Masters Weekly Announcements Monday, April 28, 2025

Masters Weekly Announcements
Monday, April 28, 2025

This week's announcements include the following:

1. Upcoming Swim Meets and Events
2. Bring a Friend  to Workout Contest
3. Tean Annual Silent Auction
4. Words from Coach Mark 

FYI:

Swim School Is Hiring

Team Service Hour Requirements

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1. UPCOMING SWIM MEETS and EVENTS 

May 1-31
Bring a Friend to Workout Contest

May 3-4 (Sat/Sun)
SPMS SCY Championships – Deadline April 30
Huntington Beach, CA
Registration is OPEN

May 10 (Sunday)  Don’t delay – Sign Up Now!
Breaststroke & Butterfly Clinic
Registration is OPEN

June 8 (Sunday)
MVN Long Course Meet
Meet Jobs Open May 1

June 9 (Monday)
First Day of Summer Schedule

July 13 (Sunday)
Starts and Turns Clinic
Registration is OPEN

August 6-10 (Wednesday-Sunday)
2025 USMS Summer Nationals
Federal Way, Washington
Meet Information

August 15-17 (Friday-Sunday)
SW Zone/SPMS Summer Championships
Mission Viejo (MAC)

2025 Open Water Festival & Mission Mile
September 21 (Sunday)
Lake Mission Viejo

Mission SCM Meet
October 5 (Sunday)
Mission Viejo (MAC)

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2. BRING A FRIEND TO WORKOUT IN MAY CONTEST

Starts Thursday!
 

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3. TEAM ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION 

Mark Your Calendars! Our Annual Silent Auction is Coming Soon!

Join us for the Online Silent Auction starting June 17, 2025, and ending at the Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet on July 6, 2025.

We are seeking donations for the auction. Suggested items include:

• Golf outings
• Vacation packages/hotels
• Gift cards
• Experiences/sports tickets
• Merchandise

All items must be secured by June 1.

For any questions, contact Lisa Zawistoski at [email protected] 
or (949) 614-6976.

Thank you to our committee members for planning this team event!

Lisa Zawistoski, Stephanie Peacock, and Allison Keri.

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4. WORDS FROM COACH MARK

10 Tips for Entering a Swim Meet

1) Keep your USMS registration card with you; you may have to prove that you are a registered swimmer.

2) Double-check your entry. Check specifically your date of birth, age, club affiliation, and entered times (remember yards vs. meters times). After you submit your online entry, you will get a confirmation of the events you entered.

3) If you deck enter a swim meet, be early. Deck entries are an exception that is difficult to handle, and therefore, your surcharge is higher. Have your checkbook or exact change, and your USMS card.  

4) Arrive early. There will be less congestion during warm-up, you will find better parking, and you can notify the computer operator before it becomes too late, if you do not see your name on any heat sheets. Don't assume your entry was received

5) Questions regarding your registration, transfer of membership, or change of address, please contact the person listed on the meet information page. The earlier the question or problem is addressed, the easier the answer or correction.

6) Observe check-in requirements, especially for long-distance events. Many swim meets require some check-in with the meet staff. Be early (see #4), check in, and then warm up. Don't approach the computer operator two minutes before the event starts with the desire to check in, your request will be denied.

7) If you notice an incorrect entry or result, notify the computer operator. Be ready to provide the event number, heat, lane, age group, swimmer's name, and swimmer's meet ID. number. Be patient, the operator will research your request as time allows.

8) Listen to the public address system. Most of the time, especially before a meet, vital information may be broadcast that could directly affect your event or heat. Usually, these announcements are repeated several times.

9) Before swimming in your event, verify that the timers have listed on the lane timing sheets. Many problems are the result of times entered on the wrong heat card or under the wrong name.

10) If you have any questions, please ask. Your questions will be answered. Ignorance is understandable for first timers but is no excuse. That is why the meet director's and other phone numbers are printed on the entry forms. Use them.

Good luck at the meet!

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