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1730 NW 9th Street

Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 753-4320 / (541) 754-0535

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(800) 965-8808


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Attending your first meet
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OSI Times Database
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Go for the Gold times

NEWSLETTERS
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PHOTO GALLERY
dial-uppers beware
Pacific Coast All Stars
Shakespeare Invite
Pumpkin Sprints

NEWS FROM OREGON SWIMMING
Officials needed-  All parents of 12 & Under swimmers are encouraged to attend an officiating clinic.  We are having a hard time finding enough officials to cover all of the meets being hosted.  Without enough officials at the meet the times are not official.

Read more news.

NEWS FROM USA SWIMMING
Information every parent should read-

Click here to go to the parents' section of the USA Swimming web site.  There are some excellent articles on child development and nutrition.

There are also some great articles for new parents and swimmers that are just getting into the sport.

Designed and maintained by
Greg Bostrom

Osborn Aquatic Center
1940 NW Highland Dr.
Corvallis, OR  97330
front desk: 541-766-7946
CAT office: 541-766-6306
Directions to Osborn


  Head Coach:  Rick Guenther
  Head Age Group Coach:  Greg Bostrom
  Office Manager:  Laura Pfeifer
  Meet Director:  Kristin Shreeve
CAT Picnic
The CAT picnic is going to be at Avery Park this year.  It will be on Wednesday, July 15 from 5-8 with food being served from 6-7.  Be sure to RSVP to Lori Shaw so we will have enough food for everyone.

Meet Results
I am slowly getting caught up.  I will get the meet results up for Mike Morris, Durango, Sun Country, and the Second Trophy league meet up either this afternoon or tomorrow morning.

Colorado Trip
Keri Beamer set up an account on snapfish to share pictures.  E-mail her (januaryswimmom at aol dot com) and she will give you the account info to upload your pics or just look at everyone elses.

By now I am sure all of the parents heard about the rain and hail we had just as we were getting to the airport.  We were really lucky with the weather.  That was our only thunderstorm and it was pretty amazing to see one that intense again.

Thank you all for a great trip.  It was nice to be home for a little and I hope you all enjoyed the experience.



I will be posting pictures and other updates on this page.


Newsweek Articles
Rick came across these two articles out of Newsweek and wanted me to put them up for everyone to read.

The first one Stronger, Faster, Smarter discusses the effects exercise has on cognitive abilities.

The Other article, Exercise State of the Mind gets into the physiological effects exercise has on the brain and neural development.

Follow the Black Line
In practice it is important to circle swim so nobody gets injured, but in meets it is just as important to swim in the middle of the lane.  I have caught many of you circle swimming at meets and we have talked about it after your race.  We came across this short article by Jan Prins in Swimming World.  Jan is a professor of kinesiology at the University of Hawaii.

     It isn't often when we can sound both frivolous and deadly serious at the same time.  This is one of those occasions because, distilled to its purest form, the winner in our sport is the swimmer who stays as close to a straight-line path as possible and covers this path in the shortest possible time.
     How this is accomplished is complicated, but in the realm of biomechanics, this is where we usually start - by examining the most fundamental concepts associated with motion: distance and linear displacement.
     By definition, a distinction is made between "distance" and "displacement."  While "distance" is a change in position, "displacement" is the difference between where we start and finish.
     We can agree that in competitive swimming, "displacement" doesn't have much practical significance because most races start and end at the same wall.  what is of importance is "distance," which for each race is a fixed measurement.
     Consider the dimensions of a typical lane in short course meters.  The swimmer moves in a rectangle, 25 meters long and usually 2-1/2 meters wide.  The diagonal distance between the two opposite ends is 25.12 meters.
     If the swimmer swims at a pace of 2 meters/second - which is a pace equal to a 50-second 100 meter swim - and moves diagonally instead of at right angles to the walls, it will take an additional 6-hundreths of a second to cover each length.  Multiply this by the number of lengths, and it is easy to see that watching that black line on the bottom of the pool and not racing in circles is critical.  Also, remember: if the athlete swims at a pace that is slower than the example, more time will be added to the final result.

The Difference is YOU
It has been wonderful being able to focus on coaching full time.  I have been reading some articles by Doc Counsilman, Richard Quick, and I happened across this article by Wayne Goldsmith that I would like everyone to read.  Read the article.

The Atkins diet
The Bend Swim Club had this article on their web site.   Some  of you have told me that you have already read it but I feel it is important  enough for everyone to read.  Check it out.

Corvallis Aquatic Team -- designed and maintained by Greg Bostrom