[PacMasterUpdate] April 8, 2003 Update

Sun Apr 13 23:11:50 EDT 2003

SERVICE AWARDS
The 2002 Pacific Masters Swimming Service Awards were presented at 
the Short Course Yards Championships in Santa Cruz.:
Contributor of the Year	Joan Smith
Appreciation Award		Theresa Wistrom
Distinguished Service 	Andrew Eber
			Cindy Baxter
	Teams		San Mateo Marlin Masters
			Tamalpias Aquatic Masters
			Santa Cruz Masters
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/awards.html
Information about the  Service awards will be in the May-June issue 
of The Newsletter.

OPEN WATER EVENTS
The first two meets of the 2003 season are coming up:
	Spring Lake May 10th  http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/03rcmow.html
and
	Lake Berryessa June 7th http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/03damow.html
The Spring Lake meet is a great meet that  is not too long and if you 
have never swam in an open water event, it will make a great first 
open water swim. It is about a month away so if you have never swam 
an open water swim before, practice then make it a goal to swim.

ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITION
To be eligible for competition, swimmers must be 19 years of age or 
over on the last day of the meet for Short Course Yards. For Long 
Course Meters and Short Course Meters, swimmers must be 19 years of 
age or over on December 31 of the year of competition. See rules 
102.1 and 102.2 on page 20 of the USMS Rule Book.

QUIRK IN THE LIST OF MEMBERS PROGRAM
There is a little quirk in the list of members program. The first two 
numbers of a member name is 38 and they are not listed. So if you 
number listed is 39-03GGE - it is really 3839-03GGE.

REGISTRAR IS AWAY FROM THE OFFICE
Nancy Ridout, Pacific Masters registrar, is away from her office and 
will return on Tuesday.

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of Pacific Masters will be Wednesday 
APRIL 16th, 2003 7:30 PM It will be at the Oak Hill Park  Directions 
are on the home page
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/index.shtml

PETALUMA SWIM FOR SWIM SCHOLARSHIPS
Carol Eber writes about the swim for scholarships on a rainy Saturday 
morning. They raised over $800.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/petmasters/

STROKE CLINIC - BURLINGAME MASTERS
Doug Huestis coach of Burlingame Masters, Scott Williams, Coach of 
The Olympic Club and Robert Strand, Pacific Masters 2002 Swimmer of 
the Year and world record holder in the breaststroke will be holding 
a clinic for swimmer who wish to compete. it will be in Burlingame, 
April 26th 8 am to 2:30 It will cover:
How to sharpen your skills to race fast
Great starts, turns and finishes
The scary but necessary TAPER
Mental preparation
Nutrition and diet
Dry land programs/stretching
Race day tips/secrets
This is for swimmers of all abilities. This clinic is limited to a 
few participants  For more information:

	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/03bmwclinic.pdf

COACHES NEEDED AT NATIONALS
If you are a coach and would like to work with swimmers that do not 
have a coach at either Pacific Masters Championships or USMS 
Nationals please contact

	Kerry O'Brien swim4wc at netscape.net if you can work at USMS 
championships
You would work with swimmers at warm up.

COACHES TO GO TO ASCA CLINIC IN SAN DIEGO SEPTEMBER 2-7
FOR USMS coaches interested in attending the 2003 ASCA World Clinic 
in San Diego in September,  USMS is offering one free registration 
grant per LMSC up to 25 LMSCs on a first-come, first-served basis.

This is a tremendous opportunity for any Masters coach to further his 
or her education.  Act now before it's too late. Contact Brian Stack 
brianstack at sbcglobal.net for further information.

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
Swimming is one of the best exercises for adults. Invite your friends 
to work out with you. Members are ambassadors for the sport. Help 
Pacific make 11,000 members this year.

BY THE NUMBERS
Pacific Masters 2003 Membership 6,984 (goal 11,000)
Number of swimmers receiving the update	10,891

have a good week

michael

Sometime  I come across an article that peaks my interest. There was 
one in the an AP article in SJ Mercury this week about General Mills. 
In Lodi, the plant manager wanted to cut the time it took or make a 
product change over. The food company sent a team to work with a 
NASCAR Winston cup team, because "nobody can change over a car faster 
than these guy can"

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5609726.htm  or
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5398956.htm

The story is about "looking outside the box and trying to become more 
efficient."

-- 
michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org