The summer is already almost over, so I hope that everyone had a chance to enjoy some outdoor swimming practices/workouts, a meet or an open water swim or two. Potomac Valley Masters swimmers have taken part in a variety of pool and open water events this summer - locally, nationally and around the world. Check out some of the events and results elsewhere in this issue. We congratulate them on their efforts.

After the 1999-2000 Short Course Yards awards, Marilyn Redman of DCAC will be taking over as Potomac Valley Awards Chair. A big thanks to her for volunteering.

The final Potomac Valley meeting of the year our annual meeting - will be held on Sunday, November 19, prior to the Lox & Bagels meet. This meeting is the final chance of the year for representation by a member of each team in order to avoid the team dues renewal penalty for next year. This rule was put into effect not to penalize teams, but to increase involvement in the Potomac Valley organization. We hope that teams, and individuals, will view it as it was meant and become more involved in Masters swimming.

Happy Swimming.