[PacMasterUpdate] 24 November 2009 - Happy Thanksgiving

[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.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
On behalf of the Pacific Masters Committee, we would like to wish you 
the Happiest of Thanksgivings.

PacMasters is truly blessed to have the great coaches and the number 
of swimming facilities  and volunteers for our members. Whenever we 
have needed people for a particular task there has been someone to 
step up to do that task and I am very thankful for you. Again have a 
Happy Thanksgiving.

If you are driving to family or friends homes, please drive safely.

16th Annual Reno Winners Meet
The 16th Annual Reno Winners Meet will be held at the Northwest Pool 
in Reno, Nevada, Saturday December 5th 2009. The meet begins at  noon 
so there is plenty of time for swimmers west of the Sierra to travel 
on I80 to get to the meet.
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09snmscy.pdf

The postmark of the preentry deadline is Wednesday 25 November.

DAM BRUTE SQUAD POSTAL
Davis Aquatic Masters is starting a new postal event - the DAM Brute 
Squad Postal. This event is the 200 Fly, followed by the 400 IM 
followed by the 1650 Free (or as Jim Clemmons said "It is 300 Fly, 
followed by the 100 back, then the 100 Breast,  and the 1750 free).
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09dampostal.pdf

ANNUAL OFFICIALS MEETING 9 January
The annual Pacific Swimming Officials Clinic and Swimposium will be 
Saturday 9 January at the Hilton Pleasonton at the Club 7050 Johnson 
Drive, Pleasanton, CA. More information can be found at
    http://www.pacswim.org/page/member_officials.html

PACIFIC SWIM COACHES CLINIC 7-10 January
The Pacific Swimming Coaches Clinic will be held at the Marriott 
Hotel, Napa, CA. Included will be Stroke School; Creative Training 
Sets (wet and dry); Stroke Development with David March; Specificity 
in Dryland Training and other sets.

Information can be found at:
	http://www.swimshop.com/assets/images/PSCC/PSCC%202010.pdf

USA SWIMMING CLUB LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
Concurrent with the Coaches Clinic will be the USA Swimming Club 
Leadership and Business Management School The CLBMS isa six-hour 
workshop for club coaches and board members to learn how to be more 
effective in leading and managing their teams. more information can 
be found at
http://www.swimshop.com/assets/images/PSCC/PSCC%202010.pdf

USA SWIMMING REGIONAL BUILD A POOL CONFERENCE
This is a 1 day (8 hour) will be conducted by USA Swimming's 
Facilities Development Department staff. It will include Planning 
Precedes Programming; programming precedes design and design 
significance and options.
To Register contact Sue Nelson at 719-866-3594 or snelson at usaswimming.org

SURFERS EAR
USMS Swimmer has an article about "surfers ear," a boney growth the 
slowly blocks the ear canal. Open Water swimmers are being treated 
for surfers ear. Santa Cruz Douglas Hetzler has developed surgical 
techniques for surfers ear. For more information on the diagnosis and 
treatment of surfers ear
     http://www.pamf.org/ENT/services/surfersear.html


SCHEDULE BY MONTH
We have a new schedule by month that is on line. Thanks to Caroline 
Lambert for putting the effort in to create the calendar.

http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schedulemonth.html

SWIMMING ANATOMY
Coach Cokie Lepinski of the Marin Pirates Masters group highly 
recommends Ian McLeod's new book "Swimming Anatomy." Swimming Anatomy 
provides a stunning visual perspective on swimmers' muscles and how 
they are developed. The full-color interior contains over 200 
expertly drawn illustrations and anatomically grouped exercises with 
icons identifying the strokes that will benefit most from each 
exercise to make you faster in the water. The book is somewhat 
technical and be sure you are up on your name of muscles and bones 
before purchasing the book (or start studying).

It is available at Amazon:
    http://tinyurl.com/yf5ggvo    or
    http://preview.tinyurl.com/yf5ggvo
and it is available at Borders (I bought my copy there with a 30% 
discount - join the Borders Club) and it is available at other book 
stores.

NO MORE PMS
Well not that kind. The Pacific Masters Committee decided to stop 
referring to our Local Swimming Masters Committee by its initials at 
the September meeting. (too many bad jokes - and if you want to hear 
them ask our new Officer at large - Jody Smith). The committee voted 
to use Pacific and PacMasters as an alias for Pacific Masters 
Swimming.

H2OPEN
U.S. Masters Swimming will introduce its newest open water initiative 
in 2010: H2Open Series. 

The H2Open Series will include four events in 2010 and use its reach 
to increase the awareness and participation in open water events 
across the country. According to U.S. Masters Swimming Executive 
Director, Rob Butcher, "While the H2Open Series events will be 
competitive, they will also offer companion clinic opportunities 
intended to cater to the novice or fitness open water enthusiasts."

The events in the inaugural H2Open Series will include Lake Berryessa.

SWAP OUT OLD USMS LOGO'ED APPAREL
U.S. Masters Swimming Members can swap out apparel with the old USMS 
logo and receive 30% off apparel sporting the new USMS logo. Three 
dealers are participating in the Apparel Swap: Kast-A-Way, Kiefer and 
All-American Swim Supply. Check out their websites or catalogs to 
choose your new apparel.

How it works...
	* Print and complete the Apparel Swap Information Form
	* Box up your old merchandise, including your Apparel Swap 
Form, and ship it to the dealer of your choice
	* Your dealer will contact you to take your order for new 
apparel you'd like to purchase at 30% off

Other important information regarding the Apparel Swap ...
	* Member pays for shipping
	* Any shirts, fleeces, sweatshirts, bags and hats qualify for 
the Apparel Swap, as long as they bear the old logo
	* There is NO LIMIT to the number of items members can swap 
for 30% off of another item
	* 30% off can be applied to any shirt, fleece, sweatshirt, 
bag or hat with the new U.S. Masters Swimming logo that your 
preferred dealer has in stock

CLUBS REGISTERED FOR 2010
Thank you to the following clubs for registering for the 2010. Clubs 
must be registered before swimmers can register with that club.

Name	Abbr
Alameda Aquatic Masters	AAM
Almaden Swim & Racquet Club	ALMA
Alpine Hills Swimming Masters	AHSM
Aquasol Masters	AQUM
Bay Masters	BAY
Bear River Swimming	BRS
Berkeley (CA) Aquatic Masters	BAM
Brentwood Masters Swim Club	BMSP
Burlingame Aquatic Club	BAC
Cal Maritime Academy Masters	CMAM
Carson Tigersharks	CARS
City of Morgan Hill Masters	MHSC
Clovis Swim Club Masters	CLOV
Club Assistant Swim Team	CAST
Club Hot Tub	HTUB
Club Sport of San Ramon	CSSR
Davis Aquatic Masters	DAM
Dolphin Club	DC
El Camino YMCA Masters	ECYM
El Cerrito Aquatic Masters	ECAM
Fig Garden Swim Team	FGST
Fog City Masters	FOG
Fremont Glenmoor Masters	FGM
Fresno Dolphin Masters Swim Team	FDM
H2Oldies	H2OL
JCCSF Masters Swimming	JCCM
Ladera Oaks Masters	LOM
Livermore Valley Tennis Club	LVTC
Loch Ness Masters	LNM
Los Altos Masters	LAM
Los Altos Mountain View Masters	LAMV
Los Gatos Swim And Racquet Club	LGSR
Lucas Valley Aquatics Masters	LVAM
Manatee Aquatic Masters Inc	MAM
Marin Pirates Masters	MPM
Masters Penguin Swim Club	MPSC
Mavericks Masters Swimming	MMSW
Menlo Masters Aka Team Sheeper	MELO
Miracle Swimming Institute	MSI
Modesto Area Aquatic Club	MAAC
Montclair Swim Club	MSC
Motherlode Masters	49ER
Mount Tam Racquet Club	MTRC
Mountain View Masters	MVM
North Bay Aquatics	NBA
Oakwood Athletic Club Masters	OAK
Orinda Aquatic Masters	OAM
Peninsula Covenant Aquatic Masters	PCAM
Petaluma Valley Masters	PVMA
Presentation Masters	PRES
RCP Tiburon Milers	RCP
Redding Swim Team	RAD
Redwood Coast Masters	RCM
Rocklin Aquatics Masters	RAMS
Rolling Hills Mud Sharks	RHMS
Sacramento Masters	SAC
San Francisco Tsunami Masters	TSUN
San Mateo Master Marlins	SMMM
Santa Clara Swim Club Masters	SCSC
Santa Clara University Swimming	SCUS
Santa Cruz Masters Aquatics	CRUZ
Santa Rosa Masters	SRM
Scotia Swim Team	SST
Sierra Marlins Swim Team Masters	SMST
Sierra Nevada Masters	SNM
SOLO Swim Club	SOLO
South Palo Alto Masters	SPAS
Stanford Masters Swimming	STAN
Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters	SCAM
Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	TAM
Temescal Aquatic Masters	TEME
The Olympic Club	TOC
Tri Valley Masters	TVM
Truckee Tahoe Aquatics Masters	TTAM
Truckee Tahoe Swim Team	TTST
Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters	TCAM
University of San Francisco Masters	USF
Vacaville Swim Club	VACA
Valley Splash Aquatic Masters	VSAM
Walnut Creek Masters	WCM
West Coast Aquatic Masters	WEST
Wine Country Masters	WINE
Winters Aquatic Club	WNTR
Woodland Swim Team Masters	WOOD
Yuba City Masters Swimming	YCMS



WORLD RECORDS SET AT PACMASTERS SCM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The following new records were set at the PacMasters Short Course 
Meters Championships. These were the first records set in those 
events. Thanks to  Kara Gray, John King, Nancy Ridout and FastTek 
Timing for being able to turn the around the records in a fast timely 
manner. Their speed allowed the  following to have the first records 
in categories that were longer than 200 meters SCM>


400 Free Relay
120-159 WALNUT CREEK MASTERS KAREN DUGGAN ANGELA HAACK NICOLE 
MENDOZA-MARTENS REBECCA TUKUA USA

160-199 WALNUT CREEK MASTERS DEBBIE SANTOS B J HENRY LISA WARD
SARA VALENTINE
240-279 TAMALPAIS AQUATIC MA LAURA VAL JUDY EISENMAN LINDA SHOENBERGER
280-319 Karen Murphy, Joan Alexander, Donna Monroe, Ann Hirsch
320-359 Betty McMillan, Joycd Haworth, Jae Howell, Barbara Owens

800 M Free Women
160-199 WCM Debbie Santos, Lisa Ward, BJ Henry, Suzanne Heim Bowen

400 M FREE Men
110-119 Bay Masters: Peter Pan, Paul Saab, John Tornatore-Pili, Byron Ellis
150-159 Bay Masters: Clayton Jones, Darrin Connolly , Casey 
Ketterlin, John Matarangas
160-199 Walnut Creek: Scott Abrams, Chuck Allen, Tom Nootbaar, Aaron Mikuni
240-279 Walnut Creek: Jesse Smyers, Harold Boscovich, Ken Burr, David 
Ugarkovich
280-319 Walnut Creek: Robert Mayo, Jack Daniel, Jim Perilman, Frank Neiman

800 Free Men
120-159 Mountain View: Andrew Whitehead, Tim Dietrich, Scott 
Lanterman, Craig Gaelich
160-199 Mountain View: Chris Campbell, Lincoln Jepson, Jack Sorg, 
Sherwin Gormly
200-239- Santa Rosa Masters: John Morales, Francisco Canales, Joe 
Dunn, Warren Schenstrom

400 M Medley
160-199 Manatee Aquatic: Robert Heath, Britta Hult, Susanne Rublein, 
Jim Clemmons

800 M Free
120-159 Manatee Aquatic Mast: Susanne Rublein, Christopher Pankey, 
Sarah Chinn, Ili Selinger
160-199 Walnut Creek: Jam Sorensen, Margee Curran, Alison Zamanian, 
Roque Santos
200-239 Manatee Aqu Mast: Rebecca Perry, Bob Upshaw, Juliet Cox, Jim Clemmons
240-279 Tamalpais: Richard Burns, Barbara Wheeler, Laura Val, Kenneth Frost


RICK POWERS - FORMER DAVIS COACH - WRITES NEW BOOK
Rick Powers, former coach of Davis Aquatic Masters, tells his story. 
During a coaching career that spans forty-two years in eleven 
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