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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>TRIVALLEY LAKE DEL
VALLE</b></font></div>
<div>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 .</div>
<div><x-tab>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>BURLINGAME SPLASH AND
DASH</b></font></div>
<div>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
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>CHANGE IN PACMASTERS
SCHEDULE</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><x-tab>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>DAM STROKE
CLINIC</b></font></div>
<div>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</div>
<div>non-DAM members. Contact Coach Rick Powers at
<mailto:rpswimmer@hotmail.com>rpswimmer@hotmail.com</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>TEAMS THAT HAVE DONE WELL -
Walnut Creek Masters - The Olympic Club</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>WHERE ARE THE
CLUBS?</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div>Go to</div>
<div>If you have dialup or slow broadband</div>
<div
><http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http%3A%2F%2Fpac<span
></span
>ificmasters.org%2Fgeneral%2FPacMasters.kml&ie=UTF8&z=8&o<span
></span>m=1<font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b>></b></font>Dialup<font size="+1"
color="#0000FF"><b> -</b></font> map only</div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div>If you have fast broadband:</div>
<div
><http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http%3A%2F%2Fpac<span
></span
>ificmasters.org%2Fgeneral%2FPacMasters.kml&ie=UTF8&om=1&<span
></span
>ll=38.419166,-121.481323&spn=3.029755,2.905884&t=h&z=8<font
size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>></b></font> Broadband maps -
picture</div>
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<div>If that does not work try:</div>
<div>Go to</div>
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</x-tab>http://maps.google.com</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>be sure that "Search the map is highlighted.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write:</div>
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</x-tab>http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml</div>
<div>you can cut and paste.</div>
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<div>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:</div>
<div>chairman at pacificmasters dot org.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM
USMS ENDOWMENT FUND</b></font></div>
<div>Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances
Masters swimming. Examples may include:</div>
<div>· Swim clinic for
prospective Masters swimmers</div>
<div>· Transportation from
a local retirement home or college campus to your pool for a one-day
trial membership swim</div>
<div>· Team brochures or
posters to distribute at triathlons, ball fields, rec centers,
etc.</div>
<div>· Formation costs for
a new Masters team</div>
<div>· Relocation costs to
maintain Masters practices at an alternate facility during
construction or renovation</div>
<div>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>http://<span
></span>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.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>BREAK-A-LEG" AQUA-THON
FOR COACH JOEL WILSON</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>All those wishing to participate in the Break-A-Leg-Athon should
download the Sponsor Form Sheet</div>
<div>
http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf</div>
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<div>Participants:<br>
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* Will have two hours on June 9th to swim up to 200
lengths;<br>
* Should get as many pledges, for each length, as
possible;<br>
* May collect donations, instead of pledges, if
they do not wish to<br>
swim lengths<br>
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<div>Checks should be made payable to the Santa Cruz Masters Swim
Team. All checks and cash donations should be sent</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab> Kim
Musch, Aquatics Director</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>East
Fieldhouse</div>
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</x-tab>University of California Santa Cruz</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>1156
High Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95064.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>They would appreciate the return of all donations by Monday, June
25th.</div>
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<div>http://www.cruzswim.org/the%20aquathon%20(2).pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>IF YOU HAVE
MOVED</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>FINA WORLDS
-2008</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
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<div>For those who would like to receive their newsletter, go to</div>
<div>http://2008finamasters.org/subscription.php</div>
<div>to subscribe.</div>
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<div>The Quaifying times have been posted:</div>
<div
>http://www.wasct.wa.gov.au/files/grabdoc.php?type=doc&id=386&<span
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<div>In looking at the Q times, it looks like I can qualify - well
only if I work hard and practice.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>SYRACUSE TO CUT MEN'S AND
WOMEN'S SWIMMING</b></font></div>
<div>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:<br>
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<div>and the articles further explaining the situation can be found
here:</div>
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<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/14836.asp<br>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007
INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL</b></font></div>
<div>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:</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>NYTIMES ARTICLE ON
SWIMMING</b></font></div>
<div>Jim Thornton write about his recent trip to The Race Club's
training facility and how it has helped his freestyle.</div>
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>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/sports/playmagazine/0603play-maste<span
></span>r.html</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If you are interested in organizing the National Championships,
please contact Barry Fasbender at
<mailto:operations@pacificmasters.org>operations@pacificmasters<span
></span>.org. Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He
can answer your questions and walk you through the process.</div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>USMS NOMINATIONS, SUBMITTALS
AND BIDS</b></font></div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>The June Krauser
Communications Award</b></font></div>
<div>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@comcast.net.
Deadline July 1.</div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>The USMS RULE BOOK COVER
CONTEST</b></font></div>
<div>USMS is accepting submission for the 2008 Rule Book Cover.
For information contact mailto:susanehr@usms.org</div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>PRINTING BIDS</b></font></div>
<div>USMS is soliciting bids to print the 2008 Rule Book. For specs
interested bidders should contact Susan Ehringer at
mailto:susanehr@usms.org.</div>
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<div>Have a good week</div>
<div>michael</div>
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