[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update, July 17, 2005

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SANTA CRUZ OPEN WATER
The Santa Cruz open water swims will be on Saturday July 30 (Santa 
Cruz Pier Swim), Sunday July 31 Pier to Pier and the Cruz Cruise. 
Santa Cruz meet sheets have been posted on the web site. If you wish 
to swim the 10KM Pier to Pier swim, the entry must be RECEIVED by 
July 20 (this Wednesday).

	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html

USMS LONG COURSE NATIONALS
I received from Mark Moore, coach of Mission Viejo, about the USMS 
Nationals. There are 1107 swimmers entered from 221 different clubs. 
The average number of events per swimmers is 4.2. The oldest male 
swimmer is 90 and the oldest female swimmer is 96.


DONNER LAKE OPEN WATER SWIM
The Donner Lake 2.7 mile Open Water swim will be Saturday, August 6th.

PINECREST LAKE OPEN WATER SWIM
The Pinecrest Lake open water swim is on Saturday, August 27th. 
Shiela Monaghan wrote that she swam in Pinecrest lake for 2 hours and 
it was absolutely lovely. The temperature was perfect for long swims.

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING
The June Monthly meeting will be held at Heather Farms, Wednesday 
evening July 20th, 2005. All members are invited to attend.

IX FINA OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Eight swimmers swam the proposed open water course for the XI FINA 
World Masters Championships. The was was fairly flat and the 
temperature was between 68 to 70 (about 20 -22C). The open water swim 
will have plenty space for spectators to cheer on their friends, 
family and teammates.

Have a good week

michael

OFF THE WALL
I will be traveling to Montreal for the FINA World Championships. 
Does any one have ideas about how to keep the telephone cost down? I 
hate to make long distance telephone calls from the hotel.

m
-- 
michael
Michael W. Moore, chairman
XI FINA World Masters Championships
    Stanford University
    Stanford, California

michael at 2006FINAMasters.org