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6/18/2013 - Oregon Assoc. LCM Championship Official Rules and Guidelines

Click here to download the Oregon Assoc. LCM Championship Official Rules and Guidelines.

5/20/2013 - Lake Juniper Buoy Swim Results Posted

Results of the 1200 meter swim are posted here.

5/13/2013 - Results Posted for OMS Association SCM Championships

Click here for results from the OMS Association SCM Championships.

4/22/2013 - OMS Championship Psyche Sheets Available

Please review your personal entry information, and send any corrections to OMS Data Manager Gary Whitman at all5reds@comcast.net NO LATER than 6:00pm PSDT on Wednesday, April 24.  The heat sheets will be printed on Thursday morning.

Psyche Sheets 

3/27/2013 - Results for NW Zone SCY Championship Meet Available

Results for the NW Zone SCY Championship meet are now available here.

3/27/2013 - Short Axis Clinic Sponsored by OMS

Short Axis Clinic Sponsored by OMS, Breaststroke and Butterfly
 
Date: April 21st, 2013 Sunday
 
Time: 8:00am to 12 noon   Breaststroke 8am to 10am  Butterfly 10am to 12 noon.
 
Location : Reynolds Community Pool 1200 NE 201st Ave, Fairview OR 97024/ Reynolds Middle School/Cross street is Halsey
 
Fee: $10 dollars for 1 session $ 15 dollars for both cash or checks only: check payable to MHA.
 
Instructors: Allen Stark is a Masters World Record Holder in the Breaststroke and has done Breaststroke Clinics for OMS in the Past.
Dennis Baker is a Masters World Record Holder in the Butterfly and a USA Certified Swim Coach and OMS Coaches Chair.
 
Pool will be warm and short video sessions will be done time permitting.
 
RSVP Dennis at bakeswim@yahoo.com

3/22/2013 - 2013 Open Water Schedule Available

The 2013 Open Water schedule is now available here.

3/22/2013 - Oregon City Spring Forward Meet Results Available

Oregon City Spring Forward SCM Meet results are available here.

12/20/2012 - February Fitness Challenge

Get the New Year off to a great start with February Fitness Challenge.

Download Febrary Fitness Challenge

The t-shirt is really fun this year, enter to get a jump start on your swimming fitness and a really fun t-shirt. T-shirt logo for the back of the shirt looks like this.

10/8/2012 - Masters Coaching Clinic Level I & II

There will be a coaching clininc on November 17th for ASCA level I and II certification for masters coaching.

Click here to register for the coaching clinic.

8/12/2012 - Labor day open water swim

The Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim will be celebrating 70 years. It is a Labor Day cross channel open water swim.

For more information about the swim please click here.

8/8/2012 - Looking for a pool for the 5K or 10K postal?

Dennis would like to offer Mt. Hood for 5k 10k swims on Sunday Aug 12th and Sunday Aug 19th from 7am to 10:30am. 7 lanes available RSVP Dennis at bakeswim@yahoo.com for a spot. If you are doing 10k that would take time up for whole session. Can fit 2 5ks is per session 2 people per lane. Must provide own counter. I will have watches and paperwork. If not a Reign Member $10 dollars drop in fee applies. First come first serve for time and lane slot.

7/23/2012 - Top Ten board position open

The OMS board has an open position for the Top Ten position. Click here for more information

7/20/2012 - Cottage Grove Open Water Swim Cancelled

With great sadness, I am announcing the cancellation of the Emerald Aquatics open water swims at Cottage Grove Lake, formerly scheduled for Sunday, August 12, 2012.
 
If you have already entered this event, please contact the event director for information.

4/6/2012 - Heat Sheets for Associations Champs Available

Here are the initial Heat Sheets for the OMS Association Champs. Please contact Sandi Rousseau at swim@gorge.net if any errors found.

2/10/2012 - Oregon Masters Open Water swimming featured on OBP

Oregon Masters Open Water swimming was featured in an episode of Oregon Field Guide on Oregon Public Broadcasting.  Watch the episode on the web.

It is a wonderful look at our vibrant Open Water swimmers.

12/29/2011 - February Fitness Challenge 2012 available

Get the New Year off to a great start with February Fitness Challenge.

Download Febrary Fitness Challenge

11/1/2011 - 2012 USMS registration now open

2012 USMS registration is now available.

Click here to register for USMS 2012 now!

10/14/2011 - Heat Sheets for the Mac Meet

Heat Sheets for the Mac meet this weekend are posted.  Go to the Calendar to download them.

3/31/2011 - Association files available

Here are the files for the upcoming association meet.


Banquet directions
team list
Roster
Friday Heat Sheet
Saturday Heat Sheet
Sunday Heat Sheet

3/1/2011 - Gary Hall Jr. to Speak at Association Meet Banquet

Gary Hall Jr. will be the featured speaker at our Association meet Banquet on April 2nd. Please read more about him here.

3/1/2011 - Preview the T-Shirts for the Association Meet

You can preview the T-Shirts that will be featured at this year's Association meet by clicking here

1/7/2011 - February Fitness Challenge

The T-Hills team is hosting the annual February Fitness Challenge.  If you want to kick off your year of swimming with a fitness challenge, this is an event for you.  Here is the entry form, an excel spreadsheet to use to track your distance swum, and the artwork for the very cool t-shirt.  Keep on Swimming!

1/7/2011 - Oregon Masters Swimming on Facebook

You can join your friends from Oregon Masters Swimming on Facebook!  Simply click here to join the new group.

11/10/2010 - New Pool in Oregon!

The Forest Grove Swim Club and the City of Cornelius have agreed to cooperate to bring a new national aquatics facility to western Washington County.    The design and amenities will be state-of-the-art and able to provide water sports opportunities to every age group in western Washington County. 

The non-profit swim center will feature two Olympic-sized pools, capable in design and construction of hosting national-caliber competitions.  The pools will be built by Myrtha Pools USA, who has built pools for numerous Olympic Games, US Olympic Trials and US National Championship events.  The facility will be open to everyone and will not cost taxpayers any of the projected $12.35 million to construct.

10/13/2010 - Annual Board Retreat Open to OMS Members

To All OMS Members:

This Friday and Saturday, October 15-16, the OMS Board is having a regular Board meeting and annual Board retreat.  Any OMS member is welcome to attend and is encouraged to participate.  The retreat, planned for Saturday, October 16th, is a time when the Board spends more time to discuss convention results and USMS projects, OMS projects, financial matters of the organization, and any other ideas a member brings up.

The location of the meetings is:
17214 SE 31st Street, Camas, WA 98683
Friday, Oct 15th Board Meeting 7:00 PM
Saturday, Oct 16th Board Retreat 8:00 AM (breakfast and lunch are served)

The agenda for both meetings will be available soon.  Please contact Wes wesnad@comcast.net for an agenda and/or directions .. or just show up.

Hope to see some of you attend.

The OMS Board

7/26/2010 - Fun event - Columbia River Crossing Swim

On Labor Day, September 06, 2010 there will be a sponsored river crossing swim in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. 

 

For more information, Click Here

5/29/2010 - May 10 - July 31, 2010: Swimming Technique Classes

SCY - Clinic at Lake Oswego, OR

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5/29/2010 - May 16 - Jul 18, 2010: Swim Coaching Workshop

SCY - Clinic at Lake Oswego, OR

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5/29/2010 - May 22 - Jul 27, 2010: Sprint Clinic

SCY - Clinic at Lake Oswego, OR

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4/28/2010 - Relay Questionnaire for SC Nats

If you are planning to attend SC Nationals in Atlanta, please download the Relay Questionnaire and fill it out and return it to Tim Waud by May 12th.

4/6/2010 - Heat sheets for the Association meet

Heat sheets for the Association meet are now available. 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

4/3/2010 - Preliminary Phych Sheet for Assoc. posted

Here is the Preliminary Phych Sheet for Associations.  Phych Sheet . Please let us know if you see any errors. 

3/8/2010 - Inland Master's SCY Championships March 27-28

Inland NW Masters will be holding their SCY Championships (March 27-28, 2010 in Moscow, ID).  The WebSite with more information is Here.

3/3/2010 - Coach's questionnaire for Nationals

Nationals is coming up soon!  If you are interested in coaching OMS swimmers at Short Course Nationals in Atlanta in May, please download this Questionaire, fill it out and return it to Dennis Baker.

2/2/2010 - Open Water Schedule for 2010 posted

The 2010 Open Water Schedule for OMS is here.