Human Interest

Articles about Human Interest Stories

Vicki Keith—Marathon butterfly swimmer

15 Aug, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Open Water by Aqua Master Editor

Photos from Here & There

15 Aug, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest by Aqua Master Editor

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

Rick Colella: Olympian and Washington Masters Swimmer

18 Jul, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Human Interest / Special / Spotlight by Aqua Master Editor

Fred Wilmot Sprenger

18 Jul, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

The End of an Era Adolph “Sonny Boy” Kiefer 1918 – 2017 Adolph Kiefer, the legendary backstroker who won gold in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died on Friday, May 5, 2017, at his home in Wadsworth, Ill. He was 98. He was America’s oldest living Olympic […]

Off the Block – Adolf Kiefer

15 Jun, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / History / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Now that we are early in the 2017 LCM season, I thought it would be fun to look at some data/trivia in the Oregon LCM Records for Individual events. (I’m working on some Oregon Relay data for the next issue of Aqua Master, so be sure to tune in again […]