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Monthly Archives: February 2021

As you know, the Oregon LMSC is hosting the 2021 1-Hour Swim ePostal National Championships. Unfortunately, many of us have found that our pool access has been limited or completely cut off so far during the pandemic, making it impossible to participate so far. I have very good news! As […]

The One-Hour Swim ePostal – How Far Can You Swim ...

February 21, 2021 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / ePostals / Events / Long Distance by Bob Bruce

by Tim Waud and Bob Bruce Thinking about swimming in the open water? Need some helpful advice? Join our new & exciting webinar series on swimming in natural water! OMS will host four webinar Zoom calls for OMS members during February & March, talking with local experts on how to […]

OMS Presents Open Water Webinars

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Open Water / Open Water by Aqua Master Editor

I have suffered from asthma since the 5th grade. Now, at 50 years of age, I reflect on everything I endured with asthma: tubes placed in my ears as a kid, missing a semester in my freshman year due to pneumonia, bronchitis, and ear infections, and I had been continually […]

Karla: My Asthma Journey

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Health / Human Interest / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As most Master swimmers, we all have taken breaks from swimming at one time or another in our long career. The reasons have been numerous: either burnout from the long exhausting practices of our teen years or to explore new horizons such as studies, jobs, families, pregnancy. As we got […]

Enjoy the thrill of being back in the water and ...

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Kevin Cleary — This will be the first in a three-part series of articles covering the concept of what it means to be a Master athlete. What is a Master athlete, and what differentiates them from a novice or even a more casual practitioner? In this article and the two following, I will […]

How to Be a Master Athlete (Gold Medal Not Required)

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Kevin Cleary

Arlene Delmage loves all things related to water — Name: Arlene Delmage Age: 58 Local Team: SOMA del Norte (Vancouver,WA) I was fortunate to grow up in London, England. I say this because all children were taught to swim as part of their education. The lessons went on for years, and everyone was taught the basic survival skills as […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Arlene Delmage

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Ralph Mohr — It seemed appropriate after this year’s Super Bowl (with apologies to Connie Shuman and Mike Carew who can’t stand TB) to discuss Tom Brady’s approach to keeping fit at the advanced football age of 43. There’s lots of information on line about the TB12 system, but I was curious about […]

Swim Bits – March 2021

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Celilo Park, Cascade Locks, OR — There must be hundreds of quiet places where we can swim along the lower Columbia River, both in Oregon and in Washington. But finding the right place for you can be a problem. Fortunately, our friends at Columbia Riverkeeper have done some of the homework for us. You will find […]

Columbia River Swim Spots

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Open Water by Joe Oakes

An underwater demolition team of the U.S. Navy pulling a rubber boat ashore atWŏnsan, North Korea, during a mis- sion to clear a minefield, October 1950. --U.S. Navy — While at Costco recently, I saw a man sitting on a chair, just waiting. The cap he was wearing said, “World War II Veteran: 1941-1945”. There are not many veterans of WWII alive anymore, so I stopped to chat with him about his experiences in the War. His name is […]

Non-SCUBA divers in World War II

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Special by Alice Zabudsky