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By coach nate, September 21, 2007 9:30 am

All members of NEM are invited to attend the annual NEMSC Board Meeting.  If you have thoughts, concerns or questions on what is happening in the world of New England Masters swimming, or would like to volunteer to help in some way, here is your chance to be heard.

New England Masters Swim Club will be holding it’s annual meeting of the NEM Board on Friday, October 5th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Needham YMCA located at 863 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02192. The Needham MBTA train stop is Needham Center on the Needham Line. This station is a straight line walk of 2 blocks. All members of NEMSC are invited to attend. Please email Laszlo Eger if you are planning to attend.  His email is president@swimnem.org.

The agenda will be as follows:

1.      Approval of the minutes of the last meeting.
2.      Reports:
a.      Laszlo Eger – Overview
b.      Lisa McNamara – Finance
c.      Tim Morse – Newsletter
d.      Bob Bolder/Bill Ewan – Clinics
e.      Kim Goodwin – Meets
f.      Al Prescott – External PR
g.      Nate McBride – Website
h.      HL/NM/AP – USMS Convention
3.      Election of new Board members/officers.
4.      Other

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By coach nate, September 17, 2007 8:23 am

NEM Swimming Community,

Fall promises to be another eventful time for the ever growing NEM masters swimming. The LMSC now numbers 1921 vs 1798 at the end of last year!

The first SCM meet is coming up on Oct. 21st in the new 8-lane 25 meter pool at Beede Center. Should be a pretty fast pool – an opportunity to swim some early potential TT times.   See the Events page for the entry form.

This meet will be followed by Wheaton (11/3), Portsmouth (11/10), and culminating with the NEM SCM Championship at BU (12/14-16). The SCY Championship at Harvard is currently scheduled for March 27-30, 2008 and the LCM Championship for June 20-22, 2008 in Middlebury, VT.

I am pleased to announce that Mike Ross, our multiple world-record holder, has joined the highly successful team of Bob Bolder and Bill Ewan running stroke clinics. They are filming with several cameras, providing HDTV quality films of
your swims, above and below the water. Read the glowing review of their last clinic in Londonderry on the NEM website (http://www.swimnem.org/wordpress/). Coaches should contact Bill Ewan (W1VH@cox.net) to schedule a clinic.

The USMS 2007 SCY Top-Ten has been published with many NEM’s, as always.  You can find the most updated copy at our Records page. Please email me with details of any errors/omissions.

Nate has  added a section for info on the Worlds next year in Perth, Australia (http://www.swimnem.org/wordpress/perth/). We are looking for a volunteer, who is planning to attend, to coordinate the flow of information in NEM for this event.

The NEM Board of Directors will meet on Oct. 5 and all members are invited to attend. Details will be forthcoming shortly.

Laszlo Eger
President – NEMSC

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By coach nate, September 17, 2007 8:14 am

2007 New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship and New England Masters Workout Group Challenge; December 14-16, 2007 at Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center

Meet information is published:
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/07scmchamp.php

MEET RETURNS TO BOSTON UNIVERSITY FITREC CENTER – Beautiful state of the art facility on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. The competition pool features ten racing lanes with additional area for continuous warm up and warm down, electronic timing and scoreboard. Water depth is 7 to 13.5 feet. There were 519 entrants in the 2006 meet, we hope for another well attended, fun and exciting event this year.

WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR:
- Last year the 800 free on Friday evening filled up. This year the warm-up time for the 800 free has been moved to 4:30 p.m. to accommodate more swimmers.
- New event order
- Postmark deadline is earlier: Wednesday November 21. Late Entries may be posted after 11/21 with a $15 late fee. Receipt deadline for Late Entries is 12/8.
- Team awards: Awards will be given to the top ten scoring USMS clubs and to New England Masters workout groups by size divisions (more on this in future postings).
- Meet Entry Cap policy has been revised, please see meet web page

!!SOCIAL EVENT IN THE WORKS!!
Take your Warm Down out of the pool and join us for a Social Gathering (there will be Food! Drink!) following the Saturday events at the BU meet. Mark your calendars, Feel the Burn and Save the Date – immediately following events Saturday, December 15

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By coach nate, September 16, 2007 4:04 pm

Minuteman Masters Swim Club member Jarrod Shoemaker has earned a spot on the 2008 United States Olympic Team by racing across the finish line as the 1st American finisher in the 2007 Beijing BG Triathlon World Cup. Placing 11th overall. Shoemaker finished in 1:49:44 (swim 17:55, bike 59:7, run 31:37). The impressive field of athletes included American Olympians Hunter Kemper (2000, 2004) and Andy Potts (2004). Shoemaker had the race of a lifetime beginning with an amazing swim keeping pace with the world’s elite. On the bike Shoemaker jockeyed amongst fellow Americans Doug Friman, Matt Reid, and Brian Fleischmann playing it safe in a dangerous pack of over fifty athletes. In thrilling fashion Shoemaker made his move on the third of four laps on the run picking off Kemper and then Potts. Shoemaker is the first New England Masters Swim Club athlete to earn a spot on the US Olympic Team. Shoemaker is the first of Minuteman Olympic trial qualifiers to advance to the games. Prior Minuteman Olympic trial qualifiers have included Abigail Clarke (swimming; 2000) and Karen Smyers (triathlon; 2000,2004). Congratulations Jarrod – New England will be watching!!!

For more information on Minuteman Masters Swim Club please call Coach Rich Axtell 781 956 8930 or visit www.minutemanmasters.com