VOLUME 20 • ISSUE 5 MAY — JUNE 2000 PNA Champs Two Days Packed Full of Swimming By Lee Carlson Last month we looked at a swim meet through the eyes of different audiences. We looked at meets from the perspective of the new swimmer who is both nervous and enthusiastic. We also reviewed the responsibilities of a meet host in putting together the meet and how it all comes together during the meet. Now let’s look at meets through Carolyn Behse and Abbie Morris, Bellevue Club Masters, enthusiastic swimmers at Champs. the eyes of the meet officials and the coaches. April 8-9, 2000—From the Star Green Lake Aqua Ducks took Spangled Banner at the start of the first in the Large Team Division. Officials meet, to the long 1650 swim at the Mercer Island Redwoods took first That group in blue trousers and end, PNA Champs was a success- in the Medium Teams, while Fort white shirts assures that the ful meet. With Hugh and Jane Steilacoom Masters were winners competition is fair and that each Moore as meet directors, the meet for the Small Teams. Team points swimmer has an equal chance. was typically well-run. The popular were accumulated by swimmers The officials work as a team. Federal Way pool drew 251 swim- who placed first through tenth. The referee for a meet is mers and lots of relay participation. While often run as a three-day certified as a stroke and turn judge, Swimmers showed up from teams meet, this PNA Champs was starter, or referee, by a USMS- as far away as Arizona, New Mex- approved certifying body. The meet ico, and San Diego. (Continued on page 16) referee has control over the other officials, decides questions on the conduct of the meet, and can Inside overturn the interpretation of Results: Page another official that he or she has Northwest Zones, Pullman ......................6 personally observed. The referee PNA Championships, Federal Way ...8-17 may also be a stroke and turn judge but not the starter. Entry Forms: A second official is the starter. 5 & 10K Postal Meet ..........................19-20 The starter has control of the swimmers until a fair start has been (Continued on page 2) By Lee Carlson (Continued from page 1) observed. The new “whistle start” Coaches and "no false start" rules have This part is more from required some new skills for this observation rather than as a coach. official. The starter may also be a Personally, I always feel better stroke and turn judge. prepared when coaching is The stroke and turn judge available at the meet. Volume 20 • Issue 5 reports any technical violation to the One function of the coach is to May-June 2000 meet referee. The judge must support and encourage their personally see the rule violation, swimmers. This typically begins Editor raise a hand, and report it to the before the meet with the coach Sandy McNeel (206) 324-0480 2364 Fairview Ave E, #1 referee on a signed slip. The judge giving the swimmer some idea of then makes "every reasonable Seattle, WA 98102 what a reasonable time may be or E-mail: [email protected] effort" to seek out the swimmer or perhaps encouraging the swimmer the swimmer’s coach and inform to enter a new event. them of the reason for the The coach will begin by working disqualification. on starts and sprint technique with PNA OFFICERS These officials also work to the swimmer. At the meet, a coach President apply the standards uniformly from and swimmer often discuss the race Lee Carlson (206) 232-3916 meet to meet and swimmer to strategy and what the target splits 2913 70th Ave SE swimmer, for older swimmers as should be for each part of the race. Mercer Island WA 98040 well as younger swimmers, for [email protected] During the event, the coach records example. the splits. Following the event, the Vice President We have been fortunate to coach and the swimmer often Carolyn Behse (425) 747-3889 have good support from USA discuss what went well and what [email protected] Swimming certified officials at our could be better. Many times the local and national meets. Currently coach also puts together the relays. Treasurer the PNA membership also has The coach’s work doesn't start Jeanne Ensign (206) 324-6768 several certified officials. Jan or end with the meet. Much of their [email protected] Kavadas has been PNA’s Officials effort is directed toward helping Chair for about 10 years and a track their swimmers achieve short and Secretary and swimming official for over 15 Steve Peterson (360) 692-1669 long term swimming and fitness [email protected] years. Sally Dillon, Mary goals and objectives. The PNA is Coddington, John Metler, Tom fortunate to have a group of 20 or Board Members at Large Hughes, and yours truly are also more dedicated coaches who work Kathy Moore (253) 854-8715 certified officials. hard and who are successful in Kathy Casey (253) 588-4879 developing individuals and teams. PNA VOLUNTEERS Registrar Suzanne Dills (206) 779-3654 1101 N Northlake Way Seattle WA 98103 WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING Awards: Sally Dillon SWIMMERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY Coaches: Barb Gundred JOINED THE PNA! Computer Apps.: Jim McCleery Constitution & By-Laws: Jane Moore Fitness: Carolyn Behse Historian: Tom Foley JERRY AKERS, DAVID BAER, BILL BUSH, DAN CLARK, LISA DAVIS, PATRICK DWYER, JOE GROSS, Meets/Sanctions: Hugh Moore ELISE HANSON, LAURA HOUSTON, MAUREEN KELLY, MARTIN KLEMPNER, SANDY LAURENCE, TERI Publicity: Brad Palmer Records/Top Ten: Walt Reid LAWSON, KIMBERLEY MAY, SCOTT MCCLEERY, CATHERINE MCCOY, KATHY METZLER, JOSEPH Officiating: Jan Kavadas MICHEL, CHIHO MIN, THOMAS MITCHELL, VALERIE MORGENSTERN, BRIDGET OCONNELL, Open Water: Sally Dillon Safety: Kathy Casey JEANETTE OPIELA, MARK ROWE, TOM SCHUTTE, DAVID STERN, ANN THORN, KRISTI THORSEN, Social: Jett Vallandigham ROBERT TIECKELMANN, GLORIA TOLARO, REBECCA UCHIO, ED WARDIAN, AND JAMES WATERS May — June 2000 • The WetSet • Pacific Northwest Association of Masters Swimmers • 3 • New Editor— New Kind of Life by Sandy McNeel Perhaps you’ve noticed – you have a new WetSet editor. TO THE FOLLOWING PNA SWIMMERS! How did I stumble in to this job? Me? Do volunteer work? Attend committee meetings? Who would 05 15 BRIAN RUSSELL 06 02 KATHY BYERS 06 29 KRAIG TREGO want to do such things? 05 15 KATHERINE JOHNSON 06 02 MARK HIRAYAMA 07 01 THOMAS MITCHELL The PNA Officers have been 05 15 PASCAL RONCALEZ 06 03 WENDY NEELY 07 01 BETH PURCELL churning out the WetSet, minus an 05 16 GRETCHEN MCNABB 06 03 DOUGLAS FRAZIER 07 01 GREGORY STONER editor, for several months. One 05 16 JEAN DILLON 07 02 LEN MCCOLLAM 06 04 MICHAEL JONES hard worker was Lee Carlson. Be- 05 17 SANDY STANFORD 07 02 TOM SCHUTTE 06 04 GERALD VAN HOOSIER sides handling his duties as PNA 05 17 ERIC KNAPP 07 02 ALEXANDRA SMITH 06 06 GARRY STUTZ president, he pulled the newsletter 05 17 WILLIAM MONROE 06 07 ANN LENNARTZ 07 02 BILL BUSH together and recently organized the 05 17 MAGGIE KINSELLA 06 08 CHERYL CURRAN 07 03 JAY BURNHAM Mercer Island meet. Plus he has a 05 18 RON OREN 06 08 CLARENCE JOHNSON 07 03 SHARON BELK-KREBS demanding full-time job on the side. 05 18 CLAIRE EADIE 06 09 YURIKO SATO POEHLMAN 07 04 NANCY LANE I was swimming with Lee Carl- 05 18 DAVID BROWN 06 09 GREGORY MARTIN 07 04 TIMOTHY PETERS son and Jeanne Ensign, our PNA 05 18 DAVID BARCLIFT 06 12 DOUGLAS REDFIELD 07 04 BEN DOTSON and USMS treasurer. They were 05 19 AL RUBECK 06 12 DON REHFELDT 07 05 BRIDGET BRODERICK discussing the progress of the Wet- 05 19 JERRY AKERS 07 05 MARK STOREY 06 12 QUYNH NGUYEN Set. Interested, I merely raised my 05 19 BRITT PENNISTON 07 05 DAVID SCHIRMER 06 13 GARY HOLMQUIST eyebrows. Jeanne saw that and the 05 19 MAIA HAYKIN 07 06 RUSSELL KNUDSEN 06 14 LUANN SPARKS next thing I knew, at her sugges- 05 20 MINH NGUYEN 06 15 JANE ANDERSON 07 06 MICHAEL MCKINLAY tion, I was headed to a PNA board 05 20 JENNIFER NEWTON 06 15 TOM LEONARD 07 06 PAUL FREEMAN meeting, volunteering to paste up 05 20 CINDY SPRENGER 06 16 DOUG PORTELANCE 07 06 JAMES WORREL the WetSet. My qualifications: I can 05 21 STEVE GEORGE 06 17 ROBERT MORA 07 06 JUDITH HUTCHISON operate Publisher software. 05 21 MICHELLE MALLARI 06 17 ELISA PANELLI 07 07 KELLY CRANDELL My concept of a board meeting 05 23 MAGGIE DOUR 06 18 DIANNE BRANDT 07 07 POLLY PHIPPS is a group of intimidating people im- 05 23 NANCY FAEGENBURG 06 19 CATHERINE BARMORE 07 07 SHEILA MCCUE plementing a bunch of rules. I dis- 05 24 DAVID THOMPSON 07 08 K SOUTHARD-DEAN 06 20 DAVID DEMOREST covered that they are really just 05 25 LARISSA PATTERSON 07 08 SAM LAKE 06 20 MARK ROWE people who love swimming, al- 05 26 SCOTT STLUKA 07 09 KAREN THOMAS 06 20 GORDON STUBBE though I’m still intimidated. 05 27 TOM KING 06 20 JANE LINDLEY 07 10 ILLES BOGNAR Part of the board members’ 05 27 DAVID STERN 06 21 SALLY PARRY 07 10 MARGARET MCCLEERY chat that first evening was their sto- 05 28 CAROL TROUP 06 21 STEVEN NIELSEN 07 11 WADE PRAGER ries of the pools they encountered 05 28 HAROLD TAUSCHER 06 22 GORDON GRAY 07 11 LOWELL JOHNSON in their world travels. These people 05 28 SUNNY SMALLWOOD 06 22 THOMAS FOLEY 07 11 MARCI WRIGHT are as crazy about swimming as I 05 29 DAN FENTON 06 23 PAT MATTHIESEN 07 11 DAVID NIELSEN am.