[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update, January 19, 2004

Tue Jan 20 00:25:06 EST 2004

OPEN PACIFIC MASTERS MEETING
After the USF Valentines affair meet on February 7th, there will be 
an open Pacific Masters Swimming meeting. Many from the Pacific 
Masters Swimming Committee will be there to answer questions about 
the committee and how the committee works. Refreshments will be 
served. You can ask questions about the annual schedule, the 
championships, the order of events at Pacific Masters meets, the 
status of the FINA World Championships or what ever you want. ALL 
members are encouraged to attend.

UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETS
FOG CITY QUADRATHON
Fog City is sponsoring the Winter Quadrathon meet on Sunday February 
1st. Swimmers may swim four events, and the swimmer with the fastest 
total time for the four events. Swimmers may also enter any of the 
individual events. The pre-entry deadline is January 18th.

USF VALENTINE DAYS MEET
The 12th Annual USF Valentines Day meet will be held Saturday, 
February 7th at the Koret Recreation Center on the USF Campus. The 
USF meet features 50s and 200s. It is a great meet for sprinters and 
distance stroke swimmers.

1650 POSTAL AND ONE HOUR POSTAL
Tamalpias Aquatic Masters is sponsoring two events: The One Hour 
Postal Swim and the Postal 1650. Both events can be done at your home 
pool. The One Hour Swim must be done by January 31st. The 1650, by 
the February 29th (an extra day this year). The pre-entry deadline is 
January 28th.

All of the meet sheets can be obtained on the Pacific Masters schedule page
  	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html

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PACIFIC MASTERS OFFICE CLOSED Jan 31- Feb 5
The Pacific Masters Swimming office will be closed from January 31 
through February 5 while Nancy attends the Masters Training at the 
Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO. If you need any 
registration card or information, please contact her before the 30th 
or after the 5th.

PALO ALTO OFFICIALS CLINIC
There will be an officials clinic for Masters Swimmers at Mitchell 
Park Community Center, free of cost.  The clinic will be Tuesday 
evening Jan. 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in room #1.  The 
officials clinic is a great way to learn the technical rules of 
swimming.

We are honored to have Marvin and Joyce Lamphere as Referee's. They 
will have  the registration forms with them to join the United States 
Swimming. We have  to  do this for insurance to be on the deck.  The 
cost is $40.00. If you  complete the coarse and take the open book 
test and work at either an  age group or
master meet, (not Championship Meets,) the PMS will pay you back the 
$40.00  registration fee after you have worked two meets

The address of Mitchell Park Community Center is, 3800 Middlefield 
Rd. Coming  in either from North or South 101, turn west on 
Embarcadero/Oregon  Expressway. It is a little shorter to stay on the 
Oregon Expressway. Go 2 miles to  Middlefield Rd. Turn South (left). 
Drive 3 miles on Middlefield Rd., past East
Meadow and the Community Center is the driveway past the stoplight on 
the left at  Mayview. Turn  right into drive way. ( no name on drive 
way).

If you are coming in from Mt. View or Menlo Park, get to Middlefield 
Rd. The  Community Center is between East Meadow and Charleston, 50 
feet or  so from   the stoplight of Mayview.

Our Master swimmers will appreciate seeing the fantastic stroke and 
turn  film. It is  one of the best I've seen.

For further information call Cindy at (650) 326-6630 or e-mail her at 
cindybax at aol.com

TIME TO RENEW FOR 2004
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 
renewal does help.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/04Indivappl.pdf

HELP NEEDED
Pacific has a film library on video tape. We would like to back the 
tapes up on DVDs, a more stable media. One tape, one dvd. If there is 
anyone who would like to help on this project (if you have a dvd 
burner and equipment to make the back up) and would like to help, 
please contact Nancy Ridout at registrar at pacificmasters.org.

CLUB REPS TEAM LISTS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE
Team representative can go to the Pacific Masters web site and get a 
list of the teams members:
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/clubsearch.cgi
Remember to be covered by USMS secondary insurance, every member of 
your team must be a USMS member. If you have any questions about 
being able to get the form on line, contact Michael Moore at 
michael at pacificmasters.org , If it is a question about the 
registration of a swimmer contact Nancy Ridout at 
registrar at pacificmasters.org

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/general/teamlist.html
If your club is not registered talk to you club representative. If 
the club representative has any questions, he/she should contact 
Nancy Ridout at 415 872 0771 or registrar at pacificmasters.org.

Happy New Year

michael
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michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org