[PacMasterUpdate] The Update 14 October 2008

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

PACIFIC MASTERS MISSION STATEMENT:
As adopted by the Pacific Masters Committee the Mission of Pacific Masters is:

Pacific Masters Swimming welcomes anyone who 
would like to gain and maintain fitness through 
swimming and encourages programs to foster this 
mission.

PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE METERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
RESULTS
The 2008 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters 
Championships results are posted on the Pacific 
Masters web site.

http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml
WORLD RECORDS SET
See the end of this email for all the World 
records that were broken. Larua Val broke five 
records, Rich Burns broke four and they swam 
together on relays to break another record. Also 
David Guildea, Richard Todd, Roque Santos and and 
Jackie Marr broke world records. Congratulations 
to all!!

TOP SCORING TEAMS
The top scoring teams at the Short Course Meter Meet were:
    Walnut Creek Masters
    Bay Masters
    Manatee Aquatic Masters
    Rolling Hills Mud Sharks
    Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters
    Santa Rosa Masters

Thanks to Kara Gray, John King, Debbie Santos for 
all the work they did. There is no way a meet of 
almost 400 competitors can be run without a great 
volunteer base and people working for the meet.

ROB BUTCHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VISITS PACIFIC
Rob Butcher, Executive Director of United States 
Masters Swimming, visited our LMSC last week. He 
spoke with many of our coaches and swimmers on 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, then he competed 
at the Short Course Meters Championships, where 
he met more coaches, and swimmers. He said he was 
very impressed with our coaches and our swimmers.

Thank you to everyone who took time out to meet 
with Rob. We have the best LMSC and it is because 
of our coaches and everyone who participates. It 
was very important that Rob heard from you about 
Masters Swimming; about what you think is good 
about the program and where we can improve. By 
speaking with you he heard more ideas about how 
USMS can better server you, our members.

Rob also swam at the meet where he took a first 
and a couple of seconds in the very competitive 
35-39 age group. Saturday, after the meet, Rob 
had dinner with coaches, Pacific Masters 
Committee members, officials and members of the 
Walnut Creek organizing committee, before leaving 
for Charlotte.

CLOVIS SHORT COURSE YARDS MEET.
The first Clovis Short Course Yards meet will be 
held at the Clovis North Aquatic Center (the site 
of the 2009 USMS Short Course Yards 
Championships). The meet will be held 8 November 
and is organized by The Clovis Swim Club and the 
Fig Garden Masters. The meet will start at 1 PM, 
which will give swimmers from the Bay Area time 
to leave early in the morning and make it in time 
to compete.

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF SWIMMING? OF JOINING USMS
The USMS website has a new feature "What is the 
Value of Swimming." It covers seven adults who 
answer the question "Join USMS? What's in it for 
? The answer is a better you.
	http://www.usms.org/

CHANGE OF PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING DATE
The executive committee voted to change the date 
of the monthly Pacific Masters Swimmers meeting. 
The October meeting will be a conference call on 
22 October.

NORT THORNTON CELEBRATION AT UCB
Information from Steve Clark:
Please Come Celebrate Nort Thornton and His 
Remarkable and Ongoing Years in Coaching

Friday, October 17, 2008
6pm to 9pm
Haas Club Room, Haas Pavilion
The University of California, Berkeley
Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres will be Served, Drinks will 
be Available,Speeches will be Made, Flip-flops 
and Hawaiian Shirts are Encouraged!

$25 Per Person, Cash Bar Available  RSVP Information

Individual invitations have been mailed. If 
you've not received an invitation, it's possible 
that we do not have your current mailing address. 
Please contact the Cal Aquatics Development 
Office to RSVP for this evening of celebration.

You may also mail your RSVP with the following information:
	*	Names of those attending ($25/person)
	*	Check payable to UC Regents, with 
"Nort Thornton" written in memo line
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  If you leave a voicemail with or send an email 
to the Aquatics Development Office, please be 
sure to include the names of those who will 
attend, along with a phone number so that we may 
confirm payment by credit card.
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University of California
Cal Aquatics Development Office
195 Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, CA  94720
(510) 643-2746


USMS SHORT COURSE NATIONALS -CLOVIS CALIFORNIA
Hotel Reservations are open for the USMS Short 
Course Nationals that will be held in Clovis 
Califoria in May.  You are encouraged the use of 
the direct link for reservations at all preferred 
hotels:

http://www.fresnocvb-housing.org/events.php?id=39


ONLINE REGISTRATION
If you have not registered for Pacific Masters, you can register on
line. It is quick and easy and you can do it in the privacy of your
home. To compete you must be a current member of United States
Masters Swimming, if you go to a meet to register and compete, you
will just stand in line longer. By registering now you will get the
USMS Swimmer and all the benefits of being a member, besides
belonging to a group that has great people.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/onlineRegistration.shtml


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PACIFIC MASTERS WALNUT CREEK MASTERS SCM CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD RECORDS BROKEN:

Swims under Recorded WR:

Richard Burns	65-69 TAM
100 back	1:10.66
100 Fly	1:10.25
100 IM		1:10.67
50 Back	32.12

David Gildea	65-69 STAN
50 breast		35.44
*100 Breast	1:17.01
200 Breast	2:56.84

Jackie Marr	65-69	SDSM
800 Free		11:44.69
1500 Free	22:28.15

Roque Santos	40-44 WCM
100 Breast	1:04.60
200 Breast	2:19.80

Richard Todd  65-69 TCAM
*100 Breast	1:19.39 - was under the WR but so 
was David Gildea who won ( but Richard will still 
get credit for breaking the WRŠeven though it 
will not stand up in the record book)

Laura Val	55-59 TAM
100 back		1:12.92
50 Fly		31.75
100 Fly		1:09.40
200 Back		2:40.05
400 Free		4:46.64

WORLD record Relay:

Tamalpais Masters 240-279 Mixed 200 Medley Relay	2:14.24
Rich Burns, Ken Frost, Laura Val, Nancy Ridout

-- 
michael w. moore
michael at mwmoore.org