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The Saskatoon Masters Swim Club is a group of people aged 18 to 85 from all walks of life who love to swim. They swim for fitness, for fun, for health reasons, for competition and to meet new people. The Swim Club has 4 swim times (listed below) at the Shaw Centre and Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre. Each session is coached by a Level 1 Coach who will help you make sense of the workout as well as improve your stroke techniques. Our club is a social club as well. We hold regular potluck suppers at swim members’ homes, host refreshment evenings following swim sessions and enjoy Saturday morning coffee at the local Tim Horton’s. All activities are optional.
Note: Swim season is from the start of September (usually the first Tuesday after Labour Day) to the end of June.
S5000 Challenge
Last year’s S5000 Challenge was a great success and we expect an even bigger and better event this year. Good news: the event will be changed to long course this year!
Please save April 1st in your calendars for this exciting challenge.
Details on registration will be available soon.
Results from the 2011 S5000 Challenge can be found here. The fastest 2.5K swimmer completed in under 45 minutes. The fastest 5K swimmer finished in one hour seven minutes. The last swimmers finished in two hours, forty minutes. For photos from the event please go to the flickr page.
New swimmers:
New swimmers are encouraged to come out and try a swim practice, the first one is free. You can then join the club by completing the registration documentation and bringing it to the next swim. New members can join at any point during the swim season. Fees are pro-rated on a monthly basis.
Swim Times:
Swims take place at the Shaw Center and Harry Bailey Aquatic Center (HBAC).
*subject to availability of the pool. When the Shaw center does not have the long course available, we swim short course.
The term “Masters” shouldn’t scare you off – it is not a code word for “serious” or “elite”. A tiny percentage of Masters swimmers fit that description but most probably swim just like you do – or they did until they joined a Masters team and started to improve their swimming. Once you become a Masters swimmer you are eligible to compete in competitions at the local, provincial, national, and international level if you so desire. If you travel a lot most Masters Swim Clubs welcome visiting members. You can find out if there is a club in the area you are visiting by looking at the Masters Swimming Canada website (www.mymsc.ca) or the United States Masters Swimming website (www.usms.org).
Club Sponsor
The SMSC is pleased to be sponsored by Brainsport. Brainsport – The running Store is primarily known as a store with running gear. However, Brainsport also has gear for swimming as well. Some of the gear Brainsport has includes swim suits, goggles, pull floats, fins, and wet suits. Some of Brainsport’s staff swim extensively (two just completed Ironman Canada). This allows Brainsport to test a number of products they sell, and staff can make recommendations based on their experiences. Members receive a 10% discount. Just show your discount card (available from Amy, the head coach).
SMSC Contact
James Perkins at sledgetzu@yahoo.com OR
David Robson at arrowheadsailer@hotmail.com
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