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Eel Lake swimmers— left to right: two unknown swimmers, Helen Slack Miller, Arianna Elnes, Laura Schob, Dave Radcliff, Mike Carew, Ed Ramsey — It was not planned. After the Eel Lake OMS Open Water Swims were cancelled this summer, despite Matt Miller’s constant attempts to get the Oregon Parks Department to change their mind, local swimmers on the Oregon coast continued to swim in near-by lakes. It turned out, though, there were numerous […]

Flash Mob at Eel Lake

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest by Ralph Mohr

Dara Torres -- fashion model — “I think this performance ranks up there with the biggest performances in sports ever … It puts Dara in the ranks of Michael Phelps, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods.” — Michael Lohberg, Torres’ coach Early years Dara Torres was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 1967, and grew […]

Dara Torres

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

Willard “Wink” Lamb keeping up with the times. — Colette Crabbe, Valerie Jenkins, and Arlene Delmage recently checked in on OREG swimmer Wink Lamb. We sat in their back yard on a beautiful August day and visited with Wink (97) and his son Doug (71). Things have not been easy during these COVID times and Wink has not been […]

Visit with Willard “Wink” Lamb

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Special by Arlene Delmage

Tim Waud — Hello Swim Family. We all know that Tim Waud has a wide variety of special gifts. When he does something he gives it his all, whether it is coaching, presiding over committee meetings, officiating, building teams, writing, running swim meets, making friends, caring for people, etc. There is one more […]

Amazing Tim, the Life Saver

July 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Jeanne Teisher

2019 OMS Summer Nationals Team photo — by Caitlin Daday 16 May 2020, 08:00am Racing. The feeling of racing–of getting up and giving everything–never gets old. Challenging yourself. You never know what you can do until you try, and athletes love being able to test themselves to see how far they can go. Even when they fail, […]

21 Things To Love About Swimming

June 12, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Aqua Master Editor

The journey that led Doctor Luis Allen on a race across the globe by Ingrid Hernández (edited) Editors note: Yes, I know, this is a swimming newsletter, but I know that swimmers will appreciate the effort and discipline needed for this challenge. I thought this man’s story was interesting. Maybe […]

Running for Mental Health

June 12, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Matt Miller

Nancy Milner — Nancy passed away, from cancer, at 3:00 am Friday, June 5, 2020. She was the first OMS recipient of the Hazel Bressie award, and was spotlighted in the January, 2020, issue of the Aqua Master. It was a very interesting Spotlight, submitted by Arlene Delmage, which you can find here: […]

A Tribute to Nancy Milner

June 12, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Matt Miller

Alice Zabudsky — The One Hour Swim for 2020 has ended and the results will be in an upcoming Aqua Master. Eighty-nine Oregon-registered swimmers swam and entered the event. I did the One Hour Postal swim this year for the first time, and it was not as bad as I thought it would […]

One Hour Swim–Postal

March 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Alice Zabudsky

Sara Shepherd National Champion - 200 IM — Name: Sara Shepherd Age: 37 Occupation: Center Supervisor – City of Tualatin Parks & Recreation Local Team: Tualatin Hills Barracudas When I think about something that is so very important to me and continues to have a profound influence on my life, one word comes to mind: swimming. I was […]

Swimmer Spotlight – Sara Shepherd

February 19, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Spotlight by Arlene Delmage