[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update Valentines Day, 2005
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Mon Feb 14 01:21:20 EST 2005
UPCOMING EVENTS
PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING
The Pacific Masters February monthly meeting will be February 16th
at Heather Farms, in Walnut Creek.
TAMALPIAS 1650
For those swimming the one hour swim they can also enter the Tam one
hour postal.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/05tamscypostal.pdf
PACIFICA RELAY MEET
The Pacifica Relay meet will be Sunday, February 27th. The meet sheet
has been posted. You enter only on the day of the meet. Now is the
time to get your team mates together to form a team and have fun
competing against other teams.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html
RINCONADA SPRING SHORT COURSE MEET
The Rinconada Spring Short Course meet returns to the Rinconada Pool
in Palo Alto on Saturday March 12, 2005. The pre entry deadline is
March 02.
STRAWBERRY CANYON INVITATIONAL
The Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters Invitational Meet will be
Saturday March 19. PreEntries must be received by March 9th.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html
PACIFIC MASTERS OFFICE CLOSED THROUGH THE 18TH
Nancy Ridout is at the Olympic Training Center with Master swimmers
who are learning the latest training techniques there. She will be
back on the 18th.
RESULTS OF THE USF VALENTINES DAY MEET
The results of the USF Valentines day meet have been posted on the
web site. Thanks to Barbara Byrnes, Bryan Andrews for directing the
meet; and thanks to all of USF for putting on the meet and for the
use of their 50 meter pool
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml
START AND TURN CLINIC
USMS Coach of the Year Scott Williams of the Olympic Club will host
a clinic to prepare competitors for the upcoming short course Pacific
Championships in April. The focus will be on starts and turns in
the Olympic Club's new indoor facility.
Space is limited to 50 participants.
Clinic Date: Sunday, March 27
Time: 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Location: The Olympic Club, 665 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Cost: $25
NEW LOOK FOR USMS WEB SITE
The USMS web site has undergone a transformation into a new modern
look. The transformation has included navigation and how the
information is conveyed to the web surfer.
http://www.usms.org
ARTICLES ON USMS WEB SITE
There are articles of the month on the USMS website. The latest
article is on hydration. There are many articles about swimming and
swimmers on the web site:
http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php
STREAMLINES
The latest issue of Streamlines has been posted. Streamlines is a
newsletter about and for the management of United States Masters
Swimming. Everyone is invited to read it.
http://www.usms.org/admin/nycu.php
USMS ELECTIONS
Elected Officers and Directors on the USMS Board of Directors ("BOD")
are elected by the members of the House of Delegates at the annual
meetings. The elected BOD positions and their election schedule can
be found in the current USMS Code of Regulations and Rules of
Competition (Articles 505: OFFICERS and 506: BOARD OF DIRECTORS).
Processes for the election are governed by the current version of the
Election Operating Guidelines. Information about the elections is on
the USMS web site
http://www.usms.org/admin/election05/
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New Coach Midnight Article
Counting down to the 2006 FINA Masters World Championships at Stanford !
Yes, it is true I have had a bit of 'writers block' -- but nothing
like having a World Championships in one's own backyard to get one
interested in writing about swimming again. So, I will be writing a
more less monthly article on ways to prepare -- both mentally as well
as physically for swimming at the World Championships at Stanford in
2006.
First of all, one has to decide if they even want to or can swim in
said event. If you have already swam in one previously -- you know
they are quite the experience: expect some 6,000 plus Masters
swimmers across all age groups, and from many different Nations and
all 'speeds' to congregate over the period of some 6 to 8 days at
the same pool.
So, if one has decided to swim; you first have to ask yourself: Am I
doing it for the unique experience that a Masters World Championships
can give me just by being there, or do I want to commit myself to
performing at my best level in the hopes of placing high in the
competition within my age group ? Either decision is a viable one
when all is said and done.
If you are going for 'the unique experience' -- you will get it -- as
an example, at one World Championships that I was at -- I was
"amused" at seeing swimmers from other countries step outside between
races for a "quick smoke" !! Not quite what I was used to.
Just being there and partaking of the pageantry and rubbing
shoulders with swimmers from a multitude of backgrounds is something
one should not miss; especially as it is in our own backyard ! If you
can make the time standards -- and yes, there are 'time standards'
for each and every event -- plan on attending, it will be worth it.
If you are going with the mind-set of trying to place as high as
possible in your age group; you should do a little 'background
research' first. Some things to consider, and there are more than I
will list for sure, are:
1) What events would I probably place highest in? And these may not
necessarily be your best or favorite events -- so you will need to
look at past World Championships results;
2) Who will be my competition (and their 'times') -- and who is
'aging up' into my age group in 2006;
3) When the Event Schedule is published you will need to look at that
as it will make more sense to probably swim only one event per day,
or at least be able to 'clump' 2 events close together on a
respective day -- so, get 'creative' as far as event selection !!
Remember -- the 'days' will be long with some 6,000 plus swimmers
entered.
So, set your sights on Stanford in 2006 and let the process begin !!
Coach Midnight
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LOOKING FOR GOOD LINKS THAT TELL ABOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO
We are looking for good web links that would tell visitors about the
San Francisco Bay Area. These links would be for the XI FINA World
Masters Championships web site.
please email your suggested links to mailto:links at pacificmasters.org
thank you.
Have a good week
michael
For information about Pacific Masters Swimming, go to
http://www.pacificmasters.org
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michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org