Starting Up

[Pete]

Hoping to start a masters section at Cranleigh. For details E-mail me.:idea:

[Pete]

Sessions start on Tuesdays from 29th April. 8-9pm at Cranleigh Leisure Centre. Trial period of six weeks. If we get the support it can carry on.

[nsswimmer]

good luck :D wish i could go to help yall out but i'm not a masters and i'm in korea.. hehe.. best of luQ!

[super_fish88]

I'm sure lots of people'll show up and it'll be great! Let us know how the masters at Cranleigh get on! :rainbow:

[Ellie]

Pete, is this still planned to go ahead tonight?

[mammamedley]

How did it go Pete?

[nsswimmer]

yes, how did it go?? hope it went awesome :D

[Pete]

Already for 8.00pm tonight. Australia and Korea are ahead in time. Will keep you posted tomorrow. See you later Ellie!

[nsswimmer]

hehehe oh yeaz =) well by now it must be over!! :D hehe

how'd it go? ;]

[Pete]

Session went well. Some keen but unfit swimmers as well as some who have kept fit elsewhere. One guy had not swum for 11 years swam nearly 2000m. More swimmers possibly next week. It was great seeing some old (not in years) faces and they were pleased to see each other after a number of years.
Thanks for everyones interest.

[super_fish88]

That sounds great! :D Well done, Pete!

[chlorine_babe]

Well done hope the interest keeps up.

[nsswimmer]

wow!! im so happy for you :D wahOoeY that's awesome!!!!!

[Pete]

Up to 11 swimmers tonight. Well done those who went 2300m It was good to meet round the pub afterwards in Master's style.

[Ellie]

Thanks Pete, I really enjoyed the session last night! It was good to get back in the water after such a long break :)

[GettingFaster]

And of course, if the swimmers don't enjoy your sessions Pete, they can always come along to Guildford!

[londoner62]

You masters are so fortunate to have loads of masters clubs in a close proximity. Here in East Anglia it is much harder to get pool time because the clubs appear only to see the future with the kids. I had to beg to get more pool time to improve my times!
When I move, I think swim clubs could be a major factor!

Paul

[GettingFaster]

Guildford is highly recommended... ;)

[Pete]

The best Masters squads have pub nights after training. Which pub do Guildford use?

[Pete]

One year on and the squad is still keen and much fitter. One group of young ladies are not happy unless they do 3000m in an hour (all my sessions include variety of stroke and stroke-work). Others set their own goals and look forward to help with technique. I'm still enjoying it.

[swimmer]

ome of my best friends is in your squad pete (cranleigh masters right??) she's the 'baby' of the squad! :)

[Pete]

Yep. I think she is diong her first Surrey Masters this year.

[swimmer]

Yep. I think she is diong her first Surrey Masters this year.


nope she can't she's only 18! (if we're thinking of the same person??) she's 19 in november though, so if surrey masters are then then she could so them.

[Pete]

Year of Age with Masters.

[swimmer]

oooohhh oks I didn't realise that!! :)

[GettingFaster]

oooohhh oks I didn't realise that!! :)
Why do you think I've been trying to persuade you to swim with us next year?

[swimmer]

hehe! i'm sooo dense sometimes :s, yeh i'll def be doing mastern nationals next year, they sound like good fun :)! (plus the chance of becoming 'national champion' is quite appealing!)

[londoner62]

GF against Swimmer in the 50 or the 800 or anything in between............Oh yes, this will be worth going to Scotland for! :p

Paul

[GettingFaster]

GF against Swimmer in the 50 or the 800 or anything in between............Oh yes, this will be worth going to Scotland for! :p

Paul
Nah, I don't think it would even be worth getting out of bed for. Unless of course I do the 50 and she does the 800, now then you might get a finish at around the same time.

[Pete]

What has this to do with the thread?

[ruthcp]

What has this to do with the thread?

Don't know but it's fun to read!!!! :) :)

[GettingFaster]

What has this to do with the thread?
It's in the Masters Swimming bit, and swimmer will be a pre-master next year. Quite a way from your original post but not completely off the subject - at least it's not talking about pistachio ice-cream, one memorable off-topic aside from young matt a few months back that still makes me smile.

[swimmer]

hehe GF I don't think i'll be doing the 800 - but i'll race ya on 200fly!! :)

[GettingFaster]

Yeah, right.

[ruthcp]

hehe GF I don't think i'll be doing the 800 - but i'll race ya on 200fly!! :)

OOOOHHHHH Can I watch?!!!!!!!!!!!!! :devil:

[GettingFaster]

OOOOHHHHH Can I watch?!!!!!!!!!!!!! :devil:
You won't be able to watch, you'll be in lane 5 doing it as as well!

[ruthcp]

You won't be able to watch, you'll be in lane 5 doing it as as well!

What do you mean lane 5? I thought the top lane was lane4!!!!!!! :king:
(And of course he is!!!)

[GettingFaster]

What do you mean lane 5? I thought the top lane was lane4!!!!!!! :king:
(And of course he is!!!)
I was kind of hoping he'd be in there too, showing us how to do it properly! :D

[ruthcp]

I was kind of hoping he'd be in there too, showing us how to do it properly! :D

Tell you what, this race sounds more and more interesting!
Perhaps we could charge for admission?!!! :p

The day I do 20m fly is in the far distant future - 200m? 800m free is a far more realistic goal, as long as the pool has been hired for the whole day!!!! :)

[lane4]

I was kind of hoping he'd be in there too, showing us how to do it properly! :D

I will only be in there if I'm showing you how to do my speciality properly, the breaststroke.

;) :cool:

[chris_lamb]

What do you mean lane 5? I thought the top lane was lane4!!!!!!! :king:
(And of course he is!!!)

Not in a 10 lane pool :) (Assuming that the lanes are numbered 1 to 10 and not 0 to 9...)

[ruthcp]

Not in a 10 lane pool :) (Assuming that the lanes are numbered 1 to 10 and not 0 to 9...)

I KNOW that!!!! :cool:
Spectrum is an 8 laner!

[ruthcp]

I will only be in there if I'm showing you how to do my speciality properly, the breaststroke.

;) :cool:

Marginally more chance of my doing 200m breast than 200m fly!!
If you taught me how, it might even be legal!!!! :shocking:

[GettingFaster]

Now that WOULD be an interesting race. Considering my PB on 200 breast is a couple of hundredths shy of 5 minutes (yes, I did say FIVE, it wasn't a typo!) then you'd have an awfully long wait at the end.

How about getting lane4, Bootie and Chris to do 400 breast while ruthcp and I do 200? Katie could even join in with a 300, just to prove she can. That way we might all finish together. And chris_lamb can be referee - should be good for loads of bribes, chris.

I feel another thread coming on - can you think of any 'interesting' races you'd like to see, either proper ones (e.g. Johnnie Weismuller at his peak swimming against Grank Hackett) or silly ones like the above.

[chris_lamb]

And chris_lamb can be referee - should be good for loads of bribes, chris.

Bribes are always welcome :)

No, wait, of course I would never accept a bribe, I am far too honest and fair to do that...

[rubber ducky]

hehe GF I don't think i'll be doing the 800 - but i'll race ya on 200fly!! :)

I'll race ya on 200m fly Swimmer! I'm 19 this year so old enough to do masters now.....how do you get into it?? I have a friend from my club who is going to the masters midlands.....I wanna go!!!

[GettingFaster]

how do you get into it?? I have a friend from my club who is going to the masters midlands.....I wanna go!!!
Does your club have a Masters coach? If not, then you can enter things individually. Take a look at the ASA site in the Calendar info page on Masters and there are lots of Masters meets to think about. The one to go for is Nationals in October, up in Sheffield, but unfortunately its programme and entry info isn't on the site yet.
There's some date info on the newsletter though, try http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,5026-146717-163933-53675-0-file,00.pdf

[rubber ducky]

thanks GF!! We dont have a masters coach because the club is too small. But I shall definitely look on the ASA site......masters nationals would be sooooo cool especially since I'd never qualify for normal masters!........thats not implying that masters aren't normal........ :devil:

[GettingFaster]

thanks GF!! We dont have a masters coach because the club is too small. But I shall definitely look on the ASA site......masters nationals would be sooooo cool especially since I'd never qualify for normal masters!........thats not implying that masters aren't normal........ :devil:
Don't be shy about it - Masters AREN'T normal, we're very, very special! And if you do manage to do Sheffield you might even meet our very own Kaci who's in your agegroup and swims really fast.

[rubber ducky]

oh crumbs! only just realised my mistake there!! i meant to say i'd never qualify for normal nationals!! Oh well.

Are there qualifying times for the masters nationals? If so what are they or where can I find them??

Yeh, I've seen some of Kaci's times......her freestyle is faster than mine :cry: my excuse is Im a fly swimmer! hehe :)

[GettingFaster]

Qualifying for Masters is very difficult, there are many criteria you have to meet - if you fail to meet even one of these, then you can't enter the Nationals.

You have to be:

1) 19 or over at the end of the year (none of this "age on day" rubbish!)
2) able to fill in a form
3) able to write a cheque
4) in posession of a valid ASA number
5) able to sign your name

That's it. Tough, eh? Welcome to the inclusive world of Masters swimming!

You might be interested to see the results from last year's Nationals, or even the recent long-course GB Nationals. That will show you that the range of abilities of Masters swimmers is very broad, so even if you're a really fast swimmer you'll still get a decent race. If you're a really slow swimmer you'll just swim with much older swimmers and still get a decent race. Personally, I swim with the 80-yr-olds. :D

[rubber ducky]

Ooooh that is tough criteria to meet! I think I can manage the age, and the ASA number...but writing....sounds like I need to get in training for that!!

I'll look up last years results....are they on the ASA site? I'll see how I compare but I'll still try and come anyway, I might even bring a friend!! Yey, this sounds like fun! hehe :)

[GettingFaster]

Take your pick from any of this lot on the ASA website. See if you can spot a few swimclubbers.

http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5026-142760-159976-nav-list,00.html

[swimmer]

I'll race ya on 200m fly Swimmer! I'm 19 this year so old enough to do masters now.....how do you get into it?? I have a friend from my club who is going to the masters midlands.....I wanna go!!!


your're on! (as long as your not way faster than me :( !!!) I'm 19 next year so can't do them until then.

[rubber ducky]

your're on! (as long as your not way faster than me :( !!!) I'm 19 next year so can't do them until then.

yey! i doubt im faster than you.....i only do it at club champs and county champs!! But im not too bad at it.......your probably way faster than be in which case i'll need the yr to train for it. hehe.

go on then, 'fess up, what time do you do?

[swimmer]

pm sent :)

[Pete]

Hey Hey
One of my old National Age Groupers turned up to swim at Masters tonight 10 years on. The squad certainly turned on a show and trained so well. Pub was good as a result as well.