Motivation

I remember the first time I was beaten in a race by a woman. At that moment, the realities of our new world dawned on me. “Male superiority” was down the tubes, and there it would stay. Over the years, good fortune has allowed me to meet some remarkable female […]

Inspirational Women Marathon Swimmers

April 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Motivation / Open Water by Joe Oakes

2019 Spring Nationals in Mesa on April 25-29 — Our memories of life when it was good must remain with us. These are pictures of the 2019 USMS Spring National Team that competed in Mesa, Arizona, April 25-28. Sixty-two Oregon swimmers racked up 1,359 points, to come in 3rd out of the 19 clubs in the Combined* Regional Clubs […]

Flashback – USMS Spring Nationals 2019

February 18, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Meet Summary / Motivation / Results by Aqua Master Editor

Joe Oakes — Swimming across the English Channel may be the Holy Grail of our sport. When we think of great challenges, Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, comes to mind. It remained unclimbed for centuries, but with advances in materials technology and with trained, expensive guides to hold your hand and carry […]

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Mental Training / Motivation / Open Water / Open Water / Open Water / Training by Joe Oakes

Dara Torres

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

My Swimming Amigos: No pool? No problem. I have been swimming twice a week in the Columbia River. I go fairly early in the morning and the beach is empty except for a few dog walkers. In the past month I have only seen three other swimmers. (Note: there will […]

My Swimming Amigos

August 24, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Fitness / Human Interest / Motivation / Motivation / Planning / Special by Joe Oakes

Arlene Delmage chipping — During this time of isolation (“shelter at home”) which is a result of the Government’s reaction to the COVID-19 virus, swimmers have extra time on their hands. So I thought it would be fun to hear what other swimmers are doing with that time. Some of the most serious swimmers […]

How are you spending the extra time you now have ...

April 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Motivation by Alice Zabudsky

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

Box jellyfish — In October, 2014, Chloë McCardel, an Australian, set an Open Water World Record for the Longest Unassisted# Swim under Marathon Swimmers Federation international rules+. She endured 12 jelly fish stings from a box jellyfish* just 12 hours into her swim through the Bahamas. Wearing only a regulation swim suit, a […]

Longest Unassisted Open Water Swim

January 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Motivation / Open Water / Special by Aqua Master Editor

Charlotte Sanddal, representing Missoula Masters and later Big Sky Montana Masters in the Montana LMSC, holds the records which are below. She does have records in the 85-89 age range, but this report is focusing only on her accomplishments from age 90+. SCY— 10 of 18 possible records in the […]

Another NW Zone Record-holder Over 95

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

Swimming for Life