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<PDF Version> To: All Clubs Step 3 Ontario Roadmap As a reminder, all clubs offering either pool or OWS summer programs prior to August 31st are asked to notify MSO of their return via the following Google Form at https://forms.gle/aAqKZ9wArzBaukfn7. Ontario has entered Step 3 of its Roadmap and we are pleased…
<Download PDF English version> <télécharger la version française en PDF> It’s been 50 years since Hud Stewart formed the UofT Masters, the first official Masters Swim club in Canada. We invite the entire swimming community to celebrate this 50 year milestone of lifelong adult fitness…
February 25, 2021 / Reminder Sent March 13, 2021 To: Club Presidents and Club Contacts MSO’s 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held, using ZOOM, on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of the meeting was issued by email on January 12, 2021 and posted on the MSO website at https://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/ …
< Click here for PDF Version> All AGM documents will be posted at https://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/about-us/annual-general-meetings/ To: MSO Clubs and swimmers MSO is issuing the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors. Our AGM will be held by video link on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. …
<< PDF Version >> This letter was sent to MSO clubs in the Ottawa Area on October 7, 2020 Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) has a mandate to promote and foster life-long adult fitness through the sport of swimming, both in the pool and open water. MSO has an interest in maintaining access to safe, clean…
August 7, 2020 2020 Virtual Open Water Swimming Challenge – register today We have made few changes to the Virtual OWS Challenge in response to comments and requests. Two independent events & registrations Shorter Distance OWS: 250m / 500m / 750m / 1 km (wetsuit or no-wetsuit) Longer Distance OWS: 1.5 km / 3…
In this Issue COVID Update CIMS-MSO-MSM Virtual Open Water Challenge – 2020 COVID-19 Update Cities are slowly re-opening pools and clubs are trickling back. But the re-opening is uneven and much depends on policies and timetables determined by facility owners, e.g., cities, boards of education and privately owned venues. In June, all Club Presidents…
June 23, 2020 Notice to All Club Presidents and Club Contacts: 1. Return to Swimming Guidance and Process As the Province of Ontario moves to Stage 2 reopening, beaches, outdoor and indoor pools are getting set to accept swimmers. Facility owners have begun to book time both for the summer and starting September. Club…
PDF Version On May 18th, a newsletter was sent to all registered swimmers. The primary purpose of that communication was to highlight the dangers of early season Open Water Swimming (OWS). Indeed, we are all anxious to find an opportunity to get wet, and the lure of OWS is much stronger this year. The…
<PDF Version> To: All Clubs Step 3 Ontario Roadmap As a reminder, all clubs offering either pool or OWS summer programs prior to August 31st are asked to notify MSO of their return via the following Google Form at https://forms.gle/aAqKZ9wArzBaukfn7. Ontario has entered Step 3 of its Roadmap and we are pleased…
<Download PDF English version> <télécharger la version française en PDF> It’s been 50 years since Hud Stewart formed the UofT Masters, the first official Masters Swim club in Canada. We invite the entire swimming community to celebrate this 50 year milestone of lifelong adult fitness…
February 25, 2021 / Reminder Sent March 13, 2021 To: Club Presidents and Club Contacts MSO’s 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held, using ZOOM, on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of the meeting was issued by email on January 12, 2021 and posted on the MSO website at https://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/ …
< Click here for PDF Version> All AGM documents will be posted at https://www.mastersswimmingontario.ca/about-us/annual-general-meetings/ To: MSO Clubs and swimmers MSO is issuing the attached Notice of Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors. Our AGM will be held by video link on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. …
<< PDF Version >> This letter was sent to MSO clubs in the Ottawa Area on October 7, 2020 Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) has a mandate to promote and foster life-long adult fitness through the sport of swimming, both in the pool and open water. MSO has an interest in maintaining access to safe, clean…
August 7, 2020 2020 Virtual Open Water Swimming Challenge – register today We have made few changes to the Virtual OWS Challenge in response to comments and requests. Two independent events & registrations Shorter Distance OWS: 250m / 500m / 750m / 1 km (wetsuit or no-wetsuit) Longer Distance OWS: 1.5 km / 3…
In this Issue COVID Update CIMS-MSO-MSM Virtual Open Water Challenge – 2020 COVID-19 Update Cities are slowly re-opening pools and clubs are trickling back. But the re-opening is uneven and much depends on policies and timetables determined by facility owners, e.g., cities, boards of education and privately owned venues. In June, all Club Presidents…
June 23, 2020 Notice to All Club Presidents and Club Contacts: 1. Return to Swimming Guidance and Process As the Province of Ontario moves to Stage 2 reopening, beaches, outdoor and indoor pools are getting set to accept swimmers. Facility owners have begun to book time both for the summer and starting September. Club…
PDF Version On May 18th, a newsletter was sent to all registered swimmers. The primary purpose of that communication was to highlight the dangers of early season Open Water Swimming (OWS). Indeed, we are all anxious to find an opportunity to get wet, and the lure of OWS is much stronger this year. The…