From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Sun Apr 1 23:57:58 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 19:57:58 -0800 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 1 April 2007 Message-ID: PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS- Mail Entries 2 April The 2007 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be held 20--22 April 2007 at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, California. You may enter on line at http://wcm.mastersswim.com Or you can enter on line. the postmark deadline is 2 April 2007. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07wcmtriscy.pdf The Dolores Bengstron pool is very fast pool. Ribbons will be presented to first through eighth place. New England Masters has 829 swimmers register for the New England Championships. It would be fun to have at least 830 swimmers compete at the Pac Masters Championships. USMS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2007 USMS Short Course Yards Championships will be held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Washington 17-20 May 2007. Information is now on line at http://www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php You can also register on line now. The on-lineregistration deadline is 12 April 2007. PACIFIC COMBINED INTO ONE TEAM Pacific Masters announces the a new model for teams in Pacific. After a lot of work put in by the Team Committee, The Pacific LMSC will go to the New England team model. In the model, there is one team for competing at National and worlds, but for local events, the teams will compete as workout groups. Except for teams trying to break a record (see below). COACHES MEETING / TEAM LEADERSHIP MEETING There will be a coaches meeting / Team leadership meeting on May 5th. Tom Boyd, and Jim Wheeler are the featured speakers. Tom Boyd did a survey of Masters swimmers last year. He will be discussion the results and what it means for coaches. Jim Wheeler will be speaking on getting along with the pool management. BAY AREA UNDERWATER HOCKEY Bay Area Underwater Hockey team will be hosting a beginners day/clinic Sunday, April 22nd at San Jose State Masters swimmers are invited to attend http://www.clubpuck.us BY THE NUMBERS Pacific Masters is now 6,370 swimmers for the year. If you have not re-registered, now is the time. Be sure that you continue to get your copy of USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/application.shtml BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS GROUP Many of you know Judy Strauss, who swims for Menlo Masters. Last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a Mastectomy in May and later reconstructive surgery. Shie is doing very well with no detectable cancer. She was able to swim at Worlds this summer and is now trying to get back into shape to swim at Nationals. She would like to get a group of people together that are swimmers that have had chest surgery or injuries so that we can share some insights of what helps. If you would like to get together a group or just talk about your experiences contact Judy at judystrauss at sbcglobal dot net TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week PACIFIC COMBINED INTO ONE TEAM Pacific Masters announces the a new model for teams in Pacific. After a lot of work put in by the Team Committee, The Pacific LMSC will go to the New England team model. In the model, there is one team for competing at National and worlds, but for local events, the teams will compete as workout groups. Except for teams trying to break a record. At the XI FINA World Masters Championships, there were many relay teams that combined for the World Championships. In the 200 Mixed Medley relay 200-239 a combined Colorado team beat a combined Florida for the event and also lowered the World record by 4.5 seconds.- Walnut Creek, a team with a single practice location beat the WR by 1.5 seconds an came in a distant 3rd. Pacific Masters were disappointed. and I was asked as chairman what we could do about it. I appointed a committee of Barry Fasbender, Vice President of Operations, Kerry O'Brien of Walnut Creek Masters and Coaches co chair and Nancy Ridout, registrar and past USMS President to see what Pacific could do to be competitive in national and world records. The result was to implement the New England LMSC model in 2007. In that model, most teams will no longer exist except as workout groups. See page about teams). All swimmers will be registered as members of Team Pacific (TPAC) unless they formally opt out to be "unattached" or to registered with a team. Starting next year, Team Pacific will be the main team from Pacific Masters for US Nationals and FINA World Competition. Team Pacific will be able to draw from its over 10,000 athletes to compete in these prestigious events. Worlds and Nationals are such great events that Pacific wants to honor these events by allowing our best athletes to compete against the best athletes from other parts of the nation. Without being limited to just the local single pool team, Pacific can compete against the great teams of Team Tyr, Colorado and Florida. Kerry O'Brien will be the head coach, besides overall coaching management of the Team Pacific, he will be the mens head coach (Men's relays). Brian Stack will be assistant head coach and have charge of the women (women's relays). Scott Williams and Tim Sheeper will be in charge of the mixed medley relays. Brian said Pacific has always had such a strong contingent of women swimmers, I am proud to be the head coach. Imagine have a relay team of Laura Val, Leanne Crittenden, Debbie (Meyer) Webber and Suzannne Heim-Bowen as a 200+ relay team Next year is the XII FINA World Masters Championships in Perth Australia, Pacific will be picking up half the air fare for the four coaches. So that swimmers who know how well they are swimming, if they plan to go to worlds in Perth, USF is making a change in their Valentines day meet. For the first time in 16 years, USF will host a long course meet. Cathy Huang, aquatics supervisor, said that the having a long course meet at that time of the year will be difficult, but USF had so much fun at the Stanford meet, that USF is willing to help in the new model. For all those swimmers who will be traveling to Perth, Pacific is asking all to swim at the USF meet next February just to meet the coaches and to see how they are doing. Rich Burns who designed the mascot of the XI FINA World Masters Championships will be designing the Team Pacific Logo and Mascot. After discussion with NorCal Swim wear to become the exclusive dealer with Team Pacific. Pacific LMSC has spoken with Stu Isaacs of Speedo and Roque Santos of Nike about becoming the official team supplier of Team Pacific. The Pacific masters Short Course Yards championships will be held at the deep water pool in Pleasanton in late May this in 2008 after the World and USMS Championships in Austin. Team Pacific will be be going after all the short course relay records. Jody Smith of Stanford Masters has been working with the Athletic Department to have the Pacific Masters Long Course Championships at the Avery Center. Due to the use of the pool in the summer, the Belardi pool will be available either the last weekend in July or the first weekend in August, thus giving the athletes time to compete then rest before Nationals in Oregon. This will be the long course meet for those who could not travel to Perth. We have so many great swimmers that I think I have challenged the coaches to get half the short course records and 2/3 of the USMS Long course relay records. We've seen how well Masters swimmers have performed over the past 25 years., We know that masters swimmers, but getting allowing some of the top USMS swimmers to compete on a team, we can really show the world what masters swimmers can do. For Comments: mailto:team at pacificmasters.org For more information please go to http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/TeamCombination.html michael -- michael Michael W. Moore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Mon Apr 9 02:01:07 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:01:07 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 8 April 2007 Message-ID: PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS-ON LINE ENTRIES DUE 9 April The 2007 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be held 20--22 April 2007 at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, California. You may enter on line at http://wcm.mastersswim.com The Dolores Bengstron pool is very fast pool. Ribbons will be presented to first through eighth place. New England Masters has 829 swimmers register for the New England Championships. It would be fun to have at least 830 swimmers compete at the Pac Masters Championships. USMS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON LINE ENTRIES DUE 12 APRIL The 2007 USMS Short Course Yards Championships will be held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Washington 17-20 May 2007. Information is now on line at http://www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php You can also register on line now. The on-lineregistration deadline is 12 April 2007. COACHES MEETING / TEAM LEADERSHIP MEETING There will be a coaches meeting / Team leadership meeting on May 5th. Tom Boyd, and Jim Wheeler are the featured speakers. Tom Boyd did a survey of Masters swimmers last year. He will be discussion the results and what it means for coaches. Jim Wheeler will be speaking on getting along with the pool management. A COUPLE OF MISSTATEMENTS IN LAST WEEKS UPDATE I did not appoint a Team Committee. Pacific is not going to the New England Model. Walnut Creek was beat in the 200 Mixed Free Relay not the Medley Relay. Kerry O'Brien is not going to be the head coach nor are Brian Stack, Scott Williams and Tim Sheeper going to be the Assistant Coaches. USF is not having a long course meet next February. Rich Burns is not designing a new logo and mascot. Jody Smith, while always very helpful, had no idea about running that long course championships at the Belardi Pool. Other than that, we stand by the story. RINCONADA MEET RESULTS The results from the Rinconada meet are not yet posted as they are not a in a satisfactory form for presentation. When they are (and I hope soon) the results will be posted. I left the country on the day of the Rinconada meet and was in Australia on the day of the SCAM meet. I was not able to get those results timely posted. DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. April 12 Freestyle; Sunday April 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at rpswimmer at hotmail.com FLAGS FROM THE FINA CHAMPIONSHIPS AVAILABLE There a few national flags from the FINA Championships that are available for a donation. The FINA Championships lost money on the Championships and a donation of $20 will get you a national flag that was displayed at the FINA Championships. National Flags are available from for the following countries: Algeria Argentina Austria Bahamas Bolivia Cayman Islands Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Rep Denmark Dominica Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Fiji Grenada Hungarian Republic Iceland (2 FLAGS) Italy (Civil Ensign) Lativa Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Netherlands Nicargua Panama Peru Philippines Poland Russia San Marino Slovakia Slovonia So Africa Sri Lanka Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Ukraine Uzbekistan Venezuela The XI FINA World Masters Organizing Committee is a non-profit organization (501 c (3) ). If you are interested in getting a one of a kind souvenir from the contact mailto:michael at pacificmasters.org TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. 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For those had submitted their entry two days early, thank you from Walnut Creek The 2007 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be held 20--22 April 2007 at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, California. You may enter on line at http://wcm.mastersswim.com The Dolores Bengstron pool is very fast pool. Ribbons will be presented to first through eighth place. New England Masters has 829 swimmers register for the New England Championships. It would be fun to have at least 830 swimmers compete at the Pac Masters Championships. USMS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON LINE ENTRIES DUE 12 APRIL The 2007 USMS Short Course Yards Championships will be held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Washington 17-20 May 2007. Information is now on line at http://www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php You can also register on line now. The on-lineregistration deadline is 12 April 2007. DAM STROKE CLINIC - a change of dates to the correct dates. Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at rpswimmer at hotmail.com TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. 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The Pacific Masters Service awards and Swimmer of the year awards will be presented about noon on Saturday 21 April. Announcement of who are presented which awards will be in the next Pacific Masters Update. All swimmers are invited to attend the meet to cheer their teammates. PACIFIC MASTERS MEETING The monthly Pacific Masters monthly meeting will be a conference call that will start at 7:30 pm on Wednesday 18 April. All members are invited to participate. Please call Nancy Ridout at 415 872 0771 for the telephone number and password. COACHES MEETING / TEAM LEADERSHIP MEETING There will be a coaches meeting / Team leadership meeting on May 5th. Tom Boyd, and Jim Wheeler are the featured speakers. Tom Boyd did a survey of Masters swimmers last year. Tom segmented swimmers into different groups. Each group, whether it be the elite, tri-athlete, competitive or "swim for exercise swimmer" has its own peculiarities He will discuss the results of the survey and what it means for coaches and with that knowledge how they can work better with thier swimmers. Jim Wheeler will be speaking on getting along with the pool management. Aquatic management has its own set of priorities and needs. For the team, by addressing the needs of aquatic management in the terms of aquatic management will insure a more harmonious relationship. Jim has work on both sides of the aquatic table so his insights will prove valuable for team management. The meeting will be at the Heather Farms, starting at 11am until 3PM FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The sprints will not have any qualifying times. The distance events will have qualifying times, but the times have not yet been posted. DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at mailto:rpswimmer at hotmail.com>rpswimmer at hotmail.com TIMOTHY SPICER Tim Spicer, a member of the South End Rowing Club and the Petaluma Swim Club passed away on 9 April. A memorial Mass was held for im hi Cincinati, OH. Don McKenzie We have heard that Don McKenzie is very sick. Friends should send him a get well card soon. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Shannon Sullivan sent me this Go to http://maps.google.com Click on get directions. Type in to go from New York to to London. look at instruction 23 or 24. Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Thu Apr 19 20:55:49 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:55:49 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] PMS CHAMPIONSHIPS - PLUMBING ISSUE Message-ID: A water main broke Thursday morning at the Dolores Bergstrom Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, site of this weekend's PMS Championships. The city is expecting to have it fixed by mid-day Friday. Competitor's who are swimming on Friday should be aware that the toilets probably will not be working until 10 am and the showers will not be working until 12 noon on Friday. These are the best estimates we have at this time. There will be portable toilet facilities available. We do expect the locker rooms to be open at all times during the meet. The pool itself is not affected by this problem. Peter Guadagni Bob Snodgrass PMS Championships Meet Directors -- From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Wed Apr 25 01:44:09 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:44:09 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 16 April 2007 Message-ID: PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2007 Pacific Masters Short Course have concluded. Many thanks to the TriValley Masters and the Walnut Creek Masters for organizing the meet. The preliminary meet results are on the Pacific Masters web site. It looks like there were a couple of errors that were made in the relay events. Final results will be posted soon. Again thanks to COACHES MEETING / TEAM LEADERSHIP MEETING There will be a coaches meeting / Team leadership meeting on May 5th. Tom Boyd, and Jim Wheeler are the featured speakers. Tom Boyd did a survey of Masters swimmers last year. Tom segmented swimmers into different groups. Each group, whether it be the elite, tri-athlete, competitive or "swim for exercise swimmer" has its own peculiarities He will discuss the results of the survey and what it means for coaches and with that knowledge how they can work better with their swimmers. Jim Wheeler will be speaking on getting along with the pool management. Aquatic management has its own set of priorities and needs. For the team, by addressing the needs of aquatic management in the terms of aquatic management will insure a more harmonious relationship. Jim has work on both sides of the aquatic table so his insights will prove valuable for team management. The meeting will be at the Heather Farms, starting at 11am until 3PM PARKSIDE AQUATIC MILE The Parkside Aquatic Mile will be on 12 May 2007 at San Mateo, California. The entry fee is $30.00 if paid by 5 May. there will be race day entries. For more information contact Joel Swartz at openwater at sanmateomarlins.org. SPRING LAKE ONE MILE OPEN WATER The Spring Lake One Mile Swim will be on 19 May at Spring Lake which is near Santa Rosa, California. You can register on-line at http://www.lifeguardsforlife.org before 13 May. Or you can register at the meet. FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The sprints will not have any qualifying times. The distance events will have qualifying times, but the times have not yet been posted. DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at mailto:rpswimmer at hotmail.com>rpswimmer at hotmail.com PERRY O'BRIEN Parry O'Brien, a member of Southwest Masters of the Southern Pacific LMSC passed away 21 April at the SPMA Short Course Regional Championships in Santa Clarita. He suffered a heart attack about half way through his 500 yd freestyle. His wife, Terry, was counting for him. Parry O'Brien is best know to the world as a champion shot putter. His innovative technique is in use today, and gave him gold medals in the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and a silver in 1960. He placed 4th in 1964. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-obrien23apr23,1,5676540.story?ctrack=1&cset=true JANICE GILLIES PRICE MEMORIAL SWIM There will be a memorial swim in memory of Janice Gilles Price at the Temescal Pool on 29 April. Janice did not have life insurance and the money raised will go to raise funds for her sons education. If you wish to participate contact Judi Garland at garpedo88 at comcast.net or Allyson Tilles at datilles at yahoo.com ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Shannon Sullivan sent me this Go to http://maps.google.com Click on get directions. Type in to go from New York to to London. look at instruction 23 or 24. Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Tue May 1 01:37:27 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:37:27 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 16 April 2007 Message-ID: COACHES MEETING / TEAM LEADERSHIP MEETING There will be a coaches meeting / Team leadership meeting on May 5th. Tom Boyd, and Jim Wheeler are the featured speakers. Tom Boyd surveyed Masters swimmers last year. Tom segmented swimmers into different groups. Each group, whether it be the elite, tri-athlete, competitive or "swim for exercise swimmer" has its own peculiarities He will discuss the results of the survey and what it means for coaches and with that knowledge how they can work better with their swimmers. The answers may surprise you and should generate a lively discussion for building your team's join and stay factor Jim Wheeler will be speaking team interaction with the pool management. Aquatic management has its own set of priorities and needs. For the team, by addressing the needs of aquatic management in the terms of aquatic management will insure a more harmonious relationship. Jim has work on both sides of the aquatic table so his insights will prove valuable for team management. The meeting will be at the Heather Farms Community Center, Walnut Creek, starting at 11am until 3PM. Lunch Will be provided. While "deck entries" are accepted, please call Nancy Ridout 415 892 0771 if you plan to attend - we want to know how many chairs to set up for. PARKSIDE AQUATIC MILE The Parkside Aquatic Mile will be on 12 May 2007 at San Mateo, California. The entry fee is $30.00 if paid by 5 May. there will be race day entries. For more information contact Joel Swartz at openwater at sanmateomarlins.org. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07smmmow.pdf SPRING LAKE ONE MILE OPEN WATER The Spring Lake One Mile Swim will be on 19 May at Spring Lake which is near Santa Rosa, California. You can register on-line at http://www.lifeguardsforlife.org before 13 May. Or you can register at the meet. LAKE BERRYESSA OPEN WATER The 33rd Davis Aquatic Masters Annual Lake Berryessa Open Water swim will be held Saturday 2 June at Lake Berryessa. This is the most popular Pacific Masters sanctioned swim. You are encourage to enter early to avoid the lines on race day. COACH OF THE YEAR The nomination deadline for the 2007 Pacific Masters Coach of the year is 30 May at the Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting. You are encouraged to nominate your coach before then by sending your nomination to Michael Moore 350 Wayland Street San Francisco, CA 94134-1730 The award is based on a coach's activities since January 1, 2006, and also their activities over their career. These activities are measured on a competitive as well as a noncompetitive basis, taking into account: Competitive: Club and individual performance at Pacific meets and championships as well as USMS National Championships in any sanctioned course that reflects the coach's skill and inspiration (including relay and individual records on a Pacific, USMS or World record basis) Non-Competitive: Club size, growth and vigor; participation in volunteering, and club participation in hosting well-run events. Other Factors to Consider: Service to Pacific Masters, USMS or other public or private community organizations, and outstanding professional services, including publications or participation in clinics or other activities Nominations: Nominations may be made by any registered Pacific Masters club officer, in a written statement setting out how their nominee meets these qualifications, as well as the instructional and inspirational qualities of the coach. You may support your nomination with supporting letters from up to four registered Pacific Masters swimmers. Send these materials by 28 May to Michael Moore (by email at chairman at pacificmasters.org or by mail to 350 Wayland, San Francisco, CA 94134. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The sprints will not have any qualifying times. The distance events will have qualifying times, but the times have not yet been posted. DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at rpswimmer at hotmail.com ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Mon May 7 01:25:30 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 22:25:30 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 6 May 2007 Message-ID: Ross Shoemaker, RIP 1942-2007 Ross Shoemaker died suddenly at the Senior Games following one of his swims. Ross had collapsed on the deck, and was not able to be revived. It is a terrible loss - Ross was a longtime member of the San Mateo Marlins, a warm and supportive man, and a devoted swimmer with an encouraging word for everyone. Ross coached at Chabot Junior College for many years. Services are pending. PARKSIDE AQUATIC MILE The Parkside Aquatic Mile will be on 12 May 2007 at San Mateo, California. The entry fee is $30.00 if paid by 5 May. there will be race day entries. For more information contact Joel Swartz at openwater at sanmateomarlins.org. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07smmmow.pdf SPRING LAKE ONE MILE OPEN WATER The Spring Lake One Mile Swim will be on 19 May at Spring Lake which is near Santa Rosa, California. You can register on-line at http://www.lifeguardsforlife.org before 13 May. Or you can register at the meet. LAKE BERRYESSA OPEN WATER The 33rd Davis Aquatic Masters Annual Lake Berryessa Open Water swim will be held Saturday 2 June at Lake Berryessa. This is the most popular Pacific Masters sanctioned swim. You are encourage to enter early to avoid the lines on race day. COACH OF THE YEAR The nomination deadline for the 2007 Pacific Masters Coach of the year is 30 May at the Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting. You are encouraged to nominate your coach before then by sending your nomination to Michael Moore 350 Wayland Street San Francisco, CA 94134-1730 The award is based on a coach's activities since January 1, 2006, and also their activities over their career. These activities are measured on a competitive as well as a noncompetitive basis, taking into account: Competitive: Club and individual performance at Pacific meets and championships as well as USMS National Championships in any sanctioned course that reflects the coach's skill and inspiration (including relay and individual records on a Pacific, USMS or World record basis) Non-Competitive: Club size, growth and vigor; participation in volunteering, and club participation in hosting well-run events. Other Factors to Consider: Service to Pacific Masters, USMS or other public or private community organizations, and outstanding professional services, including publications or participation in clinics or other activities Nominations: Nominations may be made by any registered Pacific Masters club officer, in a written statement setting out how their nominee meets these qualifications, as well as the instructional and inspirational qualities of the coach. You may support your nomination with supporting letters from up to four registered Pacific Masters swimmers. Send these materials by 28 May to Michael Moore (by email at chairman at pacificmasters.org or by mail to 350 Wayland, San Francisco, CA 94134. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The sprints will not have any qualifying times. The distance events will have qualifying times, but the times have not yet been posted. The Personal achievement awards were given at the 2007 Pacific Masters Swimming Short Course Yards Championships. The people who received those awards represent excellence in swimming. The Service awards represent the people worked very hard for Pacific Masters Swimming: Contributor of the Year Barry Fasbender Distinguished Service Phyllis Quinn Appreciation Award LINDA GILCHRIST PAUL WHITE JOAN SCHRIGER BURNEY MATTHEWS ANNE CRIBBS JODY SMITH JOHN KLIMP ALICE FASBENDER WALNUT CREEK MASTERS, Coach Kerry O?Brien STANFORD MASTERS, Coach Tim Edmonds ALAMEDA AQUATIC MASTERS, Coach Linda Gilchrist TUOLUMNE COUNTY AQUATIC MASTERS, Coach Patti Scott-Baier Personal Achievement Ann Hirsch The swimmers of the year represent competitive excellence, these swimmers worked very hard in the pool and by talent and work they were the best of their age group: Swimmers of the Year Women 18-24 Laura Davis, 22, WCM, 545 25-29 Courtney Minetree, 28, MBSC, 240 30-34 Catherine Hanley, 34, WCM, 316 35-39 Alison Zamanian, 36, WCM, 604 40-44 Jana Matena, 44, MELO, 352 45-49 Terri Maginnis, 46, RAMS, 505 50-54 Leianne Crittenden, 50, WCM, 508 55-59 Laura Val, 55, TAM, 1,680 60-64 Daniela Barnea, 62, STAN, 649 65-69 Susan Munn, 68, DAM, 698 70-74 Barbara Callison, 73, RINC, 548 75-79 Ann Hirsch, 75, WCM, 1,495 80-84 Margery Meyer, 84, TOC, 598 85-89 * 90-94 Audrey Etienne, 90, SMMM, 275 95-99 Ellen Tait, 96, RINC, 45 Men 18-24 Gary Marshall, 24, TOC, 300 25-29 Andy Nonaka, 27, DAM, 495 30-34 Ili Selinger, 33, MAM, 212 Lee Wanie, 32, TOC, 212 35-39 Roque Santos, 39, WCM, 423 40-44 Hector Chao, 42, WCM, 242 45-49 John Morales, 48, SRM, 416 50-54 Peter Guadagni, 51, WCM, 338 55-59 Jim Clemmons, 56, MAM, 667 60-64 Rich Burns, 63, TAM, 551 65-69 David Fairfield, 67, TCAM, 384 70-74 Emory Haworth, 70, WCM, 661 75-79 Ashley Jones, 77, AAM, 398 80-84 Tom Mc Call, 83, SCAM, 210 85-89 Steve Carlson, 87, DAM, 264 90-94 Jim Triolo, 92, LAM, 138 95-99 Bill Reeder, 96, SNM, 90 DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at rpswimmer at hotmail.com NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 Open Water Championships. In 2008, Pacific is eligible to bid on the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim. If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, please contact Barry Fasbender at (mailto:operations at pacificmasters.org>operations at pacificmasters.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer your questions and walk you through the process. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Thu May 10 10:05:40 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 07:05:40 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] 10 May 2007 New USMS Executive Director Message-ID: From United States Masters Swimming TODD SMITH NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF USMS LONDONDERRY, NH - Todd Smith has been named the Executive Director of United States Masters Swimming (USMS), president Rob Copeland announced today. Smith comes to USMS from USA Diving, Inc., where he was executive director and CEO for the past 25 years. "We are delighted to have Todd join USMS as our first executive director," Copeland said. "Todd brings a wealth of experience and passion to Masters swimming." While at US Diving, Smith developed and implemented USA Diving's strategic plan, which included creation of an online membership and event registration,. Smith directed the national office and oversaw all business operations-including finance, budget, compliance, human resources, public relations and general administration. "I am honored to serve as the first executive director of United States Masters Swimming," Smith said. "USMS is an amazing organization of over 42,000 goal-oriented members passionately dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming. It is the gold-standard when it comes to adult programs which promote healthy lifestyles, friendship, and camaraderie." "Todd's experience as executive director of USA Diving will be a tremendous asset in clarifying the future of Masters swimming. I look forward to working with Todd to provide new and improved programs and services to our members, volunteer leadership teams and staff," Copeland said. USMS is the national governing body of Masters Swimming. Pacific Masters is one of 53 local masters committees in the United States. -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Tue May 22 01:48:16 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 22:48:16 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 21 May 2007 Message-ID: PARKSIDE AQUATIC MILE The Parkside Aquatic Mile results are now posted on the Pacific Masters web site. Thank to Joel Swartz and the San Mateo Marlins for putting on the mile. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml MARCIA BENJAMIN Marcia Benjamin wrote for SwimInfo a daily blog for a week "A day in the life of a swimmer" http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/Default.asp She wields a very sharp pen. Would someone tell her that Seattle/Federal Way is in Washington. I am afraid if I do it, I will be the next subject of her rapier wit. Of course, maybe she will want to write a "chairman's column" for me. (BTW first place girl (you have to read the column), who is not known for being a distance swimmer, did break a national record at the "Oregon" nationals). NATIONALS: The 2007 United States Masters Short Course Nationals have concluded. Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed. Also congratulations to Jane and Hugh Moore and the entire PNA LMSC who did a great job in organizing the meet. Congratulations to the following who broke National Records at the meet: Laura Val ( 6 ) Jeff Cummings (2) Leianne S Crittenden Erik Scalise (3) Gary Marshall (2) Tamalpias Masters 55+ Congratulations to the following teams who did well in the Combined Team 4 Walnut Creek (1st non LMSC Team) 9 The Olympic Club (2nd nonLMSC Team) 15 Sierra Nevada Masters (6th non LMSC Team) 20 USF Masters (9th non-LMSC Team) Mens Team 4th Walnut Creek (1st non LMSC Team) 5th TOC (2nd non LMSC Team) 13th Sierra Nevada Masters (5th non LMSC Team) 16th USF Masters (7th non LMSC Team) 18th Tamalpias Masters (8th non LMSC Team) Womens Team 7th Walnut Creek (1st non LMSC Team) 12th TOC (2nd non LMSC Team) LAKE BERRYESSA OPEN WATER The 33rd Davis Aquatic Masters Annual Lake Berryessa Open Water swim will be held Saturday 2 June at Lake Berryessa. This is the most popular Pacific Masters sanctioned swim. You are encourage to enter early to avoid the lines on race day. TRIVALLEY LAKE DEL VALLE The TriValley Lake Del Valle swim is 9 June. There are two events, the .75 mile and the 1.5 Mile course. Lake Del Valle is a treasure behind Livermore . http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07tvmow.pdf BURLINGAME SPLASH AND DASH The Burlingame Splash and Dash is Sunday 10 June. The Splash and Dash has added 200's to its schedule this year. One can swim all the strokes in thier 50's and 200s. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07bmwlcm.pdf CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE There have been changes in the Pacific Masters Calendar. The Short Course Meters Championships have been moved to the 20-22 of October. Please check the schedule for the schedule of meets during the year. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html MORE COMICS FRAZ is back in to pool. The strip can be viewed at: http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/ GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. COACH OF THE YEAR The nomination deadline for the 2007 Pacific Masters Coach of the year is 30 May at the Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting. You are encouraged to nominate your coach before then by sending your nomination to Michael Moore 350 Wayland Street San Francisco, CA 94134-1730 The award is based on a coach's activities since January 1, 2006, and also their activities over their career. These activities are measured on a competitive as well as a noncompetitive basis, taking into account: Competitive: Club and individual performance at Pacific meets and championships as well as USMS National Championships in any sanctioned course that reflects the coach's skill and inspiration (including relay and individual records on a Pacific, USMS or World record basis) Non-Competitive: Club size, growth and vigor; participation in volunteering, and club participation in hosting well-run events. Other Factors to Consider: Service to Pacific Masters, USMS or other public or private community organizations, and outstanding professional services, including publications or participation in clinics or other activities Nominations: Nominations may be made by any registered Pacific Masters club officer, in a written statement setting out how their nominee meets these qualifications, as well as the instructional and inspirational qualities of the coach. You may support your nomination with supporting letters from up to four registered Pacific Masters swimmers. Send these materials by 28 May to Michael Moore (by email at chairman at pacificmasters.org or by mail to 350 Wayland, San Francisco, CA 94134. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The Quaifying times have been posted: http://www.wasct.wa.gov.au/files/grabdoc.php?type=doc&id=386&cid=1 In looking at the Q times, it looks like I can qualify - well only if I work hard and practice. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 Open Water Championships. In 2008, Pacific is eligible to bid on the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim. If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, please contact Barry Fasbender at (mailto:operations at pacificmasters.org>operations at pacificmasters.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer your questions and walk you through the process. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Tue May 29 02:33:19 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 23:33:19 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 21 May 2007 Message-ID: NATIONALS: In listing the Pac Masters swimmers who broke national records, I inadvertently left off Richard Todd of TCAM who set a new standard in the 200 Breaststroke. Congratulations Richard!! PACIFIC MASTERS SWIMMING MONTHLY MEETING The October Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be held at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek, California, Wednesday, 30 May 2007 at 7:30. All clubs are asked to send a representative. All members are invited to attend. LAKE BERRYESSA OPEN WATER The 33rd Davis Aquatic Masters Annual Lake Berryessa Open Water swim will be held Saturday 2 June at Lake Berryessa. This is the most popular Pacific Masters sanctioned swim. You are encourage to enter early to avoid the lines on race day. TRIVALLEY LAKE DEL VALLE The TriValley Lake Del Valle swim is 9 June. There are two events, the .75 mile and the 1.5 Mile course. Lake Del Valle is a treasure behind Livermore . http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07tvmow.pdf BURLINGAME SPLASH AND DASH The Burlingame Splash and Dash is Sunday 10 June. The Splash and Dash has added 200's to its schedule this year. One can swim all the strokes in thier 50's and 200s. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07bmwlcm.pdf CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE There have been changes in the Pacific Masters Calendar. The Short Course Meters Championships have been moved to the 20-22 of October. Please check the schedule for the schedule of meets during the year. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html WHERE ARE THE CLUBS? I have been working on way to show where the Pacific Masters clubs are located. I have used maps.google.com and Google earth to show were the clubs are located. This is a work in progress and not everything is on the map. Many clubs are not on the map, because the address that we have for your club is the coaches home address. I did not want to put that address on the map. There are some clubs that might not want to be on the map, for different reasons. I would appreciate it if members of a club would check out the map to be sure that the pool is in the right place and if you have a website to be sure that I wrote the URL correctly. Go to If you have dialup or slow broadband Dialup - map only If you have fast broadband: Broadband maps - picture If that does not work try: Go to http://maps.google.com be sure that "Search the map is highlighted. In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write: http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml you can cut and paste. If anyone would like to contribute an icon that is better than the pins, please send it to me. If your club is not listed and it should be, send me the information. If someone want to have an icon for open water swims or for pool swims, create it and we can set that up. Send the information to: chairman at pacificmasters dot org. GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. JOHNSON CLARK, RIP 1921-2007 Johnson Clark passed away on 27th April 2007. He was a long time Masters Swimmer. His daughter, Ditto Clark said he was very much accomplished, but the thing his was most proud of was beating Ray Taft in the 50 free (they were in the same age group). COACH OF THE YEAR The nomination deadline for the 2007 Pacific Masters Coach of the year is 30 May at the Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting. You are encouraged to nominate your coach before then by sending your nomination to Michael Moore 350 Wayland Street San Francisco, CA 94134-1730 The award is based on a coach's activities since January 1, 2006, and also their activities over their career. These activities are measured on a competitive as well as a noncompetitive basis, taking into account: Competitive: Club and individual performance at Pacific meets and championships as well as USMS National Championships in any sanctioned course that reflects the coach's skill and inspiration (including relay and individual records on a Pacific, USMS or World record basis) Non-Competitive: Club size, growth and vigor; participation in volunteering, and club participation in hosting well-run events. Other Factors to Consider: Service to Pacific Masters, USMS or other public or private community organizations, and outstanding professional services, including publications or participation in clinics or other activities Nominations: Nominations may be made by any registered Pacific Masters club officer, in a written statement setting out how their nominee meets these qualifications, as well as the instructional and inspirational qualities of the coach. You may support your nomination with supporting letters from up to four registered Pacific Masters swimmers. Send these materials by 29 May to Michael Moore (by email at chairman at pacificmasters.org or hand deliver to 350 Wayland, San Francisco, CA 94134. BREAK-A-LEG" AQUA-THON FOR COACH JOEL WILSON Joel Wilson, coach of the Santa Cruz Masters recently broke his hip (Not by swimming I hope) On Saturday June 9th, 2007 the Santa Cruz Masters Swimmers, in conjunction with the UCSC Swim team, will be holding a Break-A-Leg Aqua-Thon to help raise money for his medical expenses. For all those who don't already know him, Coach Joel is a founding member of Santa Cruz Masters and has been coaching the team since 1988. He has served as Meet Director for PMS Long and Short Course Championships since the early-1990's. All those wishing to participate in the Break-A-Leg-Athon should download the Sponsor Form Sheet http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf Participants: * Will have two hours on June 9th to swim up to 200 lengths; * Should get as many pledges, for each length, as possible; * May collect donations, instead of pledges, if they do not wish to swim lengths Checks should be made payable to the Santa Cruz Masters Swim Team. All checks and cash donations should be sent Kim Musch, Aquatics Director East Fieldhouse University of California Santa Cruz 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064. They would appreciate the return of all donations by Monday, June 25th. http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The Quaifying times have been posted: http://www.wasct.wa.gov.au/files/grabdoc.php?type=doc&id=386&cid=1 In looking at the Q times, it looks like I can qualify - well only if I work hard and practice. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 Open Water Championships. In 2008, Pacific is eligible to bid on the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim. If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, please contact Barry Fasbender at operations at pacificmasters.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer your questions and walk you through the process. USMS NOMINATIONS, SUBMITTALS AND BIDS The USMS Fitness Committee is accepting nominations for the 2007 USMS Fitness Award Award. The award is given to the individual or organization demonstrating outstanding contribution to fitness programs within UMMS. They are also accepting bids for the three USMS Postal Fitness events (Checkoff Challenge, 30 minutes Swim and Virtual Swim series. Contact fitness at usms dot org. Deadline 1 July. The June Krauser Communications Award The Communications Committee is accepting nominations for th 2007 June Krauser USMS Communications Award. The award honors outstanding contribution the commun9ication within USMS. To submit a nomination write a one page letter detailing why the candidate deserves the award. Send to Hugh Moore 2102 mailto:swimmoore at comcast.net. Deadline July 1. The USMS RULE BOOK COVER CONTEST USMS is accepting submission for the 2008 Rule Book Cover. For information contact mailto:susanehr at usms.org PRINTING BIDS USMS is soliciting bids to print the 2008 Rule Book. For specs interested bidders should contact Susan Ehringer at mailto:susanehr at usms.org. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. 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One can swim all the strokes in thier 50's and 200s. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07bmwlcm.pdf CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE There have been changes in the Pacific Masters Calendar. The Short Course Meters Championships have been moved to the 20-22 of October. Please check the schedule for the schedule of meets during the year. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html DAM STROKE CLINIC Davis Aquatic Masters spring stroke clinics for novice swimmers: Sat. May 12 Freestyle; Sunday May 13 Backstroke; Sunday June 3 Butterfly; Sat. June 9 Breaststroke. All clinics held at Civic pool, corner of 5th and B St. in Davis from 1-2:30 pm. Cost is $10 per clinic for non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at rpswimmer at hotmail.com TEAMS THAT HAVE DONE WELL - Walnut Creek Masters - The Olympic Club In putting together some information for the USMS Championships Committee, I was looking at the combined team scores from the USMS SCY National Championships. Both The Walnut Creek Masters and the Olympic Club have kept their teams in the top ten for most of the five years. This is quite an accomplishment as the championships have been held in Tucson, Arizona, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Coral Springs, Florida and Federal Way, Washington. Congratulations to both Kerry O'Brien and Scott Williams for being able to not only coach well, but to inspire their teams to make the trek to the distant venues. WHERE ARE THE CLUBS? I have been working on way to show where the Pacific Masters clubs are located. I have used maps.google.com and Google earth to show were the clubs are located. This is a work in progress and not everything is on the map. Many clubs are not on the map, because the address that we have for your club is the coaches home address. I did not want to put that address on the map. There are some clubs that might not want to be on the map, for different reasons. I would appreciate it if members of a club would check out the map to be sure that the pool is in the right place and if you have a website to be sure that I wrote the URL correctly. Go to If you have dialup or slow broadband Dialup - map only If you have fast broadband: Broadband maps - picture If that does not work try: Go to http://maps.google.com be sure that "Search the map is highlighted. In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write: http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml you can cut and paste. If anyone would like to contribute an icon that is better than the pins, please send it to me. If your club is not listed and it should be, send me the information. If someone want to have an icon for open water swims or for pool swims, create it and we can set that up. Send the information to: chairman at pacificmasters dot org. GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. BREAK-A-LEG" AQUA-THON FOR COACH JOEL WILSON Joel Wilson, coach of the Santa Cruz Masters recently broke his hip (Not by swimming I hope) On Saturday June 9th, 2007 the Santa Cruz Masters Swimmers, in conjunction with the UCSC Swim team, will be holding a Break-A-Leg Aqua-Thon to help raise money for his medical expenses. For all those who don't already know him, Coach Joel is a founding member of Santa Cruz Masters and has been coaching the team since 1988. He has served as Meet Director for PMS Long and Short Course Championships since the early-1990's. All those wishing to participate in the Break-A-Leg-Athon should download the Sponsor Form Sheet http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf Participants: * Will have two hours on June 9th to swim up to 200 lengths; * Should get as many pledges, for each length, as possible; * May collect donations, instead of pledges, if they do not wish to swim lengths Checks should be made payable to the Santa Cruz Masters Swim Team. All checks and cash donations should be sent Kim Musch, Aquatics Director East Fieldhouse University of California Santa Cruz 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064. They would appreciate the return of all donations by Monday, June 25th. http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml FINA WORLDS -2008 The XII FINA World Masters Championships will be held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia 15-25 April 2008. All of the aquatic disciplines will be run concurrently, so that one can see all the events there. For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php to subscribe. The Quaifying times have been posted: http://www.wasct.wa.gov.au/files/grabdoc.php?type=doc&id=386&cid=1 In looking at the Q times, it looks like I can qualify - well only if I work hard and practice. SYRACUSE TO CUT MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING Syracuse University is being cut from the program. One of your master's swimmers, Leslie Livingston, told me to contact your organization to ask for help in our cause. Our petition can be found here: HTTP://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/850963259 and the articles further explaining the situation can be found here: http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2007/may/30/syracuse-block/ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/14836.asp http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/14840.asp SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007 INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL The 40th Santa Clara International Swim meet will be 28 June through 1 July. Some of the worlds great swimmers will be competing. You can get your tickets at: http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2007International/Main.htm NYTIMES ARTICLE ON SWIMMING Jim Thornton write about his recent trip to The Race Club's training facility and how it has helped his freestyle. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/sports/playmagazine/0603play-master.html NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 Open Water Championships. In 2008, Pacific is eligible to bid on the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim. If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, please contact Barry Fasbender at operations at pacificmasters.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer your questions and walk you through the process. USMS NOMINATIONS, SUBMITTALS AND BIDS The USMS Fitness Committee is accepting nominations for the 2007 USMS Fitness Award Award. The award is given to the individual or organization demonstrating outstanding contribution to fitness programs within UMMS. They are also accepting bids for the three USMS Postal Fitness events (Checkoff Challenge, 30 minutes Swim and Virtual Swim series. Contact fitness at usms dot org. Deadline 1 July. The June Krauser Communications Award The Communications Committee is accepting nominations for th 2007 June Krauser USMS Communications Award. The award honors outstanding contribution the commun9ication within USMS. To submit a nomination write a one page letter detailing why the candidate deserves the award. Send to Hugh Moore 2102 mailto:swimmoore at comcast.net. Deadline July 1. The USMS RULE BOOK COVER CONTEST USMS is accepting submission for the 2008 Rule Book Cover. For information contact mailto:susanehr at usms.org PRINTING BIDS USMS is soliciting bids to print the 2008 Rule Book. For specs interested bidders should contact Susan Ehringer at mailto:susanehr at usms.org. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Mon Jun 11 00:50:05 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:50:05 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 10 June 2007 Message-ID: RESULTS BURLINGAME SPLASH AND DASH SPRING LAKE LAKE BERRYESSA The results for the Burlingame Splash and Dash, the Spring Lake One Mile Swim and the Lake Berryessa one and two Mile swims have been posted. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make these events a success. We could not offer as many swimming events in Pacific Masters without the dedicated volunteers who work hard so that Pacific Masters Swimmers have the greatest number of pool and open water events in the U.S. to compete in. PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS The Pacific Masters Swimming 2007 Long Course Meters Championships will be hosted by Santa Cruz Masters on the University of California Santa Cruz Campus. This is a pre entered meet. Posted entries must be postmarked by 23 June. You can enter on line by 27 June 2007. CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE The June Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be Wednesday 27 June 2007. ROBERT PROEBSTRING 1937-2007 Bob Proebsting, a many-time US Masters All-American and World Champion passed away Monday, June 4 due to a massive heart attack, resulting from complications from his long battle with Parkinson's disease and his weakened condition due to his cancer treatment 12 years ago. He was 69 years old. Dick Thomas wrote a article about Bob. http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/rproebstring.html Chabot Pool Reopening Honoring Ross Shoemaker Chabot College Pool will reopen Thursday June 14th 5pm with a short ceremony to honor Ross Shoemaker. Ross Shoemaker was swimming there until he passed away a few weeks ago. COACH THOMAS HUGGINS MOVING TO INDIANAPOLIS Coach Thomas Huggins of the San Mateo Marlins is moving to Indianapolis with his wife Jenny. Thomas has been the coach of the Marlins for the past eight years. He has also served as a delegate to USMS National convention from Pacific. Everyone wishes Thomas and Jenny, the best of luck and success in their new local. PACIFIC MASTERS YTD RESULTS There are currently 8,222 members of Pacific Masters Swimming as well as 112 clubs. Pacific Masters is the largest local masters swimming committee in the United States with about 23% of the total national membership. There are 18,500 people on the Update email list. The Pac Masters largest clubs are: Dam 569 Tcam 404 WCM 402 Stan 357 USF 291 Melo 262 Mam 231 MVM 222 Cruz 199 SCSC 194 56% of the swimmers belong to the top twenty clubs (in membership). 1.3% of Pacific Masters membership does NOT live in PacMasters geographical territory (I dont know why I threw in that tidbit, but there are people who think that some clubs recruit from all over the US- there may be clubs that do that, but not in Pacific). WHERE ARE THE CLUBS? I have been working on way to show where the Pacific Masters clubs are located. I have used maps.google.com and Google earth to show were the clubs are located. This is a work in progress and not everything is on the map. Many clubs are not on the map, because the address that we have for your club is the coaches home address. I did not want to put that address on the map. There are some clubs that might not want to be on the map, for different reasons. I would appreciate it if members of a club would check out the map to be sure that the pool is in the right place and if you have a website to be sure that I wrote the URL correctly. Go to If you have dialup or slow broadband Dialup - map only If you have fast broadband: Broadband maps - picture If that does not work try: Go to http://maps.google.com be sure that "Search the map is highlighted. In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write: http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml you can cut and paste. If anyone would like to contribute an icon that is better than the pins, please send it to me. If your club is not listed and it should be, send me the information. If someone want to have an icon for open water swims or for pool swims, create it and we can set that up. Send the information to: chairman at pacificmasters dot org. LINKS TO CLUB'S HOME PAGE The PacMasters home page now has a link to the PacMasters clubs, well at least many of the clubs. If you club has a home page and does not have a link to your home page, please let me know mailto:chairman at pacificmasters.org (There are a couple of clubs that have given me links that do not work). GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007 INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL The 40th Santa Clara International Swim meet will be 28 June through 1 July. Some of the worlds great swimmers will be competing. You can get your tickets at: http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2007International/Main.htm NYTIMES ARTICLE ON SWIMMING Jim Thornton write about his recent trip to The Race Club's training facility and how it has helped his freestyle. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/sports/playmagazine/0603play-master.html NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 Open Water Championships. In 2008, Pacific is eligible to bid on the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim. If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, please contact Barry Fasbender at operations at pacificmasters.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer your questions and walk you through the process. USMS NOMINATIONS, SUBMITTALS AND BIDS The USMS Fitness Committee is accepting nominations for the 2007 USMS Fitness Award Award. The award is given to the individual or organization demonstrating outstanding contribution to fitness programs within UMMS. They are also accepting bids for the three USMS Postal Fitness events (Checkoff Challenge, 30 minutes Swim and Virtual Swim series. Contact fitness at usms dot org. Deadline 1 July. The USMS RULE BOOK COVER CONTEST USMS is accepting submission for the 2008 Rule Book Cover. For information contact mailto:susanehr at usms.org PRINTING BIDS USMS is soliciting bids to print the 2008 Rule Book. For specs interested bidders should contact Susan Ehringer at mailto:susanehr at usms.org. ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Tue Jun 19 01:50:19 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:50:19 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 18 June 2007 Message-ID: RESULTS SPRING LAKE (REVISED) LAKE DEL VALLE The results for the the Spring Lake One Mile Swim (revised) and the Del Valle swim have been posted. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make these events a success. We could not offer as many swimming events in Pacific Masters without the dedicated volunteers who work hard so that Pacific Masters Swimmers have the greatest number of pool and open water events in the U.S. to compete in. PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS - Postmark deadline this week The Pacific Masters Swimming 2007 Long Course Meters Championships will be hosted by Santa Cruz Masters on the University of California Santa Cruz Campus. This is a pre entered meet. Posted entries must be postmarked by 23 June. You can enter on line by 27 June 2007. http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/index.shtml CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE The June Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be Wednesday 27 June 2007. JULY AUGUST NEWSLETTER The May-June Newsletter is now available on line.The newsletter has information about upcoming open water events and the Long Course Championships to be held in Santa Cruz July,6-9. Thanks to Joanne Berven for all the work she does in creating the newsletter. http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/index.shtml For those who are thinking of going to Perth for the World Championships, this is a great place to get your times. PACIFIC MASTERS OFFICE LIMITED SERVICE The Pacific Masters office will have limited service from 16 June to 25 June while our registrar travels to Perth for a meeting of the FINA Masters Committee and then to Chicago for a meeting of the USMS Board of Directors. HEAD COACH WANTED - SAN MATEO MARLINS The San Mateo Marlins, the first USMS Master team, is hiring a new head coach. The Marlins have a 'core' set of 100+ dedicated swimmers who are interested in swimming for fitness and to satisfy that occasional nagging urge to compete and win. The Marlins have 20-30 hours of workout/week. This part time position will develop a set of workout plans and work with assistant staff members to coach the workouts. The coach is expected to coach 60-70% of the deck workouts as well as work with San Mateo city and the Marlin team to grow a robust master programs including coaching support for targeted PMS open water and meet swims. San Mateo is a city of 95,000 residents, located midway between San Francisco and San Jose on the San Francisco Peninsula and enjoys the moderate weather and beauty of the Bay Area. The Master Marlins swim at Joinville Swim Center in its 6-lane, 25 meter outdoor pool. Apply to : email: jobs at sanmateomarlins.com mail: San Mateo Marlins Joinville Pool Center 2111Kehoe Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 2ND PANAMERICAN ASUA MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMING The 2nd PanAmerican ASUA Masters Championships will be taking place in late summer at the new San Juan Natatorium. Swimming is from 31 August to 4 September. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07asua.pdf You must be a member of a club to compete (you cannot swim unattached). For those who look at records, the meet records are: http://www.asua-aquatics.org/html/English/EventsPanMaster.htm USMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The USMS 2007 Long Course National Championships will be held in the Woodlands (Houston) in August. Full information is at: http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats07/meetinfo.php Entry Deadline / Surcharges $40 if postmarked by June 22 (FRIDAY) or entered online by June 29. $45 if postmarked by June 29 or entered online by July 6. $80 if postmarked by July 6 or entered online by July 13. GO THE DISTANCE A new fitness event was created this year by the USMS Fitness Committee. The name of this new challenge is "Go the Distance"! The objective of this event is for participants to track the distance they swim during the year 2007. When participants achieve specific distance milestones of 50 miles, 100 miles, 250 miles, 500 miles, 750 miles and 1000 miles - they will be recognized on the USMS website and awards will be available for purchase (for a minimal fee). There is no cost to enter this event. Participants are requested to email (or use snail mail) to submit the total distance they swim each month. A list of miles per month and cumulative mileage will be tabulated for each swimmer. Once a distance milestone is achieved awards will be available for purchase. They will include swim caps, certificates, patches and t-shirts with the event logo and the distance of the milestone achieved. http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH Mille College is looking for a swimming coach to work 10-20 hrs a week from August to March. More information is at http://www.higheredjobs.com/state/details.cfm?JobCode=175248276 WHERE ARE THE CLUBS? I have been working on way to show where the Pacific Masters clubs are located. I have used maps.google.com and Google earth to show were the clubs are located. This is a work in progress and not everything is on the map. Many clubs are not on the map, because the address that we have for your club is the coaches home address. I did not want to put that address on the map. There are some clubs that might not want to be on the map, for different reasons. I would appreciate it if members of a club would check out the map to be sure that the pool is in the right place and if you have a website to be sure that I wrote the URL correctly. Go to If you have dialup or slow broadband Dialup - map only If you have fast broadband: Broadband maps - picture If that does not work try: Go to http://maps.google.com be sure that "Search the map is highlighted. In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write: http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml you can cut and paste. If anyone would like to contribute an icon that is better than the pins, please send it to me. If your club is not listed and it should be, send me the information. If someone want to have an icon for open water swims or for pool swims, create it and we can set that up. Send the information to: chairman at pacificmasters dot org. LINKS TO CLUB'S HOME PAGE The PacMasters home page now has a link to the PacMasters clubs, well at least many of the clubs. If you club has a home page and does not have a link to your home page, please let me know mailto:chairman at pacificmasters.org (There are a couple of clubs that have given me links that do not work). GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007 INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL The 40th Santa Clara International Swim meet will be 28 June through 1 July. Some of the worlds great swimmers will be competing. You can get your tickets at: http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2007International/Main.htm ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. If you do not put Remove in the SUBJECT line, it may take weeks before your email address is removed from the Email list. ==== Have a good week michael -- michael w. moore michael at mwmoore.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org Wed Jun 27 02:07:34 2007 From: pacmasterupdate at PacificMasters.org (Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.) Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:07:34 -0700 Subject: [PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 25 June 2007 Message-ID: PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS - On Line registration Discount WEDNESDAY DEADLINE The Pacific Masters Swimming 2007 Long Course Meters Championships will be hosted by Santa Cruz Masters on the University of California Santa Cruz Campus. This is a pre entered meet.. You can enter on line by 11:59 pm 27 June 2007. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07cruzlcm.pdf CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE The June Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be Wednesday 27 June 2007. This is a telephone conference call (You can call from the comfort of your easy chair in your front room. All members and representative from clubs are encouraged to participate. Please call Nancy Ridout at 415 872 0771 to participate. SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007 INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL The 40th Santa Clara International Swim meet will be 28 June through 1 July. Some of the worlds great swimmers will be competing. You can get your tickets at: http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2007International/Main.htm JULY AUGUST NEWSLETTER The May-June Newsletter is now available on line.The newsletter has information about upcoming open water events and the Long Course Championships to be held in Santa Cruz July,6-9. Thanks to Joanne Berven for all the work she does in creating the newsletter. http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/index.shtml For those who are thinking of going to Perth for the World Championships, this is a great place to get your times. USMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The USMS 2007 Long Course National Championships will be held in the Woodlands (Houston) in August. Full information is at: http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats07/meetinfo.php Entry Deadline / Surcharges $40 if entered online by June 29. $45 if postmarked by June 29 or entered online by July 6. $80 if postmarked by July 6 or entered online by July 13. (enter early and save money). 2ND PANAMERICAN ASUA MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMING The 2nd PanAmerican ASUA Masters Championships will be taking place in late summer at the new San Juan Natatorium. Swimming is from 31 August to 4 September. http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07asua.pdf You must be a member of a club to compete (you cannot swim unattached). For those who look at records, the meet records are: http://www.asua-aquatics.org/html/English/EventsPanMaster.htm Shannon Sullivan checked the prices from SFO to San Juan. On Tuesday, she got me a round trip ticket to San Juan for $315 Plus admin fee. Great price since the week before it was $500. She is also working on hotels for swimmers. Contact Shannon if you are interested mailto:54colleen at cox.net GO THE DISTANCE A new fitness event was created this year by the USMS Fitness Committee. The name of this new challenge is "Go the Distance"! This is a great way to track how much distance you cover during the year (or the next six months). The objective of this event is for participants to track the distance they swim during the year 2007. When participants achieve specific distance milestones of 50 miles, 100 miles, 250 miles, 500 miles, 750 miles and 1000 miles - they will be recognized on the USMS website and awards will be available for purchase (for a minimal fee). There is no cost to enter this event. Participants are requested to email (or use snail mail) to submit the total distance they swim each month. A list of miles per month and cumulative mileage will be tabulated for each swimmer. Once a distance milestone is achieved awards will be available for purchase. They will include swim caps, certificates, patches and t-shirts with the event logo and the distance of the milestone achieved. http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance HEAD COACH WANTED - SAN MATEO MARLINS The San Mateo Marlins, the first USMS Master team, is hiring a new head coach. The Marlins have a 'core' set of 100+ dedicated swimmers who are interested in swimming for fitness and to satisfy that occasional nagging urge to compete and win. The Marlins have 20-30 hours of workout/week. This part time position will develop a set of workout plans and work with assistant staff members to coach the workouts. The coach is expected to coach 60-70% of the deck workouts as well as work with San Mateo city and the Marlin team to grow a robust master programs including coaching support for targeted PMS open water and meet swims. San Mateo is a city of 95,000 residents, located midway between San Francisco and San Jose on the San Francisco Peninsula and enjoys the moderate weather and beauty of the Bay Area. The Master Marlins swim at Joinville Swim Center in its 6-lane, 25 meter outdoor pool. Apply to : email: jobs at sanmateomarlins.com mail: San Mateo Marlins Joinville Pool Center 2111Kehoe Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH Mills College is looking for a swimming coach to work 10-20 hrs a week from August to March. More information is at http://www.higheredjobs.com/state/details.cfm?JobCode=175248276 LINKS TO CLUB'S HOME PAGE The PacMasters home page now has a link to the PacMasters clubs, well at least many of the clubs. If you club has a home page and does not have a link to your home page, please let me know mailto:chairman at pacificmasters.org (There are a couple of clubs that have given me links that do not work). GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances Masters swimming. Examples may include: ? Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers ? Transportation from a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim ? Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers, etc. ? Formation costs for a new Masters team ? Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during construction or renovation Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be approved. Read the program requirements at http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club. IF YOU HAVE MOVED If you have moved and want to still receive your copy of Swimmer Magazine, please go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine. http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml ----- TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write to mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may not be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address please. If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put Remove in the subject line. 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