Jan 2012 e-News

Virginia LMSC e-News

What's New in the LMSC: January 2012

Time to Renew Yourself!
- USMS Registration is now open for 2012! You can register online (preferred) or by paper.
- If you can't register for your preferred club, get your coach to renew the annual club registration.
The January 2012 Newsletter, The Wet Gazette, is now available
- Want to keep LMSC fees low and save trees? Read your monthly newsletter online and opt out of receiving it by mail.
Upcoming events
- Jan 15: Maryland LMSC 2011-12 Swim Series Meet #4 in Annapolis, Md.
- Jan 28-29: Charlotte Swim Masters Annual Sunbelt Championships in Charlotte, NC.
- Jan 29: Alexandria Masters Tropical Splash in Alexandria, VA.
- Feb 11-12: The VMST David Gregg III Memorial Meet will be held at the NOVA Aquatics Center in Richmond. The entry deadline (mail only) for early registration is February 3; entries received after that will be considered deck entries with an additional fee of $4 per event.
Why Swim?
- New Years Day brings many resolutions to improve health and fitness. Swimming is an excellent whole-body, low-impact exercise that is accessible to many; two articles provide details on the benefits and how to get started.
Going Postal!
- Preliminary results are available for the 3000/6000 yd postal national championships, and our LMSC did quite well. The One Hour Postal Championship is set to begin on Jan 1; start your new year off with a bang!
Recent Results
- A few LMSC members have traveled out of state to post some impressive results in some recent meets.
LMSC Top Ten Submissions Preview
- The LMSC submissions of times for Top Ten consideration for the SCM11 season have been prepared for individual and relay swims; please examine them and contact the LMSC top ten recorder by Jan 10 if you have any questions.
Going the Distance in 2012
- One way to reach your fitness goals in 2012 is to participate in Go The Distance (GTD), a self-directed program in which you track the distance you swim for the year.
Video Analysis of the Underwater Pull
- Gary Hall Sr (The Race Club) and Paul Newsome (Swim Smooth) present detailed underwater analyses of the freestyle pull. Check it out!
Season Wrap-Up for LCM 2011
- The final USMS Top 10 lists have been published for the 2011 LCM season, which ran Oct 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2011. The season was marked by many great performances by our LMSC.
USMS Features: Laura Jones
- People in our LMSC may know about USMS Features, but what is perhaps not as widely known is that the author of many of them -- as well as many of the articles in SWIMMER magazine -- is VMST member Laura Jones.

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