Athletes from the DMV Compete for Titles at USA Triathlon National Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff; photos courtesy Marcus Chen Atlantic City, NJ September 13-15 We’re a few days away
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Add Swimming with Ghosts paperback to your summer reading list!
By Contributor David Meisel RFTW Readers! As we are in the deep end of summer swimming…whether you are an MCSL,
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MCSL Coaches Invitational in Pictures: Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen While the IM and Freestyle races had a number of
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MCSL Coaches Invitational in Pictures: IM and Freestyle
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen The Coaches Invitational Meet has been held on the 2nd
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MCSL to Host Annual Long Course Classic
By Reach for the Wall Staff July 9- Rockville, MD Tonight marks the 50th year since the Montgomery County Swim
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Views From the Crowd- Olympic Trials!
By: Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Sam Meisel Reach for the Wall contributor, Sam Meisel, is in Indianapolis
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Erin Gemmell
By: Rich House Erin is from Potomac, MD swam summer league with Potomac Woods in the MCSL, went to Stone
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Sadie Buckley
By: Rich House Sadie is from Fairfax, VA, swims for the Fairfax Frogs in NVSL each summer, The Mason Makos
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Eleanor Sun
By: Rich House Eleanor is from Bethesda, MD, grew up swimming for the Wildwood Wombats in the MCSL, where she
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Dave Fitch
By: Rich House Dave grew up in Potomac, MD and began his swimming career with the Potomac Swim Team in
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Evan Mackesy
By: Rich House Evan is from Derwood, MD, has been swimming since age 7 for Mill Creek Towne within the
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Virginia Hinds
By: Rich House Virginia lives in Chevy Chase, MD and is a rising Junior at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
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PVS Clubs Make the ASCA Top100!
Fort Lauderdale, FL — Congratulations to the Clubs that have earned the prestigious status as a 2024 American Swim Coaches Association
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: JT Ewing
By Rich House JT Ewing is from Falls Church, Virginia and grew up swimming at Tuckahoe Recreation and has established
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Aiden Bond
By Rich House Aiden Bond hails from McLean, Virginia where he grew up swimming summers at the River Bend Country
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PVS Athletes Poised to Compete in Indy!
By Reach for the Wall StaffFeature Image Courtesy USA Swimming The US Olympic Trials are set for competition starting June
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Katie Ledecky to Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Lead photo courtesy Marcus Chen Today (5/3/2024), The White House has announced that Katie
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ISCA Senior Cup Day 3-4-5 with Pictures!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Pictures by Marcus Chen March 26-30; North Shore Aquatic Center- St. Petersburg FL In
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ISCA Senior Cup Day 1 and 2 Results with Pictures!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen March 26-30; North Shore Aquatic Center- St. Petersburg FL The
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Rip Current Sports- Dual Boards Gaining Momentum
In a recent interview with iHeart Media for the Maryland Business Spotlight, Jose Gallagher, CEO of Rip Current Sports, shared
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Moyaone Community Pool Seeks 2024 Seasonal Pool Manager
Location: 2311 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD (Prince George’s County) Pay Rate: Commensurate with pool management experience Accepting applications until position is filled.
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Daleview Masters Coaching Position Available!
Daleview Pool, located at 901 Daleview Dr., one of the MCSL charter member clubs, is seeking a head coach for
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PVS Teams Excel at NCSA Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Media courtesy NCAP, MAKOS, Evan Mackesy Instagram accounts Seven teams from PVS were in
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Reach for the Wall Presents All-DMV and Who Swam it Fastest for 2023-24
By Reach for the Wall Staff It’s been a while since we provided a season-ending synopsis of the high school
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METROS 2024 Retrospective: Churchill Boys Repeat; Richard Montgomery Girls Win Team Title
By Rich House; Photos by Marcus Chen; David Meisel February 10- Boyds, MD Fifty five schools both private and public
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Metros Diving Champions Crowned!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen @marcus.chen.photo February 7-8 Boyds, MDThe diving portion of Metro’s started
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Top High School Times in the DMV as of 2/4
By Reach for the Wall Staff We’re more than halfway through the Championship meet season in the DMV, with Metros
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Championship season is here!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Lead photo courtesy Gonzaga, Good Counsel, and WT Woodson Instagram The torrent of championship
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Swimming into the Holidays!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Lead photo Adriano Arioti from Metros 2023, courtesy Marcus Chen
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Weekend Roundup (12/7-12/10)
By Reach for the Wall Staff Swimmers in the DMV had opportunities to race all around the area as well
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PVS Swimmers Earn All America Honors
By Reach for the Wall Staff With the 2023-2024 high school season underway, we wanted to give a ‘shout out’
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Gonzaga and Good Counsel (Women) Victorious in Season Opener
By Reach for the Wall Staff Bethesda MD 11/14/2023- Tuesday night in the packed Stone Ridge Aquatic Center the teams
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World Cup- Budapest Day 3 as Seen Through the Lens of Marcus Chen
All photos by Marcus Chen The final day of action at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup tour in Budapest
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World Cup- Budapest Day 2 as Seen Through the Lens of Marcus Chen
All photographs by Marcus Chen Day 2 in Budapest consisted of the following events: As with Day 1, there were
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World Cup Budapest Through the Lens of Marcus Chen
All photos courtesy Marcus Chen Budapest, Hungary October 20-22 The third leg of the World Cup series kicked off in
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PVS Outstanding Athlete Awards
By Reach for the Wall Staff Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) released the results of the ‘Outstanding Athlete Award’ for swimmers
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USA Swimming Announces National and National Junior Teams
By Reach for the Wall; Photos by Marcus Chen September 12, 2023: USA Swimming released the roster (94 swimmers) for
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Days 3 & 4 Photo Drop!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen The ISF U15 Gymnasiade Brazil 2023 concluded Saturday August 25th
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 2 Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Team USA entered the Finals session with opportunities to make
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 2 Prelims
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Team USA is starting to pick up some momentum with
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 1 Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Day 1 Finals saw Team USA battle hard, but not
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 1 Prelim Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen The US Squad got off to a good start today
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Kick Off August 21
For Immediate Release The International School Sport Federation (ISF) U15 Gymnasiade, will see top student athletes travel to Rio de
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Northern Virginia Swim League Wraps Up the Season With All Star Meet
By Reach for the Wall Staff; All photos/media courtesy NVSL July 29, 2023- Orange Hunt Pool Throughout the 2023 summer
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Piedmont Tsunamis Three-Peat as Blue Division Champions
By Contributor Ron Spink Three was the magic number Saturday as the Piedmont Tsunamis remained undefeated for the third straight
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15-Year-Old Maya Merhige Successfully Swims Manhattan’s 20 Bridges
15-Year-Old Maya Merhige Successfully Swims Manhattan’s 20 Bridges and Raises More than $60,000 to Make Waves to Fight Cancer for Swim Across America
The 28.5-mile swim around Manhattan Island is one of the most challenging swims in the world and part of the famed Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
Survey Says?
ATTENTION: Parents of 11-12 and 13-14 Summer League Swimmers, My name is Merete Oakes. I graduated from Daleview (MCSL) two
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MCSL Long Course Invitational in Pictures
By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos by Marcus Chen July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD Reflecting on what we saw
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MCSL Mid Summer Long Course Invitational- Tonight!
By Reach for the Wall Staff July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD In just a few short hours, the Montgomery County
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USA Swimming Nationals Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, IN June 27-July 1 Today the mid-distance freestylers get to start the meet
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