Masters Weekly Announcements Monday, June 2, 2025 Swim Meet Sunday NO WORKOUT
Masters Weekly Announcements
Monday, June 2, 2025
This week's announcements include the following:
1. Upcoming Swim Meets and Events
2. Team Support Service Policy Reminders and Changes for June 8
3. USMS Go the Distance
4. Masters Team Annual Silent Auction
5. Words from Coach Mark
SWIM MEET SUNDAY, JUNE 8 – NO WORKOUT
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1. UPCOMING SWIM MEETS and EVENTS
| June 8 (Sunday) |
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| Team Roster |
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Last |
Age Group |
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| Patty |
Furukawa |
50-54 |
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| Mike |
Bennett |
55-59 |
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| Stephen |
Freitas |
60-64 |
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| Douglas |
Barker |
60-64 |
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| Vincent |
Flores |
60-64 |
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| William |
Kennedy |
70-74 |
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| Mark |
Seretan |
70-74 |
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| Jonathan |
Frankel |
70-74 |
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| Van |
Cochran |
75-79 |
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| Beverly |
Montrella |
75-79 |
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June 9 (Monday)
First Day of Summer Schedule
June 21 (Saturday)
Santa Barbara Loong Course Meet
Meet Registration is OPEN
July 6 (Sunday)
Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet w/Family Relays & BBQ
Silent Auction Finale
Family Relay Only Swimmers may enter NOW
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. TEAM SUPPORT SERVICE POLICY REMINDERS
SESSION 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Session 2 begins April 1 and continues through August 31, 2025.
You will be assigned 6 service hours of TEAM Support. If you join after May 1, your hours will be prorated for the session.
Session 2 meets:
Sunday, June 8- LC Meet
Sunday, July 6 – Patrick Moore Relay Meet (Will open soon)
Friday – Monday, August 15-17 – SW ZONE Championships
SW ZONE Summer Champs is a mandatory event where each member is required to work 3 hours. If you are not available to work at the mandatory events, you will be billed $50. This means that even if your service hours requirement is met, you will still need to work at the mandatory meet or be billed.
Want to see your service hour balance and history? Check out: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/scmvnm/page/membership/team-unify-faqs
Due to the limited signup spots – Swimmers in the meet will receive 2 hours added to their account for the JUNE 8 SWIM MEET.
Questions? Email [email protected]
See dates and more info at MVN TEAM SERVICE HOURS SUPPORT PROGRAM
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3. USMS GO THE DISTANCE
GTD is a yearly self-directed event intended to encourage members to regularly swim and track their progress. Distance is the important metric for this virtual event, not speed or time. Certain distance milestones also have prizes attached to them.
GTD is on the honor system—you track the distance you swim. Daily, weekly, or monthly, enter that information into your linked Swim.com app or USMS Fitness Log (FLOG). When you achieve certain milestones, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase GTD awards.
There’s no cost to enter GTD. You can register through your FLOG in the USMS My Account section of the website. Track your weekly, monthly, and annual totals online. Once you've entered GTD, your results are automatically included in the public daily summary reports, and the link to purchase your milestone awards will appear on your FLOG when you reach the various milestones.
Nadadores has 8 Swimmers Participating in 2025
1381.39 Total Miles - 172.67 Avg Miles per Swimmer
Andy Seretan, 72 - 628.97 miles
Shunsuke Sumitani, 46 - 210.41 miles
Patty Furukawa, 54 - 175.6 miles
Beverly Montrella, 79 - 95.91 miles
Mary Ann Alwan, 63 - 88.45 miles
Diana Dolan LaMar, 68 - 71.22 miles
David Obrien, 63 - 62.22 miles
Joanne Corrao, 73 - 48.61 miles
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4. MASTERS TEAM ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION
Please reach out to your group leader – We still need 9 AM and Noon Basket items
9 AM – Wine & Fun Baskets
Whether it’s a cozy date night, an elegant soirée, or an all-out celebration, this basket brings the magic!
(Group Leader: Allison Keri, [email protected]
Noon – Night Out on the Town!
The Ultimate Night Out Gift Basket - Because every unforgettable night starts with the perfect essentials!
(Group Leader - Lisa Zawistoski, [email protected]
Silent Auction will run from June 15, 2025, to the Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet on July 6, 2025, at noon.
Thank you to our committee members for planning this team event!
Lisa Zawistoski, Stephanie Peacock, and Allison Keri.
Events Sponsors
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5. WORD FROM COACH MARK
Perfect Streamlines
Streamline position is the most important technique you need to learn if you are trying to get better at swimming. It is the foundation of the sport.
The benefits of learning proper streamlining are endless.
Here are the four key reasons a streamlined position is so important:
1. Streamline position produces the least amount of drag in the water
2. Streamline position teaches you how to hold proper body position as you swim your full stroke
3. Streamline position teaches you how to connect your kick to your core
4. Streamline position shows you where you might be lacking the necessary mobility and flexibility to progress in swimming
7 Key Points for the Perfect Streamline
1. Wrists/hands overlapped with thumb hooked.
2. Biceps squeezing the ears, there should be no space between your biceps and your head to achieve the perfect streamline.
3. Shoulders flexed to form a straight line with the torso and legs (not angled forward).
4. Trunk neutral. No rounding or excess arching. Some arching in the low back is acceptable, as the spine does have a natural curvature. The arch should not increase beyond your normal resting posture.
5. Tuck your chin down to your chest while keeping the back of your head in line with your neck. This will help minimize the space between your chin and chest, avoiding creating any extra drag pockets.
6. Legs fully extended and held closely together.
7. Toes pointed. This is the MOST common mistake in streamlining. Most swimmers are concerned about what their upper body is doing and often forget their lower body.
When you are in a streamline, it’s very important to point your toes to avoid excess drag if your feet are relaxed.
This is one of the EASIEST ways to speed up your streamlines, and it isn’t that hard to do!
Good Luck
Coach Mark
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