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COMA’s ‘Metric’ Birthday Party According to international swimming rules (for all pool meets measured metrically) and for USMS long distance rules, a swimmer’s age group for the year is determined by his or her age on December 31, the last day of the year. So, logically, January 1, the first […]

Long Distance Swimming – February 2020

18 Jan, 2020 in Long Distance by Bob Bruce

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

Long Distance Swimming — Review: We had another splendid Oregon open water swimming season this summer! Let’s recognize our season achievements and highlights: We hosted 20 USMS-sanctioned swims at 7 venues this year—with an incredible variety in courses, distances, and events. We hosted one USMS National Championship event: the Portland Bridge Swim was the […]

Long Distance Swimming – November 2019

18 Oct, 2019 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water / Planning by Bob Bruce

Lake of the Woods - Swimmers milling around before the Start of the 1500 — First of all, thank you to all of those who volunteered to kayak for safety. Without you all, we couldn’t have pulled off another successful year of this event! Secondly, congratulations to all of you who were able to swim one or both of the events, especially those of you […]

Recap of 2019 Lake of the Woods Swims

18 Oct, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results by Matt Miller

Bob Bruce — by Tim Waud & Matt Miller (edited for space) Tim Waud’s comments: I have enjoyed working with Bob for the past 12 years with Oregon Masters Swimming and U. S. Masters Swimming on the local, zone, and national level. I can’t think of a more deserving individual who embodies the […]

Bob Bruce—USMS Long Distance National Championship Service Award

18 Oct, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Long Distance by Tim Waud

Long Distance Swimming — 2019 Oregon Open Water Series Final Summary

2019 Oregon Open Water Series – Final Summary

17 Sep, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water / Results by Bob Bruce

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

Bob Bruce — Upcoming Swims –Saturday, September 7: Southern Oregon Swims at Lake of the Woods, between Medford & Klamath Falls. Our season wrap-up. 3000 & 1500-meter swims on a gorgeous lake. Info & entry at https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2441&smid=11819. Entry deadline: Thursday, September 5. $10 extra for day-of-race entry. –Until September 15: USMS 5 & […]

Long Distance Swimming – September 2019

19 Aug, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / ePostals / Long Distance / Open Water by Bob Bruce

Whiskeytown Lake — After last year’s disastrous fire around the lake, the Whiskeytown Open Water swims will take place Sunday, September 8th, as announced by Mark Wagner, Head Coach of the Redding Swim Team. The swims will take place at Oak Bottom Marina on Hwy, 299 west of Redding. Almost all of the […]

Whiskeytown is on!

18 Jul, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water / Planning by Aqua Master Editor