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<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS MISSION
STATEMENT:</b></font></div>
<div>As adopted by the Pacific Masters Committee the Mission of
Pacific Masters is:</div>
<div><b><br></b></div>
<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>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>RESULTS</b></font></div>
<div>The revised Modesto Area Athletic Club Short Course Meters
results are posted on the web site. Thanks to the entire club for
putting on the meet. Richard Todd set a world record and two national
records in the Breaststroke.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08/08maacscm.html</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>UPCOMING :</b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Whiskeytown 1 and 2 Mile 7
September</b></font></div>
<div>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08WhiskeytownOw.pdf</div>
<div>Near Redding California.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Alan Liu Memorial SCM 14 September
Sunday</b></font></div>
<div>Mountain View California</div>
<div>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08mvmscm.pdf</div>
<div>Preregistration postmark is Wednesday 3 September or received by
Suday 6 September</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>34th Annual Sacramento
Pentathlon</b></font></div>
<div>The 34 Annual Sacramento Pentathlon will be held Sunday October 5
at the Schall Aquatic Center. The meet starts at noon and usually
lasts about 3 hours.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08sacscm.pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>CLOVIS SHORT COURSE YARDS
MEET.</b></font></div>
<div>The first Clovis Short Course Yards meet will be held at the
Clovis North Aquatic Center (the site of the 2009 USMS Short Course
Yards Championships). The meet will be held 8 November and is
organized by The Clovis Swim Club and the Fig Garden Masters. The meet
will start at 1 PM, which will give swimmers from the Bay Area time to
leave early in the morning and make it in time to compete.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE METERS
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2008 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships will
be held at the Clark Swim Center, Heather Farms, Walnut Creek. You
must pre-enter the meet. The meet entry deadline is 26 September. You
can also enter on line - the on-line deadline is 1 October 2008.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08wcmscm.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<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>
<div><b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/5k10kentry.pdf</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>SENIOR GAMES</b></font></div>
<div>The Senior Games will be held at Stanford's Aquatic Center in
August of next year. To swim at the meet you must be 50 years old in
2009 and you must qualify. You can still qualify at the Nevada Senior
games. Swimming is October 4th and 5th in Las Vegas. The deadline for
submitting your application is September 22, 2008 and a Late Fee will
be imposed for applications postmarked after September 15th. </div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.nevadaseniorolympics.com/</div>
<div><font size="+1"><br></font></div>
<div><font size="+1">You can also qualify at the Huntsmans World
Senior Games (October 8-10) St George, Utah.</font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.seniorgames.net/</font></div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS NEWSLETTER</b></font></div>
<div>The September-October Pacific Masters Newsletter has been posted
on the Pacific Masters web site. It covers upcoming meets and swim
library information and a great article about Bud Meyer.</div>
<div><font size="+1"><b><x-tab>
</x-tab></b></font
>http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/08/08sepoct.pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>MEET RESULTS DATA BASE</b></font></div>
<div>USMS Has a new meet results data base, where swimmers can go on
line to see how they have done in individual events. The database
covers about four years worth of data and does not have all Pacific
Masters swims in it, but it does have many of them. Go see how you
have been doing:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/comp/meets/resultstrack.php</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT
MASTERS</b></font></div>
<div>Dara Tores and me by Kate Coleman (Dolphin Club)</div>
<div
>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/31/LV1712I0<span
></span>U3.DTL&hw=swimming&sn=001&sc=1000</div>
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<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS 2009
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>This is the 2009 Pacific Masters Championship Schedule</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab><b>Open
Water</b></div>
<div>Saturday; August 1,
2009<x-tab> </x-tab>36th
Annual Santa Cruz Roughwater Swim
(1-mile),<x-tab>
</x-tab>Santa Cruz Masters/Santa Cruz Lifeguards,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab><b>Long
Course Meters</b><br>
Friday-Sunday; July 10-12, 2009<x-tab>
</x-tab>UC Santa Cruz,Santa Cruz Masters</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><b>Short Course Yards</b><br>
Friday-Sunday; April 17-19, 2009<x-tab>
</x-tab>Pleasanton Aquatic Center, Walnut Creek Masters/TriValley
Masters</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab><b>Short Course Meters</b></div>
<div>Friday-Sunday; October 16-18,
2009<x-tab> </x-tab>Heather Farm Pool,
Walnut Creek Masters</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>FINIS</b></font></div>
<div>In honor of the recent accomplishments of FINIS Sponsored Athlete
and U.S. Olympic Men's Water Polo team captain, Tony Azevedo, all
Pacific Masters will receive a 15% discount off the entire Azevedo
line- balls, suits, hoodies, you name it. To celebrate one of
the finest water polo players in history, and to take advantage of
this limited time offer, simply visit www.finisinc.com and enter the
login code "USAWATERPOLO" and password "GOUSA".</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>USMS OFFICE - SEND SWIM CAP</b></font></div>
<div>USMS has oppened an office in Charlotte, NC where the Executive
Director and his assistant are working. Each club is invited to send
one of their swim caps. The caps will be put on the wall.</div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#000000">United States Masters
Swimming</font></div>
<div><font size="+1" color="#000000">Charlotte Headquarters<br>
500 East Morehead St, Suite 220<br>
Charlotte, NC 28202</font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>SPORTS BASEMENT</b></font></div>
<div>Sports Basement has offered all Pacific Masters Swimmers a 10%
discount off their merchandise - suits, goggles and everything else.
To get the 10% off you must show your Pacific Masters Card at the
register as proof that you are a member. There are four
locations in the Bay area.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.sportsbasement.com/</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Rule Book Cover Contest</b></font></div>
<div>It's time to send your submission for the 2009 USMS Rule Book
Cover Contest. Camera-ready designs should be 5 1/2 inches wide by 8
1/2 inches high. Electronic artwork should be larger, to scale, with
300 DPI resolution, and CMYK color separation. Submissions must use
the phrases "United States Masters Swimming" and "2009 Rule
Book" in the design as well as the USMS logo (including
trademark<br>
sign). Send finished designs to USMS Rule Book Coordinator<br>
Susan Ehringer at susanehr at usms dot org. All submissions become the
property of USMS; we will ask each contestant to sign a release.
Submittals are due by September 15, 2008.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>2009 CALENDAR</b></div>
<div>Marcia Benjamin has sent out a request form for all clubs who
wish to have a pool meet or open water meet. If your club wished to
have a sanctioned meet, please contact Marcia an application to get on
the calendar.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b><br>
<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</div>
<div>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><b><br>
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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