Open Water

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

Bob Bruce — 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

16 Apr, 2019 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Events / Long Distance / Open Water by Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce — 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

17 Mar, 2019 in Announcements / Aqua Master Online / Coaching / ePostals / Events / Long Distance / Long Distance / Open Water 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

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

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

Ralph Mohr — It’s an old adage: “Don’t Quit.” Easier said than done! However, an 80-year-old Ironman triathlete, John Holman, follows that notion. His story can be found here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/05/05/80-year-old-man-competing-ironman-dont-quit/583765002/ We have several older swimmers who fit that same notion, led, of course, by Willard Lamb and Dave Radcliff. They still get on […]

Swim Bits – Don’t Quit

21 Jun, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Motivation / Motivation / Open Water / Swim Bits by Ralph Mohr