[PacMasterUpdate] [The Update] 11 July 2010

[Update on Pacific Masters Swimming sent to members and friends.]

US Masters Swimming Summer Championships (Long Course) - Deadline last Thursday - If you missed it Try it see what happens
The US Masters Swimming Summer Championships (Long Course) will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico 9-12 August (Monday- Thursday). The pool is a very fast ten lane by 50 meter pool with a diving tank for warm up. This will be a great place for a vacation - to see old San Juan or relax on the beach.

You can enter on line at 
	http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats10/
you must enter by 8 July. USMS has a wide selection of hotels - the airfare from the west coast is about $500 R/T

PACIFIC MASTERS MONTHLY MEETING - 14 July
The monthly meeting of Pacific Masters Swimming will be held at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek California. Buffet is at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30. All members are invited to attend and all teams are asked to send a representative to the meeting.

Pacific Masters Long Course Championships -
The 2010 Pacific Masters Long Course Championships are history, Thanks to Joel Wilson, Pancho Wrangle and the Santa Cruz Masters for organizing this years Championships. Results have been posted. 

Congratulations to USF Masters who took the team championships with Walnut Creek coming in second and Olympic Club 3rd. 

Open Water 101 
An open water clinic for novices. Want to swim open water, but not sure what to do? Concerned about cold water, crowded starts, open water “culture”?
This Open Water 101 is a way to get started. Taught by local/national/international open water swimmers.  Dryland talk by Suzanne Heim-Bowen. In water drills, optional course swim.   Limited to 50 swimmers.  Last year this clinic sold out. Contact Glenda Carroll for more information mailto:openwater at pacificmasters.org 

Catfish Crawl - 25 July 2010
The Catfish Crawl Open Water Swim will be held at the scenic UVAS Reservoir, Morgan Hill, California. This is the new race to the Pacific Masters Schedule and is in pretty place in the south bay.

http://www.usaproductions.org/events/swim-series/catfish-crawl-southbay

You can register on line at
http://www.usaproductions.org/registration/ccsb


Russian River Challenge Fast Approaching
 
They  are offering age group as well as masters 500 meter, and 1 mile swims.  The summer dam is up and the water looks great!  Bring the whole family and picnic in Healdsburg or do some wine tasting after the swims.  There will be a couple of lunch raffle prizes as well as a free nights stay at the world class Dry Creek Inn.  For more information please go to
 
www.lifeguardsforlife.org  and click on the open water swim link.
 
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10rcmRR.pdf

Rough Water Swim - Santa Cruz
The one Mile Santa Cruz Rough Water swim will be held on Saturday 31 July. The preentry postmark deadline is Monday 19 July 2010. The Rough Water Swim is one of the most popular Pacific Masters Swim.

http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10cruzroughwater.pdf


Donner Lake Swim
The very popular Donner Lake swim is  7th August. There is a limit on the number of swimmers that can enter the event. If you want to swim Donner this year, NOW is the time to enter, before it is filled.

http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10snmow.pdf

Lose your Pacific Masters Care?
If you lost you Pacific Masters card and need a new one, you can go to:

    https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/usms_member_card_request.cfm
where you can print out your PacMasters Card. Of course, you can contact our Registrar about getting a new card (mailto:registrar at pacificmasters.org) to get a new card.

Registrar Office Limited Service
The registrar's office will have limited service 23 July through 15 August 2010. The registrar will have limit access to email (please do not expect an instant reply). Nancy will be US representative at the FINA Masters Committee that will be meeting and working at the World Championships being held in Sweden. If need a PacMasters card, please see above.


ALAMEDA AQUATIC MASTERS LOOKING FOR COACH
Alameda Aquatic Masters (AAM) has an opening for Head Coach.  This position will be responsible for coaching 11 workouts per week.  Duties include designing swim workouts for varying levels of swimmer ability and interest and providing up-to-date coaching techniques and instruction to team members. There is a minor amount of administrative work.  The Head Coach is supported by the AAM Board of Directors.  We are looking for an individual who is energetic, motivated, organized, and can communicate effectively with adult recreational and competitive swimmers.  For more information and to apply, please send a cover letter and resume to:  aamcoaches at yahoo.com or Alameda Aquatic Masters, 2109 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA 94501.  Interviews will be conducted through July 15, 2010.

LUCAS VALLEY AQUATIC MASTERS ALSO LOOKING FOR COACH

Lucas Valley Aquatic Masters, who practice at the Lucas Valley Cmmunity Center in San Rafael is also looking for a coach. They have eight practices a week. For more information contact Amy Simpson  <lvsimpson4  at  gmail.com>

PACMASTERS BY THE NUMBERS
As of 11 July, Pacific Masters has 9,929 Members; last year at this time Pacific was at 9,722 member (207 more members a 2.1% increase). There are 18,250 members on The Update mailing list. The clubs with over 100 members are:
DAM  	606
WCM  	471
TCAM  	449
STAN  	426
MELO  	355
USF  	345
SCSC  	338
CRUZ  	267
MVM  	221
MAM  	212
TVM  	198
TSUN  	194
MAAC  	193
TEME  	188
TOC  	182
SERC  	167
SNM  	167
PCAM  	164
SCAM  	164
BAC  	163
SMMM  	160
RAMS  	154
RDC  	151
BAY  	149
CLOV  	135
AAM  	116
SRM  	115
RINC  	104
SAC  	101


Request for Proposals
U.S. Masters Swimming seeks proposals for an experienced individual(s) to develop and administer  three surveys and report the findings.     U.S. Masters Swimming  Request for Proposals    U.S. Masters Swimming seeks proposals for an experienced individual(s) to develop and administer  three surveys and report the findings.	
 http://www.usms.org/admin/2010_survey_RFP.pdf

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