[PacMasterUpdate] The Update PacMasters 14 November 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.

PACIFIC MASTERS ANNUAL MEETING

The Pacific Masters Swimming 2010 Annual meeting will be held at 
   the Lounge Room 
   1375 Civic,  Walnut Creek ( downtown)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:00PM

All clubs are invited to send a representative to the meeting. All members are welcome and encouraged to come to the meeting.
 

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
USMS memberships expire on December 31.  However, if you renew or register between November 1 and December 31, your membership will be valid for the following year as well. Thank you to the over 1,400 PacMasters members who have already registered.

We are excited to share that this year, for the first time ever, USMS sponsors are offering exclusive incentives to members who renew or register before December 31, 2010. Members who renew before December 31, 2010 will receive an e-mail with personalized discount codes, totaling more than $30 in savings, from these sponsors:

Barracuda: 10% off your total purchase, blueseventy: $15 off purchase of $30 or more, FINIS: $10 off total purchase, Fitness Nutrition: 20% off total purchase, Hammer Nutrition: $5 off total purchase, SwimOutlet: 10% discount on Sporti and ClubSwim products, TriSwim: 30% off total purchase, TYR: 20% off total purchase.

Thanks to the over 1,400 athletes who have already registered. You can register online at:
   https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/or.cfm?c=208
 or you can download the registration form:
     http://www.pacificmasters.org/admin/11IndvApp.pdf

.If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Ridout mailto:registrar at pacificmasters.org .

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
A version of the 2011 registration application form had the wrong fee, it slipped through quality control .  The 2011 fee is $44.  The forms that were sent to each individual swimmer were correct but some clubs got the incorrect ones.  Please check your form before sending it in to see that it states $44 as the fee.  If it doesn't, please make your check out for $44 so it doesn't get returned and delay your renewal. 

DAVIS AQUATIC MASTERS ON YOUTUBE
US Masters Swimming has a little cubby hole on Youtube that has videos on Masters Swimming. The latest edition has Stu and Mary Kahn of Davis Aquatic Masters talking about the Davis Aquatic Masters, (the largest USMS non-regional club) and their coaching philosphy
 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo8kuedNdVA

They join Tuolumne County Aquatic Masters as Pacific Master teams in the Masters section
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGfXKc6QG3k

Not to forget the Manatee Relay  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbjlcgFDykw&feature=related

PACMASTERS NEWSLETTER
The November / December  PacMasters newsletter is out and available on-line. Thank you to Joanne Berven and the rest of the staff for putting in the time to get the newsletter out. It has the upcoming meet's meet sheets.
     http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/10/10NovDec.pdf

CLUB REREGISTRATION
Our Registrar has sent out the 2011 Pacific Masters Club registration to the club's representative. The following 88 clubs have re-registered: 49ER, AAM, AHSM, ALMA, AQUM, BAC, BAM, BAY, BRCM, BRS, CARS, CHIC, CLOV, CMAM, CRUZ, CVM, DAC, DAM, DC, ECYM, EDHS, FGM, FGST, FOG, HTUB, HYM, LAM, LAMV, LNM, LODI, LVAM, LVTC, MAAC, MAM, MELO, MMS, MMSW, MPM, MSC, MSMA, MTRC, MVM, NBA, NCAL, OAK, OAKD, OAM, PCAM, PPP, PRES, PVMA, RAMS, RHMS, RINC, RPM, SAC, SCAM, SCSC, SERC, SFRP, SHMS, SJAM, SMMM, SMST, SNM, SPAS, SRAT, SRM, SST, STAN, SVAM, TAM, TCAM, TEME, TMSC, TOC, TSUN, TTAM, TUTE, TVM, UCPA, UNAT, USF, VACA, WAMS, WCM, WEST, WOOD, YCMS. Thank you for reregistering - it is so very helpful.

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.

BREASTSTOKE CLINIC - FEATURING ROQUE SANTOS AND SCOTT WILLIAMS
San Mateo Master Marlins invites you to attend and participate in a breaststroke clinic they are hosting on Saturday, November 20th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The clinic takes place at their new facility at the San Mateo Athletic Club. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Roque Santos of Walnut Creek Masters will team up with Marlins coach Scott Williams to present the clinic.

For information or questions, please contact Coach Scott Williams by email or phone. Email: swilliamssgtrock at yahoo.com. Phone: 415-816-8417. 

The San Mateo Athletic Club is located at the College of San Mateo, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., Building 5, San Mateo, CA. 

UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS - HOME AND EMAIL - can be done on-line

You can update your profile (home address and email address) by logging on to:

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/update_usms_profile.cfm

when you do this your information is immediately updated. We have a couple data bases and it is important that we have your correct email address. If you changed your address, the next Swim Magazine will be sent to your new address.

INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON SWIMMING IN THE BAY
The Dolphin Club in San Francisco offers a monthly introductory course on swimming in San Francisco Bay.

For new swimmers and for anyone who wants to brush up or learn more. Held once a month, this hour-and-a-half session includes materials about Aquatic Park geography, tides and currents, swimming in cold water and how to avoid hypothermia, our non-human friends in the water, and lots more.
 
1-hour chat with Q & A followed by an optional group swim. Non-members welcome, with payment of $6.50 day-use fee.

FINAL SESSION FOR 2010: Sunday, November 21, 10AM The Dolphin Club, 502 Jefferson Street (in Aquatic Park), San Francisco

Limited to 20 people, RSVP required. For more information visit http://www.dolphinclub.org/

CHANGES IN CLUB INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE
There have been a bunch of changes made to the PacMasters website. The Places to Swim page now has the club names and pool addresses of clubs that have registered or 2011,  filled out the survey and replied that the club accepts drop ins.
   http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/plctoswim.shtml
Please check it and check the map to be sure the information is correct.

There is a club list of all the clubs that have registered for 2011. Also all the clubs that have indicated that they will accept drop in (and have a web site) are linked on the home page. 
    http://www.pacificmasters.org/general/teamlist.html

The club links on the left side of the home page have been update, please check to be sure that it links to the correct URL.

If your club is not listed and think that it should be, please email the webmaster at mailto:webmaster at pacificmasters.org .

PRELIMINARY LONG COURSE TOP TEN
The preliminary US Masters Swimming Long Course Top Ten Times are available for review. The list includes both individual events and relays. You can to see how you did by going to 
   http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/


To send news or articles or an item for Thoughts and Prayers 
To send any news, articles, thoughts and prayers , please send the tiem to

mailto:updatenews at pacificmasters.org

TIME PER HUNDRED

In looking in the website, I came across a page that just lists the time per hundred and how long it would take you to swim a given distance. It was designed by Bill Tingley and used by Kerry O'Brien at a  clinic.

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



-michael