Swimming for Life

Memories

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

Éva Székely won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. (Photo by S&G PA Images via Getty Images) — by Brigit Katz (smithsonianmag.com) and Wikipedia Between December 1944 and January 1945, members of Hungary’s fascist Arrow Cross Party executed as many as 20,000 Jews on the banks of the Danube. Éva Székely was 17 years old when a young official came to round her up. Decades later, providing survivor […]

Éva Székely, Holocaust Survivor and Olympic Champion Swimmer

April 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Motivation / Obituary / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Here is Joe on the ladder when the concrete wall ended — Our ship had sailed into Oslo, Norway last summer. I had the opportunity to visit a couple of museums that I have long wanted to see. One was the Thor Hyerdahl museum, with the Kon Tiki. The other museum had three excavated Viking ships, along with tons of artifacts. It […]

My Norway Swim

January 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Open Water by Joe Oakes

Kim Peyton — Oregon Hall of Fame Inductees Oregon Swimming† helps preserve Oregon’s rich sports heritage through its recognition of outstanding Oregon athletes and special contributors to sport. November 17, 2019, was the first Induction Ceremony into the Oregon Swimming Hall of Fame; ten people were inducted – some swimmers, some coaches. Only […]

Celebrating Oregon Swimming Excellence!

December 21, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Ralph Mohr — Most of us remember that Mark Spitz won seven gold medals with seven world records at the 1972 Munich Olympics. What most don’t know is that Spitz almost did not swim his first event, the 200 butterfly. After the Mexico City Olympics four years earlier when he finished last in […]

Swim Bits – How I Came to Appreciate Mark Spitz ...

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Written with love by Brian Ritacco, Gracie Goddard, Kristin Preston, Brian Parrott & Monique Lance The Tualatin Hills Barracudas (THB) celebrated and honored fellow swimmer, 85-year-old, Dave Radcliff on Saturday, September 14th, during the annual team BBQ. Standing before family, friends, and fellow swimmers, Dave shared, “your friendship, your encouragement, […]

Rockin’ Our Rad (David Radcliff)

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Motivation / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Ralph Mohr — SLC, Revenge, and Murray Rose After Mark Spitz’ less than sterling performance at the Mexico City Olympics, he enrolled at the University of Indiana under Doc Councilman. There was a lot of talk about how he would adjust to Doc’s style of coaching and how Doc would handle him. Some […]

How I Came to Appreciate Mark Spitz – Part 4

September 17, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

Ralph Mohr — Mano a Mano with John Ferris In 1964, I became coach of Shasta High School and the Redding Swim Club in Redding, California. It was a fun place to coach. We started the high school season on January 3 one year, and we had a snow ball fight on the […]

Swim Bits – How I Came to Appreciate Mark Spitz ...

July 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

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

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