P.O Box 280 Stittsville, ON K2S 1A4

SPLASH

Volume 5; Edition 28 Friday, June 9, 2006

Quote of the Week

"A non-doer is very often a critic-that is, someone who sits back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically about how the doers are doing. It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change."

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

You’re Invited to the GAC Year End BBQ Bash!

Saturday June 24, 2006

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

17 MacGregor Lake Rd., MacGregor Lake

Vals des Monts, Quebec

(cottage of Kathy & Jeff White - approx. 50 mins. from Stittsville)

Prizes! – Awards! – Water sports!

Hamburgers – Hotdogs - Salads

RSVP to gac@bellnet.ca or 726-7901

Map with directions to follow RSVP

UPCOMING EVENTS

Long Course Regional Championships – Nepean Sportsplex – June 9^thto 11^th– Qualifiers

PRACTICE CHANGES/CANCELLATIONS

We are now approaching the end of the season I hope everyone has a safe summer.

Last Practice Silver Wednesday June 7^th

Platinum and Gold1 Last Practice Friday June 23^rd

There will be no practice Monday June 12^th, normal practice schedule for Platinum and Gold1 starts Tuesday June 13^th.

COACHES REPORT

Head Coach Rob

Next Season

I am looking forward to seeing everyone back in the fall. Our coaching staff for next season has been finalized.

Head Coach Platinum Gold1: Rob Beattie

Assistant Coach Silver & Development Coordinator: Lillana Rusu

Assistant Coach Bronze & Adult: Corrina Wong

Assistant Coach Recreational Program: Matt Hyne

Assistant Coach Development and Recreational: Laura Cook

I would like to thank everyone for their kind words on the passing of my mother. On a happier note last Sunday my daughter give birth to a 7 pound baby boy so this very proud grandfather would also like to thank everyone for their kind words.

This weekend is EOSA our practices this week will continue to focus on starts, turns and breakout speed everyone is ready so let us finish this season with a great meet.

Head Coach

Rob

Coach Liliana

Our entry-level kids did very well last weekend at the KSSC Spring
Distance/Novice Meet. The GAC team came in the 4th place out of 9 participating
clubs with 423 points.

Laurie Laird was ranked 7th with 46 points in the overall meet. Paige
Widdis followed her close behind in 11th place with 42 points.

Michele Delfino, Sofia Lightbody and Cameron Penner came in 25^th

with 36 points. Megan Bulmer and Corinne Harris were also very close
with 35 and 34 points respectively.

All of the rest of our swimmers: Abbey-Grace Clark, Sara Dawe, Sarah Johnson,
Amber Macey and Rebecca Pilon, came in 1st to 7th place in all the
events they swam, getting ribbons and bringing points to our team.

Very well done kids. Congratulations to all of you!

Liliana

Tip of the Week: Drink Water

This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week is an excerpt from the January-February 2006 issue of Splash, in which special correspondent and Olympic gold medalist Nicole Haislett offers some nutritional guidelines for swimming fast. Here, Haislett writes about the importance of drinking water.

Haislett’s Tip:
Water, water, water! Everyone should drink lots of it, especially athletes. I think swimmers forget they sweat in the water. According to medical research, 75% of all people are chronically dehydrated, and even mild dehydration will slow a person’s metabolism as much as 3%. Lack of water is the biggest cause of daytime fatigue. I always carried a water bottle with me. It becomes habit. Remember, coffee and sodas don’t count. If you’re trying to cut back on calories, drink a large glass of water before and during your meals.

Nicole Haislett was a 1992 Olympic gold medalist and former American record-holder in the 200m free. She is now a professional chef.

Update from the Board of Directors

Hi Everyone,

Wow, I just read Liliana's report and it sounds like GAC was blazing trails in Kingston last weekend. Congratulations guys, that was fantastic! Part of the fun of going to a meet is to pay attention to the total points a team gets (keep in mind some teams are larger than others so their points will be respective of size to a certain extent). GAC clearly did a great job in Kingston, thanks Liliana!

Congratulations Rob, on your new family member...he is beautiful. We are happy to hear that everyone is healthy!

The team is gearing up for the Eastern Ontario Regional Championships this weekend at the Sportsplex. If you aren't swimming in this event it would be great if you came out and gave your support. We would love to see you (I'll be the one timing). Good Luck everyone and let's hear the cheer!...I can't heeeear you!

It is with great pleasure that we can finally set the date for the next General Meeting of all members of the Goulbourn Aquatic Club. This meeting is to be held at the Goulbourn Municipal Offices, 2135 Huntley Road (Main St. Stittsville turns into Huntley Rd. at Flewellyn) on Thursday June 22, 2006 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Agenda for this meeting is as follows:

Agenda

1) Introduction

2) Ratification of By-Laws (posted on the website under ‘Board of Directors’ on Home page at csca.org/gac)

3) Financial Statements

a) Balance as at Sept. 2005

b) Fiscal year 2005-2006 – Balance as at February 28^th, 2006

c) Projection to June 30, 2006

4) 2006-2007 Board of Directors Approval

5) GAC 2006-2007 General Overview

This meeting is for all members of the GAC. Please come out and be informed on Club business. Hope to see you there!

Kathy White

President

Goulbourn Aquatic Club - 2006 Long Course Schedule

Spring Invitational P1&P2 & Developmental - April 1^st & 2^nd

Olympic 50m pool – Montreal - Silver/Gold 1/Platinum

OYO Invitational Long Course Sprints – April 2^nd

Nepean Sportsplex- All Silver/Gold 1/Platinum not attending Montreal meet

Cornwall Spring Meet - May 7^th

Cornwall Aquatic Centre – Gold2/Bronze

NKB Festival of Spring - May 12^th & 14^th

Nepean Sportsplex- Silver/Gold 1/Platinum Qualifiers

Go Kingfish Long Course Invitational – May 27^th & 28^th

Monpetit Hall University of Ottawa - Qualifiers

KSSC – Developmental Meet – June 4^th

Kingston- Entry Level (Bronze/Gold 2)

EOSA – Long Course Regional Championships - June 9^th – 11^th

Nepean Sportsplex- Silver/Gold 1/Platinum Qualifiers

Ontario Junior Provincial Championships – July 6^th – 9^th

Nepean Sportsplex- Silver/Gold 1/Platinum Qualifiers

TEAM EQUIPMENT

In stock team equipment can be purchased by contacting Johanne Fauvelle by phone, e-mail, or at the pool on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 5:00-5:30pm. We currently have polyester suits and custom team bags in stock as well as two second had team jackets size 10-12 and 14-16. Please contact Johanne at 831-9605 or e-mail at rejeanp@sympatico.ca

Parents may have noticed that the GAC caps and Team Suits are fading quickly, this is due to high chlorine levels as well as daily use. The caps are latex and will eventually break down, therefore it is suggested that swimmers keep their Team Caps and Suits solely for swim meet use and purchase training suits and caps for daily use. It is also a good idea to have an extra GAC cap on hand at meets in case of rips and tears.

Goulbourn Recreation Complex

Lifesaving and Leadership Courses for Spring 2006