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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>
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<div>--------</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009</b></font></div>
<div>To all of you, may you have a very happy and prosperous and
healthy 2009</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>GO THE DISTANCE</b></div>
<div>US Masters Swimming continues its fitness program of tracking
your swimming millage in the "Go The Distance" program. The
program is just to track your daily yardage on an Excel spreadsheet.
Once a month send the total to the Go the Distance chief - Mary
Sweat.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>There are two forms that one can use. The first is the easy form
of just tracking yardage, for those who realy want to track how that
yardage was achieved - swimming, kicking, by stroke there is the
advanced version of the swim sheet. (I am lucky I can just remember
what the total yardage was for the day - let alone break it
out).</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Linda Schoenberger wrote about the program in her "Come Join
in the Fun" article on the US Masters Swimming web site
(http://www.usms.org/fitness/articleofthemonth.php?a=170).</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I encourage all swimmers to track their yardage over the year and
to have fun. (bet with your lane mates who will swim the most miles -
loser buys dinner). It would help of Coaches posted the total yardage
for the workout at the bottom of any workout board that they
use.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>UPCOMING MEETS</b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>FOG CITY QUADRATHON</b></font></div>
<div>The Fog City Quadrathon will be at the Herbst Natatorium on
campus of St Ignatius College Prep. The Fog City meet is the first
competition of the year. It is the 500 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free and
the 50 Free.</div>
<div>The pre-entry deadline is 20 January ($20 for the four events)
You can deck enter the meet at ($35 for the four events)</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09fogscy.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>USF VALENTINES MEET</b></font></div>
<div>The USF Valentines Day meet will be February 7th. This is one of
the Pac Masters Swimming most popular meets attracting about 350
swimmers. All swimmers are encouraged to enter the meet on-line.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09usfscy.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>JON STEINER MEMORIAL MILE - TAM'S1650
POSTAL</b></font></div>
<div>The Jon Steiner Memorial Mile is Tam's 1650 Postal event. You can
swim the event from now until the end of February. You just need to
have a person to be your timer. You can enter the event on line by
going to http://tammasters.org/PoolMileEntry (a four dollar discount
from the paper entry).</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING ONE HOUR
SWIM</b></font></div>
<div>The US Masters Swimming One Hour Postal Championship is a
National Championships that you can compete in while not having to
leave the comfort of your home pool. The objective is to swim as far
as possible in one hour. The total number of yards swum determines the
order of finish</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats09/</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>You can swim the One Hour and the Jon Steiner 1650 at the same
time, so you can get a two fer for your efforts.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Workouts Available to Members
Online</b></font><br>
<br>
How would you like to have workouts delivered directly to your e-mail
box?<br>
U.S. Masters Swimming has four coaches who post weekly workouts on our
Discussion Forums. As a U.S. Masters Swimming member, you can
subscribe to these workout threads and have them delivered to you by
e-mail.<br>
The 2009 online coaches are Mo Chambers, Nate McBride, Jacki Hirsty
and Patrick Cantrell</div>
<div>To use this feature you will have to first create a Discussion
Forums account. To create your account, just fill out the forms here
and follow the link that will be sent to you via e-mail in order to
fully activate your account.</div>
<div><b><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/features.php?id=103</b></div>
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<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b>APPLICATION TO OFFICIATE AT THE US MASTERS SWIMMING NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></div>
<div>An application to officiate at the US Masters Championships
is at</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://TinyURL.com/9jfjph</div>
<div>An application is needed if you wish to work an assigned
position (deck ref, starter, chief judge). Officials can apply for
their N2, N3 certification.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>REGISTRATION UPDATE</b></font></div>
<div>As of Monday evening there were<b> 5545</b> Pacific Masters
members, and 99 clubs. The club with over 90 members are:</div>
<div>DAM Count<x-tab>
</x-tab>466<br>
TCAM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>359<br>
WCM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>313<br>
STAN Count<x-tab> </x-tab>254<br>
USF Count<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>210<br>
SCSC Count<x-tab> </x-tab>190<br>
MAM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>184<br>
MELO Count<x-tab> </x-tab>169<br>
CRUZ Count<x-tab> </x-tab>159<br>
MVM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>152<br>
TEME Count<x-tab> </x-tab>138<br>
BAC Count<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>126<br>
RAMS Count<x-tab> </x-tab>118<br>
TVM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>115<br>
MAAC Count<x-tab> </x-tab>108<br>
TSUN Count<x-tab> </x-tab>107<br>
SCAM Count<x-tab> </x-tab>101<br>
RINC Count<x-tab> </x-tab>100<br>
BAY Count<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>
95</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>OFFICIALS CLINIC AT HEATHER
FARMS</b></font></div>
<div>2009 Zone 2 Officials clinic on Saturday January 24, 2009 at the
Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. Please invite any friends and other
parents on your club that are interested to become a swimming
official. This is for current officials to stay up to date on the
rules, and for parents who want to become an Official. (No prior
experience is necessary, just an eagerness to learn, and help the
swimming community.)<br>
<br>
Date: Satu<span
></span>rday January 24th,<br>
<br>
Time: Set up and
Registration 8:00 - 8:30<br>
<span
></span>
Clinic/Training <span
></span> 8:30 - 12:00<br>
<br>
Location: Heather Farm Park, "Club Room" -
by the Pond (not by the Pool)<br>
<span
></span> 301 North San
Carlos Drive<br>
<span
></span> Walnut Creek<br>
Directions: From I 680 North, take the Ygnacio Valley Road Exit
and turn right. Turn Left onto North San Carlos Drive, past
Heather Drive and take the next left into the parking lot.<br>
>From I 680 South, take the Treat Boulevard Exit. Turn left
onto North Main, and left onto Treat Boulevard. Turn right onto
Bancroft Road. Turn right onto Ygnacio Valley Road. Turn
right onto North San Carlos Drive, past Heather Drive and take
the next left into the parking lot.) <br>
:<br>
Cost:
FREE!<br>
</div>
<div>Light refreshments will be provided.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS</b></font></div>
<div>Coach Richard Quick was diagnosed with a brain cancer.
Quick who coached at Stanford from 1988 to 2005 moved to Auburn
in 2007</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>A new Prayer Pager has been set up for Coach Quick at
334-742-5237. Whenever someone says a prayer for him, they can send a
page to that number anonymously to cause his pager to vibrate.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>INDIVIDUAL RENEWAL</b></font></div>
<div>You can now renew your membership for 2009. You can register on
line, it is very easy, just go to:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/USMS.cfm?l=38</div>
<div>and start filling out the forms. If you are a member of the clubs
listed below you can register with your club.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If your club is not one of the clubs listed above, you will have
to register as "unattached." And then when your club
registers you can change membership.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>For those who do no want to register on-line, Pacific Masters
still has a paper registration form to send to Nancy.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div> http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/09memberapp.pdf</div>
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<div>michael</div>
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<div>michael w. moore</div>
<div>michael@pacificmasters.org</div>
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