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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Coaches Corner
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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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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When The Pool Makes You Sick…
By Reach for the Wall staff. Swimmers, coaches and spectators have remarked about the air quality at several recent swim
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Your Brain On Swimming
Notes from the editor: Many high school teams are beginning their competition season this weekend and a majority of the
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Recruiting Tips for Club Coaches
Contributor Rick Paine is an expert on the college recruiting process. He is also the Director of Swimming at American College
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The Ever Changing World of College Recruiting
Contributor Rick Paine is an expert on the college recruiting process. He is also the Director of Swimming at American College
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Motivational Times
By Reach for the Wall staff. Have you ever noticed there are some letters (e.g., BB, A, AAA) below swimmers’
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IM Xtreme Games
By Reach for the Wall staff. Several years ago, USA Swimming developed a series of swim meets across the U.S.
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MCPS High School Swimming & Diving 101
By Reach for the Wall staff. This article is the first in a series of posts covering basic information about
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Fitter Faster Clinic: November 19
By Rich House. On November 19, I had the pleasure of attending and volunteering at the Fitter and Faster event
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Tech Suits- At what age are they appropriate?
Editorial Opinion: Julie House A few days ago, SwimSwam came out with this article: When should your child wear a
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Keeping it fun for the holidays
By Rich House During the short course season in PVS (September through April), teams have to plan for and around
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Racing Skills – The Turns
According to the PVS Calendar, the 2016-2017 Short Course season is 8 meets old…Thus, kids have had the opportunity to
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Racing Skills – The Start
By Rich House The start. Racers are coiled, ready to leap and unleash their fury of strokes. The crowd is
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PGC KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #2809 HOSTS THEIR 41st ANNUAL MINI MEET
By Noreen Burns On Sunday, July 17 , 2016, the PGC Knights of Columbus #2809 in College Park, hosted their 41st
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MCSL Week 5 Wrap Up
As week five has completed, we are officially done with MCSL dual meets. Week five was a hard week for
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PWSL – Week 4
Congrats to PWSL for another amazing record breaking week! DV Sharks vs. Victory Lakes Wow—Week 4 was a scorcher! The DV
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Meet Highlights: 2016 MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet
The Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) held its 42nd annual Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet at the Rockville Swim and
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Swimmer Spotlight – MaiMai
Swimming is a sport for everyone. It’s not only about the swimmers going to Olympic Trials or setting records. It’s
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Trials! (Saturday night)
By Rich House. When planning for this trip, I had to be strategic with the amount of swimming I could
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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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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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Timing: It’s not the cakewalk you think!
By The Splashfather, creator of Chlorine Gear “YOU CAN TIME, RIGHT?” It will be easy, they said. Piece of cake,
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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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Hey, Coach: What’s the deal with Chocolate Milk?
By Dana Monsees Chocolate milk is touted by swimmers, coaches, sports nutritionists, and even Olympians alike as the perfect post-workout
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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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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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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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What are Junior Nationals and Futures?
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. If you read our coverage of NCSA Junior Nationals (here, here and here) and thought,
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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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PVS at Dolphin NASA Showcase Classic
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. In our post, “What are Zones and Sectionals?”, we noted that PVS clubs, instead
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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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Day 2: Eastern Zones for 10 & Unders
By Rich Sanidad / Contributor. ROCHESTER – The 2016 Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championships (Zones) continued on Friday
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Day 1: Eastern Zones for 10 & Unders
By Rich Sanidad / Contributor. ROCHESTER – The 2016 Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championships (Zones) began Thursday at
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What are Zones and Sectionals?
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Following last week’s Junior Olympics (JOs), many PVS swimmers are talking excitedly about “Zones,”
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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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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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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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