[PacMasterUpdate] January 20, 2002 Update

Mon Jan 21 21:25:39 EST 2002

You recently registered for membership of Pacific Masters Swimming. 
This is a copy of the recent Pacific Masters update. I hope you enjoy 
it and I hope you enjoy your membership in Pacific Masters swimming.

90 YEAR OLDS FREE
The Pacific Masters Committee voted to suspend 
membership/registration fees for all swimmers in the 90+ age groups. 
(If you were born before on or before December 31, 1911, Pacific 
Masters will pick up your registration fee for this year). Just note 
on the registration form that your are taking advantage of the 100% 
registration fee discount.

2002 SERVICE AWARDS
Pacific Masters tries to honor a few of its volunteers with the 
annual service awards:
	Contributor of the Year
	Distinguished Service
	Personal Achievement  and
	Appreciation Award
Doug Huestis wrote about the awards in the newsletter
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/02/02janfeb.pdf
To see the list of who has been presented the awards in the past go to:
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/awards.html
If you wish to nominate a person for a service award, write a letter 
of nomination and send it to Doug Huestis, 9 Escondido Av, San 
Francisco  CA  94132

UPCOMING EVENTS
FOG CITY QUADRATHON
The Fog City Quadrathon will be held Sunday afternoon, January 27th 
at the Herbst Natatorium on the St Ignatius College Preparatory 
Campus. Swimmers can deck register.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/02fogscy.html
This is a great meet for freestylers to see how they are doing.
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TAMALPIAS POSTAL MILE
The first event of the 2002 is the Tamalpias Postal Mile. Swimmers 
can swim the mile any time between January 1, 2002 and February 28, 
2002 and you can swim it in your own pool.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/02tamscy.pdf
ONE HOUR POSTAL
The annual USMS One Hour Postal Swim is from January 1 through 
January 31, 2002. The rules are fairly simple, it is to see how many 
yards you can swim in one hour. It is a very good chance to see how 
well you are swimming at the beginning of the year.
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats02/1hrentry.pdf
PAC MASTERS INDOOR RELAYS
Get your team together to for relays at the 17th Annual Pacific 
Masters Indoor Relays at Oceana High School Pool in Pacifica, Sunday, 
February 3rd. Awards will be given to the top three teams. The relay 
meet will start at 9am and the Marlins are promising that it will 
finish between 1 and 2 pm, in plenty of time for swimmers to get back 
home for the 3:17 SuperBowl kickoff.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/02RelayvsSuperBowl.pdf
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OFFICIALS CLINICS
Sierra Nevada will have an officials clinic in Sparks, Nevada at 1201 
Baring Blvd. from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25th at Round Table in 
Baring Village Shopping Center.

For  more information contact Joan Smith mailto:rtjpsmit at cwnet.com

Tuesday, January 29th at 7 p.m. at the Sierra Nevada Brewery at 1075 East 20th.
 From Sacramento take 99 north to Chico, take 20th St. exit, left over 
freeway.  Go through 2 lights (stopping for any red lights of 
course).  Brewery is on left.  Contact - 
<mailto:RVanderlin at aol.com>RVanderlin at aol.com.

Saturday, Feb. 9th at Shasta College in Redding at 9 a.m. in the Gym. 
Take I-5 to 299 East, exit on Old Oregon Trail.  Take 2nd Shasta 
College entrance and park.  Gym is next to pool.  Enter front doors 
of gym and room is on right.  Contact -
<mailto:race at c-zone.net>race at c-zone.net
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Pacific Masters AFFILIATE - LANDS END
Lands End is a maker of fine sports apparel for the active person. 
Click on the link to Lands' End from the Pacific Masters web site 
Lands' End will rebate some of the money of your purchase to Pacific 
Masters.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org
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Have a good week.

michael

For those who want to contact Michael directly email 
mailto:michael at pacificmasters.org . If you hit the return button on 
your email client, it will only delay a response. thank you mwm

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michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org