Ralph Mohr

Swim Bits – May 2022

April 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

A Very Few Became Very Many. . .

February 24, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Swim Bits – Dick Hannula

January 20, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

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

Great Blue Heron by Jen Allender — The Eel Lake swims August 14-15, were a weird weekend. Wednesday night before the meet, I received a phone call from Bob Bruce who was supposed to run the paper half of the meet. I usually do physical setup and swimmer safety. He’d had a heart problem while swimming that […]

2021 Eel Lake Swims

September 20, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Open Water by Ralph Mohr

Swim Bits – September 2021

August 20, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Swim Bits – July 2021

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Motivation / Open Water / Open Water / Swim Bits / Training by Ralph Mohr

Swim Bits – May 2021

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

On September 5, 1942, United States Navy Petty Officer First Class Charles Jackson French, of Omaha Nebraska, swam through the night for 6 – 8 hours pulling a raft of 15 wounded sailors with a rope around his stomach through shark infested waters after the USS Gregory was hit by […]

A Salute to Charles Jackson French a Hero’s Hero

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online by Ralph Mohr

Swimming for Life