2019 Oregon Open Water Series Final Summary
Long Distance
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
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
3 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!
The Oregon Club had a strong performance in the 2019 USMS One-Hour Postal National Championships, held in January and February in your local pool. Our overall participation was down slightly from previous years, but there were many fine swims. Alas, the ever-anticipated Club results were not available at press deadline […]
Long Distance Swimming – May 2019
The coming of spring reminds us that summer is not far away, and with it the 2019 Oregon open water season. You can find the schedule, event information, and entry links & forms for all Oregon events and information about the 2019 Oregon Open Water Series at http://swimoregon.org/events/# and http://swimoregon.org/open-water/. […]
The 2019 Oregon Open Water Preview
2 With snow still thick on the ground as I write, it seems that we have a very long way until summer. Yet it’s time to start planning for summer excitement and fun. For your planning, here’s the outline of the 2019 Oregon open water schedule. Seven events all told. Our […]
Long Distance Swimming – April 2019
I know the next ePostal swim event does not begin until May 15, but there are some things that new swimmers need to know about doing an ePostal swim. We want you to be both mentally and physically prepared to participate. There are about 1000 members in OMS and many […]
All Things ePostal!
Hello Swimmers, Oregon Masters Swimming (OMS) has completed a rental agreement for the 50-meter Amazon Pool in Eugene on Saturday, May 25th from 2pm to 6pm to give swimmers the opportunity to complete their 5K or 10K ePostal National Championship swim. We will have the entire Amazon pool for those […]