Motivation

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

18 Jan, 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

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

9 x 100 epostal relay Colette Crabbe, Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, Karen Andrus-Hughes — Long standing friends Colette Crabbe, Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, and Karen Andrus-Hughes participated in the Tualatin Hills 2019 Postal Two-Mile Relay. The objective is to swim 3600 yards (approximately two miles) as a relay. The relays can consist of 2, 3, or 4 swimmers, each swimming 100 yards in the […]

Two-Mile Relay

21 Dec, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / ePostals / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Planning / Records / Relays / Team Updates by Arlene Delmage

Off the Block — At age 53, in 2004, I had my first bone density scan and was diagnosed with osteopenia, the precursor of osteoporosis. For years I have been aware that my small 5’3″ build could be a risk factor for osteoporosis, and now it seemed my fears were finally being realized. My […]

Mary Splady: Standing up to the Osteoporosis Hype

18 Oct, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Human Interest / Motivation / Nutrition by Aqua Master Editor

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)

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

Off the Block — For all my 47 years, I thought I was extremely healthy! After all, at that time (1982), I’d been a daily runner for 14 years, had run 3 marathons, and ate what I considered a very healthy diet — lots of chicken, fish, and low-fat dairy. I’d been heavily involved […]

Off the Block: Ruth Heidrich Defeats Cancer and Osteoporosis

19 Aug, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

Growing up with an Irish family, I learned early the four essential food groups: sugar, fat, alcohol, and caffeine. A balanced meal was a cookie in each hand. My mother used to say, “If God meant for us to touch our toes, he would have put them closer to our […]

John Reversed His Diabetes & Beat His Family Genetics

19 Jun, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Human Interest / Motivation by Aqua Master Editor

High-protein Diets: Trading Your Health for Temporary Weight Loss Once again, medical doctors and the paperback book industry advocating high-protein and fat-laden diets are grabbing the attention of millions of desperate people. “Lose 20 pounds in 30 days!” “Eat all the bacon you want and be thin as a breadstick!” […]

The Keto Diet Revisited High-protein Diets Explained

16 Apr, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Fitness / Human Interest / Motivation / Nutrition by Dr. John McDougall

No record-breaking 200 Medley Relay, but fun! L to R Lauren Santamaria, Claudia Daly, Laura Worden and Christina Fox — A cold foggy day, a beautiful new pool, and a hopeful new year intersected to produce a fast Chehalem SCY meet on January 27, 2019, at the new Aquatic and Fitness Center in Newberg, Oregon. The meet hadn’t been held since 2016 while the pool, funded in a partnership by […]

2019 Chehalem Meet

18 Feb, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Meet Summary / Motivation / Records / Relays / Results by Claudia Daly