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Daily Archives: July 18, 2019

Willard "Wink" Lamb — I received a call yesterday (July 10) letting me know that Willard “Wink” Lamb will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) this year!!! This is an immense honor. I have been going back and forth with MISHOF trying to get a waiver of one of […]

Breaking News! – SOMA Swimmer Willard Lamb to be inducted ...

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Special by Matt Miller

The Perception Problem with Protein Jeff Novick, MS, RDN Protein is one of the most misunderstood nutrients in our diets today. While it receives an incredible amount of attention, there is little justification for this level of attention and concern. Yet protein, specifically animal protein (meat, chicken and/or fish), remains […]

The Perception Problem with Protein

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — One of the aspects of swimming which is not often mentioned or emphasized in swim lessons, is how to keep a relaxed breathing. All good instructors will of course teach you how to breathe by turning your head, without lifting it, to stay as much as possible in alignment. As […]

Stay cool!, keep breathing!

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Fitness by Colette Crabbe

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I have traveled around the country extensively in the last few years and, on almost every trip, I will try to hook up with a local Masters team for a workout. Of course, I always like to meet new swimmers, as they are the friendliest group of people I’ve encountered! […]

Go anaerobic from time to time

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching by Matt Miller

2019 Large team OW Champions COMA — Applegate Lake Swims Bob Bruce has been busy weekend after weekend planning and helping with open-water swims. These are pictures of the teams who are the OMS Open Water Champions for 2019. Large Team champions — Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA). Small Team Champions — Rogue Valley Masters (RVM).

Long Distance Swimming – August 2019

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online by Aqua Master Editor

David Radcliff — Recent Records set by Oregon Swimmers

Recent Records from August 2019

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Records / Results by Aqua Master Editor

Julie Kamat — Name: Julie Kamat Age: 31 Occupation: Sr. HR Technology Analyst Local Team: OREG (no local team affiliation) In the fall of 2018, my husband and I moved from Orlando to Portland, Oregon, for a new job opportunity. Since moving here, I have mainly trained solo (with help from the MySwimPro […]

Swimmer Spotlight: Julie Kamat

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Ralph Mohr — Mano a Mano with John Ferris In 1964, I became coach of Shasta High School and the Redding Swim Club in Redding, California. It was a fun place to coach. We started the high school season on January 3 one year, and we had a snow ball fight on the […]

Swim Bits – How I Came to Appreciate Mark Spitz ...

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Ginger Pierson — Editor’s note: Up to the time of this writing, Ginger had set eight of the nine available Pentathlon records in her current age group (70-74), and her goal was to get all 9 of those records. All she had to do was to legally complete the final necessary five swims, […]

…and then there were NINE

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Records by Ginger Pierson