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<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS MISSION
STATEMENT:</b></font></div>
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<div>As adopted by the Pacific Masters Committee the Mission of
Pacific Masters is:</div>
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<div><b>Pacific Masters Swimming welcomes anyone who would like to
gain and maintain fitness through swimming and encourages programs to
foster this mission.</b></div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>UPCOMING :</b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The Pacific Masters Long Course Swimming Championships will be
11-13 July 2008. This is meet always features great competition. It
will be at US Santa Cruz Swimming Complex at the East Field House,
Santa Cruz. You must pre-enter this meet.</div>
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<div>For those who swim the distance events, the events will be swum
one to a lane, men and women will be swimming together. (this will
help the meet go faster).</div>
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<div>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08cruzlcm.pdf</div>
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<div> The distance events at PMS Long Course Championships,
the 1500 m Free, the 800 m Free, and the 400 m Free, will be swum
mixed women and men. <b>For Friday, July 11, both men and women
swimming the 1500 must check in by 9 a.m. for the start of the event
at 9:30 a.m.</b> Over 110 Swimmers have entered the 1500<font
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<div>Swimmers will not be allowed to enter the race with no entry
time. If you entered the 1500 with no entry time you will not be
allowed to swim the 1500 unless you declare an entry time.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Lake Mendocino 2 Mile Pacific Masters
Championships</b></font> -<b> note email address change</b></div>
<div>The Lake Mendocino 2-mile championship will be held on July 26th,
2008, replacing the Russian River 1 mile swim scheduled for that date.
Registrants will automatically be moved to this date unless I am
otherwise notified.</div>
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<div>Please contact David Robinson with questions at
rdwoodmasters@yahoo.com</div>
<div>Lake Mendocino is about 130 miles north of San Francisco.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>TRANS TAHOE SWIM</b></font></div>
<div>The 32nd Annual Trans Tahoe Relay crossing takes place July 19th,
2008, and is hosted by The Olympic Club. This event is the only swim
race that crosses two state lines and has become one of the most
popular relay open water swims in the nation.</div>
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<div>http://www.olyclub.com/html_general/oc_events-frameset.html</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>A CHANCE FOR YOUR CLUB TO HAVE A SWIM CLINIC
FEATURING DARA TORRES</b></font></div>
<div>"As part of their sponsorship of Swimming, Toyota is working
with United States Masters Swimming to conduct a number of clinics
featuring Dara Torres! As many of you know Dara will be competing for
an unprecedented 5th Olympic team at the Olympic Trials in Omaha this
July. What you may not know is Toyota is a proud sponsor of USA
Swimming and of Dara. Because of this partnership, Toyota has
offered to sponsor a number of Masters Clinics led by Dara.
Toyota will be selecting the host clubs based upon the number of
requests on their web site.<br>
<br>
I strongly encourage you to spread the word and get your teammates to
go to the web site below and take advantage of this unique opportunity
to spend time with one of the world's greatest female athletes.<br>
<br>
Click on the Toyota/Dara Torres link below and let Toyota hear
from you and your club. The club that generates the most requests may
be getting a visit from one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers in
history! Don't miss this opportunity!<br>
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<div>http://www.toyotaswimming.com/mastersswimming/<font
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<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING LONG COURSE
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2008 USMS Long Course National Championships will be held at
the Mt Hood Community College, Gresham , OR 14-17 August 2008 (Gresham
is near Portland). Deadline is 11 July - this Friday</div>
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<div>IN THE NEWS</div>
<div>An article about Dara Torres in the Minneapolis Star:</div>
<div
>http://www.startribune.com/sports/olympics/22923064.html?location_re<span
></span>fer=Taste</div>
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<div>Big article about Carson Valley Swim Center in the Record
Courier</div>
<div
>http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20080703/SPORTS/789678194/1062<span
></span>&ParentProfile=1049</div>
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<div><b>CONGRATULATIONS</b></div>
<div>Congratulations to Laura Goodwin and Eric Slivka on the birth of
their son Jonathan Adam Slivka on 21 June. Mother and son are doing
well. Laura is the coach of Fog City and looks forward to coaching
some practices in the near future.</div>
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<font size="+1">ONLINE REGISTRATION</font></b><br>
If you have not registered for Pacific Masters, you can register
on</div>
<div>line. It is quick and easy and you can do it in the privacy of
your<br>
home. To compete you must be a current member of United States<br>
Masters Swimming, if you go to a meet to register and compete, you<br>
will just stand in line longer. By registering now you will get
the<br>
USMS Swimmer and all the benefits of being a member, besides<br>
belonging to a group that has great people.</div>
<div>http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/onlineRegistration.shtml</div
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<div><font size="+1"><b>5K and 10K Long Distance Postal National
Championships</b></font></div>
<div>The 5 K and 10 K Postal is swum between 15 May and 15
September. This is a great way to swim a national championships at a
local pool. You must swim the event in a 50 meter pool. Further
information is</div>
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</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/5k10kentry.pdf<br>
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PACIFIC MASTERS 2008 SCHEDULE</b></div>
<div>The 2008 Pacific Masters Schedule has been posted on the web
site.<br>
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html<br>
Currently 35 events are planned for the next year. Included in the<br>
schedule are short course yards, long course meters, short
course</div>
<div>meters and open water.</div>
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<div>michael</div>
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<div>michael w. moore<br>
michael@mwmoore.org</div>
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