[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update April 30, 2006

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UPCOMING MEETS
On May 13 the San Mateo Master Marlins will host the Parkside Mile in 
San Mateo.

May 20th is the RCM SpringLake one mile open water swim, Santa Rosa.

On June 3rd, Davis Aquatic Masters hosts the 25th Annual Lake Berryessa Swim.
	http://www.damfast.com
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DAVIS AQUATIC MASTERS STROKE CLINIC FOR FITNESS SWIMMERS
This spring's annual stroke clinics hosted by Davis Aquatic Masters 
will be on May 13 (Freestyle), May 14 (Backstroke), June 10 (Fly) and 
June 11 (Breast). Clinics are open to all swimmers. DAM coaches Rick 
Powers and Ahelee Osborn and staff will run the clinics at the Civic 
Pool in Davis, corner of B St. and 5th, from 1-2:30pm. Clinics will 
also cover the turn of that stroke. Cost of each  clinic for non-DAM 
members is $10 pre-paid or $15 on clinic day. Contact Rick at 
<rpswimmer at hotmail.com>.

CANCELLED MEETS
The Fresno LCM meet and the Burlingame Splash and Dash have been 
taken off the schedule. I hope that they will come back next year.
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LONG COURSE PRACTICE
There is a great interested by swimmers in swimming or practicing 
long course. If there are any clubs that will have open practice 
where swimmers can workout in a long course pool, write me at
	mailto:michael at pacificmasters.org

I will post the information in the Update or on the web site.

After the Long course meet last weekend, I was talking to a swimmer 
who for the first time swam a long course event. He said he did not 
have any feeling for the length of the pool. He did not know where he 
was and even though he always counts his strokes, he had no sense of 
where he was or where he should be.

Working out in a long course pool will help swimmers for the long 
course season and for the world championships.
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XI FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The XI FINA World Masters Championships on-line Meet entry system is 
now available.  There is less than five weeks to on-line entry 
deadline. You can now register for all the events online at

http://www.2006finamasters.org

then click on the "OnLine Entries" button on the right side.

If you are worried about your times, until 3 June, you can go back on 
line and change your meet entry time.

All the relays will be on Tuesday - the 200 Mixed Free Relay, 200 
Mixed Free Relay, 200 Men's Medley relay, 200 Men's free relay, 200 
Women's medley relay and 200 Women's free relay. The team leader can 
enter a time and an event. The final names do not have to be entered 
until Monday before the relay - so the coach/team leader can see who 
is swimming at the meet, but all the swimmers have to had registered 
for the meet.

We have made a couple of changes in the registration process, you do 
NOT have to send two photos with your registration, if you a USMS 
member, your membership will be checked when you register. When you
go to accredition, you must bring a government issued ID (eg 
California Drivers license), your picture will then be taken and your 
meet ID will be generated.

This is a great meet to compete against other swimmers, you will 
compete against other swimmers of your age and swimming ability. If 
you enter a good seed time, in your heat you will compete against
swimmers who will almost match your ability. This will be great 
competitive conditions. And the social events will a great place to 
meet swimmers from around the world.

If you want to stay at a hotel or motel in the Stanford area, now is 
also the time to register for a room. You can sign up now, and your 
credit card will not be charged until July. Most of the rooms in Palo
Alto have been booked, but there are plenty of rooms in Santa Clara 
and San Mateo.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we hope that you will 
participate at the first World Championships that is being held in 
the western hemisphere in ten years. And we look forward to seeing 
you at the Stanford Avery Aquatic Center in August.
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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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DAM MASTERS GO TRAVELING
Davis Aquatic Masters will be taking its 5th annual overseas trip 
from Oct. 11-28. This year DAM will go to Singapore for a meet and 
the Philippines for an open water swim. Activities will include 
hiking in the rice terraced mountains of Luzon Island, 4-5 days of 
snorkling and scuba diving off Panglao Island in the Philippines, a 
visit to Corregidor Island, of WWII  fame and more. Swimmers 
interested in joining the DAM group pls. contact Coach Rick Powers at 
<mailto:rpswimmer at hotmail.com>rpswimmer at hotmail.com. Cost of trip 
with airfare included will be approximately $2,200.

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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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michael
Michael W. Moore