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WMST
Announcements this week:
[1] 2010 USMS
Registration for all WMST members starts on November
1st
Registration for USMS for 2010
begins on-line on November 1st. On or after
November 1st,
Please visit
http://www.gulfmastersswimming.org/registration.html
and choose the online
registration option
Alternatively, you can visit the WMST website www.wmst.net and go to the USMS Renew
tab
and follow the instructions. For those
swimmers who prefer the paper system of USMS
registration, both websites offer an option to
download a paper copy to send to USMS Swimming.
ForPUNCH CARD
swimmers, PLEASE
renew your USMS registration before requesting a new
Punch Card. This will save the
hassle of having to roll-over a card with unused punches
purchased with a 2009 USMS registration.
[2] Photos for the WMST picnic and Dragon Boat Races, courtesy of
Scott Campbell can be viewed at:
Dragon Boats:
www.wmst.net and at
http://www.asicampbell.com/Files/WMST/DB-09/db-wmst.html
WMST Picnic: http://www.asicampbell.com/Files/WMST/WMST-PicNic.html
[3] U.S. Masters
Swimming Sanctioned swim meets:
Dallas Aquatics Masters (SCM) on November 20 -
21
Jesse Coon meet (SCY) in Bryan on NOvember
21
SCM Meet in New Orleans, LA on December 4 -
6
Visit the team website, www.wmst.net and look
under the Events tab for more
meet information details.
[4] All Elite
swimmers that are interested in doing the Alcatraz Challenge next
July, (2010), are
invited to attend an informational meeting at the
Weekley YMCA on October 31, 2009 at 8:30 sharp,
poolside.
The Alcatraz Challenge consists of a swim from
Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Bay which is
approximately 1.5 miles. Elite swimmers, who will be
able to swim one mile in less than 40 minutes,
and can swim in local pools, 72 laps non-stop, are
invited to attend.
The event will be on July 19, 2010.
Any additional questions can be directed to Rick
Poplinger at rpoplinger@comcast.net.
[5] A reminder to all
swimmers: Please collect your card AFTER EACH
practice and give you card to
the coach on deck at each practice BEFORE
entering the water.
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On-Going Fitness Events
USMS sponsored “Go The Distance” fitness event.
Start anytime, record the distance you swim each practice.
http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance
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