Swimming for Life

Memories

November 1, 1921 – March 12, 2021 Rupert proudly was in his 100th year, and lived life to its fullest. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, son of Henry Cline Fixott and Eva Jane Scott Fixott. He was the youngest of three sons, brother to Richard and Cline […]

Dr. Rupert Edward Fixott, DMD, FACD

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Tom Landis — Dear Friends. Our dear husband, father, brother and friend went over the final pass early Thursday morning, February 25th, at 6:26 AM. Because you have followed our blog post for six years, you knew the struggle he was going through. A few days earlier Tom had announced that he was […]

Tom’s Last Post on “Caring Bridge”

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

OMS Tributes to Tom Landis

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Elmer Burton Humphrey — by Elmer Humphry Editor’s Note: When I talked with Elmer at Costco he said he wanted to send me some material on the Green Dragons, and asked for my address. I wrote it on a product wrapper in his shopping cart. A letter arrived a few days later telling more […]

More “Green Dragons”

March 22, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Memories / Special by Aqua Master Editor

THE WORLD’S RIVERS

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Special by Joe Oakes

Ted Haartz Memorial

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Ted Haartz Calendar 87 — Ginger Pierson Not only was he a great volunteer in almost every aspect of swimming for numerous years, but he was a true gentleman, kind, and a source of knowledge wealth. Everyone would have a kind word to say about Ted. He was on a committee I chaired and was […]

OMS Members and Friends Remember Ted Haartz

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Dick Hannula is the most successful high school swimming coach in Washington State ever. His teams at Wilson High School in Tacoma won 24 straight State Championships. Hannula coached at the Olympics and several times at the Pan-American games. He also sold swim suits which I used at Marshfield High […]

Swim Bits – January 2021

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr

The question was asked, Who were the past OMS presidents, in order, and when did they start and end their presidency. So, I looked in the past Aqua Master newsletters to find the information below. Some months there was no published Aqua Master, so if a new president took over […]

Trivia Question – Does anyone know who the current OMS ...

September 25, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Memories / Special by Aqua Master Editor