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Pacific Update
Week of January 24, 2022
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Hello!
In this issue, you will find information on upcoming swimming events. Competitions begin this weekend.
We have a new event! Check out the Quicksilver Masters Mid-Distance Meet that will be held at Gunderson High School in San Jose on February 5. See you there! To keep abreast of all developing and news-worthy items, visit the schedule page on our Pacific Masters website.
Now is the time to acknowledge our wonderful coaches and all the extra efforts they have made on our behalf by nominating them for the prestigious Coach of the Year Award. To enhance our presence on-line, Pacific Masters is looking for volunteer Social Media Coordinators.
We have some employment opportunities. Tri Valley Masters is looking for a new Coach and Davis Aquatic Masters is seeking a new Head Coach.
When you're not swimming, sit back and relax by enjoying the best of the cold weather sports with the Winter Olympics. Early events begin February 2nd, and the Opening Ceremony will be held on February 4th.
The next issue of the Update will appear on February 7, 2022. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Stay fit,
The Pacific Masters Swimming Committee
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Olympic Club 1500 SCM
January 29, 2022
The Olympic Club 1500 SCM meet will be held on January 29, 2022. Remember for SCM meets, your age is determined at the end of the year (December 31, 2022).
No more entries allowed; all spots have been filled. For meet information, click here.
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USMS 1-Hour Virtual Swim- Hosted by Davis Aquatic Masters
Thru January 31, 2022
Formerly known as the USMS 1-Hour ePostal National Championship, this event has been revamped in a big way for 2022. Clubs with the most participants can win up to $1,000, plus prizes from USMS partners.
For added excitement and further incentive, Pacific Masters will match any funds awarded for team participation for this competition!
- Highest Total Participation: 1st $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250
- Highest Percentage of Club Participation: 1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250
(Based on club size as of January 31, 2022; minimum of 10 swimmers participating to be eligible.)
Get your teammates together and compete for the gold in more ways than one! All swimmers will receive a free event logo cap. You can enter this Virtual Championship now, swim anytime in January, then enter your results. Information and Registration
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Quicksilver Masters Mid-Distance Meet
Saturday, February 5, 2022
This recently announced Quicksilver Masters sponsored meet will be held at Gunderson High School in San Jose. The day will be divided into two sessions, 8:30 - 11:30 AM and approximately, 12 - 2:30 PM. Entrants are limited to three events per session, a total of six events. We are excited to have a new venue to showcase our talents.
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2022 Splash and Dash Sprint Pentathlon
February 26, 2022
We are very happy to announce the return of one of our favorite meets presented by Albany Armada Masters. Five individual events go by quickly in one morning - 50s of each stroke and the 100 IM - at the Albany Aquatic Center. This year, two new events are offered. The 200-Y Mixed Free Relay as well as the 200-Y Mixed Medley Relay will complete the day with old-fashioned team efforts.
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Tamalpais Aquatic Masters Miracle Mile
Thru February 28, 2022
Swim a mile in your own pool and help find a cure for lung cancer. TAM's Miracle Mile is unique because what you pay to participate is completely up to you. 50% of your payment is tax-deductible and will go to the Go2Foundation for Lung Cancer. This event is up and running until February 28. Results must be posted by March 13, 2022. Join us and swim for a cure!
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2022 Bay Area Senior Games
Note Early Date for Swimming Events
Sunday, March 13, 2022
The 2022 Bay Area Senior Games swimming events will be held at the Rinconada Pool in Palo Alto on Sunday, March 13. The directors of the Senior Games have kindly adapted to accommodate our Pacific Masters' schedule. All athletes 50 years of age and older are invited to participate.
Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
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Social Media Coordinators Wanted
Volunteer Positions
Are you a social media guru? Would you love to showcase your talents while helping to extend Pacific Masters' influence? Pacific Masters is looking for volunteers to be responsible for coordinating our online presence.
Successful applicants should have experience interfacing with various social media platforms and be familiar with effective strategies for driving traffic to our pages. Duties include regularly updating content across multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, IG, etc.) and responding to comments.
These duties would be best divided among a few people to work together collaboratively, each focusing on his or her specific interest and strengths. If you are interested in helping to build the Pacific Masters community through social media, please email vpcomm@pacificmasters.org.
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Call for 2021 Coach of the Year Nominations
Deadline: February 18
2021 continued to be a challenging year for our coaches as many teams experienced drops in membership, facility closures, and our typical schedule of in-person competitions was interrupted. Despite these challenges, Pacific Masters coaches still managed to find ways to encourage their swimmers, doing more than what was expected of them.
Do you have a coach that went above and beyond in 2021? Please consider recognizing their efforts by nominating your coach for the Pacific Masters Coach of the Year Award. Submissions should include a nomination letter along with a maximum of four support letters.
A description of the award along with the nomination and selection process can be found here. More details can be found here. Nominations for Pacific Masters Coach of the Year should be sent to the chair@pacificmasters.org and are due by February 18, 2022.
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Our Video Gallery
Revisit Pacific Masters 2021 Online Programming
During the past year, Pacific Masters Swimming has held many online Coaches Clinics and Community Talks. Check out this list of recordings of those talks. You can learn technical tips, coaching tips, be inspired by the stories of other swimmers, find ways to contribute to your team and more. Let us know your ideas for 2022 talks.
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Pacific Masters Monthly Meeting
February 16, Doors Open at 6:45, Meeting at 7 PM
Join us Wednesday, February 16, 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 administrator@pacificmasters.org for details. All members are encouraged to participate.
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Coach's Mentoring Network
2022 is the year we build our network of mentors for Pacific Masters swim coaches. There will be three coaches in each Mentor Triad. One is a Gold Coach with 20+ years coaching experience, another is a Silver Coach with 10 - 19 years of coaching experience, and a third is a Bronze Coach with fewer than 9 years of coaching experience. The network will cross all geographic boundaries in our LMSC.
The program launched in December, and the Mentor Triads will be put together very soon. We intend to meet at least once or twice a month throughout 2022-23. It's not too late to participate. Please register your interest and commitment here: Coaches Mentoring Network.
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New Coach Wanted
Tri Valley Masters
Tri Valley Masters (TVM) is looking for a new coach to help grow the team. Our objective is for this to grow into a head coach position to lead TVM back to USMS prominence. The candidate will begin coaching five out of eleven weekly TVM practices: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday mornings and Friday lunch.
Beginning pay for this role is $1250 per month with increases as the team grows. Starting date will be February 7, 2022. Anyone interested may contact Bill McCracken, mccracmiler@pacbell.net.
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Head Coach Wanted
Davis Aquatic Masters
Davis Aquatic Masters (DAM) is committed to finding a coach who can carry on the great tradition and mission of our nearly 50 yr.-old club. DAM has been recognized in the past as USMS Club of the Year (2011), awarded the USMS Coach of the Year (1990, 2012), won the Pacific Masters Distinguished Service Award (2001), and earned a Long-Distance National Championship (2019). These honors confirm our long history of excellent coaches and dedicated swimmers. DAM boasts a membership of over 500 people and typically offers 48 one-hour, coached practices per week.
In addition to seeking a Head Coach, the club is positioning itself to begin a search for an Assistant Head Coach, as well as an Administrative/Office Manager, after the new Head Coach is in place. As a DAM coach, you’ll experience first-hand the earned generosity of team members, appreciation and loyalty to the coaches, and our fun, high-spirited nature as we celebrate annual events and holidays and make lasting memories together at numerous team-sponsored events.
The preferred start date is June 1, 2022. Applications received prior to March 1, 2022, will be given first consideration. Job listing. To apply, submit a letter of interest, a coaching philosophy statement, resume, and letters of reference from three professional colleagues, with contact information for each, before March 1, 2022.
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Calling All Coaches!
World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA)
Virtual Clinic
Pacific Masters is offering partial scholarships to three coaches to attend an upcoming WOWSA Virtual Clinic. This is tentatively scheduled for early March. Please check out some of the clinic details here. Regularly priced at $150, our sponsored coaches will be able to attend this clinic for just $50 each. Interested?
Please send a paragraph to OpenWater@PacificMasters.org, stating your current contributions as well as how you would use clinic completion to benefit your club/workout group and Pacific Masters. Submissions received by February 1 will be reviewed by Pacific Masters Coaches and Open Water VPs.
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Greatest of All Time
GOAT's New Meaning
The lowly goat once had a bad reputation. Charles Schultz used the term "goat" to mean loser. In his comic strip, the character Charlie Brown was put in the position to become either the hero or the goat. If Charlie caught the ball, his team would win, and he would be celebrated as the hero. If he dropped it, which was the usual occurrence, his team would lose, and he would be chastised as the goat.
In present-day usage, the acronym GOAT represents the phrase, "Greatest of All Time" - how things have changed! Swimming World Magazine has compiled a short list of swimming's GOATS. We are all familiar with Phelps and Ledecky, but others have paved the way, earning our respect for their accomplishments and the now distinguished title, the GOAT. Honoring the Greatest World Records
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