[PacMasterUpdate] Update January 19, 2003

Mon Jan 20 02:48:09 EST 2003

". . . I must also take a moment to recognize the Pacific LMSC for 
surpassing 10,000 registered athletes this year. This benchmark is 
clearly indicative of a tradition of excellence in leadership. . . . "

Jim Miller, MD, President, United States Masters Swimming in his 
letter to the LMSC chairmen.

UPCOMING MEETS:
ONE HOUR POSTAL
January is the month for the USMS Hour Postal Swim. For swimmers who 
would like to compete in the hour swim information may be found at:
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats02/1hrresults.pdf
The Hour Swim is a great opportunity to find out "where" you are 
swimming and what condition you are in, even if you just swim the 
event and dont compete.

PACIFIC COACHES RETREAT AND ROUNDTABLE JANUARY 25TH
Kerry O'Brien and Brian Stack are organizing a coaches retreat and 
roundtable on Saturday, January 25th at the Clarke Swim Center, 
Heather Farms Pool. The retreat is sponsored by Finis/Lane 4, if you 
have not received an invitation contact Kerry O'Brien at 
mailto:swim4wc at netscape.net or at the Coaches clinic.
Topics for discussion include:
	1)periodization in training
	2)ideas on how to progress your position to full-time
	3)how to deal with deliquent dues
	4)reasonable expectations of what Pac Masters can do for coaches

FOG CITY MASTERS QUATRATHON
The annual Fog City Quatdrathon will be held February 2nd 2003.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/03fogscy.html
Preentry  postmark deadline  is January 24th ($15) . There will be 
race day registration ($30).
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SWIM AROUND MANHATTEN
The Swim around Manhatten will be in June 14th. Entries are due 
January 27th. Only 20 teams will be allowed to swim in the event. For 
further information please go to:

	http://www.nycswim.org/

MISTAKE IN THE USMS RULE BOOK :
An error was made in the USMS Rule book in Section 101.3.5 - Finish 
of the Butterfly: The article in its entirety should read:

Section 101.3.5 - Finish
"At the finish, the body shall be on the breast and the touch shall 
be made with both hands simultaneously at, above, or below the water 
surface."

There should be no second sentence.

OFFICIALS CLINIC
Cross out the second sentence if you have the 2003 Rule book. On 
Saturday, February 1, 2003, an Officials Clinic will be held at the 
Heather Farms Community Center in Walnut Creek.  Registration starts 
at 8:00 a.m. and the clinic will start at 8:30 a.m.  The emphasis for 
this clinic will be the certification/re-certification for the S&T, 
starters, and referees.  To expedite the meeting please download 
copies of the tests from the Pacific Officials Page.  For first time 
officials, you can also download the rulebook from our Pacific 
Swimming Officials page -- you will need it to take the open book 
certification test.

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
Well it is January, it is now time to register - if you havent done 
it already. Nancy is still overwhelmed with 2003 registrations. There 
has been over 2500 already registered and about another 1000 still 
needing to be registered. If you have registered and have not yet 
received your 2003 card, she is working on the backlog.

It is important that your club reregister. A person cannot be 
register to a club until that club has registered. This is the first 
year that a permanent number is used, so it will not be the same type 
number.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/application.shtml
Please be sure to write in your current registration number.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The Special Olympics of Northern California is looking for volunteers 
to be  Coaches, Assistant Coaches and volunteers to help with their 
swimming program.  More information can be found on their web site
	http://www.sonc.org/intro/coach_training.htm
and you can contact them at
	http://www.sonc.org/contact/contact_us.htm

SICK CALL
George Cunningham, who suffered a stroke late last year, is feeling 
much better and is walking around the house and is able to driving 
around his town in the Santa Cruz mountains.

Rick Windes has been accepted by UCSF for liver replacement.

Mel Goldstein, former USMS president, was not feeling well, went to 
the hospital with a temp of 104, while there he suffered a cardiac 
event where his blood pressure was recorded as 40/0. After spending 
time in the hospital, Mel is recovering at home. Doctors said it was 
Mel's fitness (from swimming) that allowed him to survive.

have a good week
michael
-- 
michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org