[PacMasterUpdate] Update October 13, 2002

Mon Oct 14 00:49:34 EDT 2002

10,000 PACIFIC MASTERS SWIMMERS
On Friday, October 11th, 2002, Pacific Masters reached a milestone by 
registering it 10,000th member for the year. Michele Heinz of the 
Santa Clara Swim Club was the 10,000 registered member this year. Her 
2003 membership fee will be picked by Pacific Masters

Pacific Masters, the largest regional organization of United States 
Masters Swimming, became the first LMSC to hit the five digit number. 
Last year Pac Masters was within striking distance of the magic 
number at year end and finished with 9700 registered swimmers.

Pacific has enjoyed ten years of sustained growth, increasing the 
membership by about 500 swimmers a year.

"This is really a tribute to the coaches, meet directors and all the 
volunteers who have worked tirelessly for the athletes" said Chairman 
Michael Moore. "With the continued support of these volunteers and 
the emphasis now being placed on physical fitness, I am sure we will 
continue to lead USMS in membership.

SHORT COURSE METERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships were held this 
weekend at The Clark Swim Center at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek. The 
Walnut Creek Masters hosted  the meet.

Results are posted on the web site

Thanks to Theresa Wistrom, Debbie Santos, John King and Kerry O'Brien 
for putting on the championships.

GEORGE CUNNINGHAM SUFFERS A SMALL STROKE
George Cunningham had a stroke a week ago today. Georoge has been a 
stalwart of Pacific Masters. He has swum for Tamalpias and now swims 
for Cruz. George is seen at the Cruz meets. He also believes that it 
is the breaststroke that is the most perfect of the competitive 
strokes.

It wasn't a real bad one but a stroke never the less. His left side 
is weakened and he did have some trouble swallowing but that is ok 
now. His speech is a bit slurred though not too bad.

If you would like to send George a get well card, send it to

	George Cunningham
	270 Sunnycroft Road
	Ben Lomond, CA 95005-9726

ZADA TAFT MEMORIAL
A memorial for Zada Taft will be held on Sunday, Ocober 27, 2002 at 
the Half Moon Bay Community Center. It is located at 535 Kelly Avenue 
and will be from 1:30pm - 4:00pm. It is a potluck.

SWIMMERS CONQUER MONTEREY BAY
On Sunday, October 6, a team of six Pacific Masters swimmers 
completed a relay crossing of the Monterey Bay, from Santa Cruz Main 
Beach to the breakwater beach just south of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The team completed the 23 mile swim in 10:48.55. Relatively mild 
conditions favored the swimmers throughout most of the swim. Clear 
skies allowed a 5:20 a.m. start. and calm water prevailed throughout 
the morning effort.

Afternoon winds generated 6-8 foot swells with  some chop on the 
56-58 degree water. The team followed the guidelines of the Channel 
Swimming Association, each swimmer completing one hour legs from 
start to finish. The team agreed that, even under these ideal 
conditions, this is a very
challenging swim.

Team members were Becky Fenson, Duke Dahlin, Alex Johnston, Rick 
Barthels, Neala Kendall, and Joel Wilson.

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

2003 LOCAL MEETS
A tentative 2003 schedule is published on the web.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html
If you submitted a bid, please check the information on the page to 
be sure that the date, the contact and the telephone numbers are 
correct.
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PACIFIC MASTERS ONE DAY MEETING
November 23, Pacific Masters will have a meeting to look at where 
Pacific Masters is and where Pacific Masters is going. Interested 
swimmers are invited to attend. Meeting will be from 9am to 3pm with 
lunch provided. If you would like to attend, please contact Nancy 
Ridout registrar at pacificmasters.org
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BECOME AN OFFICIAL
The Sierra  Marlins Swim Team will be hosting a Stroke and Turn 
Clinic on October 23, 2002.  It will start at 6:30 PM and will be in 
a new location for a clinic.  Jeff Doyle will be hosting the clinic 
in his conference room. We should have enough room for all of the 
people who attend.  The location of the clinic will be 1548 Rocky 
Ridge Road, at the LPA Building.  If you have any questions 
concerning directions or anything else about the location, you can 
contact Jeff Doyle at: <jtdoyle at widebrim.com> or phone his
cell at: (916) 223-2476 or his office phone at:  (916) 772-5250

michael
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michael w. moore
michael at pacificmasters.org