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Walt Eggert
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 We're sorry to report the peaceful passing of Walt Eggert on August 29 at the age of 85.
Walt served Pacific Swimming and USA Swimming for more than 40 years as a coach and as an official on the local, national, and international levels. He served on the Pacific board for many years as adapted swimming chairman, and was a strong advocate for the involvement of swimmers with a disability in our sport.
Our condolences to his spouse Anneliese, who worked by his side in all his endeavors, and to his three children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
A celebration of Walt's life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Parent-Sorenson Mortuary, 850 Keokuk Street, Petaluma. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to a charity of choice.
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2012 Olympic Trials cuts announced
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USA Swimming has announced the time standards for 2012 Olympic Trials. Follow this link for the 2012 Trials cuts.
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Pacific athletes shine at Junior Pan Pacs
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Four Pacific athletes are coming home from Hawaii with gold medals earned in Junior Pan Pacs this past week. TERA's Chelsea Chenault claimed four golds -- two individual (200m and 400m free) and two relay; PASA's Jasmine Tosky won three -- one individual (200m IM) and two relay; PASA's Madeline Schaefer earned a gold in one relay event and took second in the 50m free; and CROW's Madison White is bringing home one relay gold and two bronzes in the individual backstroke events.
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Annual Zone 1 South officials clinic set for Sept. 18
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Zone 1 South will be holding its annual officials clinic Saturday morning, September 18, at Valley Christian High School in San Jose. The clinic will include sessions for beginner and advanced stroke and turn officials, starters, deck and head referees, meet directors, and Colorado timing system and chief timing judge. Follow this link for a flier with more details. Jim Nachtigal at jimnachtigal@comcast.net is your contact for more information.
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Meet awards announced for 2011 Pacific meets
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Follow this link for a list of the meet hosts for 2011 major meets in Pacific awarded in the first and second round of bidding.
Three meets on the Pacific schedule are still available for clubs to host. Clubs interested in hosting one of these meets should contact Scheduling Chairman Gerry Ng at fish_ng@yahoo.com.
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Championship meets, week 3
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There was lots more very fast swimming by Pacific athletes the third week of summer long course championship meets. On the age group side, Pacific took Western Zones, scoring 1403.5 points to Oregon's 969 and Colorado's 813.5.
Also, Pacific's athletes and teams stood out at Junior Nationals. PASA's Jasmine Tosky won five events, while PASA's Maddy Schaefer, TERA's Chelsea Chenault, and TERA's Alison Gargalakis were also individual event winners.
In the team scoring at Juniors, PASA took first in the combined and the women's team ranking, while four other Pacific teams (CROW, TERA, PLS, and SCSC) placed in the top ten in either the men's or women's team rankings.
We have 11 Pacific record-breaking swims from Juniors and two additional new records to report from late July. Follow this link for an update on records.
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Instructional clinic for swimmers with a disability
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The Challenged Athlete Foundation (CAF) is hosting a instructional clinic featuring elite coaches for swimmers with a disability Sunday, Sept. 19, at the Saratoga High School pool. Follow this link to our Disability Swimming page for more information.
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Oakland Undercurrent team featured online
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Check out two online articles on Zone 2's Oakland Undercurrents Swim Team -- one on swimnetwork and the other, featuring Undercurrents coach Rolandas Gimbutis, on SFGate.com.
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Motion introduced re no-show rules
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A motion was introduced at the June Board of Directors meeting to outline and clarify the no-show rules in effect at various levels of meets within Pacific. It will be voted on at the next board meeting, which is August 25. Follow this link for a copy of the motion.
Comments may be directed to Officials Chair Brian Malick or to your zone director.
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Coach/club grant program now available
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Pacific is now offering a Club Development/Coaches Education Grant
Program. The purpose of the program is to offer support for currently chartered clubs to provide and enhance
educational opportunities for their coaches and the clubs. Follow this link for an application form and more details.
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Racing start proficiency
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Coaches and club representatives are strongly encouraged to follow this link to our Safety page for an important discussion of racing start proficiency.
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USA Swimming announces child protection safeguards, action plan
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In the wake of recent media coverage, USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus has sent a letter to its coaches on the topic of child protection safeguards. The letter will be of interest to parents and club officers and other nonathlete members as well. Follow this link for a copy of the letter.
USA Swimming also announced a 7-step action plan on the subject of child protection.
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Travel assistance for summer national meets
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Pacific's Board of Directors has approved travel assistance amounts for this summer's national championship meets.
For athletes who swim at Conoco Phillips National Championships or Speedo Junior National Championships in Irvine in August, the determined airfare for the meet is $150 from Bay Area airports and $245 from Reno. For Open Water nationals in Long Beach in June, the determined airfare is $150 except for swimmers flying from Reno, in which case it is $235.
The total travel assistance package for these meets is the amount of the determined airfare above plus a $200 stipend.
Follow this link for a copy of the 2010 travel assistance form and for a description of significant changes to the form and to the reimbursement procedure.
These awards are subject to any adjustments required under Section 9 of Pacific's rules and regulations, which deals with the topic of travel assistance.
Travel assistance for coaches is the amount of the determined airfare.
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New rules coming for open water suits
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Swimsuit rules for open water suits were revised recently by USA Swimming to allow for more body coverage than is legal under current rules. The revised rule will take effect on June 1. Follow this link for details on the revised rule for open water suits.
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No-show rule changes for timed finals events in age group meets
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Effective immediately, at age group timed finals meets there is no penalty if a swimmer misses an event for which s/he has checked in.
The new no-penalty no-show rule does not apply for trials heats in age group trials and finals meets such as Junior Olympics or Far Westerns. In those meets, swimmers who miss an event in trials for which they've checked in will be scratched from their next individual event in the meet.
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Swimsuits update
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USA Swimming has clarified its reference list of allowable swimsuits that are acceptable under its recently revised Rules and Regulations which deal with swimsuits approved for use in competition. The latest update was issued Jan. 25 and is specially relevant to swimmers intending to compete in USA Swimming national championship meets later this year.
For background, the September 21 letter to all members of USA Swimming from Bruce Stratton, the chairman of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Committee, spells out the changes to the swimsuit rules.
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Products and services
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If you're looking for vendors of swimming products and services, we encourage you to click the Services link on our navbar above and check out our new Services for Swimmers page. You'll find links to vendors of swimwear and other swim gear, meet computer operators, and even vendors of A medals for the awards chair of your meet.
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Listing of safety training providers updated
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Follow this link for a listing of safety training providers who are active in Pacific's territory. The listing has been updated as of March 21, 2010, to reflect our best knowledge of who is currently providing safety training for swim coaches. Please let the Safety Chair know at this address of any changes or updates which should be made to the list.
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