VALLEY ISLE MASTERS SWIMMERS 17th ANNUAL SWIM FOR YOUR HEART OCEAN RACE, MARCH 7th, 2010

The Valley Isle Masters Swimmers annual Swim For Your Heart is scheduled for Sunday, March 7th at 8:30 a.m.. The swim is open to all registered USA-Swimming and US Masters Swimming with awards being presented for top 3 places in male and female divisions in each of the age groups including 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29 and on up in five year increments to 70+. All proceeds will be donated to South Maui Sharks swim club.

January 20, 2010

Contact:
Rules Committee Chair, Kathy Casey
rules@usms.org
EMERGENCY RULE CHANGE

Due to the change in Masters swimwear rules published by FINA January 16, 2010, and
pursuant to Article 601.4.8, the USMS Rules Committee and the USMS Executive
Committee have approved the following emergency changes to the USMS swimwear
rules. These changes are effective immediately for short course meters and long course
meters competition. The changes are effective June 1, 2010 for short course yards

The 11th Annual Polar Bear Fin Swim; Sunday, Jan 31, 2010
LINK: Course Map w/tides LINK: 2010 Entry Form

Aloha Hawaii Masters;
Just a quick December Update: End of Year, Personal (and inter-island) Challenge, Upcoming Events, including a 2010 Query from Malcolm & Janet…

Another year is almost past … and we’re all staying youg(er than we’d be without swimming).
Don’t forget to re-register to stay young(er) and fit(ter).
www.usms.org/reg

Valley Isle Masters Swimmers’ presents the 24th annual Maui Roughwater Swim, a benefit for South Maui Sharks swim team.

DATE: Sunday, October 4th

COURSE:

DISTANCE: 1.7 miles – “ish”

RACE START: Keawekapu Beach (entrance at corner of S. Kihei Rd. and Kilohana)

RACE FINISH: Polo Beach in front of Kealani Hotel

ENTRY FEES:

PREREGISTRATION: $15 entry postmarked by Monday, September 28th

RACE DAY: $20 after September 28th and on race day

ENTRIES LOCATED AT: all 50 meter county pools or download from:

www.mauidolphins.org/results.htm

Aloha swimmers,

Due to a lack of officials & volunteers available (many off-island), and a the sanction from USA-S not being available (conflict with Hawaiian Swimming Invitational on Oahu), Mike Sherill and I've had to cancel the relay this year. :-(((

Next year we'll pick a better weekend ... but we will do it. The NEXT ocean swim on Maui will be Kapalua.

(Dave ... contact me for Kapalua to get it going.) There's other info in the email I sent to all of Hawaii Masters, too.

Hi swimmers,

Some of you are swimming, some are not. This email is for both of you.
Those that have gotten out of the habit ... come back. You know you felt better when you swam ... with us ... muscles stretched out, pushed yourself with a workout beside friends (more than when you swim alone), you're really clean after workout. OK ... so you got a little tired, but you slept better (either at work :-))) or at night at home :-))) ) ... and you got used to it and you weren't tired, you just slept better, felt better.

Toni sent this one in:

The next Maui Ocean Race is a New One ... Maui Coast Relays June 14. It's being put on by Maui Dolphins benefiting 50/50 Maui Dolphins and Hawaiian Lifeguard Association (Ocean Safety/Jr. Lifeguards). More info at www.mauidolphins.org/events.htm. Aumakua Swim forms (Labor day) are also posted there.

Note: for those Unat & HiMa swimmers not on Maui, we can post info about your upcoming sanctioned events. (And will be posting on HMSA website soon.)

Toni has passed along the Kaanapali Klassic results.

What a beautiful day. What a crystal clear calm swim (especially after the rainy mid-week! The current was with us ... although the wind came up at the end. Missed you if you weren't there, but a good turnout benefitting Lahaina Swim Club. Thanks as always to Maui Ocean Safety helping.

Results are posted at www.mauidolphins.org/results.htm
Specifically ...
Results: http://www.mauidolphins.org/Files/Results/2009/2009%20Kaanapali%20Klassi...
Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/popejplj/KaanapaliKlassic2009

Sorry for the delay. The work on the heaters at Pukalani pool has been completed and the pool is back open and warm.

Malcolm has sent out a new workout schedule.

"Tues/Thurs 6-7:30pm Pukalani

Mon/Wed 6-7:30pm Sakamoto Pool ... staying down there through the end of the month.

Morning workouts ... T/Th at Sakamoto as usual 5:45-7:30am ... except Thursday they're currently planning remove the bulkheads and go Long Course at Sakamoto ... we may have to move to Kokua for that morning (although aquatics hasn't said anything yet)."