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Breaking News Dryland Training For Fun! Parent Resources Potomac Valley Swimming 

The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home

Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Happy Friday! Going into the weekend, we’re offering some resources we’ve seen posted on

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Breaking News Dryland Training For Fun! Parent Resources Potomac Valley Swimming 

The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home

Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In our prior posts we have focused on abs, core, and strength exercises. Today’s

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Breaking News Dryland Training For Fun! Potomac Valley Swimming 

The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home

Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Today we look at a workout that was posted on Instagram by Ryan Lochte.

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Breaking News For Fun! Parent Resources Potomac Valley Swimming 

The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home

Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff Today’s edition comes from All Star Aquatics coaches Drew Fisher and Mallory Remick. This

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Breaking News Coaches Corner Featured Article For Fun! Potomac Valley Swimming 

The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home

Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff As parents of active swimmers, we’ve seen lots of email and information from various

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Breaking News High School Swimming IAC ISL MCPS VHSL WCAC WMPSSDL 

RFTW ‘Who swam it Fastest’ and All DMV 2019-2020

Mar 15, 2020Apr 6, 2020 RFTW editor 5 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff With everything shut down for a while, we thought it was a good time

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Breaking News USA Swimming 

USA Swimming Cancels all Swim meets for 30 Days

Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In a report published by SwimSwam, they have received confirmation from USA Swimming that

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Breaking News 

PVS 14 & Under Jr. Olympics-Canceled

Mar 10, 2020Mar 10, 2020 RFTW editor 3 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff Tuesday March 10, University of Maryland Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs,Warren Kelly,

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS VHSL 

Champions Crowned and Top Times updated!

Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Reach for the Wall Staff This past weekend (2/21-2/22) both the MPSSAA and VHSL held their State Championship meets

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Top 16 Times- The Boys

Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Reach for the Wall Staff We’ve witnessed several weeks of championship swimming and think there’s critical mass to take

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Breaking News High School Swimming IAC ISL MCPS VHSL WCAC WMPSSDL 

Top 16 Times- The Girls

Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020 RFTW editor 3 Comments

By: Reach for the Wall Staff We’ve witnessed several weeks of championship swimming and think there’s critical mass to take

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Breaking News High School Swimming VHSL 

VHSL Northern Region titles up for grabs

Feb 14, 2020Feb 14, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff Last weekend, many of the schools in Northern Virginia swam their regional meets (Region

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Breaking News 

MCPS Schools vie for Region titles this weekend

Feb 14, 2020Feb 14, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff. Two weeks ago MCPS wrapped up their dual meet season with teams competing for

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Safe Sport Update

Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment MAAPP, Safe Sport

By Reach for the Wall Staff Update on Safe Sport Recognition within PVS: As of February, the list of clubs

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VHSL Regions and Metros: Where things stand after prelims

Feb 8, 2020Feb 8, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff We have monitored the results as they’ve come in via meet mobile & online

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Breaking News High School Swimming IAC ISL MCPS WCAC WMPSSDL 

2020 Metros Information

Feb 5, 2020Feb 5, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff. Below is key information regarding the 2020 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships (Metros),

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS VHSL WMPSSDL 

VHSL, MCPS and WMPSSDL Championship weekend

Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff High school swimming enters its second weekend of Championship meets with the Washington Metropolitan

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Breaking News MCPS 

MCPS completes dual meet season

Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff The schools across Montgomery County, MD swam their final dual meets this past weekend

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Breaking News High School Swimming IAC ISL WCAC WMPSSDL 

National Catholic Swim and Dive Champs underway!

Jan 18, 2020Jan 18, 2020 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 84th annual National Catholic Swimming & Diving Championship is being competed this weekend

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High School Swimming MCPS 

MCPS Times from 1/11

Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff We’re behind this week in getting these out the door so there’s not much

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Breaking News Olympic Trials Potomac Valley Swimming 

Olympic Trail Qualifiers from PVS as of 1/7/2020

Jan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff SwimSwam recently reported there are 1,131 athletes that have qualified for the 2020 Olympic

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS 

MCPS first duals of 2020

Jan 7, 2020Jan 8, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff with contributions from Jason Blanken The high school teams were back in action Saturday

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Breaking News Dryland Training Videos 

10 Awesome Medicine Ball Exercises To Improve Your Swimming

Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment

All content provided by Benjamin Strydom Are you looking to spice up your swimming dry-land workouts with some functional and

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Breaking News High School Swimming VHSL 

Loudoun County Schools swim into the holidays with an Invitational

Dec 24, 2019Dec 24, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Saturday December 21, public schools in Loudoun County participated in an inaugural Invitational swim

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Breaking News 

6 Awesome dry-land exercises for swimmers to develop powerful starts and turns

Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

All content provided by Benjamin Strydom Do you want to develop powerful starts and turns in the pool? Well, then

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS 

MCPS Top Times: Dec. 14

Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff This weekend the PVS club teams in the area held their championship meets, with

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Breaking News Featured Article National News Potomac Valley Swimming USA Swimming 

USA Swimming Club Excellence 2020

Dec 15, 2019Dec 15, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming, announced that Nation’s

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Breaking News Featured Article High School Swimming Parent Resources Potomac Valley Swimming Summer Swimming USA Swimming 

Fitter and Faster unveils their schedule for the DMV!

Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment Fitter and Faster, Swim Camps

Content provided by Fitter and Faster As we approach the holiday training season, we would like to invite you all

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS 

Montgomery County High Schools- Dec 7 roundup

Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff with contributions from Jason Blanken The Montgomery County Public High School (MCPS) season is

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Breaking News High School Swimming IAC ISL MCPS VHSL Videos WCAC WMPSSDL 

High School 2019-2020, returning swimmers to watch

Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 2019-2020 season is underway with teams from the WMPSSDL, WCAC and ISL leagues

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Breaking News Featured Article MCSL Parent Resources Summer Swimming 

Summer Swim Parent Friendships: A League of Our Own

Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Michelle Brafman The day before Thanksgiving, I ran into a former summer swim mom at a Giant where neither

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Breaking News International Swim League Professional Swimming Videos 

The ISL US Derby Retrospective

Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The show and spectacle of the ISL made its way to College Park the

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International Swim League Professional Swimming Videos 

ISL College Park: Exclusive Interviews with Emily Escobedo and Felipe Lima

Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Bryan McCann and Booker McCann Emily Escobedo: Emily spent her college years at UMBC, where as a freshman, she

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Breaking News International Swim League Professional Swimming Videos 

ISL College Park: The Interviews

Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Booker McCann At the conclusion of the ISL meet in College Park Nov 16-17, several athletes granted interviews to

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Breaking News International Swim League Podcast Professional Swimming 

Interview with NY Breakers General Manager, Tina Andrew

Nov 15, 2019Nov 15, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment NY Breakers

By Rich House The New York Breakers enter ISL Derby meet this weekend, trailing the three other US-based clubs in

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Breaking News For Fun! International Swim League Parent Resources Podcast Professional Swimming 

Interview with DC Trident General Manager, Kaitlin Sandeno

Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019 RFTW editor 1 Comment DC Trident

By Rich House With the ISL Derby meet fast approaching this weekend, I had a call with Kaitlin to talk

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Breaking News Featured Article For Fun! Parent Resources 

How Does Chlorine in Pools Affect My Teeth?

Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019 RFTW editor 3 Comments

Content provided by Thabet Orthodontics People spend countless hours swimming for various reasons: competition, fun and exercise. However, pools present

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Breaking News Coaches Corner International Swim League Parent Resources Professional Swimming 

ISL coming to Maryland for U.S. derby

Nov 6, 2019Nov 6, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Press Release provided by ISL After four matches featuring the Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ clubs facing one another, the inaugural

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Breaking News College Swimming Potomac Valley Swimming 

2019 PVS Graduates- Where did they go?

Nov 4, 2019Jun 17, 2020 RFTW editor 5 Comments

By Reach for the Wall staff The PVS High School class of 2019 has descended upon campuses nationwide and are

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Breaking News Coaches Corner Potomac Valley Swimming USA Swimming 

PVS Team seeking coaches

Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Content provided by Hydro-Sonic Tiburones Hydro-Sonic Tiburones are seeking qualified, experienced and motivated coaches for all ages and abilities. The

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ISL Week 2: DC Trident captures 3rd!

Oct 16, 2019Oct 16, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Rich House; All photos and videos courtesy of ISL and DC Trident The ISL went to Naples over the

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Breaking News International Swim League Professional Swimming 

ISL Week 1: DC Trident swims to 3rd place

Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Rich House The International Swim League (ISL) held their first quad meet this past weekend at the Indiana University

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Breaking News Potomac Valley Swimming USA Swimming 

PVS swimmers and coaches represent on USA Swimming National rosters

Oct 4, 2019Oct 4, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff Early in September, USA Swimming announce the rosters for the 2019-2020 National teams. The

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Breaking News 

PVS Swimmers earn Scholastic All-American

Sep 22, 2019Sep 22, 2019 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who were named by USA Swimming to

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Breaking News High School Swimming MCPS National News VHSL 

DMV Swimmers and Divers earn NISCA All-American honors

Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In early July, The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA), released its high school

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Breaking News Coaches Corner Potomac Valley Swimming USA Swimming 

PVS Coaches in list of nominees for 2019 ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year!

Sep 9, 2019Sep 9, 2019 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By: Reach for the Wall Staff, photo and some content republished with permission from Fitter and Faster Since 2014, in

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Breaking News Featured Article For Fun! International Swim League Professional Swimming 

ICYMI: DC Trident Tickets on Sale today!

Sep 6, 2019Sep 7, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff the International Swimming League (ISL) released a full schedule and links to buy tickets

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Dramatically Improving the Swimming Air Quality with BioOx

Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Content provided by BioOx As the outdoor season comes to an end and we (swimmers and parents) head indoors, the

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Breaking News For Fun! National News Potomac Valley Swimming 

PVS Swimmers to represent at FINA World Jr. Champs

Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff For most of us the 2019 summer season of competition has ended, but for

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Breaking News 

Scholastic All American Application Deadline is August 15!

Aug 14, 2019Aug 14, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Last year (Academic year 2017-2018), The Eastern Zone had 410 swimmers recognized, a big jump

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