[PacMasterUpdate] 26 July 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.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE SENIOR GAMES
The 2009 National Senior Games (formerly the Senior Olympics) needs 
volunteers for swimming and the other competitive sports. Swimming 
will be August 1 though 5 at the Stanford swim center. The time line 
is for the events to start at 8 am on Saturday and Sunday and 9 am on 
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The competitive day will be over by 
about 1 pm on all days except Tuesday, when the 500 Free will be 
contested.

If you can help, please contact Stephanie at 650-323-9400 or 
stong at 2009seniorgames.org.

SENIOR GAMES SCHEDULE
The 2009 National Senior Games swimming competition schedule, heat 
sheets and psych sheets are at
http://www.2009seniorgames.org/schedule-swimming

Best of luck to all Pacific swimmers who will be competing at the championships

OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2009 PMS Open Water championship will take place at the Santa 
Cruz Roughwater Pier Swim, Saturday August 1, 2009.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09cruzroughwater.pdf

CRUZ CRUISE
The Cruz Cruise will be Sunday, August 2, 2009. The the cost is 
$30/person if the entry is received by 27 July.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09CruzOWCruise.pdf

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

MAAC SUMMER SCM
Modesto Area Aquatic Club is organizing the 3rd Annual MAAC Summer 
SCM. It will be at the Modesto Junior College Aquatic Complex on 
Saturday 15 August 2009.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09maacscy.pdf

HOT AUGUST CHILL
The Donner Lake 1/2 mile, one mile and 500 yard Hot August Chill will 
be on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at the west end of Donner lake. This is 
the first year of the event organized by the Truckee Tahoe Swim Team. 
Debbie Meyer will be the Master of Award Ceremonies.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09donnerow.pdf

2009 Whiskeytown Lake Open Water Swim
The 2009 Whiskeytown Lake Open Water Swim will be on Sunday September 
13th at Whiskeytown Lake (just outside Redding, California). It is a 
one and two mile swim. Both swims count in the open water points 
competition.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09redowwhiskey.pdf

2009 TOP TEN SCY
SCM AND LCM RECORDS POSTED
The 2009 Pacific Masters Top Ten have been posted on the PacMasters 
website. Congratulations to all the Pacific Masters Swimmers who made 
the top ten. Top Ten swims are achieved only by Pac Masters Swimmers 
who compete in a Pacific Masters meet.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/records/09scytopten.pdf

The current Pacific Masters Long Course Meters and Short Course 
meters records have been posted. Again congratulations to all 
swimmers who have set Pac Masters records. And Thank you to Nancy 
Ridout who compiles the Top Ten and all the records

CHANGES IN CALENDAR
RUSSIAN RIVER SWIM MOVED LAKE SONOMA
The 2009 Russian River Swim has been moved to Lake Sonoma. It will be 
on the same day. From the organizing committee "Swimmers itch is a 
parasite that appears as a skin rash.  It is an allergic reaction to 
a small  parasite that burrows into the skin.  It is common in open 
bodies of water, especially during the summer months.  It has become 
more prevalent in the Russian River in past years.  The parasite, 
also known as cercarial dermatitis is excreted by snails in the 
water.  With the low flow coming out of Lake Mendocino, there is a 
higher percentage of  shallow water and a greater likelylhood of 
these snails in the Russian River.  We have had 1 reported case, and 
environmental health has posted signs in our Memorial Beach Park.

We want happy swimmers, not itchy swimmers."

SMMM SWIM AND EAT
The San Mateo Master Marlins Swim and Eat meet will be on Sunday 20 September.

FRESNO SCY SWIM
A SCY meet has been added to the calendar -  Saturday 7 November at 
the Clovis North High School Pool. This is the very fast pool that 
hosted the 2009 US Masters Swimming SCY Championships. Thank you to 
the Clovis Valley All Stars for organizing the meet.

TRANS-TAHOE
There were a couple of small changes to the results of the 
Trans-Tahoe Race (Names of Teams). The results have been updated

US MASTERS SWIMMING CONVENTION
The 2009 US Masters Swimming convention will be in Chicago, ILL 
September 17-20. Pacific is still looking for a few more swimmers who 
would like to learn about the Masters organization and be willing to 
help Masters swimming over the next year.  A delegate is expected to 
attend  the House of Delegate meetings, a workshop and the Zone 
meeting. You get to meet scores of enthusiastic Masters swimmers who 
have been dedicated to make the Masters swimming work.

If you are interested in attending and meet wonderful people from all 
over the US, please contact Nancy Ridout at 
mailto:registrar at pacificmasters.org.

FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The FINA World Championships can be found on NBC Sports and also on 
the 'net at www.universalsports.com. Universal sports streams the 
championships live.

NUTRITION
Garrett WEber-Gale wrote an article "Six Shocking Things my 
nutritionist told me: in USA Swimming's Splash Magazine. One of the 
items was that "The sooner I ate something after practice, the better 
and faster my body would recover. By "soon' I mean start chewing 
something while you are still dripping wet." He has a website 
http://www.gwgswims.com/ that has a information about food and 
nutrition.

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

3RD PAN AM MASTERS SWIMMING AND OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The third Masters Pan American Championships will be held in 
Veracruz, Mexico, October  28 through November 1, 2009. October 28 is 
the Open Water swim and the pool events commence the next day.

http://www.asua-aquatics.org/html/English/2panmaster1.htm

2010 FINA WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Swimming is 31 July to 6 August with Open Water on 7th August. There 
is one relay day on 4 August.
http://www.2010finamasters.org/

Qualifying times
http://www.2010finamasters.org/files/Masters_VM_2010/text-filer/Qualifying%20Times_Final%20REVBpdf.pdf

MAXIMIZING A RACE: CHOOSING A SUIT
On the US Masters Swimming there is an article about choosing a 
swimming suit. The article by TYR, but it applies to all suits.
http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=208

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