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The Columbia Gorge Masters is a
group of swimmers from the Columbia River Gorge in Northwest
Oregon/Southwest Washington. We swim at the Hood River Valley
Aquatic Center and our team is a branch of the Hood River Valley
Swim Team. We are a part of Oregon Masters Swimming, which is
a Local Masters Swimming Club (LMSC) in the Northwest Zone of the
United States Masters Swimming (USMS). Oregon Masters Swimming
promotes lifelong fitness and fun by offering organized swimming
for adults of all ages and ability levels. They offer a variety of
activities including swimming clinics, pool competition and open
water swimming.
- 100% swim for
fitness and camaraderie.
- 85% have never been
in a structured training program.
- Only 15-20% have had
prior competitive swimming experience.
- Most swim 3-4 times
per week.
- People join because
of the personal attention, experience and motivation they receive
from a coach and from swimming with a group
By registering with OMS, you are joining 43,000
other adults across the country ages 18 to 100+ who are members
of U.S.
Masters Swimming (USMS). OMS is a
non-profit organization run by volunteers. The OMS and USMS
registration year is from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Your $38.00 annual
registration fee includes membership in both USMS and OMS.
Registering for the Columbia Gorge Masters is
easy also - just click
here to find our registration page.
Benefits of
Membership in OMS
- Regularly scheduled
local meets, Zone and National Championships
- Open Water
events
- Postal Swims
- Non-competitive
fitness programs/swim and social events
- A year’s
subscription to USMS SWIMMER, the official national publication of
USMS, devoted to all aspects of Masters swimming
- The Aqua Master, the
OMS newsletter, published 10 times per year, and the key source of
fitness and training articles, meet entry forms, and other news
from our organization
Columbia Gorge
Masters swim Monday through Friday from 6-7:30am at the Hood River
Valley Aquatic Center. To find out more information
about Columbia Gorge Masters, contact Sandi Rousseau HERE.
To read the list of Frequently Asked Questions, check out that page
HERE.
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