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<div>PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE METERS CHAMPIONSHIPS</div>
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<div>Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships are being held
on November 4 - 6, 2005 at Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek. At this
meet you can see if you qualify for the World Champs at Stanford in
August 2006. FINA times for 50s and 100s are easier to meet than USMS
Nationals. You may be surprised! It's not too early either - mail-in
registration for World Champs is available now, and online
registration will be available on January 1, 2006. Worlds qualifying
times can be viewed at<br>
<br>
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>http://www.2006finamasters.org/documents/Standard_Entry_TimesSF.pdf.<br
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<br>
Convert your short course meters times to long course meters times
at<br>
<br>
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<div>For example, the Men's 35-39 100 Freestyle qualifying time for
Worlds of 1:06 LCM equates to 1:04.09 in SCM. The women's 75-79 100
Freestyle qualifying time for Worlds of 2:12 LCM equates to 2:09.62
SCM. Entries for the Walnut Creek Masters/Pacific Masters Short Course
Meters Championships must be received by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 - no late
entries will be accepted. Enter now to get your marks!</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html</div>
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<div>Remember, this meet is the first meet where the distance events
will be held on the last day.</div>
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<div>PACIFIC MASTERS SWIMMING MONTHLY MEETING</div>
<div>The October Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be held
at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek, California, Wednesday, October 19,
2005 at 7:30. All clubs are asked to send a representative. All
members are invited to attend.</div>
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<div>TUOLOMNE COUNTY SHORT COURSE MEET CANCELLED</div>
<div>The Tuolomne County Short Course Meet on October 29th has been
cancelled. All meet entry fees will be refunded.</div>
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<div>COACH NEEDED</div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Bay Masters (BAY) is in need of an Assistant
Masters Coach to run the evening practices at the newly opened
UCSF Bakar Fitness Center (at Mission Bay). The facility has an
outdoor 6 lane x 25 yard pool on the roof overlooking the bay.
Interested candidates should contact Annette
Wheeler, Aquatics Manager at:
http://awheeler@cls.ucsf.edu or
phone: (415) 502-4446.</font></div>
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<div>YOUR ANSWERS ARE HELPFUL TO PACIFIC MASTERS SCHEDULING</div>
<div>Toulomne County Aquatic Masters (TCAM) regretfully decided to
cancel their pool meet scheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2005.
Pacific Masters would like feedback from you to assist in future meet
planning.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>1. How far would you travel to a meet?</div>
<div>2. Would you rather attend a one-day meet on Saturday or
Sunday?</div>
<div>3. Do you prefer to attend multiple day meets (3-day championship
meets) or one-day meets?</div>
<div>4. Are there certain times during the year you prefer to attend a
meet (for example, you only go to meets during summer months)</div>
<div>5. Any other comments on the timing or location of Pacific
Masters pool meets?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Please send any responses to
MAILTO:barryfasbender@comcast.net</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Opportunity Knocks<br>
- Swim for Malaria!<br>
Pacific Masters Swimming encourages you to support the World Swim for
Malaria, a global grassroots swimming initiative partnering with
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Speedo, and Microsoft that can be swum on or
before December 3rd. The goal is to have a million people participate
in this event. 100% of all monies raised will go toward the purchase
and installation of mosquito netting - the single most effective way
of preventing malaria.<br>
<br>
Though we don't experience malaria first hand here in the US, at
least a million people die from malaria each year. Some put the
estimates as high as 2.7 million. 70% of the deaths are of children
under 5. You can find all the information you need at
http://www.worldswimformalaria including sponsorship forms, how to
collect and submit donations, the background and goals of this event,
and the pledges of participation of individuals, groups, Masters
teams, and corporate organizations around the world.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>You can swim this event at Stanford Swimming pool this event on
December 3rd or you can organize this event at your own pool. Pacific
Masters encourages you and your friends and teammates to join in this
effort to make a real difference in the world.</div>
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<div>Have a good week</div>
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<div>michael</div>
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<div>October 1985 - October 2005</div>
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<div>It is hard for me to believe that it was 20 years ago that I
started swimming with a Masters team. I had been running and my knees
were starting to bother me. Phil Skarshaug, who was a customer of
mine, told me about Masters Swimming. You did not have to be an elite
swimmer, just someone wanting to participate in fun, fitness and
competition. I was certainly not an elite swimmer, I could not
even do a flip turn.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>He said there was a Masters team in San Francisco. I looked it up
- San Francisco Park and Red swam at the Sava Swimming Pool. Like most
swimmers, I had no idea what Masters Swimming was. I just wanted
a place to swim. It was fun. The people in my lane who were not the
fast, elite swimmers, the elite swimmers were six lanes over.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I did not get involved in Pacific Masters Swimming until Gail
Roper needed someone from USF Masters to represent the team at the
Committee meeting. I think I was there to protest something about dual
meets not being able to be sanctioned.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I have been on the Pacific Masters Board for about twelve years.
There was always some job that needs to be done and it normally does
not take a who lot of time.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I would hope that you will consider coming to the Pacific Masters
Swimming meeting. You can voice your opinion, maybe you will be the
team representative. There are a couple of committee chairs that need
to be done. Plus you meet a group of really great people. I hope you
will come out. It is very rewarding.</div>
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<div>michael<br>
Michael W. Moore</div>
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