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Willard completed his 2019 USMS one-hour postal swim January 10. Steve Darnell timed for him at Propstra Aquatic Center in Vancouver, WA. He swam 2,852 yards this year. Twenty yards more than his 2,832 yards last year! Just short of his own 2017 National record of 2,885 yards. He held […]

OMS Super-Star Willard Lamb

21 Jan, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation by Steve Darnell

Scott - Oct 24, 2006 — Scott Raphael, N.D. — Cures Type-2 Diabetes by Dr. Scott B. Raphael, N.D. My health problems started even before I was born. My paternal grandparents were grossly overweight. My grandfather, a butcher, always thought that animal protein was the way to good health. As a child, each meal was laden […]

Off the Block: January 2019

19 Dec, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

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 […]

Call for Nominations for Annual OMS Awards

24 Oct, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Sara Shepherd

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. ...

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results by Ralph Mohr

Sue Calnek-Morris set 4 Oregon and 4 Zone records at the Gil Young meet. — 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

22 Aug, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Results by Claudia Grow

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

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Meet Summary / Results by OMS Webmaster

Example of an electron gun used in the CRTs which Connie helped design. — 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

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Special by OMS Webmaster

Off the Block — 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

25 Jul, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Matt Miller

Off the Block — 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

21 Jun, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured by Aqua Master Editor