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NATIONALS
 
ENQUIRER 
“Enquiring Swimmers Want to Know”
 AUGUST 11, 2008
~LET THE GAMES BEGIN~
 
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NATIONALS ENQUIRER AUGUST 11, 2008
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hat coaching advice should we have listened to months ago? What's the latest poolsidegossip? What's the inside scoop behind  yesterday’s record swims?
Enquiringswimmers want to know
. The infamous
Nationals Enquirer
has dispatched its intrepid reporter to churn out copy for these hard-to-put-down, photo-filled pages. Old news, rehashed, performance enhancement breakthroughsexplained, the unavoidable serious article about competing in our sport, and real-life human-interest stories are all here. Look for updates ,every day of the meet, and then some. Don't missa single lurid issue!
Pre-meet issues available exclusively on-line; limited numbers of abbreviated meet issues available in print at the Aquatic Center 
 
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 Meet Announcements----------3 Editorial Erudition-------------4 Readers’ Retort-----------------8Coaches Corner----------------11Volunteers’ Venue-------------14Participant Profiles------------16 Oregon Trail- Mt. Hood  Jazz Festival, MHCC------17  Logistics – Maps & More----18Social Set-----------------------21Swim Fans’ Forum-----------22 Evolution of the SwimCostume-------------------25
 
 
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NATIONALS ENQUIRER AUGUST 11, 2008
 Important! Notices & Corrections
Heads up, Swimmers:
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Check In
: Our early morning start tocompetition makes deck-seedinglogistics challenging. The meetadministrators ask that entrants in thefirst events of the day CHECK IN ASEARLY AS POSSIBLE. Remember,online check-in opens Tuesday,August 112 at noon PDT, so don’twait until the last minute to check in!
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Green Alert:
The meet organizerswill be supplying water bottles to allparticipants at Registration, alongwith tape to affix your name. Pleaseuse the bottles throughout the meet (inlieu of throw-away plastic bottles) andreduce the USMS environmentalfootprint!
 
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Socials:
Tickets for both the Fridayand Saturday night socials are SOLDOUT. If you do not have a ticket andwish to attend,check at Registration to see if any tickets have been turnedin for resale. Check-in at each Socialis required before entering; see furtherinformation inside.
 
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 Last Edition:
This is the lastexpanded edition of the
 Nationals Enquirer 
. News and energypermitting, your editors will bepublishing and printing brief dailybulletins during the meet, and postingpictures on the host website:
 
www.lcnationals2008.net/ 
Gold Medal Sponsors will find somethingspecial in their Goodie Bags at registration.MacCallum Family Cellars has suppliedtheir 2003 Estate Malbec under a speciallabel prepared exclusively for the 2008USMS LC Nationals. Rated “90” by WineEnthusiast, this “dark and tannic Malbec” isdescribed as showing “the intenseboysenberry character of the Northwest.”Jim MacCallum describes the wine as“ready to drink now.” Unless you canpersuade a Gold Medal Sponsor to share,you can only find MacCallum wines on-line(This family vintnerproduces only about1,200 cases of certified organic wines peryear). Find out more at:
www.maccallumwines.com
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WARNING:
 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 tothe Meet Directors, who are men of few words (but mighty deeds in most situations). This publication isintended solely as entertainment by athletes, for athletes. The opinions expressed by the editors and contributors are entirely their own, God help them.
 
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