[PacMasterUpdate] The Update PacMasters 13 December 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.

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 2,900 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 2,900 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 .

CLUB REREGISTRATION
Our Registrar has sent out the 2011 Pacific Masters Club registration to the club's representative. The following 104 clubs have re-registered 49ER, AAM, AHMS, AHSM, ALMA, AQUM, BAC, BAM, BAY, BMSP, BRCM, BRS, CARS, CHIC, CLOV, CMAM, CRUZ, CSSR, CUDA, CVM, DAC, DAM, DC, ECAM, ECYM, EDHS, EEE, FDM, FGM, FGST, FOG, GG, HMSC, HTUB, HYM, LAM, LAMV, LNM, LODI, LOM, LVAM, LVTC, MAAC, MAM, MELO, MHSA, MMS, MMSW, MPM, MPSC, MSC, MSMA, MTRC, MVM, NBA, NCAL, NVM, OAK, OAKD, OAM, PCAM, PPP, PRES, PVMA, RAMS, RHMS, RINC, RPM, SAC, SCAM, SCSC, SERC, SFRP, SHMS, SJAM, SMMM, SMST, SNM, SOLO, SPAS, SRAT, SRM, SST, STAN, SVAM, TAM, TCAM, TEME, TMSC, TOC, TSUN, TTAM, TTST, TUTE, TVM, UCPA, UNAT, USF, VACA, WAMS, WCM, WEST, WINE, WOOD, YCMS
. Thank you for reregistering - it is so very helpful.

The leading club registrations are:
STAN 	218
DAM 	197
TCAM 	120
CRUZ 	119
MAM 	117
USF 	  92
MVM 	  89
TEME 	  79
MELO 	  71
PCAM 	  69
SCSC 	  69
WCM 	  65
TSUN 	  64
SMMM 	  63
MAAC 	  58
RINC 	  56
SERC 	  56
BAY 	  55
SNM 	  55
RAMS 	  49
SCAM 	  49
TVM 	  49

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.

SWIMSTUTE PRESENTS KATE ZIEGLER
The Swimstitute of Sacramento presents a distance freestyle swimming clinic with the current 1500 meter world records holder and 2008 Olympian Kate Ziegler on Saturday 22 January 2011. The focus will be on distance freestyle swimming. Great for mile swimmers, open water swimmers and triathletes who want to learn from the best in the world. Registration is limited to 40. $75.00 ($90 after 23 December)
	http://www.swimstitute.com

PACMASTER'S NEWSLETTER
The January - February Newsletter is now available. It has the current meet sheets and schedule for the beginning of 2011. Thanks to Joanne Berven for producing it.
    http://www.pacificmasters.org/newsltr/11/11JanFeb.pdf

COACH'S CLINIC
Pacific Masters is committed to supporting and training our masters coaches. For the 2010 Coach's Clinic, PacMasters offered sponsorship to coaches from registered masters teams in Pacific Masters zone to cover the basic registration cost ($99 to $114). We will offer that same sponsorship for this 2011 clinic. Coaches will pay the registration up front,  submit a reimbursement form (to include proof of registration payment and proof of attendance) and will then be reimbursed for the basic registration. 

To learn more about the clinic, please go to the NorCal Swim Shop's website at: http://www.swimshop.com/. From here you can sign up online or obtain more information about the clinic. At the NorCal site, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic. There you will find a downloadable PDF with specific clinic information and a registration form.

USMS SWIMMING SAVES LIVES FUND
The USMS Swimming Saves Lives Fund, established in 2010, focuses its resources on the vital lifesaving and lifetime benefits of swimming. In addition to drowning prevention, swimming has a positive impact on health conditions like obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which afflict millions of people in the U.S. The Swimming Saves Lives Fund provides grants to programs that support the lifelong benefits of swimming.

For more information go to the US Masters Swimming web site that discusses the programs that we support. Among them are IU Counsilman Center, Exercise is Medicine (with the American College of Sports Medicine), SwimFest (to help educate our coaches) and Arizona State (a study focused on our swim stroke as we age) as well as others.
    http://www.usms.org/giving/

Jon Steiner Memorial Mile
The Tamalpias Aquatic Masters agains is organizing the Jon Steiner Memorilal Mile. The mile (either the 1650 Yards or 1500 Meters) can be swum any time from 17 December to 28 February. You must have a 2011 US Masters Swimming membership  to be eligible to participate.
   http://www.tammasters.org/PoolMileEntry/

The TOC 1500
The Olympic Club is again organizing the TOC 1500. The 1500 is swum at the very fast Olympic Club pool. This meet is preseeded and you are encouraged to enter on-line.
   https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1128&smid=2613

FOG CITY QUADRATHON
The FOG City Quadrathon will be held at the Herbst Natatorium on the St Ignatius College Prep Campus in San Francisco. The Quadrathon is the 500 YD, 100 YD, 200 YD and 50 YD events. It will be held on Sunday 23 January.

USF Valentines Day Meet
The 20th Annual USF Valentines Day meet will be held Saturday 12 February 2011. Swimmers are encourage to pre-enter the meet.
    https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1416&smid=2807

Coaches Needed for Online Coaching Program 
The USMS Online Coaching Program provides regular themed practices from qualified coaches to interested members through the USMS website.  Applications for the 2011 program are now being accepted. Coaches who wish to participate in this program may download an application in PDF format. The application deadline is December 20, 2010.
   http://www.usms.org/coach/onlineworkouts.pdf

THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR - by RICH BURNS 
Rich Burns, recently inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame, wrote this article about his Masters Swimming career on the US Masters Web Site
   http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=300

A-LIGN-MENT
Coach Hermine Terhorst of the Santa Rosa Masters, wrote an article on keeping your body aligned during your swim and the drills to help you achieve that alignment.
   http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=299

TEMPO TRAINER WORKOUT #1
Coach Cokie Lepiniski, head coach of the Marin Pirates, wrote an article on how to use the  Finis Tempo Trainer during your workouts. This is the basic introduction (we look forward to the advanced version). 
    http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=298

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.

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 .

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


-michael