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Pacific Update
Week of September 19, 2022
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Hello!
In this issue, you will find information on upcoming swimming events and stories that will interest the swimming community.
This Saturday, September 24, after you accomplish The Swim Across America, take time for a hearty meal, then head over to the Olympic Club for an informative Backstroke Swim Clinic with Olympian Ryan Murphy.
Save the Date: November 13! We are starting to plan for our Pacific Masters Annual Meeting and Celebration. This is always a fun event, celebrating our sport and honoring our dedicated, hard-working, members with the Annual Awards presentation. Stay tuned for details.
The next issue of the Update will appear on October 3, 2022. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
Stay fit,
The Pacific Masters Swimming Committee
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Upcoming 2022 Events
Mark these on your calendar!
Check out our schedule page for more updates about upcoming swims.
SEPTEMBER
- September 24--Swim Across America-San Francisco, Little Marina Green to Aquatic Park
- September 24 -- Backstroke Clinic with Ryan Murphy
OCTOBER
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October 2--Sacramento Masters SCM Sprint Pentathlon CANCELLED
- October 7-9--Pacific Masters Kerry O'Brien Short Course Meters Championships, WCM, Clarke Swim Center, Walnut Creek
- October 15 -- Women in Coaching Leadership Summit
NOVEMBER
- November 13 -- Pacific Masters Annual Meeting and Celebration
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Swim Across America - San Francisco
Saturday, September 24
Swim Across America is "Making Waves to Fight Cancer."
In our lifetime, one in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer. Pacific Masters is joining the Swim Across America community so that, together, we can change that.
Registration is now closed. You may still support our fellow Pacific Masters swimmers in the Fight Against Cancer by making a donation. Find participating members and their funding page on Swim Across America.
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Backstroke Clinic with Ryan Murphy
Saturday, September 24
The Olympic Club (524 Post St, San Francisco) is sponsoring a Masters' Backstroke Swim Clinic with Olympian Ryan Murphy. Ryan is a four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, the former world-record holder in the Men’s 100-meter backstroke, and the 2022 World Champion in the 200-meter backstroke. The clinic will focus on the backstroke.
1:30-2:00 PM... Meet and Greet
2:00-2:15 PM... Change
2:15-3:30...In-water for Clinic
There is a 40-person limit for this clinic, so don't delay! Cost is $125 per swimmer (The Olympic Club Members receive a $25 discount.) Make your check payable to The Olympic Club.
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2022 Pacific Masters Kerry O'Brien Short Course Meters Championships
Clarke Swim Center, Walnut Creek
October 7-9
2022 is drawing to a close with the fast-approaching Annual Kerry O'Brien Short Course Meters Championships just around the corner. Hosted by Walnut Creek Masters at the Heather Farms pool complex, this low-key, well-run meet is always fun to attend.
Come, compete, and celebrate the near-normal schedule of events and Championships that we have enjoyed this year. Information
Registration is now open and will close for individuals September 28, 2022, 11:59 PM.
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Our Annual Pacific Masters Service Awards
Nominations are due by October 7
Do you know a Pacific Masters member that has gone above and beyond this past year? Nominations are now open for our 2022 Service awards!
Pacific Masters Swimming is a vibrant community with many swimmers and non-swimmers who enjoy officiating, organizing, or supporting our community in other ways. At our Annual Meeting, we recognize those who participate or contribute in an exceptional way. Who do you know that is deserving? Please send your nominations to our Chair by October 7th.
We convey:
- Personal Achievement Awards
- Nancy Ridout Awards for Distinguished Service
- Contributor of the Year Award
- Appreciation Awards
- Peggy Lucchesi Award
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Pacific Masters Swimming Event 2023 Schedule Development
An invitation to host a pool or open water event in 2023
Pacific Masters Swimming would like to extend the opportunity for your organization to consider hosting and request dates for pool meet and open water events in the 2023 calendar year. The sooner events can be set and published on the schedule the more time swimmers have to plan for attending your event.
Host bids for the Pacific Masters LCM and SCM championship meets are still being finalized and have the highest priority. When requesting dates, please avoid the following time periods:
- April 14 - 16, 2023: SCY Champs, Morgan Hill CA
- April 27 - 30 2023: USMS Spring Nationals, Irvine CA
- July 7 - 23, 2023: "reserved" for LCM Champs
- August 2 - 6 2023: USMS Summer Nationals, Sarasota FL
- The second weekend in October 2023: SCM Champs have traditionally been held on this weekend
If your club is interested in scheduling a single or multi-day event, please use the appropriate link to submit the brief information we need to follow up and begin organizing the event(s): Pool, Open Water.
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Help Pacific Masters Grow
Win a Pacific Masters Towel!
Have you earned your own Pacific Masters logo microfiber towel yet?
If you bring a new member to join your club and Pacific Masters, you may enter the monthly drawing for one of these prestigious towels, complete with the Pacific Masters logo, to show off at our up-coming events. It tells other swimmers that you helped grow Masters Swimming.
Just get a new member or bring back a swimmer who has not been a Pacific Masters swimmer in the past four years (2018-2021) and have them join Pacific Masters. Then enter their name, your name, and the club's name at New Member Towel Drawing.
There will be a drawing for towels on the last day of the month, from April through October. If you bring in a new swimmer anytime from March 1st, 2022, to the end of October 2022, you are eligible for the drawing.
Good luck and thank you for spreading the word about the benefits of swimming while helping to grow Pacific Masters!
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Editors Wanted
Your Pacific Masters Update Newsletter Needs You!
We are searching for persons who would like to join the editing team. Would you like to be at the forefront of our organization, be the "first to know"? Do you enjoy working with words, printed layouts, images, and current events? This position entails putting together bi-weekly issues, informing Pacific Masters members of upcoming events and newsworthy information.
We are currently in the process of upgrading the format to more closely align with the new Pacific Masters website and welcome your ideas and talents. You will be working with professional, seasoned editors who will provide training and guidance.
If interested, please contact Michael Moore, Chair, Communications Committee.
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Pacific Masters Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, September 21, Doors Open at 6:45, Meeting at 7 PM
Join us this Wednesday, September 21, for our monthly meeting via the Zoom platform. If this is your first time Zooming, we suggest you sign on a little early to ask questions and address technical issues. Even if you are familiar with Zoom, sign on early to say "hi" to your fellow swimmers.
Our monthly meeting reminder email will provide the Zoom link. If you are not on that list and would like to attend, please send an email to [email protected] for details. All members are encouraged to participate.
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2022 USMS Annual Convention
Denver, CO, September 16-18, Wrapped Up!
As COVID restrictions wane, in-person gatherings are happening again. If any of your teammates were recently missing from practice, they may have been among the delegates that were representing our Pacific Masters at the 2022 USMS Annual Meeting and Convention held September 16-18, in Denver, CO. We also had virtual delegates listening to the proceedings, lending their opinions and voting on changes in rules, legislation, and the general business of our organization.
Most of us show up at practice, swim, and compete occasionally, without any knowledge of what it takes to keep Masters Swimming events running smoothly, fairly and safely. The Annual Convention delegates do the necessary work behind the scenes.
Besides the meetings and serious business, conventions are fun! Swimmers, officials, and volunteers from all over the nation gather, mix and mingle, and learn new strategies and techniques to bring back to their local clubs (LMSCs).
Thanks to all of our hard-working volunteers who made the trek to Denver and to our diligent virtual delegates. We will have a comprehensive overview of the results of the deliberations, the legislative and rule decisions, and of course, our Pacific awards winners in our next issue of the Update, to be published October 3.
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It’s Time for 2023 Club Registration
Opens October 1
Club registrations for 2023 opens on October 1. Current club contacts should receive a reminder email from USMS in mid-September. Remember, club contacts will need to have a MYUSMS login in order to complete the Club renewal process. Find the USMS Club Registration information page here.
Club Contacts, if you have questions or need help, please contact [email protected] or call 941-256-8767.
Swimmers, please remind your coach or club contact to get your club registered in October, before swimmer registration opens on November 1. If your club is not registered with USMS when you register, you will not be able to select that club during registration!
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Women in Coaching Leadership Summit with Debbie Meyer
Saturday, October 15
Keynote speaker will share how she became a Masters Coach from an Olympic swimming background. Debbie Meyer is a three-time Olympic champion and a former world record-holder in four freestyle events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Additional topics: Generational Coaching, Business Models for Clubs, How to Work with Your Board of Directors, Round Table with Women Coaches Marcia Benjamin, Donita Flecker, Mary Kahn, Dana Kirk and Carol Nip.
Location: Fremont Hills Country Club, 12889 Viscaino Place, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022
7:30am: Swim workout
8:30am: Check-in
9:00am: Event begins
4:00pm: Event Ends
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Volunteers Needed
Clubs & Coaches Committee - We need your help!
Our committee has a few ongoing projects that need someone like you. The kinds of projects we need help with are:
- Outreach to USA Swim clubs to determine if they have a Masters swim program
- Evaluating club websites
- Tracking down photographs
Coach Carol Nip, Committee Chair, seeks your camaraderie, friendship, and help with her mission in serving our Clubs and Coaches.
If any of these tasks seem interesting to you, contact [email protected] before she drowns!
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USMS Annual Convention – Then and Now
A look back at the way USMS used to work
USMS and Pacific Masters have both changed and evolved over the decades, and the Annual Conventions have grown along with the times. Rich Burns, TAM, has been attending these functions for a few years now. He recently came across a description of the first Convention he attended in 1986. Read his essay to see what has changed and what stays eternally the same: swimming! USMS Convention 1986.
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