Hi, Everybody: Just a few quick notes about MGM:
First: Our Latoff meet went really well with some unbelieveable times for such an early part of the season. By some measures, we are posting race results that are about what you'd expect in March, or even at the State meet.
The team is looking strong right now: It's great to see newcomer Dan Campione posting some amazing times, Rachel Dickman and Karen Scobbie (pictured left) posting personal bests; Chad, John Javorski and Lonny hitting on all cylinders, while Mary Moore and Marilyn and John Miller are dominating their age groups. Really fun to see. It's amazing how much this team has evolved over the last few years – from basically a social group to a competitive team that has to be treated seriously at every meet.
Speaking of meets, it's not too late to sign up for the Evanston meet coming up this Sunday. You have until Thursday to register by email for the meet. Details can be found on our web site. (Go to and download a copy of the Evanston Masters January Meet Detail sheet.)
Finally, a ruling came out today from USMS saying that speed suits will be legal for 
Short Course Masters Swimming until June 1, 2010. That means that for the rest of this season, you can still wear a full-body suit that make you feel like a seal at Lincoln Park Zoo. After that, they're gone forever. If you have never worn a suit, but want to feel at least a little bit like Micheal Phelps must feel all the time, you can still pick up a greatly discounted suit -- but HURRY, John Javorski checked with Blue 70 today, and they told him that they were almost completely sold out, and have no plans to redevelop them. Here's a link, if you're interested: http://www.blueseventy.com/store/us/product.php?productid=20&cat=0&bests...
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Anyway, a big group of swimmers started the program in November, meaning that they're entering the final week(s) of the three-month program. Earlier, Dan sent a message asking how the program should be used for the rest of the season, and whether or not is would be advisable to lift on off-days (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays) rather than on the in-water training days. There's a lot to think about here: Is it better to lift and swim on the same day? Should there be a two-week break at the end of the P90X program before starting it up again for the rest of the season. (As advised by the book?)
New to the website this season is Twitter, an online service that lets us post fast-breaking information to the site and to each other. You'll find this section throughout the site--it contains information about the team, schedule changes, meet results and random comments.
