We thought it might be of interest for current OMS swimmers to see at least one meet result from the first ten years of Oregon Masters swimming. One pool that most in the Portland area probably have never swum in is Mt. Park in Lake Oswego, a private 50 meter pool.
Some names in the meet which will still be familiar today. Alice Zabudsky, our editor, was there. I was there with my newly married wife, Claire. Karl Von Tagen, one of the founders of OMS in 1972, was in the Men’s 30-34 age group. Karl and I swam on the Pleasant Hill Swim Team in California in the early 1960s.
Some may recognize Elfie Stevenin, who was only 54 at the time. Jim Bigler is still swimming. Earl Walter, another founder, went to almost all meets, swimming butterfly with a breaststoke kick.
Look up Fred Sprenger, Hazel Bressie, Connie Wilson and Fred Eckhardt in the Top Ten lists. You’ll find them there.
In 1977 we can add Lavelle Stoinoff, a most marvelous distance freestyler who swam for a long time in OMS. Dawn Musselman was another female stalwart. There were a lot of age 44-and-under women then. Where are they now?
There was also a large Men’s 25-29 age group. In the 35-39 age group, we had Harry Lewis and Charles Schaumburg as standouts, with Don Van Rossen, UO coach, in the Men’s 45-49 age group. And I have to add that in 1978 there was a 25-year-old named Mike Tennant.
All this leads to the event that, I think, really showed OMS as a power in USMS: the 1982 Long Course Nationals at Mt. Hood Community College. Next time.
Mt. Park Invitational
Lake Oswego, Oregon
July 10-11, 1976
50 Meter Pool
WOMEN 20-24
50 m Freestyle
Sandi Baker 21 :30.40
Liz Gebe 21 :33.50
Karen Kraus 21 :35.90
200 m Freestyle
Beth Boehmer 22 2:55.00
400 m Freestyle
Beth Boehmer 22 6:17.80
1500 m Freestyle
Beth Boehmer 22 24:31.60
Jeri Wyatt 23 35:51.50
50 m Backstroke
Karen Kraus 21 :47.70
200 m Breaststroke
Beth Boehmer 22 3:34.50
50 m Butterfly
Sandi Baker 21 :33.40
Liz Gebe 21 :36.10
200 m I.M.
Liz Gebe 21 3:10.60
Beth Boehmer 22 3:11.40
WOMEN 25-29
50 M Freestyle
Darlene Pohl 26 :32.60
Judi Shaw 27 :33.00
Susy Doolittle 27 :36.20
100 m Freestyle
Judi Shaw 27 1:15.00
Susy Doolittle 27 1:27.10
1500 m Freestyle
Darlene Pohl 26 22:48.30
Judi Shaw 27 26:07.80
Claire Mohr 29 33:12.50
50 m Backstroke
Sue Snyder 27 :41.60
Susy Doolittle 27 :47.50
100 m Backstroke
Sue Snyder 27 1:29.60
200 m Backstroke
Sue Snyder 27 3:14.50
50 m Breaststroke
Claire Mohr 29 :50.20
Susy Doolittle 27 :50.50
100 m Breaststroke
Claire Mohr 29 1:52.10
200 m Breaststroke
Sue Snyder 27 3:32.70
Claire Mohr 29 4:06.70
50 m Butterfly
Darlene Pohl 26 :35.20
200 m Butterfly
Darlene Pohl 26 3:09.20
200 m I.M.
Sue Snyder 27 3:07.50
400 m I.M.
Darlene Pohl 26 6:29.30
WOMEN 30-34
50 M Freestyle
Patty Peterson 31 :41.40
Cathy Crichton 33 :48.40
100 m Freestyle
Cathy Crichton 33 1:59.30
1500 m Freestyle
Cathy Crichton 33 35:19.00
50 m Backstroke
Jayne Chastain 30 :45.80
100 m Backstroke
Jayne Chastain 30 1:42.80
200 m Backstroke
Jayne Chastain 30 3:53.40
50 m Breaststroke
Patty Peterson 31 :52.60
100 m Breaststroke
Alice Zabudsky 31 1:40.90
200 m Breaststroke
Alice Zabudsky 31 3:32.10
50 m Butterfly
Patty Peterson 31 :48.50
100 m Butterfly
Alice Zabudsky 31 1:36.20
Patty Peterson 31 2:05.10
200 m Butterfly
Alice Zabudsky 31 3:31.80
400 m I.M.
Alice Zabudsky 31 7:03.10
WOMEN 35-39
50 m Freestyle
Carol Friedley 36 :39.30
Carol Strazer 36 :49.90
100 m Freestyle
- Heestand 1:47.90
1500 m Freestyle
Jane Collins 37 33:19.00
50 m Backstroke
Carol Friedley 36 :45.60
Carol Strazer 36 :54.50
100 m Backstroke
- Heestand 2:01.40
50 m Breastroke
Carol Friedley 36 :48.60
100 m Breaststroke
Carol Friedley 36 1:46.70
WOMEN 40-44
50 m Freestyle
Shirley Lehman 41 :39.90
100 m Freestyle
Shirley Lehman 41 1:31.20
200 m Freestyle
Shirley Lehman 41 3:34.90
50 m Backstroke
Connie Wilson 41 :41.50
Shirley Lehman 41 :57.60
100 m Backstroke
Connie Wilson 41 1:36.50
50 m Breaststroke
Connie Wilson 41 :59.50
50 m Butterfly
Shirley Lehman 41 :50.80
WOMEN 50-54
50 M Freestyle
Mary Anne Wolfe 50 :38.80
Jackie Michel 54 :46.70
100 m Freestyle
Mary Anne Wolfe 50 1:33.30
Jackie Michel 54 1:58.40
200 m Freestyle
Jackie Michel 54 4:30.60
400 m Freestyle
Mary Anne Wolfe 50 7:37.10
1500 m Freestyle
Mary Anne Wolfe 50 29:59.60
50 m Backstroke
Mary Anne Wolf 50 :48.40
Jackie Michel 54 :57.00
200 m Backstroke
Elfie Stevenin 54 5:54.80
50 m Butterfly
Elfie Stevenin 54 1:43.10
100 m Butterfly
Elfie Stevenin 54 4:10.10
200 m Butterfly
Elfie Stevenin 54 8:07.40
200 m I.M.
Jackie Michel 54 4:59.40
400 m I.M.
Elfie Stevenin 54 13:51.40
WOMEN 55-59
50 m Freestyle
Maxine Carlson 56 :52.70
50 m Backstroke
Maxine Carlson 56 1:01.20
50 m Breaststroke
Maxine Carlson 56 :59.00
100 m Breaststroke
Maxine Carlson 56 2:15.60
WOMEN 65-69
50 m Freestyle
Hazel Bressie 67 1:36.60
400 m Freestyle
Hazel Bressie 67 15:54.70
50 m Backstroke
Hazel Bressie 67 1:36.20
50 m Breaststroke
Hazel Bressie 67 1:38.50
100 m Breaststroke
Hazel Bressie 67 3:38.60
MEN 20-24
50 m Freestyle
Curtis Williams 23 :29.50
100 m Breaststroke
Curtis Williams 23 1:24.70
200 m Breaststroke
Curtis Williams 23 3:36.80
50 m Butterfly
Jan Simonsen 22 :28.00
100 m Butterfly
Jan Simonsen 22 1:06.00
200 m I.M.
Jan Simonsen 22 2:36.00
MEN 25-29
50 m Freestyle
Kim Lintner 26 :26.90
Ernie Glass 26 :27.70
Doug Huestis 28 :28.50
100 m Freestyle
Trond Williams 26 1:01.30
Doug Huestis 28 1:05.20
200 m Freestyle
Trond Williams 26 2:35.10
400 m Freestyle
Doug Huestis 28 5:30.40
Kim Lintner 26 5:39.50
Ernie Glass 26 6:08.70
1500 m Freestyle
Jerry Lucas 26 21:37.10
Trond Williams 26 25:28.60
Doug Crichton 29 25:55.70
50 m Backstroke
Don Thompson 29 :38.40
Doug Crichton 29 :44.60
100 m Backstroke
Jerry Lucas 26 1:10.50
David Levinson 26 1:22.20
200 m Backstroke
Jerry Lucas 26 2:42.50
50 m Breaststroke
Dee Reins 25 :41.70
Doug Crichton 29 :42.90
Don Thompson 29 :44.50
100 m Breaststroke
Dee Reins 25 1:32.80
50 m Butterfly
David Levinson 26 :29.30
Kim Lintner 26 :29.40
Ernie Glass 26 :30.70
Don Thompson 29 :37.30
100 m Butterfly
Jerry Lucas 26 1:05.40
David Levinson 26 1:08.20
Dee Reins 25 1:27.10
200 m Butterfly
Jerry Lucas 26 2:35.50
David Levinson 26 2:57.80
Doug Huestis 28 2:58.20
Kim Lintner 26 3:03.10
200 m I.M.
Dee Reins 25 3:09.20
Doug Crichton 29 3:20.70
400 m I.M.
David Levinson 26 5:47.70
Kim Lintner 26 6:20.70
MEN 30-34
50 m Freestyle
Karl von Tagen 32 :26.80
Cecil Kribs 34 :32.30
Eldon Rose 34 :33.00
200 m Freestyle
Harry Lewis 34 2:36.90
Stuart Morris 32 3:00.80
Cecil Kribs 34 3:11.40
400 m Freestyle
Steve Engel 33 5:15.80
Stuart Morris 32 6:28.90
Ed Ritz 32 6:59.40
1500 m Freestyle
Steve Engel 33 20:31.00
Karl von Tagen 32 21:57.30
Ralph Mohr 34 22:31.00
Stuart Morris 32 25:16.60
Ed Ritz 32 28:14.60
50 m Backstroke
Cecil Kribs 34 :39.40
100 m Backstroke
Harry Lewis 34 1:31.70
Cecil Kribs 34 1:32.80
200 m Backstroke
Harry Lewis 34 3:05.70
Joe Lanza 32 3:22.80
Cecil Kribs 34 3:23.90
50 m Breaststroke
Karl von Tagen 32 :36.60
Stuart Morris 32 :42.90
Eldon Rose 34 :43.00
100 m Breaststroke
Eldon Rose 34 1:42.00
Ed Ritz 32 1:44.50
50 m Butterfly
Joe Lanza 32 :37.00
100 m Butterfly
Ralph Mohr 34 1:17.40
200 m Butterfly
Steve Engel 33 2:45.30
Ralph Mohr 34 3:00.70
200 m I.M.
Joe Lanza 32 3:13.60
400 m I.M.
Steve Engel 33 5:43.90
Harry Lewis 34 6:21.50
Ralph Mohr 34 6:27.60
MEN 35-39
200 m Freestyle
David Eng 38 3:35.50
50 m Butterfly
David Eng 38 :45.90
MEN 40-44
50 m Freestyle
Jim Bigler 40 :32.90
Brian Heard 42 :37.50
P.T. Tutmark 44 :40.10
100 m Freestyle
Jim Bigler 40 1:15.10
P.T. Tutmark 44 1:34.30
200 m Freestyle
Jim Bigler 40 2:59.70
P.T. Tutmark 44 3:31.30
400 m Freestyle
P.T. Tutmark 44 7:43.80
1500 m Freestyle
Jim Bigler 40 26:58.70
50 m Breaststroke
Brian Heard 42 :47.60
100 m Breaststroke
Brian Heard 42 1:51.00
MEN 45-49
50 m Freestyle
Fred Sprenger 45 :32.60
Eric Guest 46 :32.70
100 m Freestyle
Fred Sprenger 45 1:14.10
Eric Guest 46 1:20.40
200 m Freestyle
Fred Sprenger 45 2:40.30
400 m Freestyle
Fred Sprenger 45 5:40.60
C.H. Sheldon 46 6:44.40
1500 m Freestyle
Fred Sprenger 45 22:40.60
50 m Backstroke
C.H. Sheldon 46 :37.10
Donlan Jones 46 :38.00
100 m Backstroke
C.H. Sheldon 46 1:25.50
Donlan Jones 46 1:32.40
200 m Backstroke
C.H. Sheldon 46 3:15.70
Donlan Jones 46 3:43.40
50 m Breaststroke
Lee Miesen 49 :45.40
Emmanuel Sang 45 :48.20
100 m Breaststroke
Lee Miesen 49 1:45.00
Emmanuel Sang 45 1:59.80
200 m Breaststroke
Emmanuel Sang 45 4:18.10
200 m I.M.
C.H. Sheldon 46 3:18.00
MEN 50-54
50 m Freestyle
Chuck Harrison 50 :36.10
John Runckel 53 :37.60
100 m Freestyle
Chuck Harrison 50 1:23.60
John Runckel 53 1:26.00
200 m Freestyle
John Runckel 53 3:12.70
Chuck Harrison 50 3:17.40
400 m Freestyle
John Runckel 53 6:58.50
Chuch Harrison 50 7:00.70
1500 m Freestyle
Chuck Harrison 50 29:49.10
50 m Butterfly
Fred Eckhardt 50 :41.00
100 m Butterfly
Fred Eckhardt 50 1:37.50
200 m Butterfly
Fred Eckhardt 50 3:31.20
MEN 55-59
100 m Freestyle
Earl Walter 55 1:26.50
Neil Farnham 59 1:33.30
50 m Backstroke
Earl Walter 55 :38.80
100 m Backstroke
Earl Walter 55 1:29.90
Neil Farnham 59 1:58.30
100 m Breaststroke
Neil Farnham 59 2:08.10
200 m Butterfly
Earl Walter 55 3:35.70
MEN 60-64
50 m Freestyle
Don Stevenson 64 :35.60
Karl Frederick 62 :38.10
Robert Schmidt 61 :43.30
Kelly Bagby 62 1:01.20
100 m Freestyle
Don Stevenson 64 1:27.20
200 m Freestyle
Don Stevenson 64 3:24.90
400 m Freestyle
Don Stevenson 64 7:34.30
1500 m Freestyle
Fred Wiggin 60 30:30.90
50 m Backstroke
Fred Wiggin 60 :44.20
Syd Hendy 63 :48.50
Kelly Bagby 62 1:22.50
100m Backstroke
Fred Wiggin 60 1:37.40
Syd Hendy 63 1:56.40
200 m Backstroke
Fred Wiggin 60 3:32.90
Syd Hendy 63 4:20.30
50 m Breaststroke
Karl Frederick 62 :44.40
Robert Schmidt 61 :53.70
Kelly Bagby 62 1:07.50
100 m Breaststroke
Karl Frederick 62 1:41.50
Robert Schmidt 61 2:10.90
Kelly Bagby 62 2:46.60
200 m Breaststroke
Kelly Bagby 62 6:12.10
50 m Butterfly
Karl Frederick 62 :42.10
200 m I.M.
Fred Wiggin 60 3:46.20
Don Stevenson 64 4:03.60
MEN 65-69
50 m Freestyle
Dana Thomas 69 :39.20
100 m Freestyle
Dana Thomas 69 1:39.40
John Hoey 66 1:42.70
200 m Freestyle
John Hoey 66 4:11.10
400 m Freestyle
Max Strauss 66 9:12.20
1500 m Freestyle
John Hoey 66 37:58.00
50 m Backstroke
Bob Hunter 65 1:11.40
100 m Backstroke
Max Strauss 66 2:10.00
Bob Hunter 65 2:38.30
200 m Backstroke
Bob Hunter 65 5:29.70
50 m Breaststroke
Bob Hunter 65 1:34.50
100 m Breaststroke
Max Strauss 66 2:10.50
Ralph,
Great story and pulled up long buried memories. We moved to Portland in 1986 and rented a condo in Mtn. Park which gave us access to that beautiful pool. Big windows and airy with an open lane almost always available. The stainless steel tank died hard and the expense to replace it killed it. We all moved to LO High and got to see Don Schollander and occasionally Matt Biondi. I’m a sure you swam against many of the LO guys—Briefcase Bob Smith comes to mind. Thanks for pulling out the meet.