[PacMasterUpdate] 29 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.

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

COACH NEEDED
ALAMEDA
Alameda Aquatic Masters (AAM) Swim Team has an opening for an 
Assistant Coach position. This part time position will be responsible 
assisting in coaching 10 workouts a week all year long, design swim 
workouts to various levels of swimmers' ability and interest and 
provide up-to-date coaching techniques and instruction to Team's 
membership. AAM is looking for an individual, who is energetic, 
motivated, well organized and can communicate effectively with adult 
recreational and competitive swimmers. Please send a cover letter and 
resume by December 31, 2009 to: aamcoaches at yahoo.com or Alameda 
Aquatic Masters, 2109 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA 94501

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.


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



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END OF THE YEAR
It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of 2009. Only 32 
days left before we begin 2010. The Reno Winners meet will be on 
Saturday. The weather forecast is for no snow or rain, so those on 
the west side of the Sierra can easily drive across Donner Pass to 
compete.

The Jon Steiner 1650, organized by Tamalpias Masters will start on 
the 19th of December and next year the US Masteres Swimming will be 
also be organized by Tamalpias Masters.

Because you are a US Masters Swimmer you can create your town Fitness 
Log account on the US Masters Swimming web site. You can log your 
daily swimming yardage and it will track your yardage through out the 
year. Go to
	http://www.usms.org/myusms/flog/
to create your own account. It would be a good start for next year, 
but  starting to log your yardage in the account. (I have already 
surpassed the yardage, I swam last year and well on my way to making 
my goal of 250 Miles for the year (440,000 yards).

The Go the Distance has a great worksheet to log your daily yardage. 
It has more distinct ways to log your yardage, that most people will 
ever need.


-- 
michael w. moore
michael at pacificmasters.org