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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>
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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>PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY
MEETING</b></font></div>
<div>The regular monthly meeting of the Pacific Masters Swim Committee
will be a teleconference that will start at 7PM. All teams are invited
to have a representative on the phone call. All members are invited to
contribute. If you are interested, please contact Nancy Ridout at 415
892 0771 and she will give you the telephone number and
password.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font> -</div>
<div>The entries have closed, there are 781 swimmers who have
registered to compete at the 2009 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards
Championships. All are encourage to come to the meet to cheer on your
friends.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING 2009 SHORT COURSE MASTERS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The entries have closed, there will be over 1580 swimmers
competing at the national Championships. You can still enter the one
mile open water swim.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>2009 USMS ONE-MILE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The meet sheet for the US Masters Swimming One-Mile National
Championships has been posted. You must pre-enter the meet. the meet
deadline is 5 May. You are encouraged to enter early as the meet is
limited to the first 1000 entries.</div>
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<div>If you enter by 15 April it will cost you $10.00 less to
enter.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09clovow.pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>SHORT COURSE YARDS RECORDS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 USMS / Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Records have
been posted. You can download either the individual or the relay
records. (Records are in a PDF format). Now you can check to see what
you need to break a Pacific or National record.</div>
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<div>Thanks to Nancy Ridout, our top ten and records chair for
producing the records.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>LAURA VAL ON SWIMMING WORLD
TV</b></font></div>
<div>Laura Val was interviewed on Swimming World TV. Laura had the
most votes in their women's swimmer of the year. You can hear her talk
about her swimming career at</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://tinyurl.com/cvmnys</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>CLINIC</b></font></div>
<div>Don Swartz and Ken DeMont are giving a swim clinic on May
2ND. The clinic will be held on Saturday May 2nd In San Anselmo at the
new Drake High School pool. The time is from 1:00-4:15 and is based on
racing strategies as much as it is on technique. The cost is
$75.</div>
<div> CONTACT KEN DEMONT krdm2@comcast.ne<font face="Calibri"
size="+3" color="#000000">t</font></div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PARKSIDE MILE</b></font></div>
<div>The Parkside Mile has moved to 25 April, same place, but had to
change the date. The Parkside Mile meet sheet has been posted.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09smmmow.pdf</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>US MASTERS SWIMMING FIRST QUARTER
REPORT</b></font></div>
<div>US Masters Swimming Executive Director Rob Butcher wrote
his first quarter's business report. It is on the USMS website
at:<x-tab> </x-tab></div>
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</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/admin/update_2009_Q1.pdf</div>
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<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>APPLICATION TO OFFICIATE AT THE US MASTERS
SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>An application to officiate at the US Masters Championships
is at</div>
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</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>
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<div>michael w. moore</div>
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