[PacMasterUpdate] Pacific Masters Update 27 November 2008

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

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

Reno Winners Meet
The 14th Annual Reno "Winners" Meet will be held Saturday, 1 December 
2007 at the Northwest Pool in Reno, Nevada. The meet starts at noon, 
so that swimmers from the Bay Area can make the four hour drive to 
Reno the day of the meet. Remember Reno is at 4000 feet and that 
there is not much time between events.

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
The November - December Pacific Masters Newsletter has been posted on 
the Pacific Masters website. It contains the 2008 schedule and meet 
information for meets in December and January.
    http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/07/07novdec.pdf

PACIFIC MASTERS 2008 SCHEDULE
The 2008 Pacific Masters Schedule has been posted on the web site.

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

Currently 35 events are planned for the next year. Included in the 
schedule are short course yards, long course meters, short course 
meters and open water.

LONG COURSE POOL TIME NEEDED
With the upcoming XII FINA World Masters Championships in Perth, 
Pacific Swimmers need a place to practice in a long course pool. If 
your pool is set up for long course anytime during the next few 
months and would be able to let swimmers practice, please contact 
Pacific Masters so the information can be made available to the 
swimmers.

NOMINEES FOR THE 2007 MICHELOB ULTRA GEEZER JOCK OF THE YEAR
The goal of the 2007 Michelob Ultra GeezerJock of the Year award 
program is simple: To celebrate the best 40-and-over athletes in the 
world. Here you'll find nominees for the 2007 Michelob Ultra 
GeezerJock of the Year awards. PacMasters Swimmers Laura Val  of 
Tamalpias and Robert Strand  of the Olympic Club have been nominated 
for the 2007 Geezer Jock award. More information and voting can be 
found at
	http://www.geezerjock.com/public/department103.cfm
You may wish to vote for them.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRAINING CAMPS
A training camp program is offered to Masters Swimmers and coaches 
who will be attending the XII FINA World Championships in Perth. Pool 
time will be dedicated to conditioning and technique improvement.
This program is designed for dedicated Masters Swimmers who are 
committed to advancing their performances and skills.

Swimmers will train in 50m pools and attend one to two workouts a day 
training and getting to know fellow swimmers and coaches.

Further information can be found at
	http://forums.usms.org/showthread.php?p=114501

INFORMATION FOR THE OLDER ATHLETE
Sports Geezer is the website for the older athlete. There is plenty 
of information about the mature athlete and information about 
training for swimming as well as other sports. It says is it has 
Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for men and women over 40 who 
still like to play hard:
	http://www.sportsgeezer.com/
The most recent articles it has are: Finally: Yoga for the Upper 
body; Three and half Reasons to play computer games; How long can you 
stay firt with no exercise and Pedometer Wearers walk more, lose more 
weight.
 From Sports Geezer:
Calculate Your Life Expectancy
Geezer has always found "life expectancy" to be one of the stranger 
combinations of words that is tossed around the health care universe, 
but he admits that it sounds a hell of a lot better than "death 
expectancy," which would necessarily be the same number. Care to 
calculate your own life expectancy? This slightly time-consuming form 
will help you to
	http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/HealthAge.html
(I plan to live to mid 90s on this test - I love it - well kinda - I 
have to save more before retirement.)

AQUATIC CERTIFICATION COURSES
The Courtside Club in Los Gatos will be offering six Aquatic 
Certification Courses in association with the American Red Cross. 
Courses include Lifeguard certification, Basic Water Rescue and 
Coaches Safety. For more information contact Renate Olaisen at 
aquatics at courtsideclub dot com.

CHECK OFF CHALLENGE
The objective of this event is to challenge yourself by making a 
check list and swimming each of 18 swimming events found in pool 
competition. The participating swimmer will get a T-shirt in advance, 
which will list the 18 swimming events on the back. These events will 
include: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 400 or 500 free, 800 or 1000 
free, 1500 or 1650 free, half-mile open water, one-mile open water, 
50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast, 50 
fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM, 400 IM. As you swim the 
events, simply check them off on the back of the T-shirt using an 
indelible marker. You can swim them during practice, during a swim 
meet, during an organized open water event, or during an organized 
open water training session -- any time, any place, at your own pace! 
The Federal Way Masters of Federal Way, Washington, are hosting this 
year's events.
	http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/checkoff

REGISTRATION
Pacific Masters members can now register for the 2008 year. The 
registration for is on the first page of the November - December 
newsletter. The cost for 2008 is $40.00 - a $5.00 increase that will 
be going to the national USMS organization.

Almost all the clubs have re-registered. Nancy has sent out invoices 
to most Pacific Masters members. You might have already sent sent in 
your money and still received an invoice - they are two different 
systems (we are working on  a new registration system for 2008). For 
those who have sent in their 2009 registration, 2009 cards will start 
to be sent out the end of this week (after Thanksgiving).

The Pacific Masters Committee hopes that you will register early. By 
registering early, you will continue to USMS Swimmer, your club will 
continue to be covered by USMS secondary insurance (if all the 
swimmers are USMS members), you receive borrowing privileges from 
Pacific Masters Video library and there is a central Pacific Masters 
office to answer your questions:
         http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/07/07novdec.pdf

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