[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update March 26, 2006

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PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS  REGISTER NOW
Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be April 7,8 
and 9 in PleAsanton. The meet is hosted by the Walnut Creek Masters 
and the TriValley Masters at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center. You 
can register on-line for the meet.  On-line entries must by submitted 
by midnight Wednesday, March 29. There are no deck entries.

There are many hotels in the Pleasanton, Dublin area to stay when 
competing at the meet.

	<http://tvm.mastersswim.com>http://tvm.mastersswim.com

You can register on-line at:

	http://www.mastersswim.com/pc/meet/tvm

This will be a great time to see how you are swimming and compete 
against yourself. You can also convert those time to long course, so 
make the qual times for FINA Worlds.
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USMS SHORT COURSE YARDS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS  REGISTER NOW

The USMS Short Course Yards National Championships are May 11-14 at 
the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex. Mailin entries must by postmarked 
by March 30 and received by by April 6th. You can register on-line by 
April 6th.

	https://www.usms.org/comp/scnats06/onlineentry.php
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NEW MEET THIS YEAR MENLO MASTERS LONG COURSE WORLD QUALIFYING MEET
Menlo Masters is holding a Long Course World Qualifying Meet at 
Sacred Heart High School, Atherton, California 22 April.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/06menlolcm.pdf

You can enter on-line.
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STROKE ENHANCEMENT CLINIC BY TEMESCAL MASTERS
Attention all Triathletes, Intermediate and Advanced Swimmers! The 
racing season is upon us and you can not pass on this opportunity for 
the ultimate stoke tune-up!

The Temescal Aquatic Masters is hosting it's 5th Freestyle Stoke 
Enhancement Clinic,  April 22nd and 23rd, with coaching staff to 
provide both in water instruction, classroom instruction and 
underwater video. A small group format with the ratio of coach to 
swimmer will not exceed 1 to 6, you will learn quicker to improve 
your freestyle mechanics and increase efficiency. Benefit from 4 USMS 
coaches equipped with underwater video to analysis your stroke and 
receive the DVD of yourself in the clinic to take home.

To insure your space in the clinic, please register early by April 
15th. You can get more information and download a PDF entry form at 
http://www.temescalmasters.org
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USMS SEARCHES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
USMS is looking for its first executive director. USMS has been 
primarily a volunteer based organization, but with the growth of 
Masters Swimming, the organization can no longer give its members the 
service they deserve with going to a different management model.

The primary responsibilities of the USMS executive director will be to

	Manage the staff and day- today business operations of USMS

	Identify and develop opportunities for increasing USMS 
visibility and revenue through sponsorships and relationships with 
external entities

	Develop implement and maintain programs to support LMSCs and 
clubs; enhance service to members; and foster growth

	Implement policies established by the USMS Board of Directors

For more information contact Martin Godwin at Anderson & Associates 
at MAILTO:mgodwin at andersonexecsearch.com.

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XI FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
FREE DRAW STRING BAG
The meet book for the XI FINA World Masters Championships is posted 
on the 2006 FINA Masters Championships web site.
	http://www.2006FINAMasters.org

In the meet book is the entry forms. The first 1000 athletes who 
register will receive a quality nylon Drawstring Tote bag with the XI 
FINA Masters logo when the are accredited at the meet. It does not 
make any difference if you register by mail or on line. This 
drawstring tote is make of 210D nylon and will be not be available 
for sale. If you register now, you can change your times later 
on-line (you have to submit your final entry times by 3 June).

The on-line meet entry system is still be worked on. Please check the 
2006 FINA web site on 15 Feb for further update. When the on-line 
meet entry system is ready, it will be announced in the Update.
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LOGO'ED ITEMS OF APPAREL
Teams who are interested in special items of apparel, using the XI 
FINA World Masters Championships log should contact 
mailto:worldmastersproduct at speedousa.com

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Pacific Masters affiliate
Lands End

Pacific Masters entered into a new affiliate relationship with Lands' 
End Apparel . Lands' End is a maker of fine sports apparel for the 
active person.

If you click on the link to Lands' End from the Pacific Masters web 
site (like the link above or the link in the navigation bar) Lands' 
End will receive a rebate from your purchase

The Pacific Masters Logo'ed shirts that meet officials wear are from Lands End.
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PLANNED USMS SERVER DOWN TIME
The USMS web server will be off line on Monday, March 27 beginning 
some time in the morning (likely before 7 AM PST). This planned down 
time is necessary while we upgrade to a new web server. All hosted 
services will be unavailable during this down time, including the 
USMS web site, the Discussion Forums, and any hosted LMSC and club 
web sites. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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DORM ROOMS -
The FINA Worlds Organizing Committee has secured a limited number of 
Stanford Dorm rooms. Please note as Stanford says "Dorm Rooms" are 
not hotel rooms and Stanford is not in the hotel business. These 
rooms are used for students during the academic year and for 
conferences during the summer season. More information is at 
http://www.2006FINAMasters.org

There is a time limit if you want to have a dorm room.
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SOCIAL EVENTS NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP
Want to help with the parties at the 2006 FINA World Championships? 
If so, please contact Anne Cribbs at anne at 2006finamasters.org with 
your contact info including email.

Event planning responsibilities include
	1. Liaison with event company and 2006 Local Organizing Committee
	2. Oversee marketing efforts and outreach to competitors
	3. Recruit volunteers to help with day of event set up, 
greeting, and clean up
	4. Provide guidance and inspiration for all to have a great time!

Events include:

	1. Ice cream social
	2. Taste of California
	3. Real Texas BBQ
	4. DIne out in Palo Alto
	5. South of the Border Feast
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ONE HOUR POSTAL RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE
The 2006 USMS  One Hour Posal results are now available on the USMS Web site:
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats06/
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OPEN WATER MANUAL REVISION
A revised version of the USMS Open Water Manual is now available.
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/owman.pdf
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Have a good week

-- 
michael
Michael W. Moore