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Olympic Trials Wave I Info and Friday Swims
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday, June 4th, swimmers from PVS will hit the water in Omaha to kick
Read moreSummer League- coming soon to a neighborhood near you!
By Reach for the Wall Staff While it’s not an ideal weather weekend, we’re so happy to write about pools
Read moreHeadfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!
We do more than just teach kids to play sports. In addition to emphasizing leadership and teamwork rather than being the “best” player on a team, we also encourage campers to focus on their physical literacy, which is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a variety of physical activities and environments.
Read moreOlympic Trials: PVS Swimmers qualify with 2 weeks to go for Wave 1
By Reach for the Wall Staff As announced in January, the Olympic Trials meet is separated into two Waves- Wave
Read moreSuper Sectionals- Sunday Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday’s finals include the 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, and 200 Breaststroke. We’ll also give
Read moreMany Olympic Trials Cuts Achieved at NCAP Elite Qualifier
By Reach for the Wall Staff While several PVS clubs travelled to Richmond for the Super Sectional meet, NCAP decided
Read moreSuper Sectionals- PVS Finalists Saturday Night
By Reach for the Wall Staff The night of finals started off with the ‘other’ grueling event…the 200 Butterfly. Two
Read moreSuper Sectionals Day 2- PVS swimmers in Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday was a ‘lighter’ day for finals, however not light on the toughness of
Read morePVS Swimmers Top the Leaderboard in Day 1 of Super Sectionals
By Reach for the Wall Staff With four weeks to go until Olympic Trials, many within the Eastern Zone are
Read moreInternational Water Safety Day
By Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the
Read moreFitter and Faster Rolls Out Camp Schedule for the DMV
Content provided by Fitter and Faster The long course season has arrived & summer Leagues are coming soon, take advantage
Read moreA Message about Your College Essay: You Are More Than Your Metrics
By Michelle Brafman This is the time of year when high school seniors and I find each other. I am
Read moreNCAP holds first meet in Montgomery County MD since March 2020
By contributor David Meisel April 23-25, Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) hosted a meet consisting of their swimmers from their
Read moreSplashing Around the DMV in April
By Reach for the Wall Staff The month of April has been busy around the DMV, with 6 PVS sanctioned
Read moreWalter Johnson Swim and Dive: Celebrating the season lost to COVID
By Contributors David Meisel and Becky Umhofer June 6th, 2021 a new senior class will graduate from Walter Johnson High
Read moreAnd the Band plays on…
By Contributor David Meisel It’s April 7th, two months from when the first round of Olympic Trial Swimming Athletes will
Read more2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 4 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday night the meet concluded with the 11-12’s competing in the 200 IM, 100
Read more2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 3 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff The second night of finals was held Saturday with the 11-12’s competing in the
Read more2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 2 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday night was the first finals that was held in separate sessions with the
Read more2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 1 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Day 1 of the Wave III meet included the distance events, 500 Freestyle for
Read more2021 PV SC Championship Series – Wave III
By Reach for the Wall Staff The last meet in the PVS Championship Series, which showcases the 11-14 year old
Read moreFitter and Faster Race Strategy Camp Series comes to The St. James
Content provided by Fitter and Faster Are you ready to kickstart your Spring training and obtain strategies for attacking your
Read morePVS Championship Series: Wave II, PVS records go down!
By Reach for the Wall Staff While some PVS teams ventured to Orlando for the NCSA Spring Invite, others stayed
Read moreNCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 5
By Reach for the Wall Staff The final day of competition is underway in Orlando, with the athletes competing in
Read moreNCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff Heading into the final two days of swimming, PVS swimmers and teams have made
Read moreNCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 3
By Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Free, 400 IM, 100 Backstroke and 200 Free Relay.
Read moreNCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 2
By Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke and 800 Free Relay.
Read moreNCSA Spring Invite 2021
By Reach for the Wall Staff After a one-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the National Club Swimming Association
Read morePVS Spring Championship Meets start this Week!
By Reach for the Wall Staff It was a year ago almost to the day when the swimming community was
Read moreTHE ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JIMMY FRANCIS
Pasadena, CA – Monday, March 8, 2021, Following a comprehensive national search of 100 qualified candidates, the Rose Bowl Aquatics
Read moreVISAA tops off their season with virtual championship!
By Reach for the Wall Staff The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association provided a ‘virtual’ opportunity for participating schools to
Read moreVHSL Class 6 Champs recap: Yorktown Girls win team title on a record setting day!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Update 2/27: Thanks for the feedback from our readers, who pointed out the while
Read moreVHSL Class 5 & 6 State Champs
By Reach for the Wall Staff We know we’re a day late on the Class 5 meet which completed competition
Read moreSwim and shop…local!
By Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores
Read moreOCCS Innovates with Live Stream System!
By Contributor Nick Kulick With the current global pandemic closing swim meets to spectators, many parents are missing the opportunity
Read moreThe Lure of the Unknown
By Contributor Susan Kasimer I found my love for open water swimming on May 27th, 2001. I was a pool
Read moreSwimming into the weekend…
By Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend, be on the lookout for the the Virginia High School League (VHSL)
Read moreTickets…Please?
By Contributor David Meisel With this week’s announcement that the 2020(2021) U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be split into two
Read moreUSA Swimming 18 & Under Champs: The Awards!
By Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release from Thursday 1/21, USA Swimming announced they will honor the
Read moreThe Swimwear Bug
By Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come
Read more2020 Fall season: Top 10 swims
By Reach for the Wall Staff It took us a while to locate and compile the results, but this week
Read morePVS Clubs score in 18 & Under Winter Champs
By Reach for the Wall Staff Earlier today (12/14/2020) USA Swimming updated their database with results for all the meets
Read moreOCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Saturday
By Reach for the Wall Staff In the fourth night of competition, the swimmers competed in the 100 Backstroke, 500
Read moreOCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Friday
By Reach for the Wall Staff In the 3rd night of finals, the session events included the 200 Breaststroke, 200
Read moreOCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Thursday
By Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events consisted of the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle and 400 IM and the
Read moreOCCS 13& Over Meet of Champions
By Reach for the Wall Staff Occoquan Swimming (OCCS) kicked off their ‘Meet of Champions’ last night, which is the
Read moreRecap and Thank You!: 18 & Under Champs Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend reminded us how much we enjoy watching swimming in the DMV and
Read moreRecap: 18 & Under Champs Day 3
By Reach for the Wall staff Saturday night was a chance for the mid-distance swimmers to flex their muscles, with
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