Every year we ask our members for nominees for the five OMS Awards described below. This is your opportunity to give recognition to a worthy individual, organization, business or group that has contributed outstanding service to a team or to OMS during 2019. Awardees are announced and celebrated at the […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
2400 yards of IM delight! Steve Darnell brings this event to our attention. How many of you have done an 800 IM? How about after four 200 IM’s and two 400 IM’s? Last year, one woman (Anna Graham: 30-34 age group) swam the entire 2,400 yard event in just 33 […]
For the TRULY Committed IM Swimmer
Oregon Hall of Fame Inductees Oregon Swimming† helps preserve Oregon’s rich sports heritage through its recognition of outstanding Oregon athletes and special contributors to sport. November 17, 2019, was the first Induction Ceremony into the Oregon Swimming Hall of Fame; ten people were inducted – some swimmers, some coaches. Only […]
Celebrating Oregon Swimming Excellence!
Charlotte Sanddal, representing Missoula Masters and later Big Sky Montana Masters in the Montana LMSC, holds the records which are below. She does have records in the 85-89 age range, but this report is focusing only on her accomplishments from age 90+. SCY— 10 of 18 possible records in the […]
Another NW Zone Record-holder Over 95
Long standing friends Colette Crabbe, Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, and Karen Andrus-Hughes participated in the Tualatin Hills 2019 Postal Two-Mile Relay. The objective is to swim 3600 yards (approximately two miles) as a relay. The relays can consist of 2, 3, or 4 swimmers, each swimming 100 yards in the […]
Two-Mile Relay
Every year we ask our members for nominees for the five OMS Awards described below. This is your opportunity to give recognition to a worthy individual, organization, business or group that has contributed outstanding service to a team or to OMS during 2019. Awardees are announced and celebrated at the […]
Call for Nominations for Annual OMS Awards
1 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 ...
1 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
3 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 […]