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Articles about Open Water Swimming

Willard completed his 2019 USMS one-hour postal swim January 10. Steve Darnell timed for him at Propstra Aquatic Center in Vancouver, WA. He swam 2,852 yards this year. Twenty yards more than his 2,832 yards last year! Just short of his own 2017 National record of 2,885 yards. He held […]

OMS Super-Star Willard Lamb

21 Jan, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation by Steve Darnell

This is your year to GO PRO! What? I—a mere member of Oregon Masters Swimming—can get paid to swim, like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and most of the other swimmers on our National Team? I have good news for you…YES YOU CAN! Here’s how to GO PRO! Due to a […]

Long Distance Swimming – January 2019

19 Dec, 2018 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Events / Long Distance / Long Distance / Open Water / Planning / Training by Bob Bruce

Oregon Masters Swimming Open Water Race Schedule For 2019

Oregon Masters Swimming Open Water Race Schedule For 2019

18 Dec, 2018 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water / Planning by Bob Bruce

Long Distance Swimming — At the end of each summer season, OMS awards the Mike Morehouse Award to a pair of deserving swimmers, selected and voted upon by those who have previously won the award. The Award citation reads: “The Mike Morehouse Spirit Award is given annually to a person or persons who display […]

Long Distance Swimming – November 2018

24 Oct, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance by Bob Bruce

It was 7:30 in the morning at 4949’ altitude, and 23 Masters swimmers immersed themselves in the 67 degree water of Lake of the Woods between Medford and Klamath Falls. The smoky air of Friday had dispersed, and all waited for starter and race director Matt Miller to say, “Go.” […]

Lake of the Woods Open Water Swims – Saturday, Sept. ...

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Long Distance / Meet Summary / Open Water / Results by Ralph Mohr

Review: What a great open water swimming season we had this summer! Let’s recognize our season achievements and highlights: We hosted 19 USMS-sanctioned swims at 7 venues this year, with an incredible variety in courses, distances, and events. We hosted the first-ever-in-the-nation three-swim USMS open water national championship series, called […]

Long Distance Swimming – September 2018

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Long Distance / Results Summary by Bob Bruce

I am not a believer in numerology, but a confluence of related numbers caught my attention a while ago. Here is what I noticed. My next birthday would be my 84th. I started swimming in ’48. Over the years I have done 41 swims from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. […]

Just One More Alcatraz Swim

19 Sep, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Open Water by Joe Oakes

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

We’re heading into the most compact and busiest summer season that we have ever had in Oregon. Not only are we hosting the “My Oregon Swimcation” Festival in one week in early July—including the Portland Bridge Swim, the Foster Lake 2-mile Cable Swim, and the Applegate Lake 10-km Swim as […]

Long Distance Swimming – June 2018

21 Jun, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance by Bob Bruce