Notes from the Deck: July in the DMV
By Reach for the Wall Staff What a busy month July has been & there’s still 1 week to go!
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff What a busy month July has been & there’s still 1 week to go!
Read moreBy Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with
Read moreWe do more than just teach kids to play sports. In addition to emphasizing leadership and teamwork rather than being the “best” player on a team, we also encourage campers to focus on their physical literacy, which is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a variety of physical activities and environments.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the
Read moreBy Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores
Read moreBy Contributor Nick Kulick With the current global pandemic closing swim meets to spectators, many parents are missing the opportunity
Read moreBy Contributor Susan Kasimer I found my love for open water swimming on May 27th, 2001. I was a pool
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release from Thursday 1/21, USA Swimming announced they will honor the
Read moreBy Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved
Read moreBy R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or
Read moreMontgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As several areas of the DMV are able to (or will be able to
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s workout comes from USA Swimming National Team member and Breaststroker, Nic Fink. Nic
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Through a variety of contacts, Reach for the Wall has become aware of a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #TechniqueTuesday Today, Russell Mark, from USA Swimming is providing a 30 minute session to
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s workout is from Katie Hoff & her CG Sports Network IM Fit
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #TechniqueTuesday Looks like the longer we go with the home workouts, the more hashtags
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Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Another Friday & another day where it looks like exercising indoors is the best
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s dryland session come from MySwimPro and as advertised is a low-impact full
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #Motivation Monday Many in the DMV were able to get outside Saturday and enjoy
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Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Happy #MayDay Everyone!! Traditionally the 1st of May is ushered in with a dance
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff You’ve made to the end of April! In case you haven’t yet done your
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday The past few weeks we’ve highlighted workouts/routines performed by USA Swimming National team
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s dryland workout comes from the writers at SwimSwam, they have a daily post
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #MotivationMonday Last week we provided some reminders for you to assess what you’ve done
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster his week we are producing 8 FREE live webcasts. This week’s programs are on valuable topics
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who haven’t been exposed to Cody Miller and his VLog,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s workout comes from Self Magazine by way of the Active Network website
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff CNN recently caught up with Caeleb Dressel to check in on what he’s doing
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster ICYMI FFT Live: Mindset Monday – Commitment Breaking Down the 500 Freestyle – Tuesday,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In normal times, the sixth week of a training cycle usually means you get
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Hopefully you were able to follow our posted dryland sessions yesterday? We participated along
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s workout comes from Delta Aquatics & is called the ‘Minute Master’. One
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s workout is brought to you by CG Sports Network. We’ve done two of
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As we begin week 5 of training outside the pool and look ahead to
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster Learning from Failure – Mental Skills Training: Monday, April 13: 4pm EST For Swimmers
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Two days in a row in the DMV where we see bright sunshine? Take
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday is here!!! We haven’t seen the weekly post from USA Swimming yet, so
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