Biography

Articles about swimmers’ biographies

Tessa Reeves and Sonja Skinner — Tessa Reeves Age: 40 Local Team: Oregon City Tankers Growing up in California, swimming is what you do! We had a pool at our house, and our neighborhood had a swim team. My mom wasn’t a strong swimmer, and she wanted my sister and me to have confidence in the […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Tessa Reeves

16 Apr, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

David Hathaway and son Travis — David Hathaway, 58 Director of Finance (retired) House Remodeler (current) Local Team: Oregon Reign Masters (ORM) I started Masters swimming at age 45. One of my coworkers recommended that I drop in for a practice at David Douglas High School, which was coached by Dennis Baker. I’ve been on the […]

Swimmer Spotlight – David Hathaway

17 Mar, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Christi Quinn — Camas resident overcomes great odds to walk again Christy Quinn has lived her life as an active adult and an athlete participating in multiple sporting events including marathons, bike races, and even the Ironman Triathlon (Wisconsin 2010). She was a member of LaCamas Swim and Sport Club, and has even […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Christy Quinn

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

Christian Tujo with his daughter Alexis and wife Alicia — Age: 47 Workout Group: Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA) Occupation: Financial Advisor Hi! For those that don’t know me, my name is Christian Tujo. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. I’m currently working as a Financial Advisor in Bend, Oregon, where I also do volunteer work for the […]

Swimmer Spotlight: Christian Tujo

21 Jan, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by OMS Webmaster

Alice Zabudsky — Alice Zabudsky Local team: None Age: 73 Occupation: Retired Water! What a wonderful compound for both inside and outside the body. Swimmers have such a precious gift of being in the water for much of their lives. There is something healing about being in water. I grew up in […]

Swimmer Spotlight: Alice Zabudsky

19 Dec, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Climb the trapeze instead of the pool fence! I was three years old, climbing the fence to get to the neighbor’s pool, and just like clockwork; another spanking. We lived in the Bronson Canyon under the HOLLYWOOD sign, surrounded by pools. I knew better not to jump in, because we had […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Sue Calnek-Morris

24 Oct, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Kendra Chernoff — Name: Kendra Chernoff Age: 27 Local Team: Oregon Reign Occupation: Chiropractic Student I moved to Portland in January of 2017 to start chiropractic school at the University of Western States. Having retired from competitive swimming in 2015, I decided I was ready to pick it back up again, this time […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Kendra Chernoff

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Michael Dix and family — Name: Michael Dix AGE: 46 Occupation: Veterinarian Local Team: SOMA For as long as I can remember, I have considered myself a swimmer. Even when I rarely touched a pool or lake for almost 20 years, I still considered myself a swimmer. I started competitively swimming when I was 5 […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Michael Dix

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Kurt Grote Age: 45 Local Team: MAC – Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland Occupation: McKinsey and Company, a global management consulting firm. Senior Partner in the health care division serving clients across North and South America on strategy, operations, and organization topics. I was born in San Diego and […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Kurt Grote

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage