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Jeanna Summers — This is a little article about open water swimming. And we’ll start right off acknowledging that open water swimming is NOT for everyone. You know who you are. You don’t like weeds, fish, mud, and murky water. There are others of us who consider it just another version of the […]

OPEN WATER SWIMMING, SUMMER 2020

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Open Water / Open Water / Training by Jeanna Summers

Joe Oakes — Swimming across the English Channel may be the Holy Grail of our sport. When we think of great challenges, Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, comes to mind. It remained unclimbed for centuries, but with advances in materials technology and with trained, expensive guides to hold your hand and carry […]

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Mental Training / Motivation / Open Water / Open Water / Open Water / Training by Joe Oakes

Squaw Lake — Some swimmers are now enjoying the lakes, which are starting to warm up — if you call 60° – 66° warm! Below are places where others are swimming. Come join them! Several people, with Matt Miller, swim at Emigrant Lake. They swim Mon-Wed-Fri starting at 7 am at Songer Wayside. […]

Swimmers are Heading for Open Water

June 12, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Human Interest / Long Distance / Open Water / Open Water / Open Water / Training by Aqua Master Editor

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Nearly all swimmers have dealt with some sort of shoulder pain or injury at some point during their swim career. Given that people who swim regularly will perform hundreds of thousands of arm rotations over the course of a year this likely comes as no surprise. Utilizing any body part […]

Keep your shoulders healthy

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Freestyle / Training by Matt Miller

Matt Miller — No, I’m not talking about your favorite Pandora station, but rather a good mix of training techniques to prepare yourself to swim well. From long, grinder sets that focus on aerobic capacity to all-out sprint sets that train your body to better deal with its tolerance to lactic acid, mixing […]

A Good Mix is Best

April 16, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Training by Matt Miller

Sara Shepherd — There are plenty of options out there for swimmers when it comes to using specific pieces of gear to help improve technique and training. Besides your suit and goggles, here are five more pieces of equipment I would recommend to have in your possession on the pool deck, along with […]

Gear Check!

February 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Training by Sara Shepherd

Bob Bruce — 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

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

Off the Block — Courtesy of Claire Forrest Claire Forrest is a recent graduate of Grinnell College with a degree in English. She is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a freelance writer. The only competitive swimmer in her family, Claire went to her first swim meet at the age of eleven on a […]

Off the Block – Swimmer Sensations

April 19, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Mental Training / Training by Aqua Master Editor

Long Distance Swimming — The 2018 Oregon Open Water Preview The coming of spring reminds us that summer is not far away, and with it the 2018 Oregon open water season. You can find the schedule, event information, and entry forms for all Oregon events and information about the 2018 Oregon Open Water Series […]

Long Distance Swimming – May 2018

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