[PacMasterUpdate] 25 May, 2003 Update

Tue May 27 00:05:39 EDT 2003

PACIFIC MASTERS COACH OF THE  YEAR
The nomination period for the Pacific Masters 2003 Coach of the Year 
is almost at an end. If you want to nominate your coach for Coach of 
the Year, please send your nominations to:

Michael Moore
350 Wayland St
San Francisco, CA 94134

You may also send your nomination and supporting documents by email 
to chairman at pacificmasters.org (please send it by 4 pm wednesday).

Pacific Masters Swimming recognize and honor these men and women who 
toil for their swimmers with the Coach-of-the-Year award. The 
selection criteria is as follows: The Coach of the Year is
selected on the basis of inspirational and instructional qualities; 
club and individual accomplishments including championships and world 
records; and non-competitive club and individual accomplishments
including club size and growth, club participation, volunteering, and 
events run by the club; and the coach's service to PMS, USMS and 
other Masters organizations, participation in clinics, and published 
works.

To nominate your coach, provide a nomination letter listing his or 
her accomplishments and a maximum of four letters from your teammates 
supporting your nomination.  Coach-of the-Year-Award Nominations are 
due by the next Pacific Masters Meeting - May 28th.

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY
The regular monthly meeting of Pacific Masters will be Wednesday May 
28th, 2003 7:30 PM It will be at the Oak Hill Park  Directions are on 
the home page
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/index.shtml
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IF YOU HAVE MOVED OR IF PACIFIC DOES NOT HAVE CORRECT ADDRESS
If you have moved or if Pacific Masters does not have your correct 
mailing address, please notify Nancy Ridout about your correct 
address. You can do that by filling out the form on
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml
Filling out the form will ensure that your get your copy of Swim 
Magazine and the Pacific Masters newsletter in a timely basis.

OPEN WATER EVENTS
Lake Berryessa June 7th http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/03damow.html
The on-line registration web-page is http://www.acteva.com/go/damfast 
or a link to registration can be found on the DAM webpage, 
http://www.damfast.org. Registration process can either be done 
on-line or entry forms can be downloaded and mailed in.

For those mailing in registration and fees, the deadline for early 
registration is May 21, 2003.  We are expecting another great race 
day,with lunch being prepared once again this year by Dos Coyotes 
Border Cafe serving a healthy, southwestern cuisine.

LONG COURSE METERS
The first of three long course meets is the Walnut Creek Invitational 
on June 13th and 14th. The 800 M Freestyle has to be preregistered. 
All the other events, which are on the 14th may be deck entered.

SANTA CRUZ PIER TO PIER SWIM USMS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
This years Santa Cruz Pier to Pier Swim will be the United States 
Masters Swimming 10K National Championship.
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats03/10kentry.pdf

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.

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

PRIVACY STATEMENT
Pacific Masters has a privacy statement about the personal 
information that is collected by Pacific Masters and how it is used. 
The statement is at
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/privacy.pdf
The committee will be asked at this months meeting to review the 
statement. If you feel there should be any changes, please feel free 
to contact any committee member or the chairman at 
chairman at pacificmasters.org or the registrar at 
registrar at pacificmasters.org

have a good week

michael
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michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org

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your email client, it will only delay a response. thank you mwm