6th.
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3. Masters Annual Team Holiday Party
Please join us for a great time at this year’s Masters Annual Team Holiday Party at the home of Susanne and Ray Borzone.
We have many fun activities and great food planned for this NOT TO BE MISSED EVENT
RSVP: By Friday, December 6
COST: $10.00 per person collected at the door
(Main Course will be provided)
Please bring the following for 4-6 people
Last name (A-G) - Small Appetizers
Last name (H-P) - Small Salad/or Bread
Last Name (Q-Z) - Small Side Dish
Adult beverages are not included, please BYOB
****FUN THINGS***
Polar Bear Club Contest - Submit your design to enter the competition.
Send the design to
[email protected] by Friday, December 6th.
Also, don't forget to bring a gift of up to $15 to participate in the
White Elephant Gift Exchange.
There will also be a dessert competition, so don’t forget to bring your favorite HOMEMADE dessert.
Please include your full name, with your EVITE reply, if you are attending the Holiday Party.
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4. Words from Coach Mark
Freestyle Tip Review
-- Breathing, Reaching and Pausing
These tips can help improve your freestyle technique, making your swim smoother and more effective. Happy swimming!
Remember to exhale almost immediately, without a lot of force, and not fully. Hum your air out and leave a little in your tank. Try not to "suck and tuck" your air- this will cause you to need more air!
Don't wait until you are turning your head to get your next breath to exhale, as you will not have enough time to get your next breath. "Extend" your forearm forward and reach out, keeping your hand/arm at a slight downward angle to avoid "dropped elbows". (But slightly wider than your shoulders.)
Think about pressing your armpit down and attempt to place your hands slightly wider than your shoulders. Reach wide but toward the end of the pool. The hard part is NOT to let your hand cross over in front of your head (your centerline). Reaching across feels like reaching forward in the water, however this will cause you to zigzag down the pool.
Be aware that when you breathe, your arm/hand will want to drift toward the centerline as you turn your head back toward the bottom. With this arm, you may need to over-emphasize an even wider entry, and may even feel like you are swimming lopsided. After your hand enters the water there should be a slight pause, (while you reach) before you initiate the pull.
You may think that you are slowing down since you are gliding and not pulling right away, you are still moving forward at this point. This will allow you to lower your stroke rate, increase efficiency, lengthen your body, and let the bubbles from the surface to escape your hand and arm before you begin your pull. The pause will eventually shorten when your tempo and speed increase.
GOOD LUCK!
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