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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>SIXTH ANNUAL ALAN LIU MEMORIAL SCM
MEET</b></font></div>
<div>Mountain View Masters is organizing the sixth Annual Alan Liu
Memorial Short Course Meters Meet. The meet will be held in the
fast Eagle Park Pool. Special awards, in memory of Coach Alan Liu,
will be given to the winners of the 400 IM in each age group and
gender, and to those who complete the "Alan Liu Animal Pentathlon,"
which includes the 400 IM, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 Back and 400 Free.
Award recipients for the latter are not required to win their
events.</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09mvmscm.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>On-line entry at:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1291&s<span
></span>mid=1746</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>SACRAMENTO MASTERS 36TH ANNUAL SHORT COURSE
METERS PENTATHLON</b></font></div>
<div>Sac Masters 36th Annual Short Courrse Meters Pentathlon will be
on Sunday, 11 October at the Schaal Aquatic Center. The pre entry
deadline is midnight 7 October 2009. You can also enter the day of the
meet.</div>
<div>Meet Sheet:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09sacscm.pdf</div>
<div>On-line entry:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1266&s<span
></span>mid=1703</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09sacscm.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>2009 PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE METER
CHAMPIONSHIPS</b></font></div>
<div>The 2009 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships will
be held at the Clark Swim Center, Heather Farms, Walnut Creek. The
meet is being organized by Walnut Creek Masters. The preentry deadline
is Wednesday 7 October 2009 for on-line entries. (Mailed or hand
delivered entry deadline is 1 October).</div>
<div>Meet Sheet:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09wcmscmpdf.pdf</div>
<div>On-line entry:</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1301&s<span
></span>mid=1752</div>
<div><b>MISTAKE IN THE NEWSLETTER</b></div>
<div>The dates of the 2009 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters meet
are October 16,17 and 18. The dates in the newsletter say the same,
but the dates over the events are incorrect. The dates are Friday the
16th, Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>UCLA BRUIN MASTERS MEET</b></font></div>
<div>Saturday 24 October is the UCLA Bruin Masters Meet at UCLA in Los
Angeles. The meet will be at UCLA's new Spieker Aquatic Center - a
state of the are all-deep water 8 lane competition pool. On-line
entries preferred at</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab
>https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1158&s<span
></span>mid=1773</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>DAM BRUTE SQUAD POSTAL</b></font></div>
<div>Davis Aquatic Masters is starting a new postal event - the DAM
Brute Squad Postal. This event is the 200 Fly, followed by the 400 IM
followed by the 1650 Free (or as Jim Clemmons said "It is 300
Fly, followed by the 100 back, then the 100 Breast, and the 1750
free).</div>
<div><x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09dampostal.pdf</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>SUIT UPDATE</b></font></div>
<div>There will not be a new FINA Masters swimwear rule until
mid-January at the earliest, so the June 1, 2009 USMS swimwear
interpretation is still in effect. Suits on the June 22
FINA-approved list and suits introduced prior to September 30, 2007
are still legal for US Masters Swimming meets.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>FINA will make a decision on Master's swimwear in mid
January.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS SET FOR
2010</b></font></div>
<div>The Pacific Masters Committee voted to set the championships for
next year at:</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>Short Course Yards 16-18 April 2010</b></div>
<div> Pleasanton California</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>Long Course Meters 9-11 July</b></div>
<div> Santa Cruz California</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>Short Course Meters 8-10 October</b></div>
<div> Walnut Creek, California</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PRELIMINARY 2010 PACIFIC MASTERS
SCHEDULE</b></font></div>
<div>The preliminary Pacific Masters Swimming Schedule has been posted
on the web site. Currently there are 11 pool meets and 12 open water
event on the schedule. This schedule is subject to change:</div>
<div> http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>USMS CONVENTION WRAP UP</b></font></div>
<div>One of USMS's convention tasks this September was the election
of new officers. The below list includes new members of the Executive
Committee.</div>
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President - Jeff Moxie</div>
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Vice President of Administration - Michael Heather</div>
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Vice President of Programs - Dave Diehl</div>
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Vice President of Local Operations - Ed Tsuzuki</div>
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Vice President of Community Services - Nadine Day</div>
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Treasurer - Ralph Davis</div>
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Secretary - C.J. Rushman</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>The Raleigh Area Masters Team,</b></font> in
association with US Masters Swimming, honored Barry Fasbender with the
Championship Meet Award for his work behind the scenes in compiling
and formatting computer data for USMS's national championship
meets.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>US Masters Swimming Coach of the
Year</b></font> is Nancy Kirpatrick-Reno of Conejo Simi Aquatic
Masters<font size="+1"><b>.</b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>The June Krauser Communications
Award</b></font> is presented annually to an individual whose
communicative efforts have contributed to the growth, improvement, or
success of U.S. Masters Swimming.. This year's recipient was Meg
Smath of Kentucky, former rule book editor and US Masters Swimming
secretary.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The Coaches Committee voted to create a Masters coaching
certification program in partnership with the American Swimming
Coaches Association.</div>
<div><font size="+1"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div>The Fitness Committee was renamed the Fitness Education
Committee, and announced that the 2010 Check-off Challenge would be
hosted by the Colorado Swim Dogs.</div>
<div><br>
The Open Water and Long Distance Committee announced the bid winners
for hosting championship events in 2011. Open water championships in
different distances will be held in Noblesville, Ind., Ft. Myers,
Fla., Coney Island, NY, Lake Placid, NY, Madison, Wis., and Central
Oregon. Chicago and Indianapolis will be hosting Postal Champs for
next year</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>And lastly, the Championship Committee shared that they have
selected Mesa, Ariz. to host Spring Nationals, and Auburn, Ala. to
host Summer Nationals. The committee also voted to use the seasonal
names going forward in an effort to make the meets more easily
understood by those outside the sport.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div> <x-tab>
</x-tab>http://www.usms.org/features.php?id=154</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>PICTURES FROM CONVENTION</b></font></div>
<div>Cokie Lepinski of the Marin Pirate Masters took many pictures at
the convention. You'll find them at
http://www.cokielepinski.com. The convention photos are in the
"Featured Gallery" section at the top of the page. They are
available for free download. If you display them or share them, she
asks that you credit her for the photography.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font size="+1"><b>PACIFIC MASTERS SETS ALL TIME RECORD IN NUMBER
OF SWIMMERS</b></font></div>
<div>With one month left in the registration year, Pacific has 10,653
swimmers registered, Pacific is almost 8% above of where were were
last year. Congratulations to the coaches and volunteers whose
dedication and work encourage the swimmers to swim for fun, fitness
and competition. California swimmers (northern and southern
California) make up over 30% of US Masters Swimming membership</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Clubs with more than 100 members:</div>
<div>Davis Aquatic Masters<x-tab> </x-tab>635</div>
<div><b>Tuolumne Country Masters</b>499</div>
<div><b>Walnut
Creek</b> <x-tab
>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>494</div>
<div><b>Stanford </b> <x-tab
>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>470</div>
<div><b>Santa Clara Swim Club</b><x-tab> </x-tab>443</div>
<div><b>Menlo Masters </b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>387</div>
<div><b>USF</b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>351</div>
<div><b>CRUZ Masters</b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>291</div>
<div>Mountain View Masters<x-tab> </x-tab>248<br>
Manatees <x-tab
>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>223</div>
<div><b>Modesto
Aquatic </b><x-tab>
</x-tab>214</div>
<div><b>Temescal</b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>208</div>
<div><b>Tri Valley Masters</b> <x-tab>
</x-tab>183</div>
<div><b>Burlingame </b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>181</div>
<div><b>Rockland Aquatic Masters</b> 178</div>
<div>Central
Valley <x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>169<br>
South End Rowing Club <x-tab>
</x-tab>167<br>
Strawberry
Canyon <x-tab
> </x-tab>164</div>
<div><b>BAY</b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>163</div>
<div><b>Sierra Nevada Masters</b><x-tab> </x-tab>160</div>
<div><b>The Olympic
Club </b> <x-tab>
</x-tab>153<br>
Tsunami <x-tab
>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>151</div>
<div><b>Rinconada </b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>140</div>
<div><b>Dolphin Club </b><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>134</div>
<div><b>Peninsula Covenant </b> <x-tab>
</x-tab>134</div>
<div><b>San Mateo Marlins </b><x-tab>
</x-tab>128<br>
Alameda Aquatic Masters<x-tab>
</x-tab>113<br>
Sacramento Masters<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>109</div>
<div><b>Santa Rosa Masters</b><x-tab>
</x-tab>106</div>
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