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Long Distance Swimming — The Oregon Club had another strong performance in the 2020 USMS One-Hour Postal National Championships, held in January and February in your local pool. Our overall participation was down slightly from previous years, a disturbing trend, but there were many fine swims. The Oregon Club placed second Overall. Oregon Participation […]

Long Distance Swimming – May 2020

17 Apr, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Long Distance / Long Distance / Results Summary by Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce — 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 Long Distance National Championship events, which must include at least one open water and one […]

Long Distance Swimming – April 2020

18 Mar, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Awards / Long Distance / Long Distance / Long Distance / Open Water by Bob Bruce

Open Water Schedule as of 2020.01.01

Oregon 2020 Open Water schedule as of March

20 Feb, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water by OMS Webmaster

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