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Swimming for Life! www.usms.org S p r i n g 2 0 0 8 National Office USMS National Office PO Box 185 Londonderry, NH 03053-0185 800-550-SWIM www.usms.org Greetings from the
National Office This is the hardest part of writing this
newsletter, the opening article! Where
to begin, where to begin. Im thinking
Australia would be a good place, Perth
to be exact. In April, the Grillis made the 2008 FINA Masters Worlds a family vaca-
tion, David and I competing, the kids
(Victoria and Luke), relaxing and sight seeing. It was my first trip
out of the country and man that was a long flight. We figure that
you cant get any further away from Londonderry NH then Perth,
Australia. I swam (did okay), played water polo (had a blast) and
competed in the open water swim (ended up with more bruises
from this event then from water polo). It was a wonderful experi-
ence and Im looking forward to Sweden in 2010! I flew directly from Perth to SC Nationals in Austin. After 2 delayed and 1 missed flight, I had some serious thoughts about just
going home. Sure glad I didntI had a good meet and it was great
to see so many of my USMS friends! Next up is Masters Water Polo Nationals (June 6-8 in Moraga, CA) where Ill be competing with fellow Masters Swimmers Debbie
Cavanaugh (FG), Lisa Dahl (PNA), Renee Sonne (AZ) and new to
the Flamingo team Suzanne Heim-Bowen (PC) and Leianne Crit-
tenden (PC). Then in July I will be off to Lake Tahoe for the Trans
Tahoe Relay swim with my Mighty Mermaid team mates Christie
Ciraulo (SP), Jenny Cook (SP), Nancy Steadman-Martin (NJ), Lisa
Bennett (VA) and Karen Einsidler (MR), all of us age 50 and over.
This will be my first Tahoe swim and rumor has it the water is a bit
chilly. Yikes! Then to Oregon for LC Nationals at Mt Hood Community Col- lege (information on the USMS website) and finally in September
the USAS Convention in Atlanta. Speaking of Convention Its time to get moving! Budgets, Reports, Agendas are due as well as names of delegates, and conven-
tion and hotel reservations. Refer to the working calendar below,
the Convention section later in this newsletter, and the USMS and
USAS websites for more information. I plan on taking October off! Happy Swimming! Tracy Calendar/Things to do Listed are all deadlines from the USMS Working Calendar. Please
read this and use as a reminder. This 2008 Working Calendar is
posted in its entirety on the USMS website at:
www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/workingcalendar.pdf JUNE 2008 1 All Cost Center Heads send their budget to Margaret Bayless, USMS Controller and to their vice president and send their
annual report to their vice president. Those who will be having a
meeting at convention also send their agendas. Open Water/Long Distance National Championship packets distributed to hosts of 2010 events. 8 Zone Reps submit list of events for USMS Swimmer calendar for the September/October issue to VP Local Operations (Julie
HeatherVPLocalOperations at usms dot org) 15 Cut-off date for LMSC registration/delegate entitlements to the 2008 convention (National Office notifies Secretary of LMSC
membership numbers as of June 15th. Secretary notifies LMSCs
of any additional delegate entitlements). Final reminder. Editorial copy/information due to USMS Editor for September/ October issue of USMS Swimmer (Bill VolckeningEditor at
usms dot org) 20 Approximate mailing date for July/August issue of USMS Swimmer 29 Article ideas for November/December issue of USMS Swimmer due to USMS Editor (Bill VolckeningEditor at usms dot org) 30 National registration transmittal sent to National Office elec- tronically from online registration site Postmark Deadline for LC Nationals, Mt Hood, Oregon
LMSC SCY Top 10 reports due National Swims Administra- tor (Mary Beth Windrathmbwswims AT stny DOT rr DOT
com) Last call for requests for Delegate-at-Large appointments due in writing to President (Rob CopelandPresident at usms dot
org) and Secretary (Meg SmathSecretary at usms dot org) JULY 2008 1 USMS Coach of the Year application due to Coaches Commit- tee Chair (Mo ChambersCoaches at usms dot org) Preliminary equipment requirements for convention due to Convention Coordinator (Victor BuehlerConvention at usms
dot org) USMS National Office 800-550-SWIM www.usms.org Spring 2008 2 10 Proposed Rules, Open Water/Long Distance and Legislation amendments due to respective committee chairs (Rules: Kathy
CaseyRules at usms dot org, Open Water/Long Distance:
Marcia ClevelandLongDistance at usms dot org, Legislation:
Sean FitzgeraldLegislation at usms dot org) SCY Preliminary Top 10 mailed for proofreading 11 Entry/received by deadline for 2008 LC Nationals, Mt Hood, Oregon 15 Vice presidents send their committees annual reports and agendas to the National Office for publication in the convention
packet Final cut-off date for requesting Delegate-at-Large spot for convention Coach of the Year selected
On Deck department calendar entries due to USMS Calendar of Events Editor for September/October issue of USMS Swim-
mer (Lynn Hazlewoodlynhzlwd at usms dot org) Deadline for swimmers to be registered in order to receive Sep- tember/October issue of USMS Swimmer Deadline to submit copy to DMC for a newsletter to be inserted in USMS Swimmer for the September/October issue 20 President (Rob CopelandPresident at usms dot org) appoints Delegates-at-Large for 2008 convention 24 Corrections for SCY Top 10 due National Swims Administrator (Mary Beth Windrathmbwswims at stny dot rr dot com) 25 Deadline for submission of information to be included in the summer issue of Streamlines from the National Office 30 USMS Dorothy Donnelly Service Award nominations due to Recognition and Awards Chair (Kelly CrandellAwards at
usms dot org) Summer issue of Streamlines from the National Office sent via email 31 National registration transmittal sent to National Office elec- tronically from online registration site All registrations received as of todays date will be included in the mailing of the Sep/Oct issue of SWIMMER AUGUST 2008 1 Deadline for USAS early convention registration and inclusion in USAS Directory Bids for fitness events due to Fitness Committee Chair (Marcia AnzianoFitness at usms dot org) Equipment requirements from committee chairs and workshop planners due to Convention Coordinator (Victor Buehler
Convention at usms dot org) All proposed rule/code changes from Rules, Open Water/Long Distance and Legislation due to National Office for inclusion in
the convention packet Final SCY Top 10 list sent to printer
Second quarter financial reports prepared
Election Committee submits election information to National Office for inclusion in the convention packet Bids for 2010 Long Course, Short Course and Open Water/ Long Distance National Championships due to committee
chairs (Championship: Mark MooreChampionship at usms
dot org, Open Water/Long Distance: Marcia Cleveland
LongDistance at usms dot org) 8 Zone Reps submit list of events for USMS Swimmer calendar for the November/December issue to VP Local Operations
(Julie HeatherVPLocalOperations at usms dot org) Deadline to submit copy to DMC for a newsletter to be inserted in USMS Swimmer for the September/October issue 10 Editorial copy/information due to USMS Editor for November/ December issue of USMS Swimmer (Bill VolckeningEditor at
usms dot org) On Deck department calendar entries due to USMS Calen- dar of Events Editor for November/December issue of USMS
Swimmer (Lynn Hazlewoodlynhzlwd at usms dot org) 14-17 USMS LC National Championships, Mt. Hood, Ore.
15 Preliminary budget for the coming year, forecast for current year and copies of budget forms are sent to Finance Committee
members and National Office 31 Approximate mailing date for September/October issue of USMS Swimmer National registration transmittal sent to National Office elec- tronically from online registration site Other deadlines this month
USAS sends convention registration list to National Of- fice (Tracy GrilliUSMS at usms dot org). Secretary (Meg
SmathSecretary at usms dot org) notifies LMSCs who have
not sent delegate certifications. Convention packets mailed to all certified delegates
New delegate information emailed to all new delegates Awards and Appointments Ransom Arthur Award Congratulations to Barry Fasbender of Pacific on receiving More
information can be found on the Pacific Masters Website at
www.usms.org/features.php?id=56
Congratulations Barry! Paragon Award for Aquatic Safety Congratulations to Jim Wheeler from the Pacific on receiving the
Paragone Safety Award. More information can be found on the
USMS website at www.usms.org/features.php?id=60! New Committee Chair Jane Moore from the Pacific Northwest Association has been ap-
pointed at the Chair of the USMS Sports Medicine and Science
Committee, replacing Jody Welborn. As the new chair of this
committee, Jane has also been appointed as a member of the USMS
Endowment Fund Board of Governors. Thank you Jody and con-
gratulations Jane! USMS National Office 800-550-SWIM www.usms.org Spring 2008 3 Cost Center Heads 2009 Budget templates due to Margaret Bayless via email (controller
at usms dot org), and a copy to their VP, on or before June 1. 25K Open Water National
Championship Update There is a format change for the 25K (5x5K) Relay. Due to the
overwhelming interest in the solo event, the logistics of the relay
have changed. We are converting it to a simultaneous start for all
relay team members (we may have waves a few minutes apart), but
all relay swimmers will be in the water at the same time... no hand-
offs, no waiting around all day for your swimmer to come in so you
can begin. You will all be finished by 10AM or so. The new plan,
which may be modified slightly, will be for solo swimmers to depart
at 7AM. All relay swimmers will depart during the next half hour
or so. This will permit solo swimmers and their kayaks to get out of
your way so you wont be dodging them all day long. Further, solo
swimmers wont have relay swimmers in their way and our officials
and volunteers can focus on the needs of the solo swimmers for the New LMSC Officers Arizona: Sanctions Katy James Katyjamesswims at hotmail dot com Colorado: Vice Chair Will Amos will dot amos at comcast dot net Delaware Valley: Webmaster - Dan Allen danallengaz at comcast dot net Niagara: Webmaster Randy Mayall rmayall at ourcomputerguy dot com North Carolina: Editor Joe Gosha - NCeditor at usms dot org
North Texas: Treasurer Kim Shaw swimminkim at gmail dot com South Carolina: Top Ten Billy Culbertson billy dot Culbertson at sportstiming dot com Virginia: Coaches Jim Miller, MD
Registrar Lisa Bennett swimlab56 at msn dot com Safety Patty Miller Contact Updates Mike Burns, Minnesota Treasurer new e-mail - burnsh2o at yahoo dot com Jerry Clark, North Carolina Chairman/USMS BOD new suite address is 1710 Elyce Dilworth, Committee Member from Wisconsin new address 7796 W Tuckaway Shores Dr, Franklin, WI 53132 Susan Ellis, Alaska Sanctions new e-mail - snsellis60 at yahoo dot com Jean Fox, Committee Member from the Southeastern LMSC has moved - 805 Racquet Club Way, Knoxville, TN 37774,
865-247-7543, purdue_57 at Comcast dot net June Krauser, Florida Gold Coast Treasurer/USMS BOD has moved - 588 Village Dr, Pompano Beach, FL 33060,
954-933-1588 Jane Owen, North Dakota Chairman new e-mail no dot name42 at und dot nodak dot edu Ellen Parchen, Montana LMSC Registrar new e-mail - e dot parchen at bresnan dot net John Pilger, Niagara Registrar new e-mail syrjohn at windstream dot net Todd Radel, Ohio Treasurer new address 4158 Vinegar Hill Rd, Georgetown, OH 45121 Howard Rutenberg, Arkansas Chair new e-mail howard dot rutenberg at Arkansas dot gov George Simon, North Carolina Registrar/USMS Registration Chair using 919-264-3490 for registration calls Joe Skoski, Allegheny Mountain (holds many offices) new e-mail joeskoski at gmail dot com Shannon Titzel, Alaska Chairman/Treasurer new e-mail swimalaska at yahoo dot com Greta van Meeteren North Carolina Secretary - new e-mail - gvan- meeteren at gmail dot com Greg Weber, Illinois Registrar new e-mail - gregjweber at aol dot com Laura Winslow, USMS BOD new e-mail lawinslow6 at gmail dot com Announcements rest of the day. When finished, relay swimmers can head for home,
or hang out to assist with paddling or other volunteer duties, or just
hang out on the lake or beach all day. Sound easier? Thats what we
thought! Any suggestions let me know. Since this is the inaugural
event, it is a bit experimental... we are open to suggestions. Finally,
if anyone wants to swim a 5K, but cant put together an entire relay,
send in your entry, write on the envelope Need Team Mates and
we will hook you up with others in the same situation. Full refunds
provided if we cant get you on a relay. We will also extend the early
bird deadline for the Relay Only, one week, to May 31 postmark.
For more information go to our website www.forestparkpool.org/
USMS25K/ Call for Proposed Rule Changes - This is a Rules Year. Proposed amendments can be passed by
a majority vote of the House of Delegates if the amendments are
recommended by the Rules Committee and the Open Water Long
Distance Committee. Information about submitting proposed
amendments to Part 1: Swimming Rules, the Glossary, and Part
3: Open Water Long Distance Swimming Rules can be found in USMS National Office 800-550-SWIM www.usms.org Spring 2008 4 Article 601, pages 9396 of the 2008 USMS Rule Book. Attached
is more detailed information, including examples and a template for
your use that can also be found in the LMSC Handbook, Conven-
tion section, pages 26, at www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/. LMSCs
wishing to submit proposals must do so in writing (email, fax, or
mail) by July 10 to:
Kathy Casey (for Part 1 or the Glossary), rules@usms.org, or
(253)589-8321 (fax), or
11114 111th St. SW, Tacoma, WA, 98498 or to Marcia Cleveland (for Part 3 or the Glossary), longdistance@usms.org or
915 Pine Tree Lane, Winnetka, IL 60093 2010 Open Water/Long Distance Bid Packets The below information was inadvertently left out of the 2008
USMS Rule Book and not included in the 2010 bid packets.
Contact Marcia Cleveland, Open Water/Long Distance Committee
Chair at longdistance at usms dot org for a bid packet. Open Water Long Distance Championship Rotations: There is no rotation system in awarding the postal swims. East Coast Central Region West Coast Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 2010 1-mile, 2 mile cable, >1/3 mile & >3/< 6 miles & > 6 mile 2009 >1/3 mile 1-mile, 2 mile cable, & >3/< 6 miles & > 6 mile 2008 2 mile cable, >1/3 mile 1-mile, & > 6 mile & >3/< 6 miles 2007 1-mile, 2 mile cable, >1/3 mile & >3/< 6 miles & > 6 mile Area 1composed of the following LMSCs: Alaska, Hawaii, In- land Northwest, Montana, Oregon, Pacific, Pacific Northwest, San
Diego-Imperial, Snake River, Southern Pacific and Wyoming. Area 2composed of the following LMSCs: Arizona, Arkansas, Border, Colorado, Gulf, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Lake
Erie, Michigan, Midwestern, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, New Mex-
ico, North Dakota, North Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ozark, South
Dakota, South Texas, Southeastern, Southern, Utah and Wisconsin. Area 3composed of the following LMSCs: Adirondack, Allegh eny Mountain, Connecticut, Delaware Valley, Florida, Florida
Gold Coast, Georgia, Maryland, Metropolitan, New England, New
Jersey, Niagara, North Carolina, Potomac Valley, South Carolina
and Virginia. Long Course Nationals Update The 2008 USMS Long Course National Championships will be
held August 14-17 at the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic
Center in Gresham, Oregon. The complete set of meet informa-
tion is now available for this meet and can be found on the USMS
website at http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats08/ Swimmers are encouraged to enter the meet online to help reduce errors and processing time. The Aquatic Center is one of the
deepest and fastest pools in the nation, and the meet organizers are
planning several social functions for visiting swimmers. Dont miss
out on what promises to be a great event! USAS Convention Hyatt Regency Atlanta, September 24-28, 2008 The Delegate and Hotel Registration forms and schedules have
been sent (via e-mail) to 2007 Delegates, Committee Members
and LMSC Chairs. All people attending or presenting at any
meeting must be registered as a delegate. LMSC Chairs, please submit names and contact informa- tion for your delegates as soon as possible to Secretary Meg
Smath at secretary at usms dot org. Please send delegate at large
requests to President Rob Copeland at president at usms dot
org by July 15 Committee Chairs, please contact your committee members and report to Secretary Meg Smath at secretary at usms dot
org if there are members from your committee who will not be
attending convention. Registration Fee: Postmarked by September 4, 2008 (early bird) ................. $150
Postmarked September 5, 2008 or later ............................ $175 Hotel Reservations Reservations for the convention can be made by going to the
Hyatt Regency Atlanta link: http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com/
groupbooking/atlraasas2008 or by calling the world wide
reservation number: 1-800-233-1234, or by mailing the hotel
reservation form. Reservation cut off date is September 5. For Registration Forms and Travel/Shuttle/Tourist Informa- tion Visit the USAS Website At: www.usaquaticsports.org or
USMS website at www.usms.org/admin/conv08/ Certification Table The Certification Table will be open on Wednesday from 9am
to 5pm and Thursday from 7:30 am to 8am. Those arriving
after the posted hours will need to find Debbie Cavanaugh! Schedule Change The Coaches Panel will be held on Friday 10:30-12:00 pm
(originally scheduled for Wednesday) USMS National Office 800-550-SWIM www.usms.org Spring 2008 5 Rules Corner by Kathy Casey, USMS Rules Chair Questions & Clarifications 1. Wrist Watches: Question: If I wear a wrist watch during the 1650, will I be disqualified? Answer: No, if you do not use it as a pacing device. Yes, if you use it as a
pacing device (102.15.9). 2. 15-Meter Rule: Question: Three of the stroke rules specify that a swimmers head must break the surface within 15 meters of the start and after turns.
Does the head have to break the surface 15 meters from the wall or
can the head break the surface when the swimmers feet have trav-
eled 15 meters from the wall? Answer: The head has to break the surface at or before the 15-meter mark. If the head breaks the surface when the feet pass the
15-meter mark, that is a DQ. The head must break the surface of
the water not more than 15 meters (16.4 yards) after the start and
each turn (101.3.2, 101.4.2, and 101.5.2). 3. Breaststroke Turn: Question: If I touch the wall in the middle of a stroke cycle (after the arm pull), am I disqualified for not completing the stroke cycle
with a kick? Answer: No. Throughout the race the stroke cycle must be one arm stroke and one leg kick in that order (101.2.2). The breaststroke
turn rule (101.2.4) refers to the last complete or incomplete cycle
preceding the touch, so a swimmer can touch the wall after an arm
pull (an incomplete cycle). 4. Backstroke Start: Question: Can I place my toes above the surface of the water for the backstroke start? Answer: Yes, however bending the toes over the lip of the gutter before or after the start is prohibited (101.1.2B). The phrase the
toes shall be placed under the surface of the water was deleted
beginning with the 2006 rule book. FINA changed that rule, USA
Swimming adopted it, and then USMS also adopted it. However, it
is difficult to place the toes above the surface of the water without
bending the toes over the lip of the gutter before or after the start
if the touch pad does not extend .3 meter above the water surface
as required by FINA rule FR 2.4.3. If you have a touch pad that
extends .3 meter above the surface of the water, it is easy to place the
toes above the surface of the water because there is no gutter to bend
the toes over. 5. USMS Policy on FINA-Approved Suits: Question: Are the new suits like the Speedo LZR legal in Masters swim meets? Answer: Yes, if they have been approved by FINA. It has been the practice of both USMS and USA Swimming to follow FINAs
approvals and rejections of new swimwear (high-end competitive
suits of new design and materials such as the Speedo LZR, TYR
Tracer Light and Tracer Rise, the Blueseventy Pointzero3, and the
Xterra Velocity 0.02 all of which have been approved by FINA).
The USMS Rules Committee has established the following policy,
FINA approval or rejection of new swimwear will be accepted by
USMS. This approval is in effect for competitions held in pool,
postal, and open water events.

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