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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>LAKE MENDOCINO JUNE 27</b></font></div>
<div>The Lake Mendocino two mile swim is Saturday 27 June at Lake
Mendocino. Last year was the first time there was a Masters Open water
swim at Lake Medocino.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 Pacific Masters Long Course is going to be held at the
Chabot College Swim Complex, Hayward,California. The meet will be July
10, 11 and 12.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09chabotlcm.pdf</div>
<div>You can now register on line at:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1225&s<span
></span>mid=1592</div>
<div>It is preferred (and less expensive to register on line). The
distance events will be swum men and women in the same
heat.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 PMS Open Water championship will take place at the Santa
Cruz Roughwater Pier Swim, August 2, 2009. Lake Mendocino is not the
championship swim this year as indicated in Swimmer Magazine.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>DONNER LAKE SWIM</b></font></div>
<div>Registration for the Donner Lake swim is open. This event is
limited to the first 350 swimmers. You can register on line at:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div
>http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1731258&as<span
></span>setId=F90C0138-D95D-4178-9007-ED3DD53996E2</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Heidi George swims well at US 10K Open Water
National Championships</b></font></div>
<div>Heidi George of Los Altos Mountain View Masters placed 7th at the
U.S. 10K Open Water National Championships/World Championships Trials.
The top 6 made the national team that will compete in Italy at
the World Championships next month. Heidi was just 5 seconds from
making the team. She was the oldest swimmer in the group at age
33. Most everyone was in college or younger. Congratulations
Heidi for such a strong swim.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>FINA AND THE SUITS</b></font></div>
<div>FINA Executive held a meeting in Lausanne Switzerland on June 19,
2009 to consider the swimsuits approvals under the transitory
regulations in accordance with the Dubai Charter.<br>
</div>
<div>The Executive reviewed the recommendations of the Swimsuit
Commission issued on June 18, 2009 in connection with the swimsuits
subject to re-examination further to the first Commission Meeting on
May 19, 2009.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>The list of suits is at:</div>
<div>
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie<span
></span>w&id=2482&Itemid=108</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>We will wait for US Masters Swimming Rules Committee to issue an
interpretation as to what it all means and if the Dubai Charter
applies to Masters swimmers.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>NATIONALS AWARDS</b></font></div>
<div><b>The USMS Fitness Award</b><br>
The United States Masters Swimming Fitness Committee annually presents
the USMS Fitness Award to individuals and organizations demonstrating
outstanding contribution to fitness activities within USMS.<br>
</div>
<div>Please use the provided nomination form and electronic
submissions are encouraged. Submit them to Fitness Chair, Marcia
Anziano at fitness AT usms DOT org.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>The Newsletter Of The Year Award</b><br>
This award is presented annually to the most outstanding LMSC or club
newsletter.<br>
<br>
To submit your newsletter, or another newsletter, for consideration,
send a copy of the newsletter directly to the Communications Committee
Chair at</div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="+2" color="#000000"><br>
</font><x-tab>
</x-tab>Communications AT usms DOT org</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>SUBJECT: Newsletter of the Year.<br>
</div>
<div><b>The June Krauser Communications Award</b><br>
The June Krauser Communications Award is presented annually to an
individual, or group, whose communicative efforts have contributed to
the growth, improvement, or success of United States Masters
Swimming.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>To submit a nomination, write a one-page letter detailing why the
candidate is deserving of the award and send it to:</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>Hugh
Moore<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>2102 N Vassault<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Tacoma, WA 98406</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>E-mail:
swimmoore AT comcast DOT net</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>DONNER LAKE SWIM</b></font></div>
<div>Registration for the Donner Lake swim is open. This event is
limited to the first 350 swimmers. You can register on line at:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div
>http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1731258&as<span
></span>setId=F90C0138-D95D-4178-9007-ED3DD53996E2</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>OPEN WATER POINT COMPETITION</b></font></div>
<div>There is a link on the Open Water Pacific page
http://www.openwaterpacific.org/ to a page that is keeping an
unofficial total of the open water points. Currently, the total of the
first three have been posted to the page.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>NEW MAILING LISTS</b></font></div>
<div><b>PACIFIC MASTERS CONTACTS</b></div>
<div>We are establishing two new mailing lists. The first is for the
club contact for Pacific Masters. It would be greatly
appreciated if you are the club contact that you accept the invitation
to join the group. You will receive minutes and other information
about Pacific Masters. When your invitation arrives, please subscribe
to the Pacmastercontacts mailing list</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>You can subscribe by going to</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/pacmastercontact<x-tab
> </x-tab></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>PACIFIC MASTERS COACHES</b></div>
<div>We are creating a mailing list for coaches. All who said they
were a coach will receive an invitation to join the mailing list. This
mailing list will be so that help facilitate information between
coaches.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div
> <span
></span>
http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/pacmastercoaches</div>
<div><font size="+1"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>OPEN WATER 101</b></font>- Moved to Lake Del
Valle</div>
<div>Want to learn about open water swimming, but not sure how to
start? Concerned about cold water, crowded starts, open water culture,
Pacific Masters is sponsoring Open Water 101 a clinic for new and
developing open water swimmers. It will cover Breathing and sighting,
coping with panic, pack swimming, water entry and exit and mental
Preparation.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>There will be dry land talks by Suzanne Heim-Bowen, Suzie Dods
Trevor Gillis and Lisa Hazen as well as other local, national and
international open water swimmers. The location has been moved to Lake
Del Valle. There is a limit of 50 swimmers so register early:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09pmsow101.pdf</div>
<div>The Pacific Masters Swim Committee has opened up the event to all
swimmers, but there will be a discount for Pacific Masters
Swimmers.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>BIDDING FOR NATIONAL POOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>You can create an exciting opportunity for your club by bidding
to host either the 2011 United States Masters Swimming National Short
or Long Course Championships. The USMS Championship Committee to
strongly encourage you to work with facilities within your LMSC to
consider bidding for either of these showcase events. All entries are
now processed by USMS, which takes away much tedious work from the
host. The short course meet (25 yards or meters) typically takes place
mid-May, however, it may be held anytime between April 15th and May
31st in accordance with USMS rules. The long course meet typically
takes place mid-August although its allowable range is August 1 -
September 15th.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>BIDDING FOR NATIONAL OPEN WATER
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The Long Distance Open Water Committee is soliciting bids for
postal events for 2011 and the Open Water events for 2011. The Postal
events are the One Hour Postal, the 3,000-6,000 yard postal and the
5,000 and 10,000 M postal Clubs are encourage to bid for those
events.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>For the open water events, in 2011 it is the West region's turn
to host and organize the one mile Open water swim, the 1 Mile cable
and the 3-6 Mile swim. The national championships would be a great way
to get swimmers from all over the US to come to your swim.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Next year Lake Del Valle wil be the venue of the 1-3 Mile
national championship. This year Millerton Lake was the scene of the
one mile national championship.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Early Registrations for Long Course Nationals
Due 6/23 6/19/2009</b></font><br>
The early registration period for the 2009 Long Course National
Championships in Indianapolis ends on June 23 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
After this time, the meet surcharge will increase from $40 to $50 and
entries will be accepted online at the increased rate until July 3.
Don't delay - get your entries in early! The meet will be held from
August 6-10.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>Application to Officiate at Long Course
Nationals 6/19/2009</b></font></div>
<div>An application to officiate at the USMS Long Course National
Championships is now available. The meet will be held from August 6-10
in Indianapolis. Applications are due by June 30 for specific assigned
positions.</div>
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<div>i<b>n the subject line. </b> i try to keep track of everyone
who wants to get off the email list -they go on a separate list, so
that next year when people join we can keep those who want to be
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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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