[PacMasterUpdate] 17 August 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.

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING - PHONE MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of the Pacific Masters Swim Committee 
will be a teleconference that will start at 7PM. All teams are 
invited to have a representative on the phone call. All members are 
invited to contribute. If you are interested, please contact Nancy 
Ridout at 415 892 0771 and she will give you the telephone number and 
password.

The phone meeting allows swimmers from all over the Pacific LMSC to 
participate and not travel to the bay area. On the agenda is the 2010 
Pacific Masters Championships.

MAAC SUMMER SCM
Modesto Area Aquatic Club  3rd Annual MAAC Summer SCM is now history. 
Thanks to Tom Kara and the entire Modesto Area Aquatic Club for 
organizing the meet
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09/09maacscm.html

Lake Sonoma Open Water
The Russian River swim was moved to Lake Sonoma. It will be a one 
mile swim on 22 August 2009 at Lake Sonoma.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09LakeSonomaOW.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
The preentry deadline is 15 August and there is race day registration.

LAKE NATOMA OPEN WATER SWIM
The Lake Natoma Open Water Swim, the 2009 Cold Water Challenge, will 
be Saturday 26th September. The meet is organized by the Sierra 
Marlins Masters. The Lake Natoma swim will be the last open water 
swim in the annual open water points competition.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09smmow.pdf


MARLINS SWIM AND EAT CLASSIC
The San Mateo Master Marlins Swim and Eat Classic is Sunday 20 
September. All of the 50s will be swum along with the 100 IM, 200 
Medley Relay and 1200 Free Relay and the 100 IM


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.


USMS 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (50 meter pools only)
A reminder that the USMS 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships are 
currently going on. You can compete. Information is at
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1246&smid=1646
You can swim in the championships until 15 September.

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

SARA SNOEK
Sara Snoek passed away 26 July after a fight with leukemia. She was 
active up one week before her death swimming in the pool on the Crown 
Princess during a trip to Norway. Masters swimming was a key part of 
her life as she up in her 100 laps faithfully  four times a week with 
the North Bay Aquatics group in Tiburon. She and her husband Peter 
would participate together at many domestic and international swim 
meets over the past 30 years.

STAN ALDRICH
William Stanley "Stan" Aldrich passed away on 2 August. He swam both 
open water and pool meets and did very well in both. After his 
engineering days, he and his wife Nancy volunteered for Loves and 
Fishes, Senior Gleanors and several other church related activities.

SUSAN HELMRICH
Susan Helmrich, will be undergoing surgery for cancer (neuroendocrine 
pancreatic tumor) on August 20, 2009. This is Susan's third cancer 
diagnosis, the first was 32 years ago, just after she graduated from 
Syracuse University, where she was captain of the varsity women's 
swim team.  Although this cancer was found early and is treatable, it 
is in a very difficult place, and Susan is expected to be at Stanford 
Hospital from 1 to 4 weeks. Susan is currently the Bay Area 
Co-Director for Swim Across America.


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