Marin Pirates Masters Coach and Pacific Masters Swimming EXCEL Weekend Clinic Director, Cokie Lepinski, recently posted an awesome article to help you through your first swim meet. I wish I had known these things! I arrived at my first swim meet – about 4 hours from my home – with only one swim suit, one towel, one pair of goggles, one swim cap and 2 power bars. I was signed up to swim in 4 events that day. I can honestly say I was completely unprepared.

In Coach Cokie's article, found on the Pacific Masters Swimming EXCEL Weekend Clinic website, she gives you a detailed packing list (remember to bring your USMS card, extra swimsuits, spare goggles and swim caps, warm clothes, nutritious snacks/meals) and lets you know what to expect throughout the day. You can read her full article here.

Cokie and a number of other Pacific Masters Swimming coaches will be hosting a special swim clinic June 10-12 at the San Mateo Athletic Club (San Mateo, CA). The clinic is for coaches and swimmers and is designed to "challenge your mind with information and ideas while infusing new energy and excitement into your swimming and coaching." The featured presenter is Olympic Gold Medal winner Rowdy Gaines.  The central theme of the clinic is Technique & Heart. Everything in the EXCEL Weekend clinic builds around this theme. The goal is for participants to go beyond where they are now as a coach and/or swimmer.

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