Daily Archives: December 29, 2021

World Record Relay --Willard Lamb, Joy Ward, Janet Gettling, Bob Bruce — Held at JSFC in Bend on Saturday, December 11, 2021 It was GREAT to finally get to race in the pool again! This was the first sanctioned meet in Oregon in two years, since the 2019 COMA All-Around Meet (we’re not forgetting the Senior Games meet hosted by Corvallis in […]

A Quick Review of the 2021 COMA All-Around Challenge Meet

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Bob Bruce

How to host a Masters swimming competition in Oregon

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Off the Block — Joining the Medical Business One afternoon, in September of 2006, about a month after I turned 58, I was overtaken by excruciating chest pain, nausea, and profuse sweating. I tried to “walk it off” for about two hours at home but finally decided to go to the emergency room. I […]

Choosing Diet Over Drugs After A Heart Attack

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — A question from our membership came up asking how to avoid shoulder injuries in freestyle. This is a hard question as everybody is different: flexible or not, already injured or not, young or old, experience in swimming or not, etc. Being able to keep a horizontal position on top of […]

Use Your Core And Your Legs; Save Your Shoulders

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Fitness / Health / Kick by Colette Crabbe

Kick-Based Freestyle for Efficient Strokes and Healthy Shoulders

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Kick by Kevin Cleary

Long Distance Swimming – January 2022

December 29, 2021 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / ePostals / Events / Long Distance / Results Summary by Bob Bruce

Recent Meets and Records

Recent Meets and Records – January 2022

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Aqua Master Editor

John, exploding off the block at the 2016 Masters LCM Nationals held at Mt Hood Community College — Name: John McComish Age: 55 Team: Stafford Hills Masters Work: Xerox Corporation, Graphic Communications Sales Why Water? My best dreams from an early age are of flying and maneuvering effortlessly up and around the ground below. I would soon discover swimming along the rocky shores of Lake Tahoe, or […]

Swimmer Spotlight – John McComish

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

According to Field and Stream magazine, the fundamentals of survival boil down to the Rule of Three. You can live three minutes without breathing, three hours when exposed to freezing temperatures, and three days without water. I want to focus on the first rule for swimmers. Swimmers in general do […]

Swim Bits – January 2022

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Swimming for Life