Whiskeytown is on! They will run the event Sunday, Sept. 8, as planned, and from the original site, Brandy Creek Beach. It will be interesting to see how much damage the Carr fire did last year. We need to support our neighbors to the south. For more information and registration […]
Announcements
The coming of spring reminds us that summer is not far away, and with it the 2019 Oregon open water season. You can find the schedule, event information, and entry links & forms for all Oregon events and information about the 2019 Oregon Open Water Series at http://swimoregon.org/events/# and http://swimoregon.org/open-water/. […]
The 2019 Oregon Open Water Preview
2 With snow still thick on the ground as I write, it seems that we have a very long way until summer. Yet it’s time to start planning for summer excitement and fun. For your planning, here’s the outline of the 2019 Oregon open water schedule. Seven events all told. Our […]
Long Distance Swimming – April 2019
Hello Swimmers, Oregon Masters Swimming (OMS) has completed a rental agreement for the 50-meter Amazon Pool in Eugene on Saturday, May 25th from 2pm to 6pm to give swimmers the opportunity to complete their 5K or 10K ePostal National Championship swim. We will have the entire Amazon pool for those […]
Confirmation of Amazon Pool Rental for 5K/10K ePostals
This year the OMS Association Championship meet will be held at the newly renovated Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation Center May 17-19, 2019. Oregon Masters will be hosting our annual membership meeting along with our annual recognition and awards social on Saturday night. The OMS Board of Directors cordially invites […]
Chair’s Corner – March 2019
by Jim Teisher; Tualatin Hills Barracudas In 2017, the Tualatin Hills Barracudas ran the first USMS-sanctioned ePostal Two-Mile Relay. A relay team is made up of 2, 3, or 4 swimmers, each swimming 100 yds in rotation until they reach 3600 yards. If there are two swimmers, each swims 18 […]
Two-Mile ePostal Relay
Starting immediately, Masters swimmers may set Oregon Pentathlon records in any sanctioned one-day swim meet. There are still quite a number of unclaimed records, and some soft records, in all 3 courses (SCY, SCM, LCM). So think about these options in choosing your swim events in your next one-day swim […]
Set a Pentathlon Record in non-Pentathlon Meets
1 This is your year to GO PRO! What? I—a mere member of Oregon Masters Swimming—can get paid to swim, like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and most of the other swimmers on our National Team? I have good news for you…YES YOU CAN! Here’s how to GO PRO! Due to a […]
Long Distance Swimming – January 2019
Oregon Masters Swimming Open Water Race Schedule For 2019