Every year we ask our members for nominees for the five OMS Awards described below. This is your opportunity to give recognition to a worthy individual, organization, business or group that has contributed outstanding service to a team or to OMS during 2018. Awardees are announced and celebrated at the […]
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2 It was 7:30 in the morning at 4949’ altitude, and 23 Masters swimmers immersed themselves in the 67 degree water of Lake of the Woods between Medford and Klamath Falls. The smoky air of Friday had dispersed, and all waited for starter and race director Matt Miller to say, “Go.” […]
Lake of the Woods Open Water Swims – Saturday, Sept. ...
Oregon Reigned Supreme at the 2018 Gil Young Memorial Meet that doubled as the Northwest Zone and Oregon Long Course championships. Home team Oregon Reign took the Championship title with 429 points followed by Southern Oregon Masters who scored 238, and the Oregon City Tankers with 170 points. Two world […]
2018 Gil Young Summer Madness
submitted by Marisa Frieder The 2018 Portland Bridge Swim took place on a bright, sunny day, with 83 solo swimmers competing in the National Championship, as well as 17 3-person relay teams. River conditions were tougher than most years, with a north wind blowing chop into swimmers’ faces even while […]
2018 USMS Ultramarathon Nationals
Tektronix Celebrates International Women in Engineering Day By Recognizing Former Engineer Connie Wilson Fueled by Curiosity and Determination, Self-taught Woman Engineer Led CRT Engineering Group – Tektronix Establishes Award Program in Her Honor Tektronix is recognizing the accomplishments of former Tektronix engineer, Connie Wilson, who led the development of the […]
Tektronix Honors Connie Wilson
Courtesy of Claire Forrest Claire Forrest went to her first swim meet at the age of eleven, on a whim. She fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Classified an S6 disabled swimmer for US Paralympics, Claire specialized in mid-distance freestyle and backstroke and made national and […]
Ten awkward moments swimmers experience
by Jenny Landreth Swell is already beloved in the UK: it’s been named the Sunday Times’ Sport Book of the Year, and the Daily Mail assures, “This book will delight you.” It is a funny and bold account of how women fought their way into the water, and of what […]
Swell—A Waterbiography
January, 2018. Sometimes I think that I am the luckiest guy in the world. I love to swim and I love to travel. I indulge both of those passions while cruising the open seas. This year it is in the South Pacific, on board the mv Amsterdam, with stops […]
Swimming Across Polynesia
Service Awards for 2017