March is almost upon us CALMers, and you know the BIG THING in March (aside from your Editor’s birthday) is ourSpring Swim Meet! on Sunday, March 19. Meet Director Ben Swiggett and his assistants have planned an event to surpass even the successful meets of past years, but it won’t happen without your participation both volunteering to work that day … [Read more...] about From the editor:
Archives for February 2017
Board meeting minutes
CALM Advisory Board Meeting February 21, 2017Attending:Conny Bleul-Gohlke, , Jann Ronis, Pamela Waxman, Jeremy Cohen, Ben Swiggett, Kay van der Have, Scott Adams, Sandra Ramos, Kai StoeckeniusReports: MEMBERSHIP:There has been an uptick in the number of members, due in large measure to the Sunday long course workouts. There were approximately … [Read more...] about Board meeting minutes
Message from the Membership Chair
Proud to be a Bear We belong to a unique group of Bay Area swimmers. Most of you regularly experience the camaraderie of our team as well as of the greater swimming community. Whether it’s in the open water, at our local pool or in the coffee shop after a swim, we’ve come to appreciate the benefits that being an active part of the swim community bring us: fitness, confidence, … [Read more...] about Message from the Membership Chair
And in other news…
• CALMers go racing. A team goal for this year is increased CALM participation in swim meets and open water competitions. We’re off to a good start with CALM swimmers attending at least two swim meets in the month of February ⁃ On February 4, Angela Andelson and George Bartz competed at the USF Valentine’s Affair meet. These two swam in a lot of races, and had some pretty … [Read more...] about And in other news…
Letters to the Waterlog
Dear Waterlog, This newsletter goes to a few hundred swimmers. Many of them would like to become better swimmers and seek to improve by going to clinics and whatnot. But they could observe the best swimmers in the country and even the world swimming right here at Cal, yet I rarely see any CALM swimmers at Cal meets. In the last two weeks there have been two great meets right … [Read more...] about Letters to the Waterlog