[PacMasterUpdate] 9 March 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.

Rinconada Spring Meet- Online Deadline Wednesday

The Rinconada 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 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

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING
The monthly meeting of Pacific Masters Swimming 
will be held at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek 
California. All members are invited to attend and 
all teams are asked to send a representative to 
the meeting.

SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
At this month's meeting, we will be choosing the 
swimmers of the year. We will also be nominating 
and choosing the Contributor of the Year, the 
Appreciation Award recipient, the Distinguished 
Service award and the recipient of the Personal 
Achievement Award.

Contributor of the Year Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions to Masters
Swimming during the calendar year preceding the 
year in which the award is presented.

Personal Achievement Award
  The purpose of this award is to recognize long 
term dedication to our program and reward 
noticeable improvement in one's own skills and 
times

Distinguished Service Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize 
outstanding contributions to Pacific Masters 
Swimming.

Appreciation Award
The purpose of this award is to express special 
thanks to individuals or groups who have made 
significant contributions to PMS.

The criteria for the award is in the Admin handbook at
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/gto/admin09.pdf

Any Pacific Masters swimmer may nominate a person 
or club for these awards. Please send you 
nomination to either Michael Moore 
(chairman at pacificmasters.org or Nancy Ridout 
(registrar at pacificmasters.org)

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


BAY AREA SENIOR GAMES
Swimming will be using short course events held 
at the Avery Aquatic Center, on the Stanford 
Campus on April 10th. You can register by mail by 
going to
     http://www.bayareaseniorgames.org/pdf/FINALBASGRegistration.pdf

The 2010 Bay Area Senior Games organizers are 
excited to announce a partnership with 23andMe to 
include Bay Area Senior Games athletes in the 
Senior Games Genome Project.

This project was launched at the 2009 Summer 
National Senior Games held at Stanford last 
summer.  Nearly 5,000 senior athletes 
participated last year and now it is your 
turn. As part of the project, all athletes 
competing in the 2010 Bay Area Senior Games are 
eligible to receive 23andMe's Personal Genome 
ServiceÔ at no cost.

Based on your genes, you can learn things like:
o   Whether you're more inclined to sprinting or endurance events.
o   Where your ancestors lived, and how they got there.
o   How your genes affect your risk for diabetes, 
cancer, arthritis and dozens of other diseases.

Come by the 23andMe booth near athlete 
registration on 4/10 or 4/11 to receive your free 
kit (a $499 value) and learn how to participate.

Visit www.23andMe.com for more information about 23andMe.

PACIFIC MASTERS SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Information about the 2010 Pacific Masters Short 
Course Yards Championships is posted.
   http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10wcmTvmScy.pdf
This meet is very competitive and is a lot of fun 
for the swimmers. You can register on line at:
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1301&smid=2061

OPEN WATER 201
For open water swimmers  put on your calendar 
Sunday, May 2, Open Water 201, Lake Del Valle, 
Livermore, that is sponsored by Pacific Masters 
Swimming.

This is an  open water clinic for experienced 
open water swimmers.  Must have completed at 
least 2 OW swims of  mile each and be able to 
swim a mile in 30 minutes or less.  Key speaker 
is Lisa Hazen, an international and local open 
water champion.  Limited to 50 swimmers.  Dryland 
talk, in water drills, 1/2 mile swim. More 
information coming. . .
	http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10OW201.pdf

US MASTERS SWIMMING 2010 SHORT COURSE YARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS
You can now enter on-line the 2010 US Master's 
Swimming Short Court Yards Championships in 
Atlanta in May,
       http://www.grinswim.org/USMS2010K/

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


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LOOKING FOR HELP
Pacific Masters meets every other month at 
Heather Farms for our monthly meeting. There are 
some members who live far away who would like 
participate by phone. We do not have a land line 
there and most mobile phones do not have the 
sensativity to pickup the sounds of what people 
are saying. We are looking for a solution so 
swimmers from far away can participate. If you 
think you have a solution, please contact michael 
at mailto:chairman at pacificmasters.org . One 
person suggested skype which we may use if we can 
get a WiFi signal. If you have an idea on how to 
do this, please let me know.

DNA
For those swimmers who compete in the Bay Area 
Senior Games, you will be offered a chance to 
have your DNA tested and then you are given the 
results.I did it as part of the National Senior 
Games held last year at Stanford. I spit into a 
tube, then the tube is sent to a lab and later 
you are given a report (On-line) that you can 
review. The results were fascinating, it said I 
likely had blue eyes, I was likely tolerant to 
lactose and that I was an unlikely sprinter (very 
true). If you are 50 or over, the value of the 
test is well worth the competing at the games.


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