December 21, 2002
A message from the Meet Coordinator, Charlie Lane
There's more than turkey and treats to think about these days! Have you entered our 2 January meets yet?
1-Etobicoke has an afternoon meet on Sun Jan 19. Come see the new renovations (and leaks!)
2-Alderwood's longest-running Masters meet in Canada is Sun Jan 26, and it's YARDS for those who like shorter swims (and breaking easy records !)
Entry Form - Alderwood Teddy Bares 28th Annual Swim Meet
Entry Form - EOMAC - The New Years Resolutions Swim Meet

December 19, 2002
A message from the New President of MSO :

On behalf of the Board of Directors of MSO, I want to thank everyone who was involved in the debate about
affiliation with Swim Ontario.

Our Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, December 15, immediately following the North York Gator
Pentathlon. At that meeting the motion to remove the requirement to affiliate with Swim Ontario was defeated.
Delegates voting in person voted 29 to 5 to defeat the motion. Proxy votes were split evenly 22 votes in
agreement with the motion and 22 votes opposed.

Therefore, we maintain our current affiliation with Swim Ontario

The results of the swimmer survey were about 3 to 1 in favour of not remaining affiliated with Swim Ontario. A
total of 306 swimmer surveys were received - reflecting about 9 percent of the total mailed.

Additional information supporting continued affiliation was presented at the meeting.

Again, thank you for your interest and involvement in this important issue.

Michael Stroud

MSO President

December 16, 2002
Reminder : Your entry for the Participation Awards (Event and Meet) is due by January 15, 2003 (postmark date).
Please submit your entry today ! Entry Form and Info

December 10, 2002
URGENT- RESPONSE REQUIRED - MSO Club contacts please vote by proxy (email msoreg@sentex.net) or attend the AGM on Dec. 15th to vote on the important issue of affiliation with Swim Ontario (all registered MSO swimmers should have received a letter dated Nov. 15th spelling out the issue)

Results from Kingston, Nov. 17, 2002

December 4, 2002
Coach needed for Scarboro Masters - details on our coaching page
Minutes from the October 26, 2002 Board Meeting

December 2, 2002
ETOB Jan.19, 2003 ENTRY FORM

November 30 , 2002
1000 Islands meet Dec.1, 2002 has been CANCELLED
Burlington Feb. 16, 2003 ENTRY FORM

November 23, 2002
Address correction for Alderwood meet - Alderwood Entry form
Photos from the meet Nov. 17, 2002 in Kingston

November 15, 2002
New Planned Meet - Etobicoke Olympium Masters Jan. 19, 2003

November 13, 2002
Results from Village Vikings Nov. 9. 2002
Printable updated Records

November 6, 2002
Results from Brantford Oct.26, 2002

November 4, 2002
Updated PDF (printable) Meet Schedule

October 31, 2002
Kingston Masters Nov. 17, 2002 ENTRY FORM and INFO PKG
North York Pentathlon Dec.15, 2002 ENTRY FORM
Alderwood Teddy Bares Jan. 26, 2003 ENTRY FORM

October 30, 2002
Board Meeting minutes from 22 September 2002, 16 December 2001, 3 February 2002, 10 March 2002,
6 April 2002 are now available
Several new meets have been added to the Meet Schedule
MSO Insurance Handbook is available in printable PDF format
ENTRY FORM for 9 Nov 2002 Viking 1500 Sprint Dichotomy Meet

October 26, 2002
Updated SCY Records

October 25, 2002
Updated SCM and LCM records

October 23, 2002

Masters Swimming Ontario Annual General Meeting Package is available in printable PDF format

October 6, 2002
Next MSO Board Meeting will be - 12 noon to 4pm at the Wayne Gretzky Centre in Brantford on Oct. 26 2002.
Printable Swim Meet Schedule.

October 5, 2002
Results from the June meet in the Soo

September 29, 2002
Tentative date for the North York Pentathlon Meet, Dec. 15, 2002

September 28, 2002
Minutes from the July 21, 2002 Board Meeting.  Next scheduled Board meeting (tentative) in  Brantford prior to the swim meet, Oct. 26th, 2002

September 20, 2002
Added some new out of province meets to the Meet Schedule

September 18, 2002
Nickel City Splash at U. Buffalo - October 20, 2002 - ENTRY FORM

September 15, 2002
Kingston Masters Meet November 17, 2002 and Rideau Speedeaux Meet Feb 15, 2003 are both sanctioned and entry forms are available on the meet schedule

Congratulations to Wendy Wagland, BURL who completed a spectacular 8 mile swim for breast cancer. photos and her own story

Some gre

at photos from Cleveland Ohio (USMS LCM) sent by Chris Smith

September 9,2002
St. Mary's Results from Bryan !

August 31, 2002
Draft minutes from the board meeting July 21, 2002

July 30, 2002
Welcome a new masters club in Stittsville (near Ottawa)

July 23, 2002
Our first fall meet for 2002 in Brantford, Oct. 26, 2002 - Entry Form

June 20, 2002
SOO Pentathlon meet June 22, 2002
Open Water Training Camp in Gravenhurst Sept. 13-16, 2002

June 15, 2002
Planned meets for the rest of 2002 and some for 2003

Results have been filtering in every so often so check out the Results page for your spectacular swims 

Miles for Smiles Summer Splash - Buffalo(Amherst), NY - July 13, 2002 -Email Dana White

Canandaigua,NY  OWS July 20, 2002 and Miles for Smiles, Buffalo Aug. 11,2002
Entry Forms at Niagara Masters web site

For those of you who wish to swim faster, Technosport has several swim camps thru the year (Xmas - Dec. 27-31, 2002, Easter Apr.12,2003 and Triathlon June 7,2003)

June 8,2002
Postal Swim a 1500 free to raise money for Cuba Swimming. Check it out at LatyCar website
Swim from Asia to Europe in Istanbul - National Olympic Committee of Turkey

May 14, 2002
And now something special for those of you who prefer swimming without lane ropes, or lines on the bottom, unpredictable weather and dubious water temperatures obtained by sticking a thermometer in a cup of coffee !
St. Mary's 5K open water swim Sept. 8, 2002 - Entry Form

May 10, 2002
Results from TMU meet at U. of T.

May 9, 2002
Results from London, Quebec Provincials and Relays from Ontario Provincials

April 29, 2002
Etobicoke Olympium Masters Aquatic Club is having their 25th Anniversary Party on June 22, 2002 and are inviting all current and former members. 

April 27, 2002
Here is something that you open water types might be interested in...
Open Water Swim Training Camp 2002 in Muskoka

April 16, 2002
Ah yes, the massage was wonderful ! But while I was relaxing and enjoying the hots oils all over my body, Lesley was busy slaving away over a hot computer screen, processing the results from the Ontario Masters Swimming Championship. These results list only swimmers from Ontario and are available to both Netscape and Explorer browsers.

April 9, 2002
It is over....my massage appointment is at 1:30pm after 6 individual and 5 relays !

ONTARIO PROVINCIALS RESULTS - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Winners - Large Club category - BURLINGTON MASTERS 
                                               (beating ETOB by 20 points)
               Medium Club category - NEPEAN MASTERS
  Small Club category - UXBRIDGE MASTERS
  (categories are based on the number of swimmers attending the meet, 
                not total swimmers in the club) 

WORLD RECORDS PENDING
               1 for Lynn Marshall 
               1 for Wes Musial 
               2 for Judie Oliver

April 1, 2002
Provincials Heat Sheets now on the web !

March 29, 2002
If you would like to check out how our Ontario swimmers are doing in New Zealand at Worlds - results at World Masters Swimming Championships Christchurch  (they are doing really well !!!)

Congratulations to ONTARIO swimmers breaking WORLD RECORDS !

March 26, 2002
Results from East York Hurricanes March 24, 2002
Editorial from the President
NEW - Participation Award Information

March 23, 2002
Updated Short Course Metre Records - March 18, 2002

March 16, 2002
The deadline for The World's First I Don't Wanna Swim the 1500 at Provincials Masters Swim Meet   (T.W.F.I.D.W.S.T.1500.A.P.M.S.M) is fast approaching.  Make
sure to get your entry in by March 20 

March 11, 2002
GOOD LUCK  to all Ontario swimmers going to New Zealand for worlds ! SWIM FAST and make us proud.
DEADLINE for Ontario Provincials is March 15 - ENTRY FORMS

March 8, 2002
Were on a roll here......more results !
Technosport, Jan 2002
Kenora, Jan 2002
Milton, Mar 2002 (how is that for quick turn around time....way to go !)
 

March 7, 2002
Results from Alderwood, Jan 2002 and Rideau Speedeaus, Feb 2002

March 2, 2002
Results from Brockville, Jan 2002 and Burlington, Feb 2002

February 16, 2002
As many of you may have heard, many Toronto pools may be closed.  This is something which will affect all swimmers in the Metro Toronto area either directly or indirectly.  There is a council meeting on Feb18 dealing with this issue.  This is our last chance to have a say so please consider calling or emailing a councillor or the mayor BEFORE monday. 

PROVINCIALS MEET PACKAGE - for anyone experiencing difficulties accessing the provincials website - here are PDF versions for you to print (the images have been removed)

February 14, 2002
Results from Etobicoke 1500 Time Trial

January 30, 2002
East York Hurricanes The World First I Don't Want to Swim the 1500 at Provincials Masters Swim Meet -  Mar. 24, 2002 is now sanctioned. Entry Form

January 29, 2002
Etobicoke 1500 Time Trial  Feb. 3, 2002 is now sanctioned. Entry Information.

Milton Masters made some changes to their entry form and grids for their meet on Mar. 3 - The new versions are now linked on the meet schedule

January 28, 2002
This must be Love those 1500's Week .............
East York Hurricanes planned meet The World First I Don't Want to Swim the 1500 at Provincials Masters Swim Meet - March 24, 2002

January 25, 2002
New planned meet in Etobicoke - ETOB Heart and Stroke Swim 1500 time trial -Feb.3, 2002

January 24, 2002
NEW Statistics from way back when.  Want to see who swam the 50 free more times than anyone else?........sure you do...... Check Stats

January 18, 2002
Busy day.....OK here we go
1 - OTTY meet IN Ottawa planned for Jan 26, 2002 is CANCELLED
2 - Revised ENTRY FORM for NEP meet on Feb. 9, 2002
3 - KEN meet in Kenora Jan 26, 2002 has been sanctioned.(entry form not available at this time)
4 - Revised Top Ten Short Course Metres
5 - Revised Burlington Results from Nov.11, 2001
6 - And last but not least - UPDATED RECORDS - 2001

January 13, 2002
Milton Masters Swim Meet Mar. 3, 2002 - Meet Package and Entry Grid 

January 12, 2002
New Planned meet in Ottawa - Hosted by Ottawa Y Masters - Jan 26, 2002 - details to follow

January 9, 2002
The meet in Guelph on January 20, 2002 has been CANCELLED
Corrected results from Burlington Nov 11, 2001 meet.

January 6, 2002
Masters Swimming Ontario TOP TEN for the year 2001. 

December 30, 2001
Please welcome to the MSO Board of Directors - Laura Bent (Uxbridge Masters), Shona MacLachlan (Markham Masters), Sue Weir (Lambton Lasers) 

December 29, 2001
Guelph Masters Swim Meet Jan 20, 2002 Entry Form