American and Polish swimming models compared
Editor’s Note (Rich House): The ensuing article was published by Dawid Tatarczyk on his website November 29, and was recently
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Breaking News
Montgomery County High Schools- at a glance
By: Reach for the Wall Staff and Guest Contributor Jason Blanken The first weekend of meets for the Montgomery County
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PVS Swimmers excel at USA Winter Nationals
By: Reach for the Wall Staff The weekend of November 30 through December 1, swimmers from 7 clubs and two
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High School Season 2018-19
The 2018-19 season is underway with teams from the ISL/WMPSSDL/WCAC leagues 2 weeks into their season. Montgomery County starts competition
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USA Swimming Safe Sport developments
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Unfortunately, the topic of athlete abuse has dominated the headlines in our area (as
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SwimLabs Opens new Location Saturday, Nov 3!
Unique Swim School Opens First Maryland Facility, Saturday November 3
We offer private and semi private lessons throughout the day, adult learn to swim classes and we are the Official Swim Training center for Ironman!
Age Group Motivational Times
By: Reach for the Wall Staff We recently posted the time standards for the National level meets– those meets that
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2017-18 PVS Scholar Athlete Application
By: Reach for the Wall Staff This past week, PVS sent out a mailing to remind high school athletes to
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2018-19 National Meet Standards
By: Reach fo the Wall Staff At Reach For The Wall, we are looking for ways to make swimming more
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Busy weekend at United States Aquatic Sports Convention!
By: Reach for the Wall staff This past weekend, USA Swimming held its annual convention in Jacksonville, Florida where elections
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PVS Swimmers earn Scholastic All American
By: Reach for the Wall staff Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who were named by USA Swimming to
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Barriers Facing Women Coaches
By: Dr. Nicole LaVoi To keep the discussion going, continue to raise awareness and educate those who care about swimming
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8 Reasons Why Women Coaches Matter
By: Dr. Nicole LaVoi Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on September 1, by SwimSwam as a feature of
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PVS Swimmers earning accolades
By: Reach for the Wall Staff SwimSwam publishes a weekly series called MP Weekly Wonders. As described on their website:
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USA Swimming Scholastic All American- Apply Now!
By: Reach for the Wall Staff The application deadline for the 2018 Scholastic All American is Wednesday, August 15. As
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NVSL Season ends with All Star meet
Saturday August 4, the Northern Virginia Swim League held their annual All Star meet to conclude the 2018 season. The
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MCSL 2018 All Star Wrap up
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday July 29, wrapped up the final day of the 2018 MCSL season. In the
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PVS swimmers at National Meets
This week, and next, PVS swimmers from ages 9-20 are competing in meets across the country. Here’s the links to
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Piedmont Perfect to Capture Blue Division Championship
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: True Blue Tsunami 2018 Award winner Dylan Brown starts the day with a ceremonial
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PWSL Week 6: Bridlewood BWaves vs Sudley Seahorses
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Photo Credits: Ginger Carroll Lead photo: Seniors entered the pool deck through a tunnel of teammates to celebrate
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Supporting Yabby’s Family
We received notice of this tragic loss earlier today and have included a message from the organizer of the GoFundMe
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Summer 2018 – B Meet Season Success
By Contributor: Emily Lilyestrom Photo Credits: John R. Lilyestrom The B meet season came to a close on Wednesday night with our
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MCSL and Prince-Mont complete their dual meet seasons
By: Reach for the Wall Staff July 14th marked the 5th week of dual meet competition in MCSL and Prince-Mont.
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Breakfast of Champions
The donut has long been a staple of summer swimmers across the DMV, here we take a look at some history of the donut and a few options in the area for consumption!
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Seals Top Marlins in Battle of the Potomac
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals entered Week 5 of the Prince William Swim League in a three-way tie
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Piedmont Stays Undefeated
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Many of the graduating Piedmont seniors show their Tsunami spirit before the meet. Pictured
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PWSL Week Four: Bridlewood BWaves vs Victory Lakes Piranhas
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Weather plays a key role in summer swim and Saturday came in with a cool breeze
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Seals Renew Rivalry With Blue Dolphins
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals traveled from their home along the shores of the Potomac River to the
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MCSL Long Course Invitational Preview
By: Reach for the Wall staff Not familiar with the Coaches Long Course meet? Here’s the history behind it. In
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Piedmont Topples Sudley!
PWSL Week 4, Piedmont goes to 4-0 with their first-time win over Sudley!
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Invitation to Manchester Farm Mini Meet
Mini Meet – Sunday July 15th 9:00AM Join the Manchester Farm Dolphins in Germantown MD as it hosts its fifteenth
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Around the Leagues
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Now that each league is well underway with their dual meet seasons, we’ll take
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PWSL: Tsunamis Improve to 3-0!
By Contributor: Ron Spink Featured Image: Abby McMurrer and Abby Hubert, two of the teammates who outperformed on the Piedmont 8&U
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Hot, Humid and Down to the Wire
By Contributor: Lauren Essig Photographs by Patrick Ferrara Sunday, July 1 Manchester Farm Swim Team in Germantown, MD hosted the
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DMV Swimmers Earn NISCA All America Awards
By: Reach for the Wall Staff The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) has released its high school All America
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PWSL: Seals Battle Mako’s in 2nd closest meet of the week!
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals welcomed the Meadowbrook Makos June 30 in their first meeting since 2016. This
Read moreAround the DMV as seen on Twitter- Part Deux
This week, the NVSL had their second weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and PrinceMont held their 3rd week. Despite
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The Heat is on!
According to the Capital Weather Gang, the temperatures (and humidity) in the area are jumping right into the oppressive range
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Tsunamis Stay Perfect at Home
By Contributor: Ron Spink Featured Image: Tsunami Christian Mulroe powers through his record breaking swim in the Boys 8 and Under
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Week Two: Bridlewood BWaves vs. Braemar Blasters
PWSL Week 2 showdown in the Blue Division, Bridlewood and Braemar
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Around the DMV as seen on Twitter
Every swim league in the area held a meet this weekend- MCSL, NVSL, PWSL, PrinceMont and PVS!!! Check out or results section to see how your swimmer did!
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Tsunamis Storm Through Home Opener
Piedmont Tsunamis overwhelm Ashland Stingrays in PWSL Week 1 Competition
Read morePWSL Week 1-SEALS TOP SEAHAWKS
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals started off their 2018 Prince William Swim League summer season with a win
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Reach for the Wall .org!
Reach for the Wall has re-launched on .org!
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USA Swimming Make A Splash turns 10
The 10th Annual Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66 kicks-off a 4-stop event in the DMV
Read moreUSA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey to testify
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 23,2018, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn
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National Water Safety Month
We are about a week away from all the neighborhood outdoor pools opening in the DMV and would like to
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PVS College Knowledge Fair
By Reach for the Wall staff. Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) is sponsoring a College Knowledge Fair on Saturday, May 12,
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Tiny Infinities
By Michelle Brafman (www.michellebrafman.com)* [Editor’s note: Below is a review by Michelle Brafman of a new book by J.H. Diehl called
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RFTW Swimmer of the Year, All-DMV Team, and ‘Who Swam It Fastest’ in 2017-18
By Reach for the Wall staff. The high school season concluded about a month ago, allowing us some time to take
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