Swimming for Life

Arlene Delmage

Jayette Pettit (yellow cap) and Suzy Jajewski — Name: Jayette Pettit Age: 53 Occupation: Retail Store Manager for The Real Mother Goose Gallery at PDX(started in 1991 – soon to be unemployed) Local Team: Southern Oregon Masters Aquatics (SOMA)- Jayette lives in Vancouver, WA, but swims with SOMA because of their participation in open water events. I was […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Jayette Pettit

September 25, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

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

Valeri Jenkins with her new puppy — Name: Valerie Jenkins Age: 56 Team: SOMA Occupation: Retired Sales Leader, Grainger Industrial Supply The sport of swimming has shaped and influenced who I am as a person from a young age. From an early understanding of goal setting and hard work, then building the values of teamwork and leadership, […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Valerie Jenkins

April 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Sara Shepherd National Champion - 200 IM — Name: Sara Shepherd Age: 37 Occupation: Center Supervisor – City of Tualatin Parks & Recreation Local Team: Tualatin Hills Barracudas When I think about something that is so very important to me and continues to have a profound influence on my life, one word comes to mind: swimming. I was […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Sara Shepherd

February 19, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Jill Marie Asch, Alexis Higlett, MAC — Photos by Jill Marie Asch More than twenty Oregon swimmers attended the 2019 Puget Sound Masters SCM Championship Meet in Federal Way, WA, on November 24. As usual, our friends to the north were great hosts providing a fast pool and a fun atmosphere. It was a one day meet, […]

Puget Sound Championship

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Results by Arlene Delmage

Nancy Milner — Name: Nancy Milner Age: 68 Occupation: Papermaker, Baker, Retired Local Team: Oregon Reign As told to Arlene Delmage After seeing Nancy at Long Course Nationals in Mission Viejo last summer, August 2019, I knew I had to spotlight her. For those of us who know Nancy, the fact that she […]

Swimmer Spotlight — Nancy Milner

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

9 x 100 epostal relay Colette Crabbe, Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, Karen Andrus-Hughes — 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

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / ePostals / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Planning / Records / Relays / Team Updates by Arlene Delmage

Ron Nakata and his wife of 55 years, Wanda — Name: Ron Nakata Age: 80 Occupation: Retired Dentist Local Team: REIGN (Oregon Reign Masters/Mount Hood Aquatics) I was born in Portland, Oregon, and my early childhood years occurred when the US went to war with Japan in 1941. I was three years old when my family was […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Ron Nakata

September 17, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Julie Kamat — Name: Julie Kamat Age: 31 Occupation: Sr. HR Technology Analyst Local Team: OREG (no local team affiliation) In the fall of 2018, my husband and I moved from Orlando to Portland, Oregon, for a new job opportunity. Since moving here, I have mainly trained solo (with help from the MySwimPro […]

Swimmer Spotlight: Julie Kamat

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage