Apr 17, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

Swimming Fundamentals 101 course:  

Swim Ontario is running a Swimming Fundamentals 101 course at the CPWD pool.  It is the weekend of May 24 (Fri evening through Sunday). It is open for registration NOW. Details are available from Swim Ontario at: https://registration.swimming.ca/Courseslistpublic.aspx .

The course has limited enrollment (12 only!) and is be open to anyone in the region that wants to come.  It is the ONLY course in Eastern Ontario currently scheduled – so expect lots of interest from other clubs in the region! If you are interested, please sign up quickly.

What is the Swimming Fundamentals 101 course? This is the first step to becoming a certified Swim Team coach.  In order to take this course, students must be 16 years old. We have started planning for the course to be offered in Fall for swimmers turning 16 later in the season.

Before a candidate can sign up for the course they must complete a “Pre-Course Workbook”.   The workbook gives the course conductor a sense of the knowledge the candidates have currently.   The Pre-Course Workbook is located at:  
http://www.nccpswimming.org/index.php/en/precourse-workbook/swimming-101-pre-course-workbook

Once completed, the swimmer is a “Coach in training”.  To become “Certified”, the swimmer needs be mentored as a coach for a period of time and to complete a number of development activities. Once certified, the swimmer is now fully qualified to be the in-charge coach of a swim team. So this is a significant investment in their future, if for no other reason than the development of leadership skills. The swimmer coaches we have had working with the Firefly group this season are either certified or are working towards being certified.

CPWD Policy is that CPWD swimmers who:
    - Take Swimming Fundamentals 101;
    – Coach with the team for their in-training season; and
    – Successfully achieve the status of “Certified”
are then eligible to receive a reimbursement of 50% of the Swimming Fundamentals 101 course fee.

Montreal Meet Hotel information 

Parking at the Montreal Pool is extremely limited so we have booked a block of rooms nearby (Only 1 subway stop away) so that people can leave cars at the hotel. 

Sandman HotelMontreal

999 rue deSerigny

Longueuil,PQJ4K 2T1

1-800-726-3626

reservations@sandman.ca

Confirmed Room Block forMontrealmeet:

45 Rooms, 2 nights June 14 & 15

15 Doubles

30 King w/ double pull-out couch

Booking under “CPWD”

$112 +taxes (=$131.07 all incl)

Includes Free Parking

Cut-off Date: May 16, 2013

Please have a major credit card to guarantee the room(s) upon reservation.

Canadian National Masters Championships:  

            The Canadian Masters championships are May 17 – 20, 2013 at the Sportsplex.

                        Web site: http://cmsc2013.ca/

CPWD Masters swimmers are eligible to swim (there are qualification standards).
You may also wish to attend the session as a spectator to see a Masters competition.

CPWD Officials – this meet is also looking for officials (it is in OSOA) – great chance for experience in a different kind of meet.

OYO LC Sprints results April 14, 2013:  

Highlights: 

Achieved PB’s in all the Olympic events outlined at the beginning of the year

Senior Group: 

McKinley VanKlei

Intermediate Group: 

Jack Irvin, Laura Reid

Junior Group: 

Maddie Birrell. Mathew Reid, Nickolas Roach

Club Records

Liam Fitzgerald now owns the club record for the 10 and under male 200 Individual Medley with a time of 3:26.54L bettering the previous record of 3:29.83 accomplished by Eric Alvarez in 2006.

Quality Times

Skylar Etherington qualified for the Eastern Ontario Championships (EOSA LC)

Abigail Cameron qualified for Montreal as Developmental

Regan Rathwell qualified for Montreal as Developmental

PB Elite

Incredible Swims

Upcoming dates

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 4-6             Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet Age Group (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Apr 8, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

Bronze Medallion Course – registration deadline – April 12

Pool management will be making a decision to run/not run the Bronze Medallion course this coming weekend.  Without 6 (or more) registered swimmers, the class will NOT run.  It currently has only 4 registered swimmers.

OYO LC Sprints – new times:  

The OYO Long Course meet on Sunday April 14th, 2013 is changing the warm up and start times for the morning session.

The sessions are now scheduled as follows:

Morning warm-up:            8:00 AM (previously 7:00 AM)

Morning start:                    9:00 AM (previous 8:00 AM)

Afternoon warm-up:        12:00 PM (unchanged)

Afternoon start:                 1:00 PM (unchanged)

Saturday practice is NOT cancelled this week as the OYO meet is Sunday.

Montreal 2013 International Xtraslush reminder:  

Deposit fee and permission forms deadline: April 10, 2013.

CPWD Time Trial  April 6, 2013:  

Thanks to everyone that helped out with the Time Trial.

Highlights: 

Achieved PB’s in all the Olympic events outlined at the beginning of the year

Senior  Group: 

Grace Hammond, Aine Kearns, Jacob Lacriox

Intermediate  Group: 

Jacob Blackburn, Skylar Etherington, Paige Mehmet

Junior  Group: 

Club Records

Kennedy Fitzgerald now owns the club record for the 15 and over female 400 Individual Medley with a time of 5:43.10 bettering the previous record of 5:47.71 accomplished by Sandy Edmison in 2009.

Liam Fitzgerald now owns the club record for the 10 and under male 400 Individual Medley with a time of 6:56.55 bettering the previous record of 7:10.00 accomplished by Liam Fitzgerald in 2013.

PB Elite

Incredible Swims

Upcoming dates

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 4-6             Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet Age Group (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Apr 5, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

Time Trial reminder on key times – new start time:  

            Swimmers:

                        Warm-ups start:     7:00am - changed!!!

                        TT start:                     7:30am - changed!!!

                        Meet end:                 9:00am

            Officials:

                        Warm-up Safety Marshals:         On deck by 6:55 for briefing

                        Official briefing (all others):        7:10 in deck classroom

Team Photo option:  

Anyone who did not have a chance to order a CPWD Team Photo but who would like one should send an email to karenjensen@rogers.com or give Karen a call at 613-796-8671.  The cost is $12 for an 8×10.  Last day to order is Monday, April 8^th.

            Check payable to: “Most Valuable Player”

            Give payment to Coach Andrea.

Montreal 2013 International Xtraslush meet packages:  

Last year CPWD attended a meet at the Parc Jean-Drapeau pool in Montreal.

It is a 50m outdoor pool with stands for many spectators.   All participants enjoyed the meet.  This year we hope to stay in a hotel just one metro (subway) stop from the pool.

Meet management has just announced that the P1 and P2 program has been changed to Age Group Invitational qualifying time standards.  The Age Group Qualifiers will swim June 14 to 16, 2013.   Developmental qualifiers will swim on June 15, 2013.

The meet packages are attached.      Montreal_Permission        CPWD International Samak Developmental        CPWD International Samak AG

In order to participate, a “reservation fee” of $10.00 for each participant must be sent to the host club.   This deposit is not refundable, but will be deducted from the meet fees.    This meet is a long way off so swimmers who have not yet qualified may provide the deposit fee in the hope of achieving the qualifying times in April or May.

The deposit fee is due April 10, 2013.

By paying the reservation fee you will be reserving the right to enter the meet.  If the reservation fee is paid and your child does not qualify by May 12, 2013, you will lose the reservation fee.    Should your child qualify and the reservation fee is not paid, it is unlikely that the swimmer can participate.

Swimmers age 11 and 12 who qualify for the 3 day Age Group competition may elect to participate in the one day Developmental competition instead.

Below is a list of current qualifiers and swimmers with qualifying times in one of the two qualifying events.   Not listed are swimmers who are close to qualifying but have not yet qualified in an event.

Upcoming dates

Apr 6               CPWD Time Trial

Apr 14             OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17             CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27             GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 4-6             Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Apr 2, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

Reminder: Meet Packages – GO April LC, SWOTT Qualifier Classic, Black Fly:  

            Entry Deadline for All meets is: Wednesday April 3^rd  2013. 

            CPWD Room block for Black Fly as some people choose to stay in Deep River:

Bears Den Motel for 1 night, May 11.

5 Highway 17

Deep River, ON  K0J 1P0

1-613-584-9795

doubles: $106.22 (tax incl)

queens: $79.10 (tax incl)

cut-off date for booking is April 15^th

credit card required with reservation

CPWD Time Trial:  

A Dragon Bytes Special will be issued later in the week when we finalize the heats and determine the start time for the session and warm-ups.  We have to be clear of the pool by 9am as swimming lessons take over.

Thank-you to everyone that responded to the Dragon Bytes Special last week.  The Officials Grid for the Time Trial is now complete although we could still make use of a couple of extra timers.  Let Travis know if you can help (officials@cpwd.ca).

Bronze Medallion Course:  

Please register with the pool for the Bronze Medallion course.  As of just before the long weekend there were NOT enough swimmers for the course to run.

When: Wed and Fri afternoons 2:30-4:00pm

Dates: Apr 24-June 14, 2013

Exam: Fri June 21, 2013  from 2:30-5:30pm.

If this course does not run because of lack of students, it is unlikely we will be able to have them again next season.

Reminders: Morning Practice / Masters swimmers:  

We have been having a great turn out do far, if you are interested or know anyone that is interested; please let them know about this new program.

Some Senior/Intermediate swimmers expressed interest in swimming only 1 morning. An option to register for one day only is available for swimmers on the team interested.

Upcoming dates

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 4-6             Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Mar 25, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

This Dragon Bytes is a bit longer as a lot is going on right now as work the executive/coaches have been driving is coming together to hopefully position the team for even greater success in the future.

Practice Cancelled for long weekend:  

Practices cancelled on March 29 through Apr 1 for the Easter long weekend.

CPWD April 6 Time Trial:  

Permission / Entry forms must be given to your coach by Wednesday March 27.

CPWD Time Trial – Call for officials:  

We need a full team of officials to run our Time Trial.  Officials should sign up with the OSOA meet registration tool.  http://www.swimmingofficials.com/registration/Account/Login.aspx

Meet Packages – GO April LC,    SWOTT Qualifier Classic,     Black Fly:  

CPWD GO APRIL LONG COURSE MEET

CPWD SWOTT CAPITAL CLASSIC QUALIFIER

CPWD BLACK FLY 2013

Attached are the meet packages for ALL remaining open (no qualification standards) that CPWD plans to attend this season.  There are 3 different meets

Coach’s notes

-         These meets are open to any swimmer registered as competitive (Junior, Intermediate, or Senior).

-         These are the last three non-qualifying meets of the CPWD regular season.

-         These meets are 3 weekends in a row.   

-         Swimmers may elect to swim (or not) in just one, just two, or all three meets.

-         The goals of these meets are to:

                – Qualify for EOSA LC, Montreal, Festival or Provincial champs
                – Complete the events required for the Year End PB Award

                – Have Fun

-     These three meets are the last meets in which to complete the Year End PB
      Award events.

-         It is recommended to avoid swimming two events back to back.  There may not be enough time to recover from the first event before the next.

-         Swimmers may select any event in which they would like to participate.

-         Their coach will review their selections and discuss any suggestions with them.

-         Entry Deadline for All meets is: Wednesday April 3^rd  2013. 

-         If relay events are offered, relays members are selected by the coaches.   Coaches will try to have everyone attending the meet participate in at least one relay.    The only reason not to be on a relay would be that not enough swimmers in the same gender or age group are participating in the meet.    The permission forms are for selection of individual events only.

Black Fly specific notes

-         This meet has “one price” for each swimmers’ events and a BBQ Ticket

-         Additional BBQ tickets may be purchased for $10.00 each (for family members)

-         Meet management has opened the meet to non-competitive members who have not participated in CPWD’s Mid Winter Melt which was in February.

-         Non Competitive members who did participate in CPWD’s Mid Winter Melt may participate by paying for additional competitive insurance coverage.   The Insurance payment must be made to the CPWD registrar by the due date – Apr 3.

-         Cornwall provided an opportunity for CPWD members to have fun as well as participate in a meet.  The Black Fly meet offers all participants a chance for fun in the form of meet events, BBQ, beach games and (I assume) an outdoor movie.

Bronze Medallion Course:  

After much discussion with the pool administration, they have set up a Bronze Medallion course at a time that works better for CPWD swimmers (I know they are not perfect – especially for those that do not go to school in Carleton Place).

Details

1)    The course is offered by the Pool (not CPWD) – so you need to register with the pool desk, complete their forms and pay their fees.   Registrations are open now!

• ·        There is a Bronze agreement that we require each participant and their parent to sign upon registration. The form has information regarding the exam date, and the criteria to qualify for the exam.
• ·        The instructor may request that readings be done from the Lifesaving Manual as part of the course. It is available at the front desk for purchase. (please note it is approximately $50 to purchase, so if you know someone who has one, borrowing would be a less expensive option).

2)    The course will NOT run unless a minimum of 6 sign-up.  The course maximum capacity is 16.

3)    This course is open to the general public, not exclusive to CPWD – so please sign up soon. We had 17+ swimmers interested in the course so we could OVERfill it with just the team!

When: Wed and Fri afternoons 2:30-4:00pm

Dates: Apr 24-June 14, 2013

Exam: Fri June 21, 2013  from 2:30-5:30pm.

Please sign up for the course if interested!  When it runs successfully,  the discussion for next season to have this happen earlier in season, to adjust times for easier access for non-CP students, and to add a Bronze Cross course will be so much easier.

Background for those that do not know what Bronze Medallion is: This course sets your swimmer on the path to be a lifeguard.  The team (and pool for that matter) are always in need of guards (both of the CPWD swimmer lifeguards this year are also on pool staff) so it becomes a good part-time/summer job.

        To be a Lifeguard – A swimmer must have
                Bronze Medallion (min age 13 or have Bronze Star)
                Bronze Cross (must have Bronze Med)
                NLS (min age 16 and Bronze Cross)

There are additional courses to then become to become a swimming instructor but this is the minimum to be a lifeguard.

Swimming Fundamentals 101 course:  

This is a heads up to CPWD parents that we are working to have a Swim Ontario run Swimming Fundamentals 101 course at the CPWD pool in May or June.  Details are still to be finalized but be warned, the course will take a large portion of a weekend (Fri evening through Sunday).

The course will have a limited enrollment and will also be open to anyone in the region that wants to come.  Hence, if you are interested, please be ready to sign up quickly with Swim Ontario once it is announced.

What is the Swimming Fundamentals 101 course? This is the first step to becoming a certified Swim Team coach.  In order to take this course, students must be 16 years old. We have started planning for the course to be offered in Fall for swimmers turning 16 later in the season.

Before a candidate can sign up for the course they must complete a “Pre-Course Workbook”.   The workbook gives the course conductor a sense of the knowledge the candidates have currently.   The Pre-Course Workbook is located at:  
http://www.nccpswimming.org/index.php/en/precourse-workbook/swimming-101-pre-course-workbook

Once completed, the swimmer is a “Coach in training”.  To become “Certified”, the swimmer needs be mentored as a coach for a period of time and to complete a number of development activities. Once certified, the swimmer is now fully qualified to be the in-charge coach of a swim team. So this is a significant investment in their future, if for no other reason than the development of leadership skills. The swimmer coaches we have had working with the Firefly group this season are either certified or are working towards being certified.

CPWD Policy is that CPWD swimmers who:
    - Take Swimming Fundamentals 101;
    – Coach with the team for their in-training season; and
    – Successfully achieve the status of “Certified”
are then eligible to receive a reimbursement of 50% of the Swimming Fundamentals 101 course fee.

2013 EOSA Regional Long Course Championship Time Standards

Many will have heard that qualification standards for Regional LC changed/were changing.  Below are the standards that will be in place – there were many variations discussed and I know many people may have heard one or more of the versions – all those other options can now be forgotten.

In a nutshell – the qualification standards that were in place at the start of the season to be eligible for any 7 events still apply and are unchanged.  Additional swimmers may also now qualify for single specific events according to the rules below.

The existing qualification standards for the 2013 EOSA Regional Championship meet are available on the EOSA website. EOSA has also added the following new standards effective immediately:

•          In addition to qualifying for the meet via the existing IM and Freestyle time standards allowing 7 events to be chosen (please note: swimmers must make both these standards), swimmers may qualify for the meet in any individual stroke event.

1.        Swimmers aged 14 and over may qualify in an event in which they make the current Ontario C time standards.

2.        Swimmers aged 13 and under may qualify in an event in which they make the current Ontario Festival time standard.

There will be NO BONUS EVENTS for swimmers who qualify for the meet in this manner; however, swimmers qualifying for one of the strokes (Fly, Back, Breast) in the 100m event may also swim the corresponding 50m stroke event.”

Reminders: CPWD Team Photo:  

All swimmers from our newest Blue Fireflies to our oldest Seniors are asked to come to the pool on Wednesday, March 27th to take part in the CPWD 2012/2013 Team Photo. 

The Team Photo will be taken at 5:30. Swimmers are asked to be at the pool for 5:15 in their blue suits and/or t-shirts if they have them.

Individuals photos for those who wish to have them done will be taken immediately after the team photo in the deck classroom. 

Order forms will be available at the pool starting on Friday which you may pick up and complete before Wednesday’s photo day.

Reminders: Morning Practice / Masters swimmers:  

Registration forms and payment must be submitted in advance of your first practice.  Registration materials can be given to Daniele or Bruce at practice on Monday or placed in the Registrar’s mail folder in the team mail boxes under the coach’s table, also on Monday.

Upcoming dates

Mar 26             First morning practice / Masters practice

Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial (tentative)

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

May 28 – 30     Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Mar 22, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

CPWD Team Photo:  

All swimmers from our newest Blue Fireflies to our oldest Seniors are asked to come to the pool on Wednesday, March 27th to take part in the CPWD 2012/2013 Team Photo. 

The Team Photo will be taken at 5:30 – swimmers are asked to be at the pool for 5:15 in their blue suits and/or t-shirts if they have them.

Individuals photos for those who wish to have them done will be taken immediately after the team photo in the deck classroom. 

Order forms will be available at the pool starting on Friday which you may pick up and complete before Wednesday’s photo day.

Morning Practice / Masters swimmers:  

Registration forms and payment must be submitted in advance of your first practice.  Registration materials can be given to Daniele or Bruce at practice Friday or Monday or placed in the Registrar’s mail folder in the team mail boxes under the coach’s table.

Upcoming dates

Mar 26             First morning practice / Masters practice

Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial (tentative)

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

May 28 – 30     Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Mar 20, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

CPWD Time Trial – April 6 meet package:  

Attached is the meet package for our April 6 TT.  Entries are required by Wednesday March 27.

CPWD April Time Trial

  Coaches notes

• This meet is open to any swimmer registered as competitive (Junior, Intermediate, or Senior).
• The purpose of the Time Trial is to offer the most daunting meet events to our members in a friendlier atmosphere.
• The 400 IM and 200 Fly are part of the year end award requirements for the Senior group
• The 400 IM is part of the year end award requirements for the Intermediate group
• The 400 F/S is part of the year end award requirements for the Junior group
• The 400 F/S is only open to the Junior group members.
• Lachlan Brown will attempt a club record for the 50 F/S.
• Three swimmers wishing to swim the 50 F/S may accompany him.

CPWD Time Trial – Call for officials:  

We need a full team of officials to run our Time Trial.  Officials should sign up with the OSOA meet registration tool.  http://www.swimmingofficials.com/registration/Account/Login.aspx

EOSA hosted Referee Clinic:  

EOSA will present a Referee clinic at 7:00PM on Wednesday, March 27th 2013, in the on deck classroom at the Nepean Sportsplex.

Please login http://www.swimmingofficials.com/registration/Account/Login.aspx to register to attend the clinic in the online registration system.

Reminder: Morning Practice for CPWD team:   

Practice is open to Senior and Intermediate swimmers that want extra practice time. 

When: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s – 6:30am – 7:30am

Starts: Tuesday March 26 through Thursday June 6           (11 weeks)

Cost: $110

Swimmers that are interested should contact Daniele (registrar@cpwd.ca).

Reminder: CPWD Masters:  

Masters is a swimming program for swimmers 18 and up that are interested in swimming for exercise through to optional full competition.  Coaching allows swimmers to achieve their  personal goals.  Please let your friends and neighbours know about this program as it is open to any interested swimmers.

Masters Registration Package – see Dragon Bytes Special last week or www.cpwd.ca .

When: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s – 6:30am – 7:30am

Starts: Tuesday March 26 through Thursday June 6           (11 weeks)

Cost: $110 + $35 Masters Swim Ontario registration fee.

Swimmers that are interested should contact Daniele (registrar@cpwd.ca).

Upcoming dates

Mar 19 – 21     First week of non competitive Spring session

Mar 20             CPWD Exec Meeting

Mar 26             First morning practice / Masters practice

Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial (tentative)

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

May 28 – 30     Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Morning Practice for CPWD team:  

Practice is open to Senior and Intermediate swimmers that want extra practice time. 

When: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s – 6:30am – 7:30am
Starts: Tuesday March 26 through Thursday June 6 (11 weeks)
Cost: $110  CPWD Morning Practice Registration Package 2012 2013 – current CPWD members

Swimmers that are interested should contact Daniele (registrar@cpwd.ca).

CPWD Masters:  

Masters is a swimming program for swimmers 18 and up that are interested in swimming for exercise through to optional full competition.  Coaching allows swimmers to achieve their  personal goals.  Please let your friends and neighbours know about this program as it is open to any interested swimmers.

Masters Registration Package is attached.

When: Tuesday’s and Thursday’s – 6:30am – 7:30am
Starts: Tuesday March 26 through Thursday June 6 (11 weeks)
Cost: $110 + $35 Masters Swim Ontario registration fee.   CPWD Masters Registration Package 2012 2013 ver2
 
Swimmers that are interested should contact Daniele (registrar@cpwd.ca).

Upcoming dates

Mar 19 – 21  First week of non competitive Spring session
Mar 20  CPWD Exec Meeting
Mar 26  Start of Morning and Masters Program
Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6  CPWD Time Trial (tentative)
Apr 14  OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)
Apr 17  CPWD Exec Meeting
Apr 27  GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5  SWOTT LC (Carleton U)
May 8  CPWD Exec Meeting
May 11-12 Black-Fly (Deep River)
May 18 & 20 Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend
May 28 – 30  Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2  Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply
Jun 7-9  EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply
Jun 12  CPWD Exec Meeting
June 14 – 16 Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply
June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7  LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Mar 8, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

March Break Swim Cancellations:  

Our last practice before March Break is Friday March 8 and the team returns to the pool on Monday March 18.  We hope everyone has a great March Break

CPWD has new level 3 official! 

Congratulations to Travis Fitzgerald on being recognized as a Level III official.  This is recognition for a lot of hard work including training and deck experience at a broad range of positions.  He is now eligible to be a session referee!

This is a huge step also for CPWD as we now have 4 Level III officials for the first ever.

Morning Practice:  

There has been ongoing interest from some Senior and Intermediate swimmers in extra practice time.  We are going to trial morning practices for the balance of the season in conjunction with a Masters practice on Tuesday/Thursday.  There will be an additional cost to join these sessions. Details will be provided in a Dragon Bytes special.

CPWD Masters:  

CPWD will be launching a trial Masters Swimming program after March break.  Masters is a swimming program for swimmers 18 and up that are interested in swimming for exercise through to option for full competition.  Coaching allows swimmers to your personal goals. A Dragon Bytes Special will be issued in the next few days with registration process, forms and costing details.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 6:30am to 7:30am.   

Spring Session – recruiting:  

There is a new session for all groups starting after March Break.  The competitive teams are all at capacity but there is room for new developmental swimmers (Firefly groups).  If you know anyone that is interested, please put them into contact with Daniele (registrar@cpwd.ca) so a try-out can be arranged.

Bronze Medallion / Bronze Cross update:  

After many discussions with pool staff, I am getting indications that they will be setting up a Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross course after March break that fits better in the schedule of CPWD swimmers.  Details on schedule are not final yet but it will be 2 x 1.5 hour sessions per week.

For the courses to run, they need a minimum class size of 6.  The prerequisites are:
Bronze Medallion
        Prerequisites: Bronze Star or 13 years old.

There is no need for Bronze star (which has a 12 yr old age limit) but if you have Bronze Star, the 13 yr rule no longer applies.

Bronze Cross
        Prerequisites: Bronze Medallion.

If you are interested, please contact Bruce (president@cpwd.ca) and let me know which course.  If you gave me a letter expressing interest previously – please let me know the level for your swimmer.

Ontario Junior SC Championships – Feb 28-Mar 3:  

Ontario Junior Championships is for all Ontario swimmers age 17 and under.  To attend the meet swimmers must achieved very fast qualifying times. Lachlan competed in the 16 and 17 age category.  

Swimmers who attain the time standards, and attend Ontario Festival, Ontario Provincial, Canadian Age Group, Eastern Canadian, or Senior National Championships earn a place for their achievement to be displayed on the CPWD team banner.

On Monday March, 4^th Lachlan signed the back of the CPWD team banner.

Highlights: 

Club Records

Lachlan Brown now owns the club record for the 15 and over male 100 Freestyle with a time of 0:53.37 bettering the previous record of 0:54.23 accomplished by Lachlan Brown in 2013.

Lachlan Brown now owns the club record for the 15 and over male 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:31.35 bettering the previous record of 2:33.50 accomplished by Lachlan Brown in 2012.

Upcoming dates

Mar 5 – 7         Last week of non competitive Winter session

Mar 9 – 17       Practice Cancelled – March Break

Mar 19 – 21     First week of non competitive Spring session

Mar 20             CPWD Exec Meeting

Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial (tentative)

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 17              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

May 28 – 30     Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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Feb 26, 2013

CPWD Swimmers and Parents

You have mail – Fitness Tax Receipts

Fitness Tax Receipts are now available for all swimmers with the team in 2012.

• ·        Current team members à Receipts are in swimmer mail boxes (the three black boxes under the coaches table on pool deck).  Receipts for multi-swimmer families are together and include any inactive siblings.
• ·        Inactive team members à These will be mailed

OYO LC Sprints – Reminder

Meet entry forms need to be submitted to your coach by Wed. Feb 27.  Meet package is available in last week’s Dragon Bytes or on the club web site (www.cpwd.ca) .

Note: Previous issues of Dragon Bytes, meet entry packages and all other team information is available on the club web site.

New Swimmer Try-outs

March 5th (Tuesday) and 7th (Thursday) between 5:30 and 6:00 will be try-out sessions for new swimmers interested in joining the team. Swimmers interested should contact the club registrar Daniele at registrar@cpwd.ca.  Please let your friends and neighbours know about the club.

Level 1 Officials

Congratulations to all our new Level 1 Officials:

Christina Ferrone

Sarah Ferrone

David Ireland

Laurie Ireland

Aine Kearns

Kerron Lamb

Ryan Nixon

Kimberly O’Connell

Jonathan Tang

Madeline Tang

This continued growth in our officials team ensures the club will have the breadth and depth required to be able to hold the meets and time trials we want.

EMC Story on EOSA results

More CPWD coverage in the EMC. http://www.emcalmontecarletonplace.ca/20130221/sports/CP+Water+Dragons+swimmers+break+records+at+recent+meet

Note: The EMC has been asked to correct the reference to EOSA (Eastern Ontario Swimming Association) that is incorrect.

Ontario Provincials

Good luck to our swimmers heading to Ontario Provincial Championships this weekend at the Nepean Sportsplex.

Practices follow normal schedule this week – no cancellations because of Provincials.

Winter Festival & GO Gee Gee Meet Results

The GO meet results are not yet posted to Swim Canada.  A Dragon Bytes will be issued with both sets of meet results as soon as they become available.

Upcoming dates

Feb28 – Mar3  Jr Provincials SC (Sportsplex) – Qualification standards apply

Mar 5 – 7         Last week of non competitive Winter session

Mar 9 – 17       Practice Cancelled – March Break

Mar 19 – 21     First week of non competitive Spring session

Mar 20             CPWD Exec Meeting

Mar 29 – Apr 1 Practice Cancelled – Easter

Apr 6                CPWD Time Trial (tentative)

Apr 10              CPWD Exec Meeting

Apr 14              OYO LC Sprints (Sportsplex)

Apr 27              GO Summer LC (UofO)

May 5              SWOTT LC (Carleton U)

May 8              CPWD Exec Meeting

May 11-12       Black-Fly (Deep River)

May 18 & 20   Practice Cancelled – Victoria Day weekend

May 28 – 30     Last week of non competitive Spring session

Jun 1,2             Summer Festival (Oakville) – Qualification standards apply

Jun 7-9             EOSA LC – Nepean Sportsplex – Qualification standards apply

Jun 12              CPWD Exec Meeting

June 14 – 16    Montreal meet P1 & P2 (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

June 15             Montreal meet Developmental (Montreal) – Qualification standards apply

Jul 4-7              LC Provincials (Brantford) – Qualification standards apply

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