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Fun in the Sun at Santa Barbara Meet |
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Written by Bart Parnes
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:47 |
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The Grunions had a great Santa Barbara weekend, traveling up the coast with a strong team of 16 swimmers and 5 swim widows. The weather was great and the pool was fast. Congratulations to the Santa Barbara Swim Club for putting on a well run meet. We were proud to have two swimmers, Jorge "Cricket" Jimenez and Jesse White, competing as Grunions for their first time.
After the meet we walked down the beach to the Pacific Pride Festival and enjoyed overpriced food and drinks while being entertained by 80's pop star Tiffany. There was a great crowd, especially of the female variety, on the bright sunny afternoon. After a brief disco nap and delicious dinner, a smaller group of Grunions headed out to a local bar called SoHo for the post pride party. As the evening progressed the crowd grew, the music improved and the go-go boys and girls put on an entertaining show. By Sunday morning only 4 of us were in any shape to explore Solvang.
Overall, the meet was a great preparation for IGLA and a fantastic team event for the participants. If you missed this meet don't feel bad, The next meet will be just as fun
See you at the pool! |
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Bon Voyage to Copenhagen-bound Grunions! |
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Written by Raul Reis
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:43 |
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Join me wishing Bon Voyage to all fellow Grunions flying off to Copenhagen, Denmark, this coming weekend for the 2009 OutGames. In the meantime, enjoy the Copenhagen view above (I took that picture when I was there last summer).
We hope everyone has a wonderful flight and a great time in and out of the swimming pool! I'll do my best to play the reporter while I'm in Copenhagen, and will try to post some regular updates and pictures on the Grunions web site (assuming that my laptop and Internet connection will like each other!).
Here's to wishing us all a safe trip and some fast swimming! |
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Health & Fitness Corner: Eating a Balanced Diet--What Should Swimmers Eat? part 1 |
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Written by Raul Reis
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:39 |
 With so much conflicting information out there about diet and nutrition, and about how a healthy (or unhealthy) diet affects our overall health, you'd be completely forgiven for being very confused on the subject of food and health.
I think the two most common questions all of us have are:
1. How does what we eat influence our overall health and fitness?
2. And what does a healthy, balanced diet consist of?
I just finished reading an amazing book on the topic of healthy eating that I recommend to everyone: "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto", by Michael Pollan.
A Berkeley-based science journalist who has written other award-winning best sellers, Pollan tries in his latest book to answer those two basic questions by investigating the food and "nutrition" industries. What's really fascinating about his book is the simplicity and clarity of his ideas, and his commonsensical approach to food.
Pollan investigates the emergence of the modern food industry (it's staggering to find out how many processed food products we eat on a daily basis); how the food industry lobby has worked hard to de-regulate dietary restrictions (the corn industry and its widespread high fructose corn syrup are big villains here); and how most of what we eat would not be recognized as "real food" by our grandparents or great-grandparents.
At the same time, Pollan looks at how the nutrition/health industries have taken all the fun out of eating by breaking up food into its basic nutrients, concentrating on the individual components of food (fat, carbs, vitamins, proteins) and forgetting about the importance of how those nutrients interact, or the whole fun, social, aspects of eating good food.
To get us thinking in a completely way about what/how we eat, Pollan comes up with a simple, helpful motto: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." He does a great job of explaining each part of that motto, and gives out some great suggestions or "rules" on how to re-educate ourselves about food, and how to eat healthier on a day-to-day basis.
Next week, I will continue on the topic with a Part 2 that will focus more specifically on healthy eating for swimmers. In the meantime, eat some great food! |
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Gaytorman Fun Swim Meet in San Diego |
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Written by Karen Roberts
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:37 |
 September 12 is the Flaming Gaytorman (fun) swim meet in San Diego. This meet is put on by the Different Strokes San Diego (DSST) swim team and is a BLAST!!!
Look at the Grunion photo gallery from last year to see what a great time we had! More information will be forthcoming regarding entry, fees, and the hotel (yes, make it a full weekend of Grunion fun!).
September 13 is the La Jolla Rough Water Swim which several Grunions will be participating in (stay to cheer them on). You can choose between a 1-mile swim or a 3-mile swim. Entry fees go up after July 29, so get those fees in early. In either case, you can visit DSST website for more information regarding the Flaming Gaytorman.
And for more information about the La Jolla Rough Water Swim visit LJRWS.com. |
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Grunions Organize Naples Island Swim on Aug. 16 |
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Written by Bill Roberts
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:32 |
 The Grunions are hosting our 3rd Naples Island Open Water Swim on Sunday, August 16. The past two years have been very successful, and this year will be even better.
Our swim team hosts this meet for several reasons. First, it is a way to give back to the Long Beach and greater swimming communities. Second, we can introduce many swimmers, including many on our team, to open water swimming. And finally, it is a way to show the community how amazing the Grunions are and how we can come together to host an unforgettable event.
In order for this race to be a great event, there are some things you can personally do:
1. Register for the race. If you want to try out open water swimming, this is a great way to do it. The course is easy to follow, there are no waves, and you'll have your friends to support you! You can register online now at www.naplesislandswim.com.
2. Volunteer! This is a volunteer-dependent race. We need folks to help prepare the site on Saturday evening and to set up early Sunday morning. We will need volunteers for registration, kayakers for safety, and much more. If you have not already, please send me an e-mail at
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, letting me know that you are interested. Volunteers will get a very cool NIS t-shirt too! I will be contacting volunteers soon with your role and more information.
3. Be a Swim Fan! This year, you can support the team and fellow swimmers by posting an encouraging comment on our Naples Island Swim website. Just go to www.naplesislandswim.com and click on "Swim Fan". For $25.00 you can write a 100-character message to be posted on the site.
Thank you to everyone for being so supportive of this meet. Every year we get tons of positive feedback from swimmers. They all rave about how friendly and helpful we are. This is truly a team event and I appreciate everyone's hard work.
I'd like to thank John "JC" Werner for working hard to secure a $500.00 sponsorship from Wells Fargo!!! Yea!!!!!!!!!! Also, we received a $250.00 sponsorship from Rob Dumouchel, who wrote up an amazing piece about us on his blog, www.robaquatics.com! He had wonderful things to say about the 2008 swim, which was his first open water competition. Thanks also to Karen, Trish, Michael D., Jacquie, and Liz for helping out on the NIS committee.
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