Saturday, January 31, 2015

Get Ready for the Meets!

Good evening everyone!

Just a reminder that there will be a team practice at 5:30pm this Monday.  Hope to see you on deck.
 
Also, put the date on your calendar: Saturday, March 28, all comers swim meet(non-sanctioned) at Valdese. More information to follow with details.
 
See everyone on Monday!

Thursday, January 15, 2015

MEETS!

Good morning!

Just one more reminder of the stroke clinic this coming Saturday at 10am. Please email Linda to RSVP!

There are some meets coming up in the next two months for those registered with USMS. To those interested in joining USMS but who just aren't sure about it yet, check out one of these meets to go and cheer on some of your teammates and see if it is something for you!

  • The 41st Annual Sunbelt Championships meet in Charlotte January 31st and February 1st, meet entry deadline is Sunday January 25th
  • The Frank Clark Memorial meet in Greensboro March 1st, meet entry deadline is Sunday, February 22nd
  • The 2015 NC Short Course Yards Championships in Cary March 28th and 29th, early discounted entry fee deadline is February 28 and final deadline is March 25th
Links and information for all three meets and announcement dates for other meets can be found on the http://www.ncmasters.org/meets.html web page.
 
Good swimming!

Friday, January 9, 2015

Some training articles from Ed...

Good afternoon everyone,

Take a moment to check out some articles from USMS and SwimSwam:

"Don't Be Afraid to Try a Swim Meet" by Dustin Poe at USMS
"Five Fun Drills for Improving 'Feel for the Water'" by Terry Heggy at USMS
"6 Excuse-Busting Tips for Swimmers" by Olivier Poirier-Leroy at Swim Swam

Don't forget, there is a stroke clinic about freestyle on Saturday, January 17th!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year RTS!

We hope the holidays have been great for everyone!

Linda Kidd will be hosting another clinic on Saturday, January 17th (King Weekend) from 10-11am. Please contact her by email to RSVP. Her address is kiddswimming@yahoo.com. The goal of the clinic is to work on freestyle breathing techniques.

Keep on practicing! Lap swim time at the Rec. will be more crowded as folks get prepared for the triathlon, so please share lanes! Circle swimming is not a bad thing, and it doesn't hurt to share a lane with a partner or two.

Many folks have reported an inability to make our semi-monthly swim sessions (1st & 3rd Mondays, 530 PM), so I have checked with Brett (Pool Mgr) about our having a 3rd practice during the month (2nd or 4th Saturday, 0830-1000). If you are interested or would support another time we can train together, please send Ed a response with your preference.
 
See following for our schedule for the next 6 months:
Jan: 5 & 19
Feb: 2&16
Mar: 2&16
Apr: 6&20
May: 4&18
Jun: 1&15
 
We hope to have some additional meet dates in addition to Senior Games up soon!

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving and More!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Whether you stayed in town or traveled far from home, we hope it was a great time with family and friends. Now it's time to get back in the water to get rid of those extra calories courtesy of pumpkin pie and all of those other wonderfully delectable, yet oh so bad for you, foods we love to eat this time of year.
Our next practice is tomorrow, December 1, from 5:30-7pm. We will be in the lanes vacated by the East Burke team after their practice (lanes 1-5).
For those who missed out last time, Coach Kidd will be once again hosting a stroke clinic (recommended donation of $20 per person) to improve freestyle. It will be Saturday, December 13, from 10:00-11:00am. Please contact her ahead of time so she knows how many she will need to plan for.

That's all for now! See you all tomorrow!

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Weekend Update!

First of all, keeping in mind that our nation celebrated Veteran's Day this past week, thank you to all of you who served or continue to serve our nation. As a nation, we can't say thank you enough, and everyday should be Veteran's Day, not just one day a year.

The RTS will practice on Monday, November 17 at 5:30. Come check out the new lines!

Some have expressed interest in participating in a swim meet without all the needed memberships, USA Swimming or USMS, so Ed has explored the possibility of an "All Swimmers" meet in late March or early April, 2015 @ Valdese, perhaps sharing the meet with Linda Kidd's Xcell club. This would offer the over-50 crowd a practice meet about 1 month prior to the Senior Games meet in Lenoir. PLEASE EMAIL ED with a simple YES or NO to your desire/willingness to participate by swimming or by volunteering to aid with the meet. The more participants we have, the lower the costs of the meet.

If you are interested in joining USMS, 2015 registration is open now. Check out the USMS link on the upper right of the page for more information. There are a lot of good perks that go along with the annual membership, and it is a good value.

Enjoy your Weekend!

Friday, November 7, 2014

LATE UPDATE: Stroke Clinic for Valdese Community

 Sorry for the late notification, but there will be a Stroke Clinic this Saturday (tomorrow!) for folks to work on freestyle. Coach Kidd will be running it.

SWIM CLINIC: SATURDAY, NOV 8, 1000-1100;
COACH LINDA KIDD FOCUS on FREE STYLE 
Suggested donation= $20 (fees support youth Xcell Swim club)
Advanced reservation preferred: kiddswimming@yahoo.com
In other news, check out the new lane lines! Thanks to everyone who helped make them possible! Next up, matching backstroke flags!