[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update, December 14th, 2003

Mon Dec 15 00:37:28 EST 2003

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
On behalf of the Executive Committee Barry Fasbender, Joan Alexander, 
Clarine Anderson, Richard Smith, Barbara Thomas, Joanne Berven and 
Nancy Ridout, I would like to extend to each and everyone joyous 
tidings for the season and to wish you a
	Happy Chanukah
	Merry Christmas   and
	Happy New Year
The Pacific Masters web site has it holiday finery on it along with 
the "Carol of the Bells."
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/

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RENO WINNERS MEET
The results of the Reno Winners Meet have been posted. Thanks to Gwen 
Schwonkwiler and the Sierra Nevada Masters for putting on the meet. 
The Winners meet was the first meet of the short course yards season 
and the last meet of 2003.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml

JANUARY-FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
The January-February newsletter has been posted on the web site (pdf 
version). On it are the meet sheets for the first meets of the year. 
It also has the results of the "Open Water Points Competition."
	http://www.PacIficmasters.org/newsltr/04/04janfeb.pdf

USMS FITNESS ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The December, 2003 Fitness article of the is Feeding an Olympian By 
Bill Volckening and takes unusual look at the nutritional 
requirements of an Olympic swimmer.
	http://www.usms.org/fitness/articleofthemonth.php

PRELIMINARY 2004 USMS LCM TOP TEN LIST
The preliminary 2003 USMS long course meters top ten listing is now 
available for review at
	http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/.

Please report any problems found to Pieter Cath at topten at usms.org.

COACHES COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR '04 CLINIC
The Pacific Coaches Clinic will be on the 9th, 10th and 11th of January 2004
The Pacific Masters Coaches Committee announces the annual Pacific 
Coaches Clinic Masters Coaches Scholarship program.  The Annual 
Pacific Coaches Clinic will be held at the Napa Marriott Hotel, on 
the Friday Jan 9, Saturday Jan 10, and Sunday Jan 11, 2004.  The 
Pacific Masters Coaches Committee will produce a Masters Coaching 
Track on Saturday afternoon.  The PMS Coaches will also offer a 
scholarship for one half the registration fee to any Masters Coach 
working with a registered PMS Team.  Send your request for 
scholarships to Pacific masters Coaches Co Chair Brian 
Stack(brianstack at sbcglobal.net) - It must be done this week.

2004 OFFICIALS CLINIC
Date and location set for 2004 Pacific officials clinic -- Pacific's 
annual officials clinic will be held Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 
the Holiday Inn at 500 Hegenberger Road near I-880 in Oakland.  More 
information is found on the Pacific Swimming web site:
	http://www.pacswim.org/official.htm

TIME TO RENEW FOR 2004
Its hard to believe that we have almost completed another circle 
around the sun. It is time to renew your Pacific Masters/United 
States Masters Swimming membership. When you renew you will continue 
your subscription to Swim Magazine, continue to receive your Pacific 
Masters Swimming newsletter and you have the privilege of 
participating in any Pac Masters and USMS sanctioned postal, pool, 
open water event or clinic. Your membership fee also pays for a 
central Pacific Masters Office to answer any of your swimming 
questions, toll free access to the USMS National Office 
(800-550-SWIM), It also pays for the Pacific Master website. Your 
early renewal will help.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/04Indivappl.pdf

THANKS TO ALL THE CLUBS THAT HAVE RE-REGISTERED
To register a swimmer who is a member of a club, the club has to be 
registered first. So far the clubs that have re-registered for 2004 
are on
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/04Club.html

AQUATICS DIRECTOR
Alpine Hills is looking for an aquatic director. If you are 
interested plase contact General Manager Jerry Pang at 
jpang at alpinehills.us. For more information about the club, please log 
on to www.alpinehills.us.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

michael
Michael Moore, chairman
Pacific Masters Swimming
-- 
michael w. moore
michael at PacificMasters.org