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| 03/09/2010:
The LSC has decided to fund and support a PNS Zone team traveling
to the Zone meet in San Jose, California. The meet is August
10-14th with the team traveling down one day prior to the meet and
returning one day after the meet on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
This PNS trip is dependent upon a currently registered PNS
coach applying and being selected to be the Head Coach and
coordinator for this trip. The deadline for the Head Coach
application is Saturday, May 1, 2010. If
a suitable candidate for the head coach role does not apply or is
not selected, then the trip will be cancelled. See the
PNS Zone 2010 page for additional details and the head
coach application. Bruce Richards, Age Group Vice
Chair
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| 03/03/2010:
How Do Coaches
Pick My Swimmer's Events? Guest editorial by
Coach Ash Milad, King Aquatic Club as
written for Lane 9 News in Swimming World. "SEATTLE, Washington,
March 3. As soon as the KING entries are posted on the website for
any given meet, I am usually inundated with emails from parents of
swimmers (some that swim for me and some that swim for other
coaches) asking me if there is a way that events can be
changed..."
Read the entire article
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| 03/01/2010:  At the USA Swimming Short
Course National Championships, Deb Keane was
awarded the 2009 USA Swimming Conoco Phillips Outstanding Service
Award. Deb Keane has exemplified Outstanding Service in the Pacific
Northwest. While hosting (as Meet Director) the two National
Championship level meets as Meet Director this August, and the
Short Course National Championships in December, and serving on the
PNS Board of Directors as Safety Chair, and now Program Operations
Vice Chair she has exemplified professional service to our
sport. Congratulations Deb for your selection for this
award, and thank you for your service.
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| 03/01/2010: The Shadow Seals
coached by PNS Disability Chair, Kiko Van Zandt
were on the KING 5 News on 2/28/2010.
View the video and read the transcript
Kayla Wheeler, paralympic swimmer was also
featured on Evening Magazine, 3/1/2010. If you know a young
person with a disability that might be interested in swimming
contact the PNS office and you will be put in contact with Kiko Van
Zandt.
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02/26/2010: The head coach has been
selected for the North American Challenge Cup team that will travel
to Santa Clara, California in August 2010 to represent
PNS. Read full announcement posted on the
PNS North American Challenge Cup page. Bruce
Richards, Age Group Vice Chair.
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| 02/20/2010:
This is being posted as a community announcement only.
PNS is not officially linked to this event. A fun
meet is being organized to raise money to bring clean water to a
needy community in Haiti. The meet is called The HOPE
Showdown and will be taking place April 3 at Shoreline pool.
You can read more here: http://hopeshowdownmeet.shutterfly.com/
This is not a sanctioned meet as there are no real swimming events.
Events include: 25 underwater, 100 kick with board, 100 pull, 100
family medley relay, 75 with fins and paddles, 50 underwater with
fins, 50 water polo swim with ball, etc.
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| 01/25/2010: The meet
website for the Speedo Champions Series is linked to the meet logo
to the left.
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MORE HOT SPLASHES
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How
to Use the "Fast Times" web page
Pacific Northwest Swimming provides its members a look at many
aspects of results of local competitions on the ?FAST TIMES? page
of the Pacific Northwest Swimming Website. The following is a
description of the information provided.RESULTS:Each of the
sanctioned, approved, and observed meets have results posted in
different formats for ... (
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 Pacific Northwest
Swimming
MissionStatement
- To promote the sport of competitive
swimming through governance, programming and education for the
Pacific Northwest swimming community.
Pacific Northwest Swimming, Inc. (PNS) geographic territory is the
is the state of Washington west of, but not including, the Counties
of Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas and Yakima and north of, but not
including, the Counties of Cowlitz, Skamania and Klickitat. PNS
promotes swimming for the benefit of swimmers of all ages and
abilities; supports the USA Swimming Core Values of Build, Promote,
Achieve; and governs in accordance with the standards, rules,
regulations, policies and procedures of FINA and USA Swimming.
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| » | Nov 29, 2009 - PNS Invited to 2010 NACC | | | » | Nov 24, 2009 - Kukors Honored at Golden Goggles | | | » | Nov 2, 2009 - McDermot selected to the World Championship Team | | | » | Oct 20, 2009 - Information on Pools At Risk | | | » | Oct 20, 2009 - Lystedt Law Forms | | | » | Sep 28, 2009 - Successful Summer for Disability Swimmers | | | » | Sep 24, 2009 - Official Word from USA Swimming on Suits | | | » | Sep 21, 2009 - USA Swimming Adopts October 1 Ban on Full-Body Suits | | | » | Aug 28, 2009 - HS Swimming Public Service Announcement Regarding High Tech Suits | | | » | Aug 14, 2009 - METRO Aquatics Wins 2009 Senior Zone Champs | | | |
| | » | Mar 10 ~ 14, 2010 - WESTERN REGION SECTION SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIP | | | » | Mar 14, 2010 - 2010 10 & under Pentathlon | | | » | Mar 19 ~ 21, 2010 - Northwest Section Western Zone 2010 SC Age Group Championships | | | » | Mar 27 ~ 28, 2010 - 2010 Spring Divisional Champs | | | » | Apr 17 ~ 18, 2010 - 2010 PSSC April Showers | | | » | Apr 17, 2010 - BBST Aly Fell Memorial Pentathlon | | | » | Apr 17 ~ 18, 2010 - Iron Dolphin | | | » | Apr 17 ~ 18, 2010 - Thepainterman.com Invite and Colorful Relays | | | » | Apr 24 ~ 25, 2010 - Third Annual Dick LaFave Long Course Kickoff | | | » | Apr 24, 2010 - WAVE Aquatics Pyramid Pentathlon | | | |
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