Hello Fellow Swimmers, 

   We hope that the start of this year’s swim season has been a great one for you so far! Membership has grown to 40 members with many joining for the first time.  We hope to continue to grow our membership, there is room for more swimmers.  At a time when clubs & organizations have struggled to continue in this post-lockdown world, we are so grateful for your involvement, presence and support.  Our goal is to have a sustainable membership to support an active and successful swim program that is fun, provides fitness and value.

Please join us for our PMSC General Meeting on Wednesday, October 12th at 7:00pm at the Lone Star Texas Grill at 705 Kingston Rd in Pickering. We will have our own room in the back of the restaurant for us to conduct our “official swim club business” as well as have some time socializing over a bite & a beverage. We need your involvement to continue to grow the Club.

Our agenda for that evening will give us a chance to meet our current coaches and executive, learn about the club and its’ history, and discuss the club’s vision going forward.  Learn and contribute your interests about opportunities for involvement in the club, potential swim meets, future social gatherings, swim schedules, and other.

We are currently engaged and seeking membership in building a participatory and active executive. Learn about the executive positions that are available and consider how you would like to shape the evolving future of the Club.

Given that so much has changed within the club and with masters swimming in general, we hope to see everyone come out to this meeting to keep up-to-date. The success of any organization depends a great deal on an active membership, and we look forward to seeing you AND hearing from you on October 12th!  You are welcome to bring friends and family.

Please RSVP for this important event, it would be helpful to know the number of people attending.  Watch for a meeting invite for the PMSC General Meeting in the next few days.

Any suggestions / questions / concerns may be directed to membership@PickeringMSC.ca

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)

Hello fellow swimmers.  As we rapidly approach our season startup, please note the following:

• Due to the national holiday on Monday September 19, 2022, Dunbarton Indoor Pool (DIP) will be closed. In addition to not being able to get in for our first swim, the planned information session at 8:00 pm will also have to be cancelled.

  In lieu of this we are deferring this to be part of our PickeringMSC General Meeting. Please see below.

• Our first swim will thus be Tuesday September 20, 2022 8:30-9:30 pm at TPASC with our new coach Leslie-Ann who we are excited to have as an addition to our program.
• If you haven’t yet signed up for the 2022/23 season, We would be pleased to have you join. Just go to go to https://pickeringmsc.ca/membership/
  1. Join the club for the 2022/23 season which includes your membership with MSO and required waiver forms.
  2. Choose and sign up for your swim time(s)
  3. Send your e-transfer to etransfer@pickeringmsc.ca. This would include your $15 MSO/Club registration fee and your session fee. Two separate e-transfers would be appreciated, but not required.
• For those new to the club and wanting to take advantage of the 2-week free trial.
  1. Join the club for the 2022/23 season which includes your membership with MSO and required waiver forms.
  2. Choose and sign up for your swim time(s). If you are not sure of the time(s) you would like to swim, choose something for now. Do not send an e-transfer at this time.
  3. At end of your 2-week trial, you will receive an email with next steps on how to confirm your swim times and pay your registration fees.

Mark your calendars!  

PickeringMSC General Meeting, Wednesday October 12, 2022 7:00 pm at https://www.falconbrewingcompany.com/. 

Swim Schedule 2022/2023 Septembers 20, 2022 – May 29, 2023

• Mon 9:00-10:00pm DIP – Coach Rene

• Tues 8:30-9:30pm Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Coach Leslie-Ann (L-A)

• Thurs 9:00-10:00pm DIP – Coach Rene 

• Sat 8:00-9:00am DIP – Coach Rene

• 1st Thursday of each month will be a LC swim (50m) at Toronto Pan Am Centre – begins Oct.6 with coach Leslie-Ann (L-A)

Looking forward to seeing you in the pool. Please stay safe and well.

 Any suggestions / questions / concerns may be directed to membership@PickeringMSC.ca

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)

Hello Everyone! 

Juis

   Well things are hopefully beginning to look better for a return to normal.

  We are currently on schedule to return to the pool with our first swim at TPASC on Monday February 14, 2022. The schedule will have us returning to our pre pandemic schedule of up to 4 swims per week. If you want to take your swimming to the next level, we would encourage you to try for at least two swims per weeks. To this end our price structure allow for significant savings as if you sign up for 2 swims per week or a full membership which allows you up to 4 swims per weeks.

To sign up, simply login and go to https://pickeringmsc.ca/membership/ to sign up for the day(s) you would like to swim.

  If you are not a member for the 2021/22 season. Simply join and pick your swim times. If you have done this and wish to change your times, simply send us an email and we help with the change.

 With regard to COVID, it may be noted that, at least for the next little while, proof of vaccination and screening is still required to enter facilities. As things open up, these may be relaxed.

Look forward to seeing you in the pool. Please stay safe and well.

 Any suggestions / questions / concerns may be directed to membership@PickeringMSC.ca

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)

  We hope you are keeping well & have been enjoying the snow while out of the pool.
Time to dust of your fins & blow up your water wings, as we will likely return to practices the week of February 14th (pending any weird & wonderful developments between now and then…). All the details, as well as the cost structure for the remainder of the season, will be available soon.
***DIP has advised they will be open for public lane swimming as of next week for those who wish to get back in the water before mid-February***

PUBLIC SWIM SCHEDULE- Jan31.2022

Keep your eyes peeled for when registration through the website opens, and as always, please send any questions you have our way.
Take good care everyone, and we look forward to seeing you all back in the pool very soon!

Good Afternoon and a Happy New Year to all. As you may have guessed, the pandemic has again reared it’s ugly head and delayed our return to the pool.     

  We were scheduled to return the pool today Jan 03, 2022.  This was subsequently re-scheduled to return as of Monday Jan 17, 2022. However, this may again be changed with announcements to be released shortly. So please keep an eye for emails and/or posts to https://pickeringmsc.ca/.

Although, again subject to change, there may still be some public swimming available at Dunbarton and TPASC

Dunbarton – https://www.pickering.ca/en/living/aquatics.aspx

TPASC – https://tpasc.ca/schedules

As a reminder, all workouts we have done to date are available on calendar at https://pickeringmsc.ca/members/  if you need some structure.

Please stay safe and well.

 Any suggestions / questions / concerns may be directed to membership@PickeringMSC.ca

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)

    Just a quick Update with regard to the remainder of the 2021 season and tonight’s holiday get together at http://knightscornerpub.ca/knightscornerpub/home/ featuring https://www.doublethepleasure.net/. We currently have RSVP’s from 29 folks indicating attendance. The evening will start at 8:30 pm for those not swimming and 9:30 pm for those that are coming from the pool as be an abbreviated swim from 8:30 – 9:30 pm. It should be stressed that the club takes the current COVID environment very seriously and would like to stress attendees will be expected meet all protocols including vaccination and masking.

   In regards to the upcoming 2022 Spring season which should be from Monday Jan 3, 2022 (TPASC) through to Tuesday May 31, 2022. A total of approximately 5 months, even though we would like to run a full schedule of 4 swims a week, it is very much up in the air as to what we will be able to do given the uncertainty of the current COVID environment.

  Besides the any restrictions being imposed on our operation, the most important factor is you.

So please let us know let us know your feelings. We do need critical mass to have things run.

Please check your email and web site for updates. We will try to get a survey out there asap to help gauge our response.

Please direct any suggestions / questions / concerns to membership@PickeringMSC.ca   

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)

    Well hopefully it is finally happening. Back to the pool again after another lock down. This time for good i.e. no more outage as per COVID.

Firstly, we want to thanks those that have already signed up. We look forward to seeing you in the pool.

 Just a short note with the important facts.

• All sessions should be available for enrollment as stated on web site.
• To join the club and sign up for swim Session, please go to https://pickeringmsc.ca/membership/ .
  1. It is a two-step process:
     1. Join the Club and pay $15 which cover your Master Swimming Ontario (MSO) membership required per as insurance coverage. This also provides other benefits. This will be valid until next fall i.e. Sept 2022.
     2. Sign up for sessions. Currently we are looking at providing 4 sessions a week assuming we get sufficient registration. All pricing appears in the session description. Registration is currently being limited as per COVID restrictions. As restriction change, hopefully the numbers allowed to swim will increase. If a session indicates it is full, as your name to the waiting list. If the allowances increase, you will be contacted.
        All payments should be made to etransfer@pickeringmsc.ca. We were have some small issues with auto deposit, but this should now be working.

• We are allowing drop ins assuming we have space.
  1. In Order to drop in, you must be a member of the club (and MSO). If you are not pay the $15 and join the club which includes MSO, please do so as above.
  2. Contact the club. Assuming there is space, just pay (e-transfer) $12.
  3. Show up at the pool.
• You will be allowed a maximum of two drop in’s per month.
• If a session does not fill by the posted start of that session, the club may choose to pro-rate the cost for that session by week to allow the session to continue.
• If you were a member before either of the shutdowns since 2020 and your sessions were cut short, we are currently calculating credits for time missed. We hope to let you know in the next little while how this will work.
• With regard to COVID procedures. Although it varies slightly between the Pan Am and DIP, the basic underlying premise is you will have to be fully vaccinated to enter the facilities. Thus upon each entry you will have to provide Proof of vaccination including Personal ID e.g. Driver’s License etc. For DIP (Dunbarton Indoor Pool), we will be maintaining a screening process upon entry. It should be noted that one area of concern is the change rooms i.e. masks + 2M.
  If you can not find your vaccination records, you should be able to obtain them
  at https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/.
• We will try to post related documentation and they become available.

As always, any suggestions / questions / concerns may be directed to membership@PickeringMSC.ca 

We are here to listen and provide you with a better swim experience.

The Executive

Pickering Master Swim Club (https://pickeringmsc.ca/)