[PacMasterUpdate] The Update 4 March 2009

[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.

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RINCONADA MASTERS SPRING SHORT COURSE MEET
The Rinconada Masters Spring Short Course meet will be held Saturday 
March 14th at the Rinconada Pool in Palo Also. the first event is the 
1000 free, which you must pre enter. The preentery deadline is 4 
March 2009. The class of the events is the 1650 butterfly - entry 
free for this one. - one heat only.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09rincscy.pdf

SCAM Spring Break Meet
The Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters Spring Break meet will be on 21 
March 2009 at the Spieker Aquatic Complex, UC Berkeley. The first 
event - the 500 free- is pre-seeded. you can enter on line at
	http://scam.mastersswim.com

PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2009 Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be 
held April 17-19 at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in 
Pleasanton. Swimmers can enter on line at:
	http://wcm.mastersswim.com

US MASTERS SWIMMING 2009 SHORT COURSE MASTERS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2009 US Masters Swimming Short Course Masters National 
Championships will be held at the Clovis North High School Pool, 
Clovis, CA. The online entry system will automatically close at 11:59 
p.m. pacific time on April 9, 2009.
	http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats09/
2008 Open Water Points March/April Newsletter
The results of the Open Water Points competition are listed in the 
March April Newsletter. The March April Newsletter is now posted on 
the web site:
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/09/09marapr.pdf

APPLICATION TO OFFICIATE AT THE US MASTERS SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
An application to  officiate at the US Masters Championships is at
	http://TinyURL.com/9jfjph
An  application is needed if you wish to work an assigned position 
(deck ref, starter, chief judge). Officials can apply for their N2, 
N3 certification.

US MASTERS SWIMMING HAS A NEW E-NEWSLETTER - BEHIND THE BLOCKS
US Masters Swimming has a new e-newsletter which has already gone 
out. If you did not receive it - you may not be alone more than one 
member of the US Masters Swimming Board of Directors did not receive 
it either. Ashley has done a great job in production of the colorful 
newsletter.
Go to
	http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?p=oi&m=1102294150505
to sign up for the USMS News letter. (You can also go to the USMS web 
site to sign up for it).

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
GEORGE VIGUIE
George Vigue of Rolling Hills Mud Sharks passed away 22 February 
while swimming at a pool in Petaluma. Apparently, he swam to the edge 
of the pool, took off his goggles, and put his arms up on the deck to 
rest.  A swimmer noticed that he hadn't moved for awhile, and when he 
checked out George, there was no pulse. George competed in the 60-64 
age group. George was known for his subtle sense of humor.

VICTORIA  CHIDESTER
Victoria Chidester of Colorado Masters trained for last years USMS 
Short Course Nationals. She was the "cover girl" for the July/August 
2008 USMS Swimmer. She had stage four colon cancer, but had a 
unbeat,positive outlook that BIll Volckening wrote about in a special 
web article. Victoria died on 3 March after a three year battle with 
cancer. The article is on the USMS Swimmer website:
http://www.usmsswimmer.com/issue.php?i=21

INDIVIDUAL  RENEWAL
You can now renew your membership for 2009. You can register on line, 
it is very easy, just go to:
	https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/USMS.cfm?l=38
and start filling out the forms. If you are a member of the clubs 
listed below you can register with your club.

If your club is not one of the clubs listed above, you will have to 
register as "unattached." And then when your club registers you can 
change membership.

For those who do no want to register on-line, Pacific Masters still 
has a paper registration form to send to Nancy.

   http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/09memberapp.pdf

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