In 2019, not foreseeing the chaos that 2020 would bring, Bob Bruce, Long Distance Chair of Oregon Masters Swimming (OMS) working on behalf of the OMS Board, bid to host the One-Hour Swim ePostal National Championships in 2021. OMS was awarded the bid! Bob bid for the event specifically to […]
Planning
My Swimming Amigos: No pool? No problem. I have been swimming twice a week in the Columbia River. I go fairly early in the morning and the beach is empty except for a few dog walkers. In the past month I have only seen three other swimmers. (Note: there will […]
My Swimming Amigos
With a heavy heart, we are canceling the 2020 Portland Bridge Swim. Like everyone else we’ve spent the last month watching the news, washing our hands, worrying about our families and communities, and rarely sleeping through the night. Three weeks ago we were pretty sure we’d cancel this year’s race, […]
Portland Bridge Swim Cancelled
Long standing friends Colette Crabbe, Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, and Karen Andrus-Hughes participated in the Tualatin Hills 2019 Postal Two-Mile Relay. The objective is to swim 3600 yards (approximately two miles) as a relay. The relays can consist of 2, 3, or 4 swimmers, each swimming 100 yards in the […]
Two-Mile Relay
Review: We had another splendid Oregon open water swimming season this summer! Let’s recognize our season achievements and highlights: We hosted 20 USMS-sanctioned swims at 7 venues this year—with an incredible variety in courses, distances, and events. We hosted one USMS National Championship event: the Portland Bridge Swim was the […]
Long Distance Swimming – November 2019
3 After last year’s disastrous fire around the lake, the Whiskeytown Open Water swims will take place Sunday, September 8th, as announced by Mark Wagner, Head Coach of the Redding Swim Team. The swims will take place at Oak Bottom Marina on Hwy, 299 west of Redding. Almost all of the […]
Whiskeytown is on!
In 1974 Oregon Masters Swimming had its first State Championship. As far as I know there are three swimmers from that meet who are still involved in OMS: Ron Nakata, Alice Zabudsky, and myself. Karl VonTagen was also there, but I have not seen him at a meet for a […]