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Tim Waud

Tim Waud — Oregon City Swim Team and the Oregon City Tankers recently held a SCM competition March 11-12, at the Oregon City Municipal Swimming Pool. Over 100 swimmers competed and traveled from as far away as North Carolina, Washington D.C., California, and Washington State. A “ton” of records were set including: 45 […]

Chair’s Corner – April 2023

April 6, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Tim Waud — It’s that time again! The 2023 Oregon City Spring Ahead Short Course Meters swim competition will be held March 11- 12 at the Oregon City Municipal Swimming Pool. The two-day event will be hosted by the Oregon City Tankers Masters Swim Team. Since 2011, 32 National and 28 World Records have been established […]

Chair’s Corner – February 2023

January 31, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Tim Waud — Jacki Allender, OMS Officials Chairperson, was recently awarded the 2022 Kenneth Pettigrew Award. This award was created to honor Ken Pettigrew, a swimming official who devoted over 30 years to swimming. Each year the recipient is chosen by the USA-Swimming Officials’ Committee and the award is presented at the annual […]

Chair’s Corner – January 2023

January 5, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Awards / Chair's Corner / Events / Featured by Tim Waud

Tim Waud — Greetings fellow swimmers, I hope you all had a fun and relaxing summer. There is nothing like hanging out in a nice cool pool or swimming in natural water somewhere nice. As we move into Fall, Oregon Masters has some exciting events to announce. OMS Board members will be attending […]

Chair’s Corner – October 2022

September 17, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Tim Waud — Oregon Masters Swimming (OMS) turns 50 years old this year, and we are celebrating this milestone the weekend of July 9-10, 2022. We would love for you to join us, as we consider you a part of our swim family. Below are the details, as well as a registration link […]

Chairs Corner – July 2022

June 13, 2022 in Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Hood River Adult Learn to Swim — This past April, my swimming buddy Macy Ray and I taught an Adult Learn-to-Swim course at the Oregon City Municipal Swimming Pool. We held two 30-minute sessions with three students in each session over a four-week period. Out of the six students who took the course, four were able to […]

April is Adult Learn-to-Swim month

June 13, 2022 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Clinics / Events / Planning by Tim Waud

OCT swimmers — Swimmers from Oregon and Washington recently competed in the OMS Association Northwest Zone swimming championship April 1-3, 2022, at the Molalla Aquatic Center. This two- and half-day event had 119 swimmers from Oregon and eight swimmers from the Pacific Northwest who competed in the annual short course yard event. Twenty-six […]

2022 Oregon Masters Association / Northwest Zone Swimming Championship

April 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Results by Tim Waud

Tim Waud — Oregon Masters Swimming will be celebrating 50-years of service to our membership this year. The 50-year celebration will be held on Sunday, July 10, 2022, from noon-4:00 PM at Cathedral Park, the finish of the annual Ultra-marathon Portland Bridge Swim. Festivities will include food and beverage, fellowship, and live music. […]

Oregon Masters Swimming Celebrates 50-years of Service

April 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Chair's Corner by Tim Waud

Scot Sullivan and Mike Self — “It felt like a family reunion this weekend at our first Masters swim meet in Oregon in over two years. It was so great to see the smiles and faces of so many dear friends.” ~Val Jenkins Oregon City hosted their annual Oregon City Spring Ahead swim competition March 12-13, […]

Oregon City Spring Ahead SCM swim meet

March 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Tim Waud