I’ve just come across an article in the New Yorker magazine about running, entitled “What We Think About When We Run.” You’ll find it at http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/what-we-think-about-when-we-run. In the article the author covers a study published earlier this year in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology by the sports […]
Daily Archives: December 19, 2015

Team Club Sport Oregon (TCSO) I started competing as an Oregon Master Swimmer after a few decades away from competitive swimming. My two sons were swimming for Tigard-Tualatin Swim Club, and another parent was interested in setting up a Masters program there. At that point, I wasn’t even aware of […]
Swimmer Spotlight: Karen Andrus-Hughes

My name is Tim Waud and I will be the new Coaches Chair for Oregon Masters Swimming. I would like to give you all a little bit of my background and experience as a swim coach. I have been involved with the Oregon City Swim Team as a coach and […]
Greetings Fellow Oregon Masters Swimmers and Coaches

March 1, 1946 – October 28, 2015 Gene Mielke, 69, died October 28, 2015, at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Gene had knee replacement surgery the day before his death. Gene was born in Visalia, California, married Karen Lee Ragle in 1968, then moved to San Luis Obispo […]