[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update President's Day 2007

[Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.]

FIRST EVER PAC MASTERS CONFERENCE CALL MEETING
In order to better meet the needs of the membership and to make 
meeting attendance more available, the February Pacific Masters 
Meeting will be a conference call. The meeting will start at 7:30pm 
21 March. If you have not previously attended a meeting and would 
like to participate, please contact Nancy Ridout at the Pacific 
Masters office (415-872-0771) or email 
mailto:registrar at pacificmasters.org

MARLINS RELAY MEET
The San Mateo Master Marlins Relay day meet is on 25 February 2007. 
There are a few changes from prior years. There is pre-registration 
and there will be a late fee for individuals and teams who register 
after 22 February. See the meet sheet for further information.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07smmmscy.pdf

BAY AREA SENIOR GAMES
The 2007 Bay Area Senior Games will be held at Stanford University 
March 10-11 (Swimming will be held on the 11th of March). You must be 
least  50 years old to compete.

At Stanford there will be the 24th Annual Fitness Weekend where there 
will be a Health Fair and Exhibition. Early registration deadline is 
19 February, final registration is March 3.  All invited to 
participate.

The 2009 National Senior Games will be held at Stanford in August of 
2009. For more information about the Senior Games go to:

<http://www.2009seniorgames.org/2007_web/pdf/registration07.pdf>http://www.2009seniorgames.org/2007_web/pdf/registration07.pdf

RINCONADA MASTERS SPRING SHORT COURSE MEET
The Rinconada Mastesr Spring meet will be held at the Rinconada Pool 
in Palo Alto on March 17th. The pre-entry deadline is 2 March. For 
those who have no prior competitive Masters experience there are 
three special events: the 50 yard Free, and the 50 yard Back.  For 
those who are feeling studly, there is the 1650 yard fly. (you must 
finish the event within 45 minutes).

The 1000 yard freestyle is the first event, there is no deck entries 
for 1000 free only - you must pre-enter.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07rincscy.pdf

JON STEINER MEMORIAL MILE (POSTAL)
The Jon Steiner Memorial Mile (Postal) is taking place during the 
months of January and February. If you are registered with US Masters 
Swimming, you are eligible to compete. Just swim 1650 yards, while 
swimming have someone track your times and submit your entry.
Jon was the meet director for the Tamalpias event for many years. He 
passed away this year - Tam renamed the mile in his honor. Jon was 
one of the good guys - you can use your times from the USMS hour 
postal.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/07tamscy.pdf

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Pacific Masters honors it volunteers who have contributed to the 
sport of Masters Swimming. There are four awards for volunteers that 
are given out at the Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships 
to be held at Santa Cruz.

The four awards are
	Contributor of the Year (multiple awards)
	Personal Achievement Award (only three)
	Distinguished Service award
	Appreciation Award
The criteria for the awards are at the end of the Update.

	http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/07/07janfeb.pdf

Nominations are due to Chairman Michael Moore by March 14th. If you 
wish to email them (Please email them by Wednesday, March 14th 
evening awards at pacificmasters.org)




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Have a good week

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michael
Michael W. Moore