Meet Summary

Along the Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway about 30 miles southwest of Bend, Elk Lake hosted the Cascade Lakes Swim Series and Festival for the 23rd year, directed by Bob Bruce, his wife, Barb, and the support of a slew of volunteers. With the South Sister, also known as “Charity,” and […]

2017 Cascade Lakes Swim Series and Festival at Elk Lake

15 Aug, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Long Distance / Meet Summary by Carolyn DeMarco

Abbey and Jeff Erwin — by Daniel Paulling (adapted) On June 24 at Foster Lake in Sweet Home, OR, a 90 minute drive south of Portland, the 2017 U.S. Masters Swimming 2-Mile Cable Open Water National Championship was held. And Abbey Erwin was trying to hang on as the last push came at the end. […]

Erwins Win National Titles in Cable Championship

18 Jul, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results Summary by Aqua Master Editor

Hailey and Jess — Riverside, CA; April 27-30, 2017 Twenty-two Oregon swimmers made the journey to Riverside, California, to compete in the Spring SCY Nationals, April 27th-30th. After the long Oregon winter, it was energizing to swim outdoors in the 80-90 degree weather. Instead of wanting to feel the sun on our skin, we […]

Oregon Swimmers ROCK Riverside

15 Jun, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Jill Marie Asch

USMS Middle Distance Open Water National Championship (>1 and <=3 Miles) (2.4 miles) Chattanooga, Tennessee, June 3, 2017 USMS Ultramarathon Distance Open Water National Championship (>= 9 Miles) (9.2 miles) Chattanooga, Tennesee, June 4, 2017 Arlene Delmage swam all 3 races: 1-mile, 2.4-mile, and 9.2-mile. She won her age group […]

Chattanooga Open Water USMS National Championships

15 Jun, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Results / Results Summary by Matt Miller

Meet hero Willard Lamb and son Doug sit with Dave and Nancy Radcliff — For the fifth consecutive year, the Oregon City Swim Team and Oregon City Tankers Masters team hosted their dual-sanctioned USMS/USA Swimming meet on March 4th and 5th. The Oregon City Spring Ahead Meet is the one meet held annually in Oregon that plays hosts to both age group swimmers and […]

Masters World Records Galore at the Oregon City Meet!

19 Mar, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Relays by Matt Miller

Scott Sullivan, Barry Fasbender, Matt Miller, David Hathaway in the competition pool area — In 2015, my curiosity was piqued when I saw some very fast short course meters (SCM) 1500 times entered in the USMS database early in the year. The meet listed for the times was “The Olympic Club 1500 Meter Meet.” The Olympic Club is located in downtown San Francisco in […]

The Olympic Club 1500: Put this one on your bucket ...

20 Feb, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records by Matt Miller

For the last several years, Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA) has played host to a different and fun event at the Juniper Swim & Fitness Center in Bend. Titled the “All-Around Challenge: SCM Pentathlon and Brute Squat Meet,” meet director Bob Bruce shares that the event started as an intersquad […]

Snow Storm Couldn’t Keep Pentathletes Away!

23 Jan, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Awards / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Matt Miller

Adam Arzner (Middle Animal), Nicholas Arzner (Sprint Animal) and Matt Miller (Grand Animal) — The 13th annual Canby Animal Meet (December 18)brought out some fierce swimming this year, as always! This meet is a lot of fun, and is definitely unique. Regardless of age group, swimmers channel their inner animal into one of three categories: Sprint Animal, Middle Animal or Grand Animal. Each category […]

In Search of Our Inner Animals

23 Jan, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Results by Matt Miller

PSM SCM Champs High Point winners — Given the absence of a USMS Short Course Meters (SCM) National Championship, several regional meets have arisen to fill this void, blossoming into large events stacked deep with serious competition and lots of fast swimming. Unfortunately, in the Pacific Northwest a void still exists for a large SCM event. However, […]

Premier SCM Event in the Pacific Northwest – Puget ...

18 Dec, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records by Matt Miller