[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update, Ides of March, March 15th, 2004
pacmasterupdate-admin at PacificMasters.org
Tue Mar 16 01:47:44 EST 2004
RICK MEIER-WINDES 1955-2004
It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of Rick Meier-
Windes. Rick had been a stalward of Pacific Masters Swimming for many
years, having served in many of the leadership positions including
chair of Pacific Masters.
Rick also served on United States Masters Swimming committees
including Officials and Legislation. He has been the only person to
be awarded the distinguished Pacific Masters "Contributor of the Year
Award" twice ( 1988 and 1992).
A gifted long distance swimmer, Rick swam in the Olympic trials in
1972. When he could no longer swim as well as he had in the past,
Rick became a deck official. He worked many Pacific Masters meets and
age groups meets. He became a National Championship Certified deck
official (one of the highest rankings).
Rick continued to swim when his health would let him. He would enter
the 500 and 1000 yard events with really no help of winning just to
participate (his times would be double of what he swam when he was in
condition). He swam just for the joy of the competition.
A founding member of Tsunami Swim Club, Rick served on its board and
worked very hard getting all the records correct for Tsunami and for
the International Gay Lesbian Aquatics group.
Rick was a tireless advocate for swimming. He was known for his
forceful yet reasoned approach.
When information on a celebration of Rick's life is available, it
will be posted on the Pacific Masters Web site or in The Update. For
those who would like to send a note to Rick's partner Cris Meier
Windes the address is:
1543 LaSalle
San Francisco, CA 94124
I know he would love to hear from friends.
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RINCONADA MEET
The results of the Rinconada Meet have been posted on the Pacific
Masters web site. Thanks to Carol MacPherson, Paul Walker and Jim
Shaw for all their work on the meet.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
PACIFIC MASTERS MEETING
MARCH MEETING
The Monthly Pacific Masters meeting will be Wednesday, March 17th, at
7:30 PM It will be at the Oak Hill Park Community Center, in
Danville/Alamo. Directions can be found on the web page
http://www.pacificmasters.org/
STRAWBERRY CANYON MEET
The SCAM meet will be this weekend at the Spieker Pool on the campus
of the University of California. This is the last meet before the
Pacific Masters Championships, so it is a meet to tune up your
strokes. You can deck enter all the meet except for the 500 freestyle.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/04scamscy.pdf
PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2004 Pacific Masters Short Course Championships will be on the
campus of the University of California Santa Cruz, April 2nd through
the 4th. For the championships there are no deck entries so you have
to enter by March 24th.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/04cruzscy.pdf
UNITED STATES MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
The last day for on-line registration for the USMS 2004 Short Course
Yards Championships is Mar 18th. The natatorium at the Indiana
University is considered one of the fastest pools in the nation. The
meet will be April 22nd through the 25th - a little earlier this year
because of an auto race that is held in Indianapolis in May.
http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats04/
X FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 - RICCIONE, ITALY
The X FINA World Masters Championships will be held in June in
Riccione, Italy. You must enter by April 3rd. No Late entries will be
accepted. You can enter on-line (and Pay on line) at
http://www.masters2004.it/entries.asp?
PRELIMINARY ONE HOUR SWIM RESULTS
The preliminary ONE HOUR SWIM results have been posted on the USMS
web site (soon to be on the Pacific Masters Site).
http://forums.usms.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2502
RINCONADA MEET
The results of the Rinconada Meet have been posted on the Pacific
Masters web site. Thanks to Carol MacPherson, Paul Walker and Jim
Shaw for all their work on the meet.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml
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have a good week
michael
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michael w. moore
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