Open Water

Jayette Pettit, of Vancouver, Wash., emerges from the water Saturday taking first place in the 3,000-meter-swim ahead of Pat Allender of Corvallis. — Zach Silva; The Umpqua Post Aug 17, 2019 A successful open water swimming event in Oregon is: “Water quality, good; water temperature, great; surroundings and people, great. It’s really about people,” said Oregon Masters Swimming Long Distance chairman Bob Bruce on Saturday morning at Eel Lake. “It’s a great day […]

Open water swimmers take to Eel Lake

17 Sep, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Open Water by Aqua Master Editor

Solo swimmer Brad Robinson at the race fi nish — This year’s Portland Bridge Swim took place on Sunday, July 7. We were proud to host the USMS National Championships for the second year, welcoming 81 solo swimmers and 19 relay teams from 17 states. Of those, 33 solo swimmers and another 16 relay swimmers were Oregon Masters swimmers. We […]

2019 Portland Bridge Swim

18 Jul, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Open Water by Marisa Frieder

Michelle Macy — International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Michelle Macy is to be an inductee (Honor Swimmer) into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2019. Michelle Macy has proven to have few limitations in marathon swimming in terms of distance and water temperature. Michelle set the overall […]

Marvelous Michelle Macy

17 Mar, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Open Water by Aqua Master Editor

by Dave Radcliff Hi Oregon Swimmers, Nancy and I are just back from a wonderful Open Water swimming experience in Michigan. Early this year I was checking out Open Water swims for the summer. I saw one listed that was called “Swim to the Moon”. That title caught my attention, […]

Swim to the Moon

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Open Water by OMS Webmaster

Finisher at Eel Lake Swim — The new kids on the block, Southern Oregon Masters Aquatics (SOMA), will play host to two open water swimming events in beautiful Southern Oregon: Eel Lake Open Water Swims – August 11, 2018 Lake of the Woods Open Water Swims – September 8, 2018 Both of these events will be […]

SOMA to Host Eel Lake & Lake of the Woods ...

21 Feb, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Open Water / Open Water by Matt Miller

Vicki Keith — Vicki Keith was described as an unlikely athlete, not apt to succeed in any sport. In school she was last to be picked for teams. No matter how this made her feel, she refused to accept the negative comments made about her abilities. Today, she is one of the most […]

Vicki Keith—Marathon butterfly swimmer

15 Aug, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Open Water by Aqua Master Editor

Abbey and Jeff Erwin — by Daniel Paulling (adapted) On June 24 at Foster Lake in Sweet Home, OR, a 90 minute drive south of Portland, the 2017 U.S. Masters Swimming 2-Mile Cable Open Water National Championship was held. And Abbey Erwin was trying to hang on as the last push came at the end. […]

Erwins Win National Titles in Cable Championship

18 Jul, 2017 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results Summary by Aqua Master Editor

Jumping off the boat into the Columbia River — Every year on Labor Day I like to do the Roy Webster Cross Channel Swim in Hood River, Oregon. It is one of my favorite events. At 75 years 2017, it is the second oldest swim in the United States. The 2016 event was my sixteenth. Here is what I […]

LeRoy Webster’s Columbia River Swim

16 Oct, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Open Water by Joe Oakes

Ralph Mohr — The highest distinction for a Masters long distance swimmer is to be named to the USMS Long Distance All-Star Team. To be considered for this honor, swimmers must participate in at least three of the eleven National Long Distance Championship events, including at least one open water and one ePostal […]

Tribute to Distance Swimmers

21 Mar, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Open Water / Results / Special / Spotlight by Bob Bruce