From page written By Jeff Magouirk :

The Nash Scholarship is partially funded by the annual "Nash Splash" Masters swim meet. It is held in honor of Kevin B. Nash. He and Richard Hess organized the Bee Gees Masters swim team. The Bee Gees wear a yellow and black polka-dotted swim suits proudly at master meets around the nation. Kevin picked this eye popping suit so the wears of it would be noticed. Kevin loved life and part of his life was to swim. He made workouts and meets very enjoyable. He passed away in 2007 a week after swimming a very successful Colorado State Short Course Championship meet. Those of us who knew him miss him very much.
This year's funding for the "Nash Scholarship" would not be possible without the generous donation from Kathy Dorza, a friend of Kevin's.

The 2014 Nash Scholarship will accept applications until March 15, 2014. Please send all forms to swimwithfishes@earthlink.net as a MS-Word document. Please put in the subject line, "2014 Nash Scholarship Application"

Application and Requirement info

State Meet : Grand Junction CO March 28-30, 2014

State Meet weekend to remember. March 28-30, 2014

Bus Transportation - Full Weekend of Transportation for $32.00 !
COMSA has secured two 55 passenger buses for the trip to and from Denver and for transportation in Grand Junction to and from the pool etc. COMSA will subsidize your costs so that you pay only $32 for the weekend of transportation. We expect that these buses will fill up quickly and the online entry is only way to secure a seat(s). We will do positive check in for the 1000 Yd Freestyle from the bus.

Busses: leave Denver Friday 8am arrive GJ 1pm and
                                     Friday 2pm arriving GJ 7 pm
              leave GJ    Sunday 1pm arrive Denver 6pm and
                                Sunday 4pm arrive Denver 9pm

Hotel Accommodations - $25.00 off a discounted rate of $99.00/night for first 100 Reservations

Fairfield Inn & Suites
1-970-242-2525
225 Main Street
www.marriott.com/GJTFI
Online Group Booking Codes: Queen Bed /Sofa Sleeper: CMSCMSA Two Queen Beds: CMSCMSB

Hampton Inn
1-970-243-3222 or 877-307-5678
205 Main Street
www.grandjunction.hamptoninn.com
Online Group Booking Code: CMS King Bed or Two Queen Beds

SpringHill Suites by Marriott    1-970-424-5777
236 Main Street
www.marriott.com/GJTSH
Online Booking Codes: Suites with King: CMSCMSA
Suites with 2 Queens: CMSCMSB

*** Ask for COMSA rate for the evenings of the 27th, 28th, and 29th - $99.00/night. Make RSRV by 2/25 for this rate.*** Complimentary at all hotels: Breakfast Buffet, Internet Access, Exercise Room, Newspaper, Pool/Spa
THE FIRST 100 RESERVATIONS WILL HAVE $25.00 REMOVED FROM THEIR BILL AT CHECK-OUT

There are other fun activities that we are putting together and ask that you take a moment to join us on Facebook to stay apprised of the agenda.
https://www.facebook.com/ComsaSwimmers?ref=hl

FULL MEET INFO AND REGISTRATION

Election year for COMSA board positions

2014 is an election year for COMSA and we will be holding our elections for five board positions at our annual meeting. The annual meeting will take place at the state meet in Grand Junction. Nominations for these five board positions are due to Brian Hoyt (bkhoyt@gmail.com) by January 15, 2014

Elections will be held for the following board positions:
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Registrar
Treasurer

To see the described duties for each of the above positions please see article IV of our by laws. These can be found under the "leadership and board" section in the purple section on left side of the page at: comsa.org

2014 USMS/COMSA Registration Open Now

Registration in United States Masters Swimming and the Colorado Masters Swimming Association is based upon a calendar year (not from the time you register). Registration fees are $40 (January 1-December 31). The registration period for each calendar year starts on November 1, with memberships expiring on December 31 of the following year (14 months). Your membership in USMS/COMSA includes:

SWIMMER magazine, the official publication of United States Masters Swimming. Content is directly related to all areas of swimming for adults.
The Master Splash newsletter, the official publication of COMSA, announces local swimming related events.
Secondary insurance coverage, which covers all workouts and events where all participants are USMS registered.
Opportunity to participate in local, national and international competitions as well as open water swims, and clinics.

All swimmers must register with one of the three Colorado Masters Swimming Association registered clubs or as unattatched. Selecting the correct club is critical if you plan to swim individual or relay events in USMS sanctioned meets. For a detailed explanation and link to register, http://www.comsa.org/joining/join-online.html

Did You Know...?

CLUB INSURANCE CERTIFICATES
At the 2013 USMS annual convention it was announced that we will be working with a new insurance broker (no longer Risk Management Services, Inc.). The broker has been working on securing our insurance coverage for 2014 and our coverage is now in place.

Some clubs swim at facilities that require them to present a certificate of insurance. The USMS national office will be assuming the responsibility of issuing these certificates of insurance for 2014.

We are working on a web form where you will be able to request a certificate. It's not quite ready so for now if you need one please follow the instructions in the following link (I will send out the link for the web form once it's up and running):

http://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/gto_ins_online_certificate.pdf

Please note the following:

-- Certificates will be issued by either myself or by Tracy Grilli. It's no longer a fully-automated process as it was before. Please do not wait until the last minute (such as the Saturday of your swim meet!) to request a certificate if your facility has requested one.

-- Please do not contact our previous broker, Risk Management Services, with questions. Direct all insurance questions to Anna Lea Matysek or Tracy Grilli in the USMS national office.

-- Our policy year will be changing to an October 1--September 30 timeframe. For 2014, our current policy is in effect from January 1 through September 30. We will re-issue new certificates on October 1 when the policy is renewed.

Your Membership Team,
Anna Lea Matysek (Membership@usms.org)
941-556-6279
Tracy Grilli (usms@usms.org)
941-556-6282

Planning Ahead:

COMSA State Meet/Breadbasket Zone Meet will be held in Grand Junction, Co.
March 28-30, 2013

Spring Nationals will be held in Santa Clara,CA May 1-4, 2014

Summer Nationals will be held in College Park, Maryland
August 13-17, 2014

Local and National Swimming Links

http://usopenwaterswimming.org/

Breadbasket Zone
http://www.iowamasters.org/
http://www.minnesotamasters.com/
http://www.movymasters.org/
http://www.nebraskamastersswimming.com/
http://www.ozarklmsc.org/

What's Happening at U.S.M.S.

As members of COMSA, you are also members of U. S. Masters Swimming. Check that website for information on Fitness Events, Coaching tips, Competitions nation wide, and many other areas of interest to swimmers everywhere .... U. S. Masters Swimming