Meet Summary

It was 7:30 in the morning at 4949’ altitude, and 23 Masters swimmers immersed themselves in the 67 degree water of Lake of the Woods between Medford and Klamath Falls. The smoky air of Friday had dispersed, and all waited for starter and race director Matt Miller to say, “Go.” […]

Lake of the Woods Open Water Swims – Saturday, Sept. ...

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results by Ralph Mohr

by Dave Radcliff Hi Oregon Swimmers, Nancy and I are just back from a wonderful Open Water swimming experience in Michigan. Early this year I was checking out Open Water swims for the summer. I saw one listed that was called “Swim to the Moon”. That title caught my attention, […]

Swim to the Moon

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Open Water by OMS Webmaster

Sue Calnek-Morris set 4 Oregon and 4 Zone records at the Gil Young meet. — Oregon Reigned Supreme at the 2018 Gil Young Memorial Meet that doubled as the Northwest Zone and Oregon Long Course championships. Home team Oregon Reign took the Championship title with 429 points followed by Southern Oregon Masters who scored 238, and the Oregon City Tankers with 170 points. Two world […]

2018 Gil Young Summer Madness

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Results by Claudia Grow

SOMA people at Eel Lake — Thirty Master swimmers lined up at Eel Lake last Saturday for the second and final race of the day when a voice called out, “The yellow turn buoy is loose!” The buoy had marked a significant turning point around a morass of water weed just under the surface which no […]

2018 Eel Lake Weekend Recap

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary by Ralph Mohr

30 swimmers turned out for this year’s Eel Lake swims. Eel Lake is a freshwater lake by the coast between Reedsport and Coos Bay, part of William Tugman State Park. We had fine weather this year, and the water was warmer than normal, so that wetsuits weren’t necessary for a […]

2018 Eel Lake Swim Recap

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary by Pat Allender

Elk Lake - Start of the 500 — 163 swimmers entered the 24th Annual Cascade Lake swim Series this year, and, as usual, the event was a major success. Elk Lake is a spectacular setting for an open water swim event. The water is clear and the scenery is outstanding. Friday evening began with the 3000 meter event. […]

2018 Elk Lake Swim Recap

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary by Pat Allender

Six Oregon swimmers made the very long journey from Oregon down to Orlando, Florida to compete at the 2018 Pan American Masters Championships held from July 28 through August 4th, with the open water competition taking place on August 5th. The competition pool was 8 lanes and 50 meters long […]

2018 Pan American Masters Championships Recap

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Results by Matt Miller

submitted by Marisa Frieder The 2018 Portland Bridge Swim took place on a bright, sunny day, with 83 solo swimmers competing in the National Championship, as well as 17 3-person relay teams. River conditions were tougher than most years, with a north wind blowing chop into swimmers’ faces even while […]

2018 USMS Ultramarathon Nationals

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Results by OMS Webmaster

COMA is large team open water champs — My husband and I got up early one Thursday morning and headed toward Foster Lake. What a great morning! The sky had no clouds, the air smelled fresh and damp, the temperature was perfect and the sun was just beginning to shine on the tops of the surrounding trees. The […]

2018 Foster Lake Cable Swim

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Results by Alice Zabudsky