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You Be The Star - Videos at Nationals

No longer do you have to rely on that boxed set of Sex and the City DVDs for

entertainment! After this meet, you will be able to dazzle your family and friends with

a DVD of all your swims at the Aquatic Center! Northwest Game Films will berecording every race, every day of the meet. You will be able to review your swims (and

those of your nemeses) on Northwests custom-made DVD. Check out Northwests

website, www.nwgamefilms.com, and drop by the Northwest booth during the meet for more information.

Dispatches From China

Colette Crabbe, Oregon Masters Swimmer, USMS

All American and 1976 Olympian (Belgium; 200

Breaststroke, 400 IM), will be missing Nationals

this year she is traveling with her husband to the

Olympics in Beijing. Time and technology

permitting, Colette will be sharing her experiences

with us. Here is her first report:

I am currently in Hong

Kong where it is hot and

humid. The buildings and

town are really

impressive. The hospitality

of the people from Hong

Kong is incredible. They

will do anything to help

you and be friendly. Most

of the people do speak

English so language is not really a barrier in Hong

Kong. Everything is kept really clean and you

probably have the biggest concentration of luxury

stores per square foot. Hong Kong is also the host

city for the Olympic equestrian events and has big

screen TV in many malls tuned to the events

happening in Beijing. The current medal count

standing is also often displayed.

We also visited Macau. The country belonged to

Portugal until 1999 and is now the Las Vegas for

Hong Kong as well as the Chinese people. Their

economy is completely fueled by the revenues fromthe lavish casinos. It is an interesting small country

as it is a mix of the Chinese, British and Portuguese

cultures.

We are also of course following the performances

of Michael Phelps but it is on TV like everybody

else in the States.

Tomorrow we are heading for Shanghai but we will

not be in Beijing before Sunday (end of your meet).

We are looking forward to seeing the big water

cube.

Weather Watch: Heat Alert!!! Thursday and Friday are predicted to reach 95 degrees inGresham, so plan to drink lots of water, and to stay in the shade. The outdoor spectator stands are in the

sun in the morning, but mostly shaded in the afternoon. The below pictures were taken just after noon

Wednesday, as warm-ups started. Notice that the stands in the background are already mostly shaded.

Rainy Oregon? Val Jenkins and Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen got some swimming in between chats.

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This publication (if you want to call it that) is not the official, or any, communication of USMS, OMS, Mt. Hood Community

College, or any other responsible organization, nor is it a communication attributable to the Meet Directors, who are men of few

Nationals Enquirer Updates

Volume III, Swimming and the Athletic Ideal Here is some more thought-provoking reading on the

doping issue: Let the Games Be Doped, John Tierney, New York Times, August 11, 2008

Volume II,Race Analyzer ~ A Secret Weapon For Improvementby Alex Nikitin See how athletes at the

Olympic Trials used Race Analyzer in this article: A Race Thats Short but Far From Simple, Karen

Crouse, New York Times, August 12, 2008

Volume III,Distance Butterflyers Therapy Session Meet Director Dennis Baker, claiming he has injured

his back lifting a box of BlueSeventy suits, has scratched from the meet. The Distance butterflyers therapy

session, originally scheduled to occur while Dennis attempted to complete the 1500 Meter swimming

butterfly, has been rescheduled. It will now occur at the McMennamins Edgefield bar on Saturday night,

with Dennis in attendance demonstrating his over the barrel technique.

Wake Up Masters Swimmers!

If you are able to receive emails from the

Nationals Enquirer editors, then you must also

have access to that mysterious tool of the modern

age called the internet. The internet is a

wondrous thing. It has ALL THE ANSWERS to

the questions that you have been emailing to us,

your editors, e.g. I am swimming the 800, do I

have to check in; How do I get from PDX

airport to the Aquatic Center; I need directions

to the Holiday Inn Express, Can I check in on-

line; Is there a timeline for the 800 M heats;

and Check me in for the 400 IM. The editors

are very handsome and intelligent people, but

they dont have the answer to ANY of those

questions! Try going to: www.usms.org and

www.maps.google.com.

On the other hand, the editors would welcome

your contributions to the Enquirer! If you have

thoughts on swimming that would educate or

entertain our readers, please feel free to submit

them! robinparisi@gmail.com;

dad.frank@gmail.com

Volunteers Stuff Your Goodie Bags We All Scream for Ice Cream!

words (but mighty deeds in most situations). This publication is intended solely as entertainment by athletes, for athletes. The

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