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14 Jan 12 Swim Stroke Analysis

The Guelph Triathlon Club is pleased to announce an optional swim analysis at the Wednesday, Jan, 18 swim session. This session is be offered by Alasdair Brown for a cost of $25. If you have any questions about the session, you can contact Alasdair @ whitepineassociates@gmail.com

Registration: Pre-registration for the stroke analysis is required.  A maximum of 12 swimmers will be registered for analysis.  A “waiting list” of an addition 4 swimmers will be taken.  These wait listed swimmers *may* be able to be video taped if the swimming goes perfectly smoothly on the night of the event.
If demand surpasses the 12-16 swimmers, a future session may be done to repeat the process.

To register, please forward the following info to whitepineassociates@gmail.com :
• Name
• Age
• Goal race distance / type
• Swim goal time / 100m
• Current swim time / 100m

Cost: $25 will be collected on the day of the video taping.

What the swimmer can expect:
Video Capture Session (Jan 18th) :  The video capture session will be conducted during the club swim at the University Pool.  Three cameras will be used to capture the swimmers stroke from:
• underwater side profile (moving camera)
• underwater forward / rear profile (stationary camera mounted at lane end)
• Above water side profile (moving camera).

A pre-swim briefing will be mandatory for all the swimmers being videoed to ensure smooth transitions from one swimmer to the next.  The swimmers will be given a swim order during the briefing, reminded what the video protocol is, etc.  This briefing will be hold at 7:45 – 7:55 on the pool deck (or in the foyer if the pool deck is off limits).  Swimmers will be expected to already be changed and ready to warm up in the pool upon immediate completion of the briefing.Video Analysis Group Session (Jan 24th) :  A group video review session will be conducted in the evening of January 24th. (location TBC). Select excerpts of each swimmers video capture files will be reviewed by ALL athletes as a broad learning tool  Enabling all athletes to benefit from the cues / stroke analysis of each of the other athletes.  These excerpts will also be compared to “ideal” strokes.

Individual Critique Package (Delivered at Group Session) : An individually tailored 2-page critique document will be delivered to each athlete.  The document will outline key areas of improvement, comments on swim stroke, and recommended stroke improvement drills. If the swimmer brings a computer of USB key, included with the critique document will be digital copies of the video footage from all 3 cameras.

Drill Reinforcement Session (Jan 25th) :  At the GTC Swim following the group analysis, reinforcement of the drills that are included in the Critique Package will be conducted 1:1 with swimmer.  They will be observed doing a small set of each of the drills and any changes in drill execution  / form will be discussed with the swimmer to ensure maximum positive impact.

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03 Jan 12 Welcome to 2012!

Happy New Year everyone! We hope everyone enjoyed the festive season. In case you had an extra cookie or two over the holidays or did not get in the pool like you normally would, you are in luck. The workout schedule for Winter 2012 have been put together. You can find the basic outline for the workouts here and the workout calendar here.  When you come to your first workout, please bring you completed membership for and a cheque for the season fee. All the membership information for the 2012 season can be found here. We will update the beginner clinic information shortly.

If you have any questions at all, please email info@guelphtriathlonclub.ca

We are looking forward to another great GTC season!

11 Sep 11 Congratulations Muskoka 70.3 Ironman Finishers!!!

A big congratualtions to all of those who participated in the 70.3 today — way to do us (and yourselves, no doubt) proud GTC!!

You’ve certainly earned your ‘off season’ this year  — you had the best weather ever posted for this event, we’re proud of you all!

http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/muskoka70.3/?show=results#axzz1Xh7VK3Jr

06 Sep 11 Ironman 70.3 Muskoka: Sunday September 12th!!

Please join me in cheering on members of our Guelph Triathlon Club participating in the 70.3 in Huntsville on September 12th — they have spent much of our training season working hard to achieve their goals, and are now ready for the opportunity to enjoy the 70.3 experience!!

Good luck, and enjoy the fruits of your labour this weekend – we’re proud of your efforts, and you should be as well – go GTC!!

http://ironmanmuskoka.com/

01 Aug 11 Congratulations to Geri, Jill & Karen!!!

Admittedly, a little delayed, but nonetheless a very hearty and well-earned congratulations to Geri Higginson, Jill Fisher, and Karen Lemieux to completing the 2011 Lake Placid Ironman with fantastic results!!

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The Guelph Triathlon Club members are proud of your accomplishments — you’ve become great motivators!!