Swimming for Life

Biography

Articles about swimmers’ biographies

Vicky blasting off the block as a teenager — Name: Vicky Buelow Age: 40 Occupation: Public Health Data & Policy Analyst Team: Oregon Reign Masters I grew up on the eastside of Seattle and started swimming around 3 or 4 years old. My parents say they noticed my love for the water when we made our yearly family vacation […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Vicky Buelow

September 20, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

“Swimmer Spotlight” on Art Noxon, in the September 2021, issue. Art wrote that he was DQd for doing three strokes of “back fly”. We edited it to read that he did three strokes of “double-arm backstroke“. That gave the wrong impression of what he really did. Double-arm backstroke implies that […]

Correction to September 2021 AquaMaster

September 20, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Aqua Master Editor

Name: Dan Jorgensen, 53 Team: Multnomah Athletic Club Masters Profession: VP of Sales, S.R. Smith LLC (Swim Pool Deck Equipment Manufacturer) The Oregon Masters swim community has been fortunate to have several Olympians return to pool competition after years away – Dan Jorgensen being the most recent, returning in […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Dan Jorgensen

July 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Matt Miller

Name: Chuck La Tourrett Age: 78 Local Team: Grants Pass Masters Occupation: Retired Juvenile Court Counselor/Motivational Business Approximately 3 years ago at age 75, I decided to enroll in the Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS) class at the Grants Pass Family YMCA. The instructor and coach was Michael Grant. I […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Chuck La Tourrette

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

November 1, 1921 – March 12, 2021 Rupert proudly was in his 100th year, and lived life to its fullest. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, son of Henry Cline Fixott and Eva Jane Scott Fixott. He was the youngest of three sons, brother to Richard and Cline […]

Dr. Rupert Edward Fixott, DMD, FACD

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Allen Stark — I was born in McAllen, Texas, and my parents named me after this town. My mother was a teacher and my father was a Safety Director at an oil refinery. We lived in Texas for nine years and then moved to Tulsa where I attended elementary, junior high, and high […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Allen Stark

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Marcie Adelman standing on a busy street in Taipei — Marcie Adelman, 55 Stafford Hills Club Hello, Nǐhǎo,你好, I am writing this from my new home away from home in Taipei, Taiwan. I arrived in Taiwan on January 18th, with my husband Dave, who will be working here for the next four years. It has been an interesting experience to […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Marcie Adelman

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Arlene Delmage loves all things related to water — Name: Arlene Delmage Age: 58 Local Team: SOMA del Norte (Vancouver,WA) I was fortunate to grow up in London, England. I say this because all children were taught to swim as part of their education. The lessons went on for years, and everyone was taught the basic survival skills as […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Arlene Delmage

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Wes Edwards — Name: Wes Edwards Age: 67 Team: Formerly LaCamas Swim and Sport, Currently SOMA del Norte (Vancouver, WA) Occupation: Retired – Port of Portland Police I was born in Portland on my dad’s 25th birthday in 1953. I grew up on the Alameda Ridge of NE Portland. My dad was a […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Wes Edwards

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes