Westmount Y Centre Masters Swim Club

Good news for Westmount Y Maitres-Nageurs!  

The YM-YWHA (Snowdon Y) is expanding their Masters swim program this year to include additional early morning and evening practices and they are inviting all team members to join them if they wish.  Troy, fresh back from the arctic and still awaiting the birth of his first baby (as of writing), will be coaching all of their practices (don’t worry, we will still be seeing him at Westmount).  

The YM-YWHA is charging Westmount Y Maîtres-Nageurs a special fee of 125$ per session (the first session runs September 13th-December 22nd) and you don’t have to be a member of their gym.  Here is a summary of the information…

YMYWHA (Snowdon Y) Masters swim program:

*Coach: Troy Rhoades

*125$ per session (Fall: September 13th-December 22nd)

*Practices times do not coincide with Westmount Y practice times:

Mornings:

Tuesday and Thursday AM: 6:45am-7:55am and 8:30am-9:30am

Friday AM : 9:30am-10:30am

Evenings:

Monday and Wednesday PM 8:30pm-9:30pm

*Swimmers will affiliate with Westmount Y Masters if they choose to compete

With the exception of the Friday 8:30am practice at Snowdon, none of the practices coincide with the Westmount times.  This is great news for our club because it will allow our swimmers to train up to 6 days a week with consistent coaching and will offer more flexibility in practice times and location.

July 22, 2011, team mate Oliver Cordoba finished his first ironman triathlon at Lake Placid in an amazing time of 11:17:56.  Most people are happy to finish in under 12 hours – congratulations Oliver!

His splits were:

Also competing was Ann Walling in her second Ironman triathlon and came 13th in her division:

One side note is that an ex-team mate, Arlene Ayoub finished 3rd in her division in 12:42:24 and qualified for the ironman in Kona!

Congratulations to everyone who competed and particularly to our team mates who came out of the water ranking highly in the field of 2880 competitors.

June 30 – July 3, Laure Cauchard and Thomas Borderie swam in the French Masters National Championships in Gap.  Both of them had great swims and did our team proud with Laure on the podium for her 400IM, 100m back and 3000m open water.

In Laure’s words:
La compétition s’est bien passée, il a fait très beau, c,était en bassin de 50m à Gap, dans les alpes.
Bon nos temps sont pas merveilleux, mais c’est dur de nager en bassin de 50m quand on s est entrainé toute l’année en  25m
On a aussi fait une étape d’eau libre, 3000m en lac (18 degrés!!!!! en maillot de bain pas de combinaison!!!!brrrrrrr). Je suis arrivée 3ème, thomas on ne sait pas encore les résultats ne sont pas encore sortis….
Bizzzzz
Laure

CAUCHARD Laure
2e     400 Nage Libre Dames / Séries : C1 : 25 – 29 ans                  5:19.65  814 pts
6e     50 Dos Dames / Séries : C1 : 25 – 29 ans                                     36.14  956 pts
3e     100 Dos Dames / Séries : C1 : 25 – 29 ans                               1:18.27  893 pts
4e     200 Dos Dames / Séries : C1 : 25 – 29 ans                              2:50.83  823 pts
6e     50 Papillon Dames / Séries : C1 : 25 – 29 ans                            33.64  971 pts

BORDERIE Thomas (FRA) 1980 [76289]
6e     400 Nage Libre Messieurs / Séries : C2 : 30 – 34 ans           5:11.42  710 pts
4e     1500 Nage Libre Messieurs / Séries : C2 : 30 – 34 ans      20:19.34  732 pts
10e   50 Brasse Messieurs / Séries : C2 : 30 – 34 ans                        34.52  1005 pts
9e     100 Brasse Messieurs / Séries : C2 : 30 – 34 ans                   1:18.62  904 pts
19e   200 4 Nages Messieurs / Séries : C2 : 30 – 34 ans                2:41.02  790 pts

Congratulations to Ian Smith who had an amazing meet at the 2011 Colonies Zone LCM Championship Meet hosted by the Middlebury Muffintops in Vermont over the St Jean Baptiste long weekend.  In the 70-74 years age group, Ian set bot the World and National record for the men’s 50m freestyle with a time of 28.35 as well as National records for the 100m freestyle (1:06.27) and the 50m fly (32.94).

What can be said… it was a great evening with great company and great food and even greater hosts who backed up from last hosting last year’s summer party – Dave and his family.  Many thanks for having us to your beautiful home again and an extra thank you to Dave’s daughter for her mural celebrating our 3 Provincial Championship this past year.

We also wished our head coach, Martin Levine, farewell as he heads of to new opportunities as well as handing out our annual team awards… some are handed out each year, some are fun one’s drawn from the past year of swimming.  Each year, there are two awards that are probably the most significant to the team:

The Gary Gallon Team Spirit in memory of a wonderfule man who was a founding member of the team and a driving force in it’s early days until he passed away. This year’s recipient of the Gary Gallon is Rosa Pasquantonio.

Swimmer of the Year – our team members vote on who they think is the swimmer of the year, this year it was a two-horse race right out of the gate with one swimmer inching ahead of the other before another vote drew them level again.  This year’s Swimmer of the Year, voted by the team was a tie!  Robin Berlyn and Vitor Lima are Westmount YMCA’s swimmers of the year!

It was amazing – many people wrote in with their thoughts about who they thought should be the swimmer of the year…

• A gentleman and all-around great guy
• Always has a smile on his face
• An amazing swimmer
• Great times and a great guy
• Returned to swimming from a set-back
• “Cleaned up in his age group”

All these wonderful comments apply to these two…  Congratulations Robin and Vitor.

I give you our full list of winners (with photos at the end):

And last, but not least… a great big thank you to our coaches over the last season.

L-R: Martin Levine (Head Coach); Joey Stafford-Abbott; Heather Birenbaum; Linda Eden and Charles Penny.

Absent: Joe Cyr.  Also pictured: Jennifer Levett (President)

All information can be accessed here

Once again Carla is organizing the Maine Bike and Kayak Trip and you are invited!

The Southern Coast of Maine offers some of the prettiest bike routes on the Eastern Coast. It also offers miles of broad sandy beaches, rock-rimmed coves and headlands, weathered fishing shacks, quaint resort towns and ports, lighthouses and lobster.

If you are interested in a unique way to see Coastal Maine try kayaking in Casco Bay. Kayakers will wander amongst the many outer islands, beneath Civil War Forts, through protected passages, past seal covered ledges to island retreats.

For those who want to forego some of the activity there are always local events, summer theatre and of course the Outlets.

A brief synopsis of the weekend follows:

Thursday, June 23:

Suggested day of arrival

Friday, June 24:

Ride #1: Local ride Cape-Able, Kennebunk Beach, Kennebunkport, Cape Porpoise, Goose Rocks, Biddeford Pool

Afternoon: Relaxation on the beach?

Saturday, June 25:

(Two Options)

1. Kayaking with Coastal Maine Kayak in Casco Bay. Tour led by a licensed Maine Guide. Kayaks, PFD’s, paddles provided. We will stop at one of the islands for lunch. (People interested in this option should contact Carla (link abaove) for booking information)

or

11. Ride #2: Different routes will be available

Also, this will be the evening for the group dinner. More information will follow.

Sunday, June 26:

Ride #3: (New Ride) College to Coast: A scenic ride that begins at Bowdoin College and crosses two Casco Bay islands to Land’s End.
For those who do not want to ride perhaps a visit to Bowdoin College Museum of Art and The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum may be of interest.

Afternoon: (Local’s Tip): End your ride with lunch on the deck over the Androscoggin River at the Sea Dog Brewing Company. As good as the beer is, the food and location make this a worthwhile lunch spot.

If this is your day of departure try taking the route 26N home from here. If you are staying another day or two why not check out the shopping in Freeport – home of the massive retailer L.L. Bean.

Accommodation:

Once again we will be staying at Village By the Sea in Wells,
Maine. Please keep in mind that many of the two bedroom condominiums can accommodate up to 6 guests. One bedroom condo’s can accommodate up to 4 guests. (Sharing makes sense) Take a look at Village By the Sea! www.vbts.com

Booking Information:

This year Carla was able to negotiate a much better rate! (New Management)

RATES:

One and Two Bedroom Condo: $150.00/nite
Two Bedroom Condo Top Floor $170.00/nite

Due to the volunteer nature of the Bike Trip it is up to all interested participants to make their own reservations.

ALL RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY CALLING 1-800-444-8862, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE ‘CARLA YOUNG GROUP’ IN ORDER TO GET A DISCOUNT.

Please feel free to contact Carla: carlay at istar dot ca if you would like more information.

An itinerary, route information and directions to Wells will be available to participants prior to the trip.
Once again Carla is organizing the Maine Bike and Kayak Trip and you are invited!

Way to go team!  3rd in the country at the Canadian Masters Swimming Championships!  We were only 110 points out of second place, so it was a close race.  Way to go team!

Many of us swam personal bests and some of us are now National Champions and even national record holders!  The team’s results can be viewed here.

Congratulations to our  7 champions who have 20(!!!) national titles between them:

Enrico Quilico: 25-29 years 800 freestyle 11:33.86

Vitor Lima: 25-29 years 50 freestyle 24.28; 100 freestyle 53.84; 200 freestyle 2:01.77; 1500 freestyle 18:57.23

Martin Levine: 40-44 200 breaststroke 2:35.35

Ilka Lowensteyn: 45-49 years 200 freestyle 2:19.64; 400 freestyle 4:55.08; 1500 freestyle 19:50.10; 100 backstroke 1:14.33

Carla Young: 55-59 years 50 backstroke 37.82

Ian Smith: 70-74 years 50 freestyle 28.47; 100 freestyle 1:05.41 (National Record?); 50 fly 32.62 (National Record?)

Robin Berlyn: 75-79 years 200 freestyle 3:34.17; 400 freestyle 7:34.06; 800 freestyle 15:35.41; 1500 freestyle 29:07.61; 50 backstroke 53.57; 100 backstroke 2:01.16

4×100 mens medley relay – Robin Berlyn, Echard Siggel, Joseph Douek, Don Dondieri

And finally, a last hurrah for photos of the weekend…