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Tom Landis — Dear Friends. Our dear husband, father, brother and friend went over the final pass early Thursday morning, February 25th, at 6:26 AM. Because you have followed our blog post for six years, you knew the struggle he was going through. A few days earlier Tom had announced that he was […]

Tom’s Last Post on “Caring Bridge”

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

OMS Tributes to Tom Landis

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Elmer Burton Humphrey — by Elmer Humphry Editor’s Note: When I talked with Elmer at Costco he said he wanted to send me some material on the Green Dragons, and asked for my address. I wrote it on a product wrapper in his shopping cart. A letter arrived a few days later telling more […]

More “Green Dragons”

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Special by Aqua Master Editor

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

Thank You

Thank Yous – March 2021

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

2019 Spring Nationals in Mesa on April 25-29 — Our memories of life when it was good must remain with us. These are pictures of the 2019 USMS Spring National Team that competed in Mesa, Arizona, April 25-28. Sixty-two Oregon swimmers racked up 1,359 points, to come in 3rd out of the 19 clubs in the Combined* Regional Clubs […]

Flashback – USMS Spring Nationals 2019

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Meet Summary / Motivation / Results by Aqua Master Editor

Lynne Cox - Modern Day Hero — by Shannon Keegan My podcast (which is also published to my YouTube channel): Marathon Swim Stories was recently nominated for World of Open Water Swimming Association Offering of the Year! I recorded 70 interviews between April 2nd and December 22nd, 2020, no doubt buoying me through the turbulent times of the […]

MARATHON SWIM STORIES

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Aqua Master Editor

February 2021 A big thank you to Peggy Toole. Her Husband Chris, and I were doing a lot of open water swimming at Hagg Lake and safety was always a concern. Peggy and Chris bought a new kayak so Peggy could paddle and watch over us as we swam. It […]

Thank yous – February 2021

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Swimming for Life