[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 10 June 2007

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

RESULTS
BURLINGAME SPLASH AND DASH
SPRING LAKE
LAKE BERRYESSA
The results for the Burlingame Splash and Dash, the Spring Lake One 
Mile Swim and the Lake Berryessa one and two Mile swims have been 
posted.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml
Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make these events a success. We 
could not offer as many swimming events in Pacific Masters without 
the dedicated volunteers who work hard so that Pacific Masters 
Swimmers have the greatest number of pool and open water events in 
the U.S.  to compete in.

PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Pacific Masters Swimming 2007 Long Course Meters Championships 
will be hosted by Santa Cruz Masters on the University of California 
Santa Cruz Campus. This is a pre entered meet. Posted entries must be 
postmarked by 23 June. You can enter on line by 27 June 2007.

CHANGE IN PACMASTERS SCHEDULE
The June Pacific Masters Swimming Monthly meeting will be Wednesday 
27 June 2007.

ROBERT PROEBSTRING 1937-2007
Bob Proebsting, a many-time US Masters All-American and World 
Champion passed away Monday, June 4 due to a massive heart attack, 
resulting from complications from his long battle with Parkinson's 
disease and his weakened condition due to his cancer treatment 12 
years ago. He was 69 years old. Dick Thomas wrote a article about Bob.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/rproebstring.html

Chabot Pool Reopening
Honoring Ross Shoemaker
Chabot College Pool will reopen Thursday June 14th 5pm with a short 
ceremony to honor Ross Shoemaker. Ross Shoemaker was swimming there 
until he passed away a few weeks ago.

COACH THOMAS HUGGINS MOVING TO INDIANAPOLIS
Coach Thomas Huggins of the San Mateo Marlins is moving to 
Indianapolis with his wife Jenny. Thomas has been the coach of the 
Marlins for the past eight years. He has also served as a delegate to 
USMS National convention from Pacific. Everyone wishes Thomas and 
Jenny, the best of luck and success in their new local.

PACIFIC MASTERS YTD RESULTS
There are currently 8,222 members of Pacific Masters Swimming as well 
as 112 clubs. Pacific Masters is the largest local masters swimming 
committee in the United States with about 23% of the total national 
membership. There are 18,500 people on the Update email list. The Pac 
Masters largest clubs are:
	Dam	569
	Tcam	404
	WCM	402
	Stan	357
	USF	291
	Melo	262
	Mam	231
	MVM	222
	Cruz	199
	SCSC	194

56% of the swimmers belong to the top twenty clubs (in membership). 
1.3% of Pacific Masters membership does NOT live in PacMasters 
geographical territory (I dont know why I threw in that tidbit, but 
there are people who think that some clubs recruit from all over the 
US- there may be clubs that do that, but not in Pacific).

WHERE ARE THE CLUBS?
I have been working on way to show where the Pacific Masters clubs 
are located. I have used maps.google.com and Google earth to show 
were the clubs are located. This is a work in progress and not 
everything is on the map.  Many clubs are not on the map, because the 
address that we have for your club is the coaches home address. I did 
not want to put that address on the map. There are some clubs that 
might not want to be on the map, for different reasons. I would 
appreciate it if members of a club would check out the map to be sure 
that the pool is in the right place and if you have a website to be 
sure that I wrote the URL correctly.

Go to
If you have dialup or slow broadband
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificmasters.org%2Fgeneral%2FPacMasters.kml&ie=UTF8&z=8&om=1>Dialup 
- map only

If you have fast broadband:
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificmasters.org%2Fgeneral%2FPacMasters.kml&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=38.419166,-121.481323&spn=3.029755,2.905884&t=h&z=8> 
Broadband maps - picture

If that does not work try:
Go to
	http://maps.google.com

be sure that "Search the map is highlighted.

In the box between Google Maps and Search maps write:
	http://pacificmasters.org/general/PacMasters.kml
you can cut and paste.

If anyone would like to contribute an icon that is better than the 
pins, please send it to me. If your club is not listed and it should 
be, send me the information. If someone want to have an icon for open 
water swims or for pool swims, create it and we can set  that up. 
Send the information to:
chairman at pacificmasters dot org.

LINKS TO CLUB'S HOME PAGE
The PacMasters home page now has a link to the PacMasters clubs, well 
at least many of the clubs. If you club has a home page and does not 
have a link to your home page, please let me know 
mailto:chairman at pacificmasters.org (There are a couple of clubs that 
have given me links that do not work).


GRANTS AVAILABLE TO CLUBS FROM USMS ENDOWMENT FUND
Your club can apply for grant money for anything that advances 
Masters swimming. Examples may include:
·        Swim clinic for prospective Masters swimmers
·        Transportation from a local retirement home or college 
campus to your pool for a one-day trial membership swim
·        Team brochures or posters to distribute at triathlons, ball 
fields, rec centers, etc.
·        Formation costs for a new Masters team
·        Relocation costs to maintain Masters practices at an 
alternate facility during construction or renovation
Pacific Masters can't guarantee that your application will be 
approved. Read the program requirements at 
<http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf>http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/lmsc_hb_endowment.pdf 
or call Doug Church at (317) 773-2190. Applications must arrive by 
mail on or before June 1 at the USMS Endowment Fund for payment this 
year. Take advantage of this opportunity to market your club.

IF YOU HAVE MOVED
If you have moved and want to still receive  your copy of Swimmer 
Magazine, please  go to the Pacific Masters On-Line Change of Address 
page. Fill it out and your address will be changed and you will 
continue to receive USMS Swimmer Magazine.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/members/memberupdate.shtml

SANTA CLARA SWIM CLUB 2007 INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL
The 40th Santa Clara International Swim meet will be 28 June through 
1 July. Some of the worlds great swimmers will be competing. You can 
get your tickets at:
	http://www.santaclaraswimclub.org/Meets/2007International/Main.htm

NYTIMES ARTICLE ON SWIMMING
Jim Thornton write about his recent trip to The Race Club's training 
facility and how it has helped his freestyle.
	http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/sports/playmagazine/0603play-master.html

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
USMS is soliciting bids for the 2009 Short Course Yards 
Championships, the 2009 :Long Course Meters Championships, the 2008 
Open Water Championships. In 2008,  Pacific is eligible to bid  on 
the greater than 3 mile and less than six mile open water swim.

If you are interested in organizing the National Championships, 
please contact Barry Fasbender at 
<mailto:operations at pacificmasters.org>operations at pacificmasters.org. 
Barry was the USMS Championships Committee chairman. He can answer 
your questions and walk you through the process.

USMS NOMINATIONS, SUBMITTALS AND BIDS
The USMS Fitness Committee is accepting nominations for the 2007 USMS 
Fitness Award Award. The award is given to the individual or 
organization demonstrating outstanding contribution to fitness 
programs within UMMS.

They are also accepting  bids for the three USMS Postal Fitness 
events (Checkoff Challenge, 30 minutes Swim and Virtual Swim series. 
Contact fitness at usms dot org.  Deadline 1 July.

The USMS RULE BOOK COVER CONTEST
USMS  is accepting submission for the 2008 Rule Book Cover. For 
information contact mailto:susanehr at usms.org

PRINTING BIDS
USMS is soliciting bids to print the 2008 Rule Book. For specs 
interested bidders should contact Susan Ehringer at 
mailto:susanehr at usms.org.

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