Daily Archives: August 24, 2020

Eel Lake swimmers— left to right: two unknown swimmers, Helen Slack Miller, Arianna Elnes, Laura Schob, Dave Radcliff, Mike Carew, Ed Ramsey — It was not planned. After the Eel Lake OMS Open Water Swims were cancelled this summer, despite Matt Miller’s constant attempts to get the Oregon Parks Department to change their mind, local swimmers on the Oregon coast continued to swim in near-by lakes. It turned out, though, there were numerous […]

Flash Mob at Eel Lake

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest by Ralph Mohr

Dara Torres

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — By all standards, 2020 has not been the year any of us had in mind. Everything feels out of our individual control. A lot of swimming pools are still closed; the ones open have restrictions and might close again at any time and without much notice. For most of us, […]

How to adapt and set new goals

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

We are calling for 100% OMS swimmer participation; no, this is not for the 1-hour postal, it is something much easier than that! In fact, you don’t even have to leave your computer to do this. All of us have people with whom we interact every day; we are not […]

Opportunity to Thank Others

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Long Distance Swimming – September 2020

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Human Interest / Open Water / Open Water by Bob Bruce

Willard “Wink” Lamb keeping up with the times. — Colette Crabbe, Valerie Jenkins, and Arlene Delmage recently checked in on OREG swimmer Wink Lamb. We sat in their back yard on a beautiful August day and visited with Wink (97) and his son Doug (71). Things have not been easy during these COVID times and Wink has not been […]

Visit with Willard “Wink” Lamb

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Special by Arlene Delmage

Here’s a question for you: Why should a swimmer give a hoot about ocean tides? Well, if you ever want to swim at any of the hundreds of great spots along the Washington, Oregon or California coasts, it might be worth a few minutes of your time to know about […]

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