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Monthly Archives: October 2019

Rowdy Gaines and Willard Lamb - 2019 MISHOF inductees — The Induction Ceremony was held on Friday, September 13th, in St. Louis, Missouri; in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports convention. The event was held on the 18th floor of the Hyatt Regency, overlooking the St. Louis Arch on the banks of the Mississippi River. USMS delegates and MISHOF […]

Willard Lamb Inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall Of ...

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Tim Waud — Greetings Fellow Masters Swimmers, I hope you’re enjoying the fall weather outside. I always enjoy the start of a new swimming season and the excitement that comes from planning a new year. This September, six members of the OMS Board travelled to St. Louis, Missouri, for the annual United States […]

Chair’s Corner – November 2019

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Off the Block — At age 53, in 2004, I had my first bone density scan and was diagnosed with osteopenia, the precursor of osteoporosis. For years I have been aware that my small 5’3″ build could be a risk factor for osteoporosis, and now it seemed my fears were finally being realized. My […]

Mary Splady: Standing up to the Osteoporosis Hype

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Human Interest / Motivation / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As you try to reach to become more fit or a better person, one of the things you will need to confront is changing some of your habits. Habits are actions that are so ingrained into us that we almost do them unconsciously. Usually there is a cue or trigger, […]

The Power of Habits

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

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Nearly all swimmers have dealt with some sort of shoulder pain or injury at some point during their swim career. Given that people who swim regularly will perform hundreds of thousands of arm rotations over the course of a year this likely comes as no surprise. Utilizing any body part […]

Keep your shoulders healthy

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Freestyle / Training by Matt Miller

Long Distance Swimming — Review: We had another splendid Oregon open water swimming season this summer! Let’s recognize our season achievements and highlights: We hosted 20 USMS-sanctioned swims at 7 venues this year—with an incredible variety in courses, distances, and events. We hosted one USMS National Championship event: the Portland Bridge Swim was the […]

Long Distance Swimming – November 2019

October 18, 2019 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water / Planning by Bob Bruce

Grant Aldred — I started my swimming career when I was 7 years old at the Chehalem pool in Newberg. I wasn’t a very tall guy, so basketball or football might not have worked well, so I tried swimming one day. I really liked it and have been swimming ever since. I have […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Grant Aldred

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Ralph Mohr — Most of us remember that Mark Spitz won seven gold medals with seven world records at the 1972 Munich Olympics. What most don’t know is that Spitz almost did not swim his first event, the 200 butterfly. After the Mexico City Olympics four years earlier when he finished last in […]

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

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

Written with love by Brian Ritacco, Gracie Goddard, Kristin Preston, Brian Parrott & Monique Lance The Tualatin Hills Barracudas (THB) celebrated and honored fellow swimmer, 85-year-old, Dave Radcliff on Saturday, September 14th, during the annual team BBQ. Standing before family, friends, and fellow swimmers, Dave shared, “your friendship, your encouragement, […]

Rockin’ Our Rad (David Radcliff)

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Motivation / Special by Aqua Master Editor