[PacMasterUpdate] Washington's Birthday 2010

[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.

WALNUT CREEK INTENSIVE TRAINING CAMP
The 2010 Walnut Creek Intensive Training Camp 
will be held 5-7 March at the Clark Swimming 
Center, Walnut Creek, California. The Camp will 
consist of two in-water workouts per day. The 
morning practice will be a general conditioning 
session, with the afternoon sessions being 
divided up by Distance, Mid-Distance, and Sprint 
Specialties. Here the Coaching Staff will strive 
to meet the specific needs of training for your 
best events. Each morning session will conclude 
with a hearty breakfast.
     http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10wcmitc.pdf

The camp usually sells out, so if you would like to attend, register.

Rinconada Spring Meet
The Rinconda Spring Short Course Yards Meet will 
be on Saturday March 13th at the Rinconada Pool, 
Palo Alto, Ca. Included in the meet are two 
novice events the 50 yard free and the 50 yard 
backstroke.

The Mail entry postmark deadline is 26th February 
2010. The on-line entry deadline is Wednesday 10 
March. Except for the 1000 free, swimmers may 
deck enter the meet. The 1000 free must be pre 
entered.
    http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10rincScy.pdf

SCAM Meet
The Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters is Sunday 
28 March 2010. The 500 must be pre entered and is 
limited to five heats of mens 500 and five heats 
of womans 500.

Mail entry postmark deadline is 16th March. The 
on-line deadline is Wednesday 24th March.
     http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10scamscy.pdf

TRANS TAHOE RELAY
The registration link for the Trans Tahoe relay 
has been posted. This is a very very popular race 
and the maximum number of swimmers was reached 
very early last year. If your team would like to 
swim in the event this year, it would behoove you 
to register early:
      https://www.clubassistant.com/club/clinics.cfm?c=1128

PACIFIC MASTERS MARCH APRIL NEWSLETTERS
The Pacific Masters March April News letter is 
posted on the Pacific Mastesr Web site. 
Information about all the January, February meets 
is in the newsletter. Thanks to Joanne Bervan for 
editing and organizing the newsletter.

NEW REGISTRATION YEAR
If you have not registered yet, you can registered on-line.
	https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/USMS.cfm?l=38
All Pacific Masters memberships expire on 
Thursday 31 December 31. It is very important 
that you register. Your registration fee helps 
supports US Masters Swimming and PacMasters. Your 
membership fee pays for the secondary insurance, 
the USMS Swimmer, and the webs sites. Swimming is 
a great exercise; exercise that our bodies need. 
We hope you continue to swim, as we are "Swimming 
for Life."

For clubs to be covered by USMasters Swimming 
Secondary insurance, all swimmers must be 
currently registered. You can still register 
using a paper registration, by going to the 
PacMasters home page
    http://www.pacificmasters.org

PRELIMINARY SHORT COURSE METERS  TOP TEN POSTED
The US Masters Swimming 2009 Short Course Meters 
Top Ten has been posted on the USMS web site:
   http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/
Please check it to be sure that swims have been 
properly recognized. Congratulations to all the 
swimmers who made the top ten.

RULE BOOK
The 2010 USMS Rule Book is available on-line at

	 http://www.usms.org/rules/
The Rule book also lists the current USMS and 
World records. If you want a hard copy of the 
rule book, please contact Nancy Ridout, 
mailto:registrar at pacificmasters.org . Pacific 
will give each deck official a current copy of 
the rule book.


PACIFIC MASTERS NEWSLETTER
The March April Pacific Masters newsletter has 
been posted. The newsletter includes the 2009 
Open Water Points Competition results. Thanks to 
Bob Upsaw, Glenda Carrol and Marcia Benjamin for 
all the work they did to help with the results.

CHANGE IN SWIM SUIT RULES
The January swimsuit ruling made by U.S. Masters 
Swimming applies to all USMS sanctioned and 
recognized pool events (including meets and 
postal events). However, it does not apply to 
open water events.
     http://www.usms.org/rules/20100119swimsuits.pdf

The USMS Open Water swimsuit rules have not 
changed from 2009 and are not impacted by FINA's 
recent decisions. Swimwear that was approved for 
pool use in 2009 is still legal for USMS 
sanctioned open water events in 2010.

The following rules apply to open water competition:

303.6 Swimwear

303.6.1 Swimwear shall be the same as defined in 
articles 102.14.1 and 102.14.7. Goggles, ear 
plugs, watches, and grease shall be allowed. The 
suit shall be made of a porous material.

102.14.1 Design-The swimsuits worn for 
competition shall be nontransparent and conform 
to the current concept of the appropriate. The 
referee shall have authority to bar offenders 
from competition until they comply with this rule.

102.14.7 Advertising-Products involving tobacco, 
alcohol or pharmaceuticals containing drugs 
banned under IOC or FINA rules may not be 
advertised, but the advertiser's name only may be 
used. Offenders may be barred from competition 
until they comply with this rule.

303.6.2 Swim cap(s), including those made of 
neoprene, may be permitted. Swim caps shall be 
defined as head gear conforming to a traditional 
swim cap design and shall not extend to protect 
the neck or shoulders.

303.6.3 Wetsuits may be allowed at the discretion 
of the event director when the water temperature 
does not exceed 78°F. If awards are given to 
wetsuit competitors, they shall be awarded 
separately from those for non-wetsuit 
competitors. Any published results or records 
must clearly indicate which swimmers wore 
wetsuits.

A complete list of approved swimwear for USMS 
open water competition can be found at:
http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2389&Itemid=49

PLACES TO SWIM
US Masters Swimming has a Places to Swim spot on their web site:
    http://www.usms.org/placswim/placswimform.php?LMSCID=38
It would be very helpful if each club checked its 
name, address and swim times that are posted 
against actual. If there are any corrections to 
be made, please fill out the form provided on the 
web site.

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