May 12, 2011 Lunch at the new El Cholo Restaurant on Flower at 11th Street in downtown LA

Switching locations, the May lunch was held at EL Cholo's downtown LA location.  Many could not attend due to Student Athletes Graduation ceremonies at SC also scheduled for May 12.  There were also six RSVP cancellations but we also picked up some new faces as shown below (not pictured below is Ken Krueger who used his iPhone):

Russ Kidder walked a full 2 blocks to the restaurant from his downtown residence, Nice:

Bill Henry (our first non swimmer baseball guest):

 Chuck Milam:

Greg Hargrave:

Now that tax season is over Joe Hohm:

Paul Davidson, Director of Operations for Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving:

Peter Daland's 90th Birthday Party at Galen Center on April 17 2011

LAAC and Trojan Swimmers through the years.   Click on ball and then click on arrow and wait a couple of seconds  for (27 minutes) video to start:

 

Sunday, April 17, 2011- video of USC Marching Band:

Tusk:

Peter and Family Remarks:

Peter Remarks:

The following is a video consisting of individual pictures (and some music) similar to the first video in this section, from the 1960's, showing Peter's LA Athletic Club male and female swimmers, early 1960's USC swimmers, some of Peter and his family, all of which were displayed at the birthday activities on April 16 and 17 (all pics supplied by Ingrid Daland).

Mostly 1970's and 1980's (supplied by USC Athletic Department):

48 minutes of individual best wishes:

Peter Daland turns 90

This is the first of articles, videos and pictures to be posted in the swimmers blog on Peter's 90th birthday:

This column was sent to you by: Chuck
 
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For former USC coach Peter Daland, about to turn 90, life is going swimmingly 
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A giant in his sport, Daland coached USC to nine NCAA swimming titles and also coached two U.S. Olympic teams. And he's still busy, scouting for USA Swimming and writing a history of Olympic swimming.
 
Jerry Crowe
 
April 10 2011, 5:55 PM PDT
 
It started with a stopwatch. 
 
The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-crowe-20110411,0,1939642.column 
 
Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

Swim with Mike Reminder for Saturday, April 16 2011

(Steve) It was great seeing you both at the swimmers' lunch yesterday.  Thank you for your offer of donating to my Swim with Mike swim. I appreciate it. Please feel free to forward this to any of your charitable friends, so they may donate too. The below is what I send out to prospective donors.

Every year since its inception in 1981, I have supported a scholarship fund for former athletes who are now paralyzed or amputees, so they may continue their education at a university in the USA. It prepares them to become self-sufficient, returns their optimism, etc.  I will swim a mile on one day before April 16, 2011 the day of the "Swim with Mike" at USC (there are others at many universities).  All of my proceeds go to an endowed scholarship fund.  Please be generous, but any amount is appreciated. 

You may donate directly on-line at 

http://www.swimwithmike.org/swimmer/?swimmerID=388

They make it so much easier now. 

May God bless you for your generosity.

Sincerely,

Ken KruegerP.S. For basic information on the Swim with Mike: http://www.swimwithmike.org

March 24th Trojan Swimmer Lunch

Please be reminded the next Trojan Swimmer lunch is scheduled for Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Billy's at the Beach in Newport Beach on Coast Highway, just south of Highway 55, beginning at 11:30 am.


Also, please see the invitation below inviting you to attend Peter's 90th Birthday Party next month.

Peter Daland 90th Birthday Party Invitation

On behalf of Ingrid Daland, I would like to invite you and a guest to the Peter Daland 90^th Birthday Swimming Invitational weekend!  Invites are in the mail, but I want you to save the dates! 

Festivities include:

Saturday, April 16 – 31^st Swim with Mike & BBQ and a cocktail reception at the Los Angeles Athletic Club

Sunday, April 17 – Peter Daland 90^th Birthday Invitational Celebration!!

All USC Swimmers from 1958-1995 are invited.  Please pass this information along to your fellow teammates. 

On behalf of Ingrid, we all look forward to seeing you at this celebration!

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone (213.740.1677) if you have questions or to make sure we have someone on the list.  We don’t want to miss anyone!

Jennifer Noriega

USC Athletics

Heritage Hall 203A

3501 Watt Way

Los Angeles, CA  90089-0602

213.740.1677 ph

213.740.1306 fax

Double Click on Images below to enlarge:

Upcoming Lunches for Trojan Swimmers

All are invited to attend Thursday, February 10, 2011

Pictured above are Ken Kreuger, Fred Shaw, John Naber, Chuck Milam, Ken Ziskin, Jim McConica, and diver Richard McDermott at the Cheesecake Factory restaurant in the Sherman Oaks Galleria.

Next Trojan Swimmer lunch will be held March 24, 2011 at Billy's at the Beach in Newport Beach, beginning at 11:30 am.

A Word on Traffic Tickets from Ken Krueger

BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE!
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HAS AN ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT:
"FLOORING IT ON CAR FINES".  PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES!
  HUGE California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
 Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters.  State of California is broke and they are trying hard to squeeze all of us hard to collect money. 

Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you will be charged $616.  The state of California is going for blood, so be extra careful in driving, You cannot afford messing with them.  I have been hearing that Highway Patrols are under pressure to issue a lot more tickets than last year with at least 30% increase in fines over 2009, so beware of radar guns, highway and traffic cameras installed everywhere and the tougher enforcement of parking rules.
Just for your info, the next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at almost $ 1000 in parking tickets , so it'd better be worth it.
 California needs money, so pay close attention to the rules of the road!

          Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2011)
 VC 12814.6    $214           Failure to obey license provisions.
 VC 14600(A)     $214         Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 16028(A)     $796         Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)
Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation date.
VC 21453(A)     $436         Failure to stop at a red signal.
VC 22349           $214        Unsafe speed,  1 to 15 miles over the limit.
  VC 22350           $328         Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
  VC 22450           $214         Failure to stop at a stop sign.
  VC 22454(A)      $616        Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.
 VC 23123(A)      $148        Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense .
                                       I know someone who got this and it ending up being $274
 VC 23123(B)      $256        Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense.
 VC 23123.5        $148        Driving while using a wireless device to send, read or write text.
 VC 23124            $148       Minor driving while using a wireless phone.
 VC 22500            $976       Parking in a bus loading area.
 VC 22507(A)       $976       Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense.
 VC 22507(B)     $1876       Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense.
 VC 26708            $178        Unlawful material on vehicle windows.
 VC 27150            $178        Adequate muffler required.
 VC 27315            $148        Mandatory use of seat belts.
 VC 27360            $436        Mandatory use of passenger child restraints.
Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat diversion program .
 VC 27400            $178        Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.
 VC 27803            $178        Violation of motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
 VC 34506            $616        Commercial Driver - Log book violation.
 VC 4000              $256        No evidence of current registration.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 VC 4159              $178        Notify DMV of change of address within 10 days.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
  VC 5200             $178         Proper display of license plates.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 VC 9400             $178         Commercial weight fees due.
  Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction * make sure you keep your copies!

Look out for the money grabbers in Sacramento but don‘t blame the cops. They
don’t set the fines or collect them!

October 2, 2010 USC Alumni Swim Relays

200 yard Free and Medley Relays with class of 1967 (3) and 1968 (1).  Click on the arrows several times if necessary to start video:

Trojan Swimmer Lunch - November 5, 2010

Another lunch get together occurred on November 5, 2010.   Members Present:

Sandy, Ken and Wayne:

John and Tony:

Chip and Joe:

Joe and Chuck:

Sandy and Rich:

Ken and Tom:

John and Joe (kinda like Cheech and Chong)

Don and George:

Tom: