[PacMasterUpdate] The Update 11 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.

CHANGES IN OPEN WATER AND LONG DISTANCE SCHEDULE - SEE BELOW

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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. You can deck enter everything 
but the 1000 freestyle.  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

CHANGES IN SCHEDULE.
PARKSIDE MILE
The Parkside Mile has moved to 25 April, same place, but had to 
change the date.

SPRING LAKE MILE
The Spring Lake Mile has been moved to the 16th Of May. It is a week 
earlier than what has been on the schedule.

2009 PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Chabot Masters have graciously offered to organize the 2009 Pacific 
Masters Long Course Championships. The championships will be held at 
Chabot Junior College in Hayward 10-12 July 2009.



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.

SWIMFEST 09
US MASTERS SWIMMING  will be sponsoring SwimFest 09 for coaches and 
swimmers at the CISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, TX (near Houston). For 
coaches it will be a chance to work with some of the greatest coaches 
in Masters Swimming: Kerry O'Brien, Kris Houchesn, Mike Collins and 
Jim Montogmery. They will work with coaches on their coaching 
technique and mentor The Masters coaches ill cover the business of 
being a Masters Coach and other topics.

Swimmers will be able to improve their swimming  and work on all four 
strokes, starts and turns under the guidance of great coaches.

U.S. Masters Swimming will be awarding a limited number of coach 
scholarships. If you are a Masters coach and need financial 
assistance to attend, please contact Mel Goldstein, Director of Club 
& Coach Services via email or by phone at 317-253-8289.

Coaches are free
Swimmers are $85.

More info at http://www.usms.org/swimfest/

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).


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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