Prince William Swim League: Week 1 Updates
[Editor note]. The Prince William Swim League (PWSL) has 24 teams located in Prince William County, Virginia. The league is
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Local Maryland Girl Phoebe Bacon One of the Youngest Swimmers at Olympic Trials
By Cheryl Smelson At 13 years, 10 months old, local Chevy Chase, Maryland resident Phoebe Bacon will be the third
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MCSL – A meet update week 1
Congratulations MCSL teams on your successes this weekend. It sounds like everyone had great meets. Below are some initial summaries
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NVSL – A to Z
We recently published A Look at the NVSL talking about the heritage and spirit of the Northern Virginia Swimming League.
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Arlington Long Bridge Pool Project
PVS Community, It’s GO Time! If you want: A competition ready Aquatics and Fitness Facility A competition ready fourth synthetic-turf
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Team Spotlight: York Swim Club
By York Swim Club staff. [Editor note]. PVS Swimming is one of the top LSC’s in the country, due in
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The Bond of Swimming!
No one has to tell swimmers that the bond that they have with their teammates is lifelong. Check out this
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5th Annual “Wash For Josh” in Germantown
Manchester Farm, a MCSL team in Germantown, is hosting their annual “Wash For Josh.” Joshua Bluestein was diagnosed with Acute
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The Bad Habit That Drives Coaches Crazy
By: Olivier Poirier-Leroy There’s a bad habit that drives your coach crazy. Something that you don’t think is a big
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Montgomery County Pool Needs
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of indoor pools in Montgomery County. Many swim teams in our area
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Touch The Wall
Touch The Wall is now available on iTunes to rent or buy. The prevailing theme in every review of this
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The ties that bind…a family in need.
The swim community is a tight knit one and when someone in our swim family needs help, we know swim
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How To Set Up for Success at a Big Meet
By Russell Mark//National Team High Performance Consultant With championship season for the US National Team right around the corner, it’s
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7 Steps to Thinking Like an Elite Swimmer
By: Olivier Poirier-Leroy Elite swimming starts long before you strap on the competition suit. Long before entering the ready room,
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Morning Glory Breakfast Cookie
Lauren Gaskill, the writer behind Making Life Sweet, put together this amazing recipe – great for swimmers, before and after practice,
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Learning to lose
By Jenni Halem / Contributor. The Olympic Creed: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win
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Anatomy of a Swim Bag
Created by the founder of Chlorine Gear The center of a swimmer’s existence is most certainly their swim bag. With
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And the long (course) story…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. As the short course season (in 25 yard pools) has wrapped up here in
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Short course – it’s a wrap…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. As many of you know, the USA Swimming “swim calendar year” runs from September
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Qualifying Times
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Do you wonder why a swimmer: Lacks the dexterity to tie their shoes, yet
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What Carbohydrates Should You Eat For Performance In Your Diet?
By P2Life Performance Nutrition Your dietary choices as a swimmer can give you an edge, or sabotage all of the
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The Benefits of Swimming
By USA Swimming News. WHY SHOULD MY CHILD BE A SWIMMER? – Swimming is an outstanding activity for people
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12 Things You Learn Becoming a Swim Parent
By Olivier Poirier-Leroy. The swimmer and swim parent lifestyle is no joke. Week-long competitions, full days at the pool, and
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Three Main Reasons Parents Don’t Volunteer
If you’ve ever managed a swim team, you know how hard it is to get parents to volunteer. This
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Stocking the Swim Meet Snack Bar
By Lauren Trocchio, RD LD (Contributor) / Nutrition Unlocked, LLC. For Health and Performance The swim meet snack bar –
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Sectionals 2016: North vs. South (or LC vs. SC)
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. As discussed in a previous article, USA Swimming’s Eastern Zone breaks its sectional meets
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Calling all swim parents…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Reach For The Wall needs your help. As you may or may not
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17 Things Every Swimmer Does
(But would never admit) By Olivier Poirier-Leroy. We’re a funny bunch. We dunk our heads into water for hours
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Yeah, it is worth it…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers and Kimberly Rooney / Contributor. It is an Olympic year and swimming around
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When things go wrong…
By Jenni Halem / Contributor. Your swimmer is gearing up for his or her big championship meet. Could be Mini
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Swimming is not a sport of instant gratification…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers & David Arluck. David Arluck, the Founder and Director of Fitter & Faster
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The results are in…NCSA Age Group Champs
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. ORLANDO – PVS was represented by 5 teams at the NCSA Age Group Championship
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Dryland training for swimmers
By Steven Handy (Contributor) / Owner, V3 Fitness. This is the first in what will be a series of articles on
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10 DECK PASS PATCHES THAT DON’T EXIST……… BUT SHOULD
By The Splashfather Chronicles. USA Swimming’s Deck Pass App is a fantastic and ingenious creation. For those of you who
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NCSA – Let’s celebrate…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. ORLANDO – It’s the One Week anniversary of the return of Reach For The
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National Club Swimming Association – NCSAs
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. ORLANDO – The National Club Swimming Association Junior National Championships (NCSAs) started yesterday and
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Why kids enjoy swimming as a sport
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. This video was shot a few years ago at a RMSC – Germantown Mini’s
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Highlights: PVS 14&U Junior Olympic Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. COLLEGE PARK – The 2016 PVS 14&U Junior Olympic Championships (JOs) ended last evening and
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What are Junior Olympics (JOs)?
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. You went to the Olympics? Ask any swimmer what the best part of Junior
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Levels of Swimming
By USA Swimming News. Swimming is a wholesome, positive activity because no matter where you are in the swimming
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Quick Dryland Workout
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Move the coffee table and crank up your favorite playlist and get to work!
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We’re back. And making a huge splash.
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. When the Washington Post decided to pull the plug on Reach for the Wall, it
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5 Nutrition Myths for the Growing Swimmer that Won’t Die
By USA Swimming News. Certain tenets of nutrition are tried and true, backed by the research, and used in
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Equipment Needs
By USA Swimming News. Below is a list of common equipment used by competitive swimmers. Not all equipment is required
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Summer Swim 101
By Jenni Halem – Head Coach of Clarksburg Village Summer Swim Team; USA Swimming level 2 Age Group Coach. As a
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