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Articles about swimmers’ biographies

Name: Jeff Foster & Susie Haufler Age: 56 & 65 Occupation: Retired Systems Analyst, Retired Designer Team: Stafford Hills Club, Tualatin Oregon Jeff and I are new to Oregon, having planned to move from the San Francisco Bay Area to Portland in 1992. We finally made it happen in January […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Jeff Foster & Susie Haufler

May 23, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Special / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Todd Lantry — Name: Todd Lantry Age: 47 Occupation: Application/Website Manager at Tessitura Network, a non-profit software co. Team: RVM Rogue Valley Masters (Ashland) I am a water baby, born and raised in Seattle, and I had my first swim lesson at 6 months old (the classic “blow in his face and push […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Todd Lantry

April 6, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Name: Madelyn (Maddy) Veith Age: 27 Occupation: Founder of Marove Agency, part-time Masters Swim Coach at Multnomah Athletic Club Team: Multnomah Athletic Club I grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, aka Chocolatetown USA. I joined the swim team when I was 6 years old (mostly because my older brother did it and […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Maddy Veith

March 3, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Aqua Master Editor

Michael and his wife, Heather — Name: Michael Power Age: 54 Occupation: Retired from Santa Barbara County Sheriff and University of CA Santa Barbara Police, currently doing some limited flight instruction Team: COMA (but also represent Santa Barbara Masters depending on the season) I met Mike Power this summer at the Marin County Meet in Novato, CA. He […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Michael Power

January 31, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

Tanya and fellow swimmers at the Mingus Park Pool in Coos Bay. Left to Right: Candy Lydick Chatt, Tanya, Chris Cook and Jayna Tomac. — Name: Tanya Baxter Age: 43 Occupation: Judicial Services Specialist, State of Oregon’s 15th Judicial District Team: SOMA Passionate about swimming since I was a small child, I rarely missed an opportunity to go with friends or family to the nearest lake, river, or pool – it was one of my […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Tanya Baxter

January 5, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Kevin Doherty — Name: Kevin Doherty Age: 49 Occupation: Kaiser Permanente, Human Resources Team: Oregon Reign Masters Hi. I’m Kevin. I just moved to Portland from Denver! I came here for a job with Kaiser Permanente. I’m an HR consultant, and have been with the company for 14 years. I train classes, and […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Kevin Doherty

September 17, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Name: Matthew Gilman Age: 46 Occupation: Real estate agent in Central Oregon Local Team: COMA (satellite member, lives in Redmond) There is a new name making its way onto the Oregon top 12 list in the mens 45 – 49 age group and it’s Matthew Gilman. It’s hard not […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Matthew Gilman

August 26, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage

The Pinger family swam a medley relay together at the 2022 Association meet in Mollala - (l to r) Mark, Sebastian & Uli. Mark & Uli also have two daughters, Sidney & Robin. — Name: Mark Pinger Age; 52 Occupation: General Manager, Arena North America Team: Stafford Hills Club That’s my story and I am sticking to it. It all started in a little town in the South of Germany. Growing up, I remember frequently being asked how long I have been swimming. I […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Mark Pinger

July 23, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Spotlight by Karen Andrus-Hughes

Lizzie is front and center. Her husband Aaron is behind the keyboards. This is one of the bands she sang with named Wolfpack — Name: Lizzie Cheney Age: 65 Occupation: Artist, Writer, Musician, Multifaceted, Creative, and a “sea creature” Local Team: OCT Oregon City Tanker I’m Lizzie Cheney, a 65-year-old water lover. I grew up in Berkeley, California. Growing up there in the 60s and early 70s was an amazing experience. So many meaningful […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Lizzie Cheney

June 13, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage