Friday, July 17, 2009

National Top-Ten listings!

After an excellent SCY season this year, it's no surprise that we now have SIX US Masters National Top-Ten swimmers on the BC masters squad. Below is a listing of the swimmers and the respective events in which they are among the fastest 10 individuals in the country for their age group!!

Name, Gender/Age category, Event(s)

Eric Caines, M 25-29 (1650 Freestyle)
Pieter deHart, M 30-34 (1000 Freestyle, 400 IM)
Jenny Harvey, F 30-34 (100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke)
Jimmy Hughes, M 18-24 (100 Freestyle)
Brett Nichols, M 25-29 (1650 Freestyle)
Mindy Williams, F 25-29 (1650 Freestyle)

In addition, the relay top-ten listings were also just posted:

400 Freestyle Relay SCY Men 18+ (2009)
Jimmy Hughes (24)
Eric Caines (29)
Thomas B Reynolds (29)
Pieter A De Hart (30) 3:21.43

400 Medley Relay SCY Men 25+ (2009)
Brett M Nichols (25)
Thomas B Reynolds (29)
Eric Caines (29)
Pieter A De Hart (30) 3:48.32

400 Medley Relay SCY Mixed 18+ (2009)
Kara K Buchanan (25)
Michael J Jackson (41)
Melinda B Williams (27)
Jimmy Hughes (24) 4:10.49

400 Freestyle Relay SCY Mixed 25+ (2009)
Leonardo J Torres (38)
Mary E Pohlman (51)
Kristina C Orsini-Platzer (25)
Michael J Jackson (41) 4:17.79


GO BC MASTERS!!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Next Open Water swimming clinic!

Water, water, everywhere! While most of us have been keeping up with the warming temperatures by hitting the ponds, pools, and beaches around town, one can never have too much practice in the open water environment- Which brings us to the next Open Water clinic led by Jenny.

When? Monday, July 20th, from 6-7:30pm. Please be on time!
Where? Revere Beach. We'll meet between the 2 beach-side pavilions nearest to Chester Ave. (directions below)

Note: Please RSVP to Jenny beforehand so she can have a semi-accurate head count.

Hope to see you there!


EASY ACCESS By MBTA:

Take the Blue Line outbound to the last stop, Wonderland.

The Wonderland stop is between Chester Ave and Shawmut St, 1 block from the beach.

We will meet between the two beach-side pavilions that are nearest to Chester Ave.



Driving Directions From Boston and Points South

Get onto I-90 E

Take the MA-145 exit toward Chelsea/Bennington St (0.1 mi)

Merge onto Vienna St (361 ft)

Slight right at Bennington St/MA-145 to continue to follow Bennington St (2.1 mi)

Continue on State Rd (0.3 mi)

Slight right at MA-145/State Rd (400 ft)

At Eliot Circle, take the 2nd exit onto Revere Beach Blvd (0.8 mi)

Metered parking available along the street.

We will meet between the two beach-side pavilions that are nearest to Chester Ave.



Driving Directions From Cambridge and Points West

Get onto US-1 N and head toward the Tobin Bridge

Exit onto MA-16/Revere Beach Pkwy toward Lynn/MA-1A and continue to follow MA-16 (1.8 mi)

Turn right at Beach St (0.4 mi)

Turn left at Ocean Ave (0.1 mi)

Turn right toward Revere Beach Blvd (180 ft)

Turn left at Revere Beach Blvd (0.2 mi)

Metered parking available along the street.


Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?q=&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=42.412843,-70.991035&spn=0.025379,0.031457&t=h&z=15&msa=0&msid=106301226799566485954.00046190b82b6a9c4cf48&saddr=cambridge,+ma&daddr=Revere+Beach+%4042.4131124008893,-70.98946809768677&geocode=%3BFTgshwIdZMnE-w

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Insightful Article about CRAMPING

Hi Team,

Most of us have probably experienced muscle cramping during a masters workout at one point or another. This phenomenon stumps me, but recently I found a pretty good article that highlights some of the potential reasons - aside from general dehydration, lack of potassium, etc. Take a look:


CRAMPING YOUR STYLE: "Dealing With Cramps In The Pool" by Haydn Wooley

Here's the link:

http://www.swim-city.com/library.php3?id=119