Daily Archives: August 22, 2018

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

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

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — There is a big misconception that the fit and healthy people are found in the fastest lane at the pool, or are gym rats; that they are all lean and tall and only eat vegetables and seeds; that they enjoy the perfect stress-free life. Let me correct you, those are […]

Where is Waldo? Or where are the fit persons ...

August 22, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Michael Dix and family — Name: Michael Dix AGE: 46 Occupation: Veterinarian Local Team: SOMA For as long as I can remember, I have considered myself a swimmer. Even when I rarely touched a pool or lake for almost 20 years, I still considered myself a swimmer. I started competitively swimming when I was 5 […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Michael Dix

August 22, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

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

August 22, 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

August 22, 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

August 22, 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

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

What motivates you to stay active, fit, and healthy? This article is a follow-up to the January, 2018, coaches’ article about goal setting. which can be found here: http://swimoregon.org/what-are-your-goals-for-2018/ I hope that you are enjoying making progress toward any SMART goals you have set for yourself (SMART is defined in […]