Click on the link to find local races, race calendars and a range of online resources.
Swimming
Events for Winter 2012
Coach Roseline Grimm encourages all Masters Swimmers to 'add value' to their regular workouts by participating in one or more these events:
| Sunday February 12th | Love to Swim Meet - UBC | Must register by February 4th. Everyone invited - no competition experience necessary. |
| Tuesday February 21, 6:30am-7:30am |
Flippin' Tuesday* - Brennan Park | During the Titans scheduled self-directed workout |
| Sunday March 11 | UBC Rec Duathlon-Triathlon | Start your Tri-season bright and early :) |
| Tuesday March 20, 6:30am-7:30am |
Flippin' Tuesday* - Brennan Park | During the Titans scheduled self-directed workout |
| Fri, Mar 30 to Sun, April 1 | MSABC Provincial Masters Championship | Victoria, BC |
| Fri, May 18th to Mon, May 21 |
MSC Canadian National Masters Championship | Kelowna, BC |
*Starting in February, we will have one Flippin' Tuesday per month. As Tuesday mornings are self-directed workouts, I propose that I come out on the deck(and in the water) and spend 1 hour working on flips. The workout will still be posted and a lane will be available for the swimmers but people who would like to improve their flip turns, we will work on nothing but that. Lots of wall space, time to practice, video & feedback.
Time your 400m
We keep a list on our board with times for individuals 400m free. We do them periodically during the work outs but anytime you would like to check your progress and time your 400m, advise Roseline ahead of time and we can time your 400m before, during or after your workout. Check the list on the board and see when the last time you had your 400m timed.
There will be more events coming up. If you have any ideas that you'd like to see the Masters Gang involved with, please contact Coach Roseline on deck or at garibaldiadvanceswimming@gmail.com
Regular Swim Workout Schedule
Brennan Park Aquatic Centre
| Monday evenings | 6 PM to 7 PM | Coached session |
| Tuesday mornings | 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM | The workout will be posted |
| Wednesday evenings | 6 PM to 7 PM | Coached session |
| Friday mornings | 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM | Coached session |
Master Swim Program Surcharge
To participate in the Masters program, you must have a current Titans membership and have paid the Master Swim Program surcharge. See the membership page for further information.
Pool Entry
We recommend that Master's Swimmers purchase 10- or 20-entry scan cards for access to the Brennan Park Pool.
Thinking of joining? Signed up for an event and need to improve your swimming?
We have swimmers joining the team throughout the year. It is never too late. No competition or swim team experience necessary. If you can swim 1000m freestyle (front crawl) in under 1 hour and have the desire to join a supportive group get involved! We are a very inclusive team with swimmers of all age and levels. Contact Roseline (coach) at garibaldiadvanceswimming@gmail.com directly for more information.
Coach Roseline Grimm - Bio
I now have many years of swimming literacy. Starting at the tender age of eight, I joined the Club Aquatique Montreal Olympique in Montreal in 1976. I swam for eight years under Tom Johnson as a head coach and spent many hours in the pool training and competing provincially, nationally and internationally.
After many years away from swimming, I again started training in 2004 in Hong Kong with triathletes and it gave a new direction to my passion for aquatics. That's when I realized that swimming as an adult is just not the same.
I spent six years studying different approaches to swimming and developed a new technique for efficient swimming. This technique applies very well to triathletes as it is based on efficient effortless swimming, more of a swim for life approach. I started my own swim coaching and instructing company here in Squamish called Garibaldi Advance Swimming and started working with swimmers as a personal coach.
Now, I am given the opportunity to take the helm of a well-established team and am very much looking forward to the challenges and thrills of coaching you. It is a new experience for me and I will try to live up to your expectations. I am very excited to bring to you my experience and hope to enhance your performance and maybe get some of you to start having fun with swim meets and pass on some of my passion as I help you attain your individual swim goals.
THE SEASON
Our practices together will be 1 hour long, Monday & Wednesday evenings and Friday morning. I will post a work out for the Tuesday morning swimmers. Regardless of how many practices you can attend, I hope to bring excitement and improvement to every one of them.
I realize that the majority of you are triathletes and will train you as such. Distance, strength and efficiency is what I hope to bring you. For those of you who have dipped into the Masters Swim competition last year, I really hope you will continue and start enjoying more and more competitions this year. We have a good line up of meets (see above schedule)
I am also an avid fan of Open Water swimming and there will be a great opportunities in Open Water events next summer to get ready for.
Looking forward to meeting you each individually on the pool deck.
Keep swimming,
Roseline
Coach, Squamish Titans Swim Team.
