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Willard "Wink" Lamb — In 1922, adventurous twin boys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Lamb of Longview, WA. Millard and Willard had names so similar that nether boy knew who was being called. So, Willard became Wink, and that’s what his friends have called him for nearly a century. On Sunday, January 30, […]

Still Quick as a Wink

February 24, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Human Interest / Meet Summary / Motivation / Special by Rick Howell

World Record Relay --Willard Lamb, Joy Ward, Janet Gettling, Bob Bruce — Held at JSFC in Bend on Saturday, December 11, 2021 It was GREAT to finally get to race in the pool again! This was the first sanctioned meet in Oregon in two years, since the 2019 COMA All-Around Meet (we’re not forgetting the Senior Games meet hosted by Corvallis in […]

A Quick Review of the 2021 COMA All-Around Challenge Meet

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Records / Relays / Results by Bob Bruce

The OMS website has archived webinars at https://swimoregon.org/webinars-archive/. Check them out! How to Start a Cold-Water Swimming Group: by Suzy Happ and her fellow Ballenas. They swam in the Columbia all this year and want to share their experience. Gut Health for the Athlete: by Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen. Kirstin Lauritzen […]

OMS Webinars

December 29, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Training by Aqua Master Editor

Last Saturday I went for my final August swim at Broughton Beach. Broughton Beach is on the Columbia River, right behind PDX. The swimming area is long enough for a few laps back and forth. It is a place on the Columbia River where I can feel safe from heavy […]

Keeping Our Beaches Clean

October 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation / Open Water / Special by Joe Oakes

Webinar presented by Oregon Masters Swimming Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen is a Functional Medicine Practitioner in Oregon. Her doctorate is in Chiropractic, and she holds a Master’s in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. Dr K specializes in working with athletes to prevent nutrient deficiencies so that they can optimize their performance, […]

Gut Health is Important

October 22, 2021 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Clinics / Events / Featured / Fitness / Health / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

Britta Daubersmith — Clackamas River Cove, Oregon City 18 July 2021 Submitted by Arlene Delmage and Britta Daubersmith In mid July, the Oregon City Tankers hosted their second annual swim to support Swim Across America, an organization that raises money for cancer research, prevention and treatment. The event was codirected by Britta Daubersmith, […]

Swim Across America – “Making Waves to Fight Cancer”

August 20, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation by Arlene Delmage

Scott Kerr from Emerald Aquatics along with Steve Johnson, are hosting a clinic with Olympian Josh Davis. Josh, who is a 2x Olympian, 5x Medalist and Team USA Captain, is excited to share his 30 years of racing knowledge with the Oregon Masters! Also, to teach for the first time […]

Oregon Masters Olympian Swim Camp

July 17, 2021 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Clinics / Education / Events / Featured by Matt Miller

Bob Bruce — Oregon Masters member Bob Bruce has received this year’s Captain Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award, U.S. Masters Swimming’s most prestigious award for volunteers. “Bob has worked tirelessly and with professional vigor for the past 23 years on every level within U.S. Masters Swimming,” Oregon Masters member Tim Waud wrote in […]

Congratulations Bob Bruce

June 9, 2021 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Awards / Awards / Events / Featured / Human Interest / Open Water / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Joe Oakes — Long ago Brother Lucas, my high school physics teacher told me that I would weigh less if I were standing on top of the tallest peak in the Andes than I would if I were standing in Death Valley. He explained that every object in the universe exerts a pull […]

Freed By The Moon

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Open Water by Joe Oakes