I’ve been a competitive masters swimmer for years, racing in both pool meets and open water events with Oregon Reign Masters, a workout group within Oregon Masters (OREG), based in the Pacific Northwest.
Masters swimming is competitive swimming for adults 18 and over — organized by age group, with national and regional championships, official records, and serious athletes at every level. The open water side adds a different dimension: races in lakes and rivers, where conditions are unpredictable and the margin for error is unlike anything in a pool lane.
Pool
USMS Records & Achievements
My full results and official record are on my USMS profile: usms.org/people/09JSX
Highlights:
119 swims on record
11 individual Top Ten national rankings
2 relay Top Ten national rankings
All-American honors — 4 years individual long distance, 6 years relay long distance
All-Star honors — 1 year long distance
USMS long distance relay record — currently held (1 record), 1 lifetime
Open Water
Open water is where I’ve spent a good portion of my racing life. My results are logged in the LongSwims Database, the Marathon Swimmers Federation’s official repository of long-distance open water results — a profile there reflects a meaningful body of competitive open water swimming.
My main events have been two Pacific Northwest races I keep returning to:
Portland Bridge Swim(17 km, Sellwood Bridge to St. Johns Bridge, Willamette River) A point-to-point river race through Portland — 17 kilometers from Sellwood Bridge all the way to St. Johns Bridge, passing under twelve bridges along the way. I’ve raced it in 2018, 2019, and again in 2025, including twice as a USMS National Championship event.
Applegate Lake Swim(10 km, buoy course) A lake race in southern Oregon that I’ve raced four times, including two appearances as a USMS National Championship event. My best finish was 4th place overall out of 20 swimmers in 2019.
Both races are sanctioned by U.S. Masters Swimming and have counted toward national championship standings.
