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When The Pool Makes You Sick…

Jan 6, 2018Jan 7, 2018 ReachForTheWall 1 Comment

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

Nov 27, 2017Nov 27, 2017 RFTW editor 1 Comment Rick Paine, setting Goals, swimming fast

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

Oct 31, 2017Oct 31, 2017 RFTW editor 3 Comments high school senior, Recruiting, Rick Paine

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

Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017 RFTW editor 2 Comments high school senior, Recruiting, Rick Paine

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

Jan 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017 Reach For The Wall 1 Comment

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

Jan 5, 2017Jan 6, 2017 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Dec 6, 2016Dec 8, 2016 Reach For The Wall 5 Comments

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

Nov 26, 2016Nov 30, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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?

Nov 21, 2016 RFTW editor 4 Comments

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

Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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

Oct 21, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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

Oct 9, 2016Oct 9, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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

Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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

Jul 18, 2016Jul 19, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Jul 13, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Jul 13, 2016Jul 18, 2016 Reach For The Wall 9 Comments

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

Jul 13, 2016 ReachForTheWall 3 Comments

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)

Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016 Jim Hallmark 0 Comment

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

Jun 21, 2016Jun 22, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

[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

Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Jun 6, 2016Jun 6, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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!

Jun 1, 2016Jun 2, 2016 ReachForTheWall 2 Comments

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

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

May 17, 2016May 18, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

May 15, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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?

May 11, 2016May 12, 2016 RFTW editor 0 Comment Chocolate, Hey Coach, Milk, Muscles, Nutrition, Recovery

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…

May 2, 2016May 7, 2016 Reach For The Wall 1 Comment

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

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Apr 22, 2016Apr 25, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Apr 16, 2016Apr 18, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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?

Apr 14, 2016Mar 15, 2017 Jim Hallmark 3 Comments

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

Apr 11, 2016May 2, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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)

Apr 9, 2016Apr 29, 2016 Reach For The Wall 2 Comments

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…

Apr 7, 2016Apr 26, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Apr 6, 2016Apr 25, 2016 Jim Hallmark 0 Comment

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…

Apr 4, 2016Apr 27, 2016 Reach For The Wall 2 Comments

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…

Apr 2, 2016May 4, 2016 Reach For The Wall 1 Comment

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…

Mar 31, 2016May 2, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Mar 29, 2016Apr 26, 2016 Reach For The Wall 2 Comments

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

Mar 26, 2016Apr 25, 2016 ReachForTheWall 0 Comment

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

Mar 25, 2016Apr 25, 2016 ReachForTheWall 1 Comment

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?

Mar 20, 2016Mar 21, 2017 Jim Hallmark 5 Comments

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

Mar 14, 2016Apr 25, 2016 Reach For The Wall 4 Comments

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

Mar 12, 2016May 2, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

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

Feb 25, 2016Apr 26, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

By USA Swimming News. Below is a list of common equipment used by competitive swimmers. Not all equipment is required

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Summer Swim 101

Feb 23, 2016May 2, 2016 Reach For The Wall 0 Comment

By Jenni Halem – Head Coach of Clarksburg Village Summer Swim Team; USA Swimming level 2 Age Group Coach. As a