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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><b>CHANGES IN OPEN WATER AND LONG DISTANCE SCHEDULE - SEE
BELOW</b></div>
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<div><font size="+1" color="#FF0000"><b>TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or
Remove</b></font></div>
<div><b>To reply or comment</b> about anything in this email, please
write to<br>
mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org</div>
<div>DO NOT use the above address to remove your address<br>
<br>
If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may
not</div>
<div>be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address
please.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>If you are wishing to get off the
list,</b></font> mail to<br>
mailto:pacmasterupdate at six.pairlist.net, then put<br>
Remove</div>
<div>in the subject line. i try to keep track of everyone who
wants to get off the email list -they go on a separate list, so that
when we add to next year, we try to keep people who want to be off the
list off the list. Sending emails to other than pacmasterupdate will
not keep our want to keep of the list list current.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>RINCONADA MASTERS SPRING SHORT COURSE
MEET</b></font></div>
<div>The Rinconada Masters Spring Short Course meet will be held
Saturday March 14th at the Rinconada Pool in Palo Also. the first
event is the 1000 free, which you must pre enter. You can deck enter
everything but the 1000 freestyle. The class of the events is
the 1650 butterfly - entry free for this one. - one heat only.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09rincscy.pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>SCAM Spring Break Meet</b></font></div>
<div>The Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters Spring Break meet will be
on 21 March 2009 at the Spieker Aquatic Complex, UC Berkeley. The
first event - the 500 free- is pre-seeded. you can enter on line
at</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab><font
face="Helvetica" size="+1"
color="#0000FF">http://scam.mastersswim.com</font></div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be
held April 17-19 at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in Pleasanton.
Swimmers can enter on line at:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://wcm.mastersswim.com</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>CHANGES IN SCHEDULE</b></font>.</div>
<div><b>PARKSIDE MILE</b></div>
<div>The Parkside Mile has moved to<b> 25 April</b>, same place, but
had to change the date.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>SPRING LAKE MILE</b></font></div>
<div>The Spring Lake Mile has been moved to the<b> 16th Of May</b>. It
is a week earlier than what has been on the schedule.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>2009 PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>Chabot Masters have graciously offered to organize the 2009
Pacific Masters Long Course Championships. The championships will be
held at Chabot Junior College in Hayward 10-12 July 2009.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING 2009 SHORT COURSE MASTERS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 US Masters Swimming Short Course Masters National
Championships will be held at the Clovis North High School Pool,
Clovis, CA. The online entry system will automatically close at 11:59
p.m. pacific time on April 9, 2009.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats09/</div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>2008 Open Water Points March/April
Newsletter</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000">The results of the Open
Water Points competition are listed in the March April Newsletter.
The</font><font face="Helvetica" color="#541E8B"><u> March April
Newsletter</u></font><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"> is now
posted on the web site</font>:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/09/09marapr.pdf</div>
<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><font size="+1"><b>SWIMFEST 09</b></font></div>
<div>US MASTERS SWIMMING will be sponsoring SwimFest 09 for
coaches and swimmers at the CISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, TX (near
Houston). For coaches it will be a chance to work with some of the
greatest coaches in Masters Swimming: Kerry O'Brien, Kris Houchesn,
Mike Collins and Jim Montogmery. They will work with coaches on their
coaching technique and mentor The Masters coaches ill cover the
business of being a Masters Coach and other topics.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Swimmers will be able to improve their swimming and work on
all four strokes, starts and turns under the guidance of great
coaches. </div>
<div><br></div>
<div>U.S. Masters Swimming will be awarding a limited number of coach
scholarships. If you are a Masters coach and need financial assistance
to attend, please contact Mel Goldstein, Director of Club & Coach
Services via email or by phone at 317-253-8289.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Coaches are free</div>
<div>Swimmers are $85.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>More info at http://www.usms.org/swimfest/</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING HAS A NEW E-NEWSLETTER -
BEHIND THE BLOCKS</b></font></div>
<div>US Masters Swimming has a new e-newsletter which has already gone
out. If you did not receive it - you may not be alone more than one
member of the US Masters Swimming Board of Directors did not receive
it either. Ashley has done a great job in production of the colorful
newsletter.</div>
<div>Go to</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?p=oi&m=1102294150505</div
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<div>to sign up for the USMS News letter. (You can also go to the USMS
web site to sign up for it).</div>
<div><br></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>
<div><b><br></b></div>
<div><b>TO REPLY OR COMMENT Or Remove</b></div>
<div>To reply or comment about anything in this email, please write
to<br>
mailto:update06 at pacificmasters.org</div>
<div>DO NOT use the above address to remove your address<br>
<br>
If you hit the reply key on your computer, your email may or may
not</div>
<div>be seen in a timely manner. Use only the update06 address
please.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If you are wishing to get off the list, mail to<br>
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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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