Mississauga Masters Compete at Provincials 2007 in Sudbury

Eleven of our team members made the journey to Sudbury on March 23-25th to compete at this year's Provincial Championships. A great time was had by all. Congratulations to everyone who participated. We did very well!!!!

Derrick Hamilton led our team in the medal department, with medal wins in all six of his events (4 gold!)and A NEW CANADIAN RECORD in the 50 breast. Congratulations, Derrick!!!

A special thank you goes out to Wade's grandmother - our number one fan - who knitted, cheered for us and offered her words of wisdom. And a big thank you to Jessie's boyfriend Ed - our chief photographer - who patiently took wonderful photos and didn't mind getting splashed.

Following is a list of the results, by team member:

Derrick H.: 3rd - 50 FREE (27:87), 1st - 50 BREAST (33:79 NEW CANADIAN RECORD!!!), 1st - 100 FLY ( 1:10:58), 1st - 50 FLY (29:92), 1st - 100 IM (1:06:51), 2nd - 50 BACK (32.87)

Wade: 5th - 50 FREE (26:74), 6th - 200 FREE (2:24:84), 4th - 100 FLY ( 1:16:97), 6th - 50 FLY (30:81), 5th - 100 FREE (59:72), 5th - 100 IM ( 1:13:70)

Ryan: 11th - 50 FREE (28:69), 8th - 50 BREAST (36:85), 6th - 100 FLY ( 1:09:86), 7th - 50 FLY (30:53), 8th - 100 IM (1:12:07)

Greg: 7th - 50 FREE (31:21), 6th - 50 BREAST (42:66), 4th - 100 BACK ( 1:29:89), 6th - 100 FREE (1:12:79), 2nd - 50 BACK (38:60)

Derek S.: 6th - 50 FREE (38:36), 4th - 50 BREAST (47:96), 2nd - 100 BREAST ( 1:50:34), 2nd - 200 BREAST (4:09:82)

Terry: 13th - 50 FREE (49:25), 4th - 50 BREAST (1:14:27), 12th - 100 FREE ( 2:18:86), 6th - 50 BACK (1:09:43)

Belinda: 4th - 400 IM (7:12:57), 7th - 200 Free (2:58:99), 9th - 400 Free ( 6:28:59), 1st - 200 FLY (3:50:29)

Jennifer: 6th - 50 FREE (34:60), 5th - 100 FREE (1:15:75), 5th - 200 FREE ( 2:50:36), 4th - 400 FREE (6:02:64), 1st - 800 FREE (12:31:00)

Marie: 15th - 50 FREE (41:79), 3rd - 100 FLY (1:50:30), 6th - 50 FLY ( 44:09), 7th - 100 IM (1:47:26)

Lynda: 12th - 50 FREE (45:30), 12th - 50 Breast (51:67)

Jessie: 4th - 50 FLY (37:74), 6th - 100 FREE (1:17:58), 5th - 100 IM (1:26:46)

March Coach's Corner

Well, another month is almost over and we have approximately four months of swimming left. Everyone is doing a fantastic job at practice improving their strokes and times.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Please remember to bring t-shirts to practice.

- On Tuesday, March 13th and Thursday, March 15th we will not be practicing at Glenforest as decided last year at the AGM because of the clarity of the pool water.

- 3rd Annual Mississauga Masters Intersquad Meet is approaching. The tentative date is Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Teams are being arranged along with the entry form for events.

- When swimming in a lanes, please be courteous to your fellow swimmers and swim down the right side towards the deep end and back the left side towards the shallow end unless you as a group in that lane decide otherwise. When finishing a set please move over to the side to allow your fellow swimmers to finish also. This makes for a better swimming environment.

- SHOWERS NEED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE ENTERING THE POOL. THIS IS A HEALTH REGULATION. THE GROUP BEFORE US HAS BEEN TAKING SHOWERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN NOTICING US NOT SHOWERING AND THEY FEEL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SHOWER. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CLARITY OF THE WATER CLEAR LIKE IT HAS BEEN EVERYONE MUST SHOWER BEFORE ENTERING THE POOL.

Eric, Coach