Swimming for Life

Obituary

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

Virginia Phipps — Virginia R. PhippsNov. 2, 1924 – Aug. 7, 2018Virginia “Ginny” Phipps, 93 WRITTEN BY TIM WAUDOur beloved Virginia Phipps passed away on August 7, 2018. Virginia was an accomplished Oregon Masters swimmer and Tanker Towel award winner. In honor of Virginia, Oregon City Swim Team has created a scholarship in […]

In Memory—Virginia Phipps

December 19, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary / Uncategorized by Aqua Master Editor

April 3, 1931 – June 10, 2017 Gresham resident Fred Wilmot Sprenger, 86, died on June 10, 2017, at his home in Gresham, OR. Fred was born in Grandview, WA, to Howard and Elizabeth Sprenger. The family moved to Zillah, WA, before his first birthday. He graduated from Zillah High […]

Fred Wilmot Sprenger

July 18, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Adolph Kiefer — The End of an Era Adolph “Sonny Boy” Kiefer 1918 – 2017 Adolph Kiefer, the legendary backstroker who won gold in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died on Friday, May 5, 2017, at his home in Wadsworth, Ill. He was 98. He was America’s oldest living Olympic […]

Off the Block – Adolf Kiefer

June 15, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / History / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Johny Weissmuller - Official Publicity Photo — Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmüller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the US […]

Off the Block – Johnny Weissmuller

April 14, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Biography / Human Interest / Memories / Obituary by Aqua Master Editor

Gene Mielke — March 1, 1946 – October 28, 2015 Gene Mielke, 69, died October 28, 2015, at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Gene had knee replacement surgery the day before his death. Gene was born in Visalia, California, married Karen Lee Ragle in 1968, then moved to San Luis Obispo […]

Eugene “Gene” Albert Mielke Jr.

December 19, 2015 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary by OMS Webmaster

Mickey Marks — Tribute to Milton Marks Milton “Mickey” Marks, age 85, passed away peacefully at home, with his family around him. It was August 3, 2015, and the cause of death was complications following prostate cancer. Mickey was born in Stamford, Connecticut, but grew up in New York City. He was the […]

Tribute to Milton Marks

August 26, 2015 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary by OMS Webmaster

Memories of Mike Popovich The first time I saw Mike Popovich, I was in high school and at a swim meet in Coos Bay. The next time I encountered him, I was applying for a lifeguard job at the Gresham high school pool. To get the job, I had to […]

Memories of Mike Popovich

June 16, 2015 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Obituary by OMS Webmaster