[PacMasterUpdate] The Update 4 February 2008 -

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

RESULTS
Results for The Olympic Club Mile and the Fog City Quadrathon have 
been posted on the Pacific Masters web site. Laura Val broke her own 
world record in the 1500M Freestyle by 27 seconds, finishing at 
18:53.74.  McCall Dorr (18:03.73) and Lee Wanie (17:29.23) had the 
fastest female and male times.

UPCOMING EVENTS
USF VALENTINES DAY AFFAIR
The 2008 USF Valentines Day affair will be on 9 February 2008 at the 
Koret Recreation Center on the USF Campus. This is always a very 
popular meet and the competition will be great.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08usfscy.pdf
You are encourage to enter on line (It helps a lot if you register 
before the meet).

Monterey Clambake 23 February 2008
The Monterey Clambake will be on 23 February 2008 at the Patullo Swim 
Center in Seaside California. . The on-line deadline is 17 February 
2008. Race day entries will be taken

RINCONADA MEET
The Riconada Spring meet will be on Saturday 8 March 2008. Besides 
the regular events Rinconada has the 1650 Butterfly at the end of the 
meet. The 1650 Fly has limited number of slots open so register early.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08rincscy.pdf

WALNUT CREEK INTENSIVE 21ST TRAINING CAMP
This Training Camp is 2 1/2 days dedicated to enhancing your 
competitive swimming performance through strenuous conditioning, 
stroke and distance specificity, and stroke technique instruction, 
all in an atmosphere conducive to serious swim training.

The 2008 Coaching Staff will consist of Kerry O'Brien, Debbie Santo, 
Mike Heaney, Steve Stahl, Scott Williams and Brian Stack. Bob Bruce 
of Oregon Masters will be there.

More information can be found at the Walnut Creek web site
	http://www.swim4wc.org
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Jon Steiner Memorial Mile
You can start competing in the Jon Steiner Memorial Mile now. 
Competition started on 22 December and will go through 29 February. 
You can swim the Memorial Mile will swimming the One Hour Swim 
(killing two birds with one stone).
      http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/08tamow.pdf


GO THE DISTANCE
It looks like USMS will again have the GO THE DISTANCE Challenge. I 
would urge swimmers to track their swimms for the a while until the 
2008 forms are posted on the USMS Web site. To participate just log 
your workout yardage.

	http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance
For those who are participating in the Go The Distance, the January 
millage should be sent it by tomorrow.

BAY AREA SENIOR GAMES
The Third Bay Area Senior Games will be 15-16 March 2008 at Stanford 
University.  The swimming will be Sunday 16 March at the Avery 
Aquatic Center. To swim at the Nationals, one must qualify at a State 
Games. The state games this year will be in Pasadena, CA. You can 
also qualify at the Nevada State Games in Las Vegas (more information 
later).

You can get a registration brochure at:
	http://2009seniorgames.org/2007_web/pdf/registration08.pdf

SUCCESS THROUGH OPTIMISM
Meghan Lynn wrote an article about Masters Swimming in the Americas 
"Success through optimism.

http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=728&Itemid=330
The article is on the FINA web site.

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.

APPLICATION TO OFFICIATE AT USMS NATIONALS
For Officials who would like to officiate at the 2008 USMS SCY 
National Championships, you can apply on line at the USMS web site:
	http://www.usms.org
USMS LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
The USMS 25 KM long distance championships will be at Morse Resevoi, 
Noblesville, IN, July 19, 2008
	http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/25kentry.pdf
This is the inaugural event of for the 25 KM event.

PACIFIC MASTERS OFFICE CLOSED 8 FEBRUARY
The Pacific Masters Office will be closed on Friday 8 February. Nancy 
Ridout, USMS past president and Michael Moore, Board of Directors 
member, will be traveling to Dallas, Texas to attend the mid-year 
meeting of the USMS Board of Directors.

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

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