Swimming for Life

Daily Archives: June 21, 2018

Oregon City Tankers take home the Team Spirit Award — The logo on the sleeve of the meet tee shirt summed things up: Be the Fish. Two hundred thirty-four swimmers took that advice to heart and dove into the water 1,092 times over the course of April 18-20, 2018, in the Association Meet at Osborn Aquatic Center in Corvallis. The […]

Association Meet & Bend Pentathlon

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary by Claudia Grow

Tim Waud — Greetings Fellow Master’s Swimmers, I hope your training is going well as we look forward to our Open Water swim season. This year, Oregon Masters Swimming will host three U. S. National Championships during the month of July. First, we start with the Portland Bridge Swim on Sunday, July 8. […]

Chair’s Corner – June 2018

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Off the Block — by Jenny Landreth Swell is already beloved in the UK: it’s been named the Sunday Times’ Sport Book of the Year, and the Daily Mail assures, “This book will delight you.” It is a funny and bold account of how women fought their way into the water, and of what […]

Swell—A Waterbiography

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Summer is here again. Kids are out of school. The schedule is getting crazy. But remember that fitness should remain a permanent goal. There is no finish line with fitness, it is just a beginning to your best life and health. I have seen plenty of very fit people, people […]

My Definition of a Fit Person

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

The busy part of the Oregon Open Water season is almost upon us! Starting in mid-July, there will be a number of open water events for people to enjoy. If you’ve never done an open water swim, and I know quite a few people who fall in this category, you’re […]

Five Reasons You Should Do An Oregon Open Water Event ...

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Open Water by Matt Miller

Bob Bruce — We’re heading into the most compact and busiest summer season that we have ever had in Oregon. Not only are we hosting the “My Oregon Swimcation” Festival in one week in early July—including the Portland Bridge Swim, the Foster Lake 2-mile Cable Swim, and the Applegate Lake 10-km Swim as […]

Long Distance Swimming – June 2018

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance by Bob Bruce

Records and Links to Results

Records & Links to Results – June 2018

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Records / Results by OMS Webmaster

Maggie Trujillo Executive Chef Larks Medford — Maggie Trujillo, 35 Southern Oregon Masters (SOMA) Executive Chef, Larks Inn at the Commons in Medford, Oregon As Executive Chef, I am responsible for all food and kitchen staff at the Inn at the Commons. We have a 125-seat restaurant and lounge featuring a local farm to table menu. The […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Maggie Trujillo

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Ralph Mohr — It’s an old adage: “Don’t Quit.” Easier said than done! However, an 80-year-old Ironman triathlete, John Holman, follows that notion. His story can be found here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/05/05/80-year-old-man-competing-ironman-dont-quit/583765002/ We have several older swimmers who fit that same notion, led, of course, by Willard Lamb and Dave Radcliff. They still get on […]

Swim Bits – Don’t Quit

June 21, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Motivation / Open Water / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr