[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update, Ides of March, March 15th, 2004

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
michael at mwmoore.org