[PacMasterUpdate] 28 June 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.

MARGERY MEYER TO BE INDUCTED IN
THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME
Margery Meyer will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall 
of Fame Sepetember 12. The induction ceremony will take place during 
the ASCA convention in  Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Congratulations to 
Margery for achieving this very high honor.

Margery has been an All American Masters swimmer 24 times. She has 
currently 20 USMS pool individual records.
	http://www.usms.org/people/03FF0
CONGRATULATIONS!!

PACIFIC MASTERS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS deadline 1 JULY
The 2009 Pacific Masters Long Course is going to be held at the 
Chabot College Swim Complex, Hayward,California. The meet will be 
July 10, 11 and 12.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09chabotlcm.pdf
You can now register on line at:
	https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1225&smid=1592
It is preferred (and less expensive to register on line). The 
distance events will be swum  men and women in the same heat.

OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2009 PMS Open Water championship will take place at the Santa 
Cruz Roughwater Pier Swim, August 2, 2009.

DONNER LAKE SWIM
Registration for the Donner Lake swim is open. This event is limited 
to the first 350 swimmers. You can register on line at:

http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1731258&assetId=F90C0138-D95D-4178-9007-ED3DD53996E2

LAKE MENDOCINO JUNE 27
The results for Lake Mendocino have been posted. Thank you to all the 
volunteers who made the race possible.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/results.shtml

BARRY FASBENDER INTERVIEWED FOR SENIOR GAMES
Vice President of Administration Barry Fasbender was interviewed for 
the National Senior Games that are being held the beginning of August 
at Stanford.
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWcJJLbX_RQ

MASTERS PROFILES - SUZANNE HEIM-BOWEN
Walnut Creek Masters Swimmer Suzanne Heim-Bowen was featured in an 
Masters Swimming profile article in May 2009 FINA Aquatics World (No 
77) - the official monthly magazine of FINA.

NATIONALS AWARDS
The USMS Fitness Award
The United States Masters Swimming Fitness Committee annually 
presents the USMS Fitness Award to individuals and organizations 
demonstrating outstanding contribution to fitness activities within 
USMS.

Please use the provided nomination form and electronic submissions 
are encouraged. Submit them to Fitness Chair, Marcia Anziano at 
fitness AT usms DOT org.

The Newsletter Of The Year Award
This award is presented annually to the most outstanding LMSC or club 
newsletter.

To submit your newsletter, or another newsletter, for consideration, 
send a copy of the newsletter directly to the Communications 
Committee Chair at

	Communications AT usms DOT org
	SUBJECT: Newsletter of the Year.

The June Krauser Communications Award
The June Krauser Communications Award is presented annually to an 
individual, or group, whose communicative efforts have contributed to 
the growth, improvement, or success of United States Masters Swimming.

To submit a nomination, write a one-page letter detailing why the 
candidate is deserving of the award and send it to:
	Hugh Moore
	2102 N Vassault
	Tacoma, WA 98406
	E-mail: swimmoore AT comcast DOT net

DON GALINE
Don Galine has a glioblastoma (a brain tumor the size of 2 "golf 
balls" in the occipital  (rear brain) and parietal (side).

He is scheduled for surgery Wednesday, (July 1st) at 8:30 am at UCSF. 
Surgery is being done to "debulk" the tumor.  This reduces the 
pressure by removing what they can of the tumor and then  reduces the 
tumor "load" for the chemo and radiation.  Radiation and chemo will 
follow the surgery.

Don really appreciates the cards and e-mails that are sent to him and 
hearing from his Creeker teammates and Pacific Master friends as it 
keeps his spirit up as well as those of his wife Sue.

Send cards and letters to: Don Galine 411 Borel Ave., Suite 500, San 
Mateo, CA94402

His e-mail address is: don at dongaline.com

Please keep Don and his family in your thoughts and prayers during 
this very difficult time.

New Masters Swim Team in Novato for Unattached swimmers in Northern Marin
The Marin Pirates Masters Swim Team, in Novato, CA, is a new branch 
of Marin's Pirates. Their team gets underway July 13th and  will 
train at College of Marin's Indian Valley Campus Pool in Novato. They 
offer five 75-minute workouts per week (Monday-Saturday) in a 
beautiful outdoor, 50 meter by 25 yard, heated pool.

Marin Pirates Masters pride themselves in providing technique and 
conditioning for various skill levels. They can help you reach your 
swimming and fitness goals whether that means learning a new stroke, 
improving your swim portion of a triathlon or breaking a National 
USMS Record.

For more information, contact Coach Cokie Lepinski at 415-827-5672, 
swimnut at mac.com. Find them on Facebook (search Marin Pirates Masters) 
or at http://www.marinpiratesmasters.com.


OPEN WATER POINT COMPETITION
There is a link on the Open Water Pacific page 
http://www.openwaterpacific.org/ to a page that is keeping an 
unofficial total of the open water points. Currently, the total of 
the first three have been posted to the page.

OPEN WATER 101- Moved to Lake Del Valle
Want to learn about open water swimming, but not sure how to start? 
Concerned about cold water, crowded starts, open water culture, 
Pacific Masters is sponsoring Open Water 101 a clinic for new and 
developing open water swimmers. It will cover Breathing and sighting, 
coping with panic, pack swimming, water entry and exit and mental 
Preparation.

There will be dry land talks by Suzanne Heim-Bowen, Suzie Dods Trevor 
Gillis and Lisa Hazen as well as other local, national and 
international open water swimmers. The location has been moved to 
Lake Del Valle. There is a limit of 50 swimmers so register early:
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09pmsow101.pdf
The Pacific Masters Swim Committee has opened up the event to all 
swimmers, but there will be a discount for Pacific Masters Swimmers.

BIDDING FOR NATIONAL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
You can create an exciting opportunity for your club by bidding to 
host either the 2011 United States Masters Swimming National Short or 
Long Course Championships. The USMS Championship Committee to 
strongly encourage you to work with facilities within your LMSC to 
consider bidding for either of these showcase events. All entries are 
now processed by USMS, which takes away much tedious work from the 
host. The short course meet (25 yards or meters) typically takes 
place mid-May, however, it may be held anytime between April 15th and 
May 31st in accordance with USMS rules. The long course meet 
typically takes place mid-August although its allowable range is 
August 1 - September 15th.

BIDDING FOR NATIONAL OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Long Distance Open Water Committee is soliciting bids for postal 
events for 2011 and the Open Water events for 2011. The Postal events 
are the One Hour Postal, the 3,000-6,000 yard postal and the 5,000 
and 10,000 M postal Clubs are encourage to bid for those events.

For the open water events, in 2011 it is the West region's turn to 
host and organize the one mile Open water swim, the 1 Mile cable and 
the 3-6 Mile swim. The national championships would be a great way to 
get swimmers from all over the US to come to your swim.

Next year Lake Del Valle wil be the venue of the 1-3 Mile national 
championship. This year Millerton Lake was the scene of the one mile 
national championship.

PACIFIC MASTERS BY THE NUMBERS
Total members through 6/28/09  9,512
          members through 6/28/08  8,656  increase of 9.9%
Clubs with 100 or more members:
Davis Aquatic	590
Walnut Creek	471
Tuolunme County	432
Stanford		429
Menlo		358
Santa Clara	356
USF		335
CRUZ		263
Mountain View	220
Manatee		210
Temescal	186
Modesto		177
Tri Valley		167
Rockland		162
Burlingame	161
SCAM		160
SERC		154
Central Valley	152
Olympic Club	147
Sierra Nevada	145
BAY		144
Tsunami		138
Dolphin Club	128
Peninsula Covenant	122
Rinconada	122
San Mateo	119
Sacramento	105
Alameda		102
Congratulations to those clubs whose membership is greater than last 
years (bold).

Fitness Logs Available for US Masters Swimming Members

U.S. Masters Swimming has released a new online service that is 
available exclusively for our members. Members may now track their 
swimming and other fitness activities via our new online Fitness Logs 
(FLOGs) tool. With this exciting new online service, you can log a 
wide variety of fitness activities such as swim workouts, running, 
weights and yoga on your flog calendar and track your weekly, monthly 
and annual totals online.

Members who are participating in the popular "Go The Distance" 
fitness event will also enjoy the convenience of having the data from 
their flog automatically included in the monthly event reports

	http://www.usms.org/features.php?id=142

BABY WRINKLES; LEATHER FACES
Dr Jim Miller has written an article that is on the USMS web site 
about skin damage by the sun.
	http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=202
For those of you who have an Apple iPhone, there is a program that 
will tell you how long a sunscreen if properly applied will last (put 
in the SFP and it looks for the UV rating for the day in your area.

Early Registrations for Long Course Nationals Due 07/03/2009
The  registration period for the 2009 Long Course National 
Championships in Indianapolis ends on 03  July at 11:59 p.m. EDT. 
The meet will be held from August 6-10.

Application to Officiate at Long Course Nationals 6/30/2009
An application to officiate at the USMS Long Course National 
Championships is now available. The meet will be held from August 
6-10 in Indianapolis. Applications are due by June 30 for specific 
assigned positions.

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