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Survey Says?

Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment Daleview, NVSL, PWSL, Summer, Survey

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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Swimming With Ghosts: A Conversation with Michelle Brafman at Politics and Prose

Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023 RFTW editor 9 Comments Michelle Brafman, Summer Reading, Swimming with Ghosts

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Whitman Boys, Walter Johnson Girls take titles at MPSSAA 4A/3A Championships a lookback in pictures!

Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment

Feb 24-25 Teams from MCPS 4A/3A schools descended upon University of Maryland to take on teams from around the State to vie for the State Swimming & Diving titles- Whitman Boys and Walter Johnson Girls prevailed as Champions!

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Rip Current Sports is excited to offer 20% off sitewide!

Jan 21, 2023Jan 21, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment DualBoards, RipCurrentSports, TrainingTools

All content provided by Rip Current Sports Dual Boards, by Rip Current Sports, Optimize Body Position and Kick in All Strokes!

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Olympic Greats Join The Coaching Ranks For The Historic Battle At The Burr

Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Washington DC – The excitement mounts as the Howard Bison and the Georgetown Hoyasannounce their honorary Assistant Coaches for the

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Fitter and Faster Camps available in August!

Aug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Content provided by Fitter and Faster With the summer leagues and the USA Swimming Long Course seasons coming to an

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Fitter and Faster: August Camps in Potomac and Stafford!

Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment August Camp in DMV, Fitter and Faster

Content provided by Fitter and Faster Hi Everyone! With LC Championship Season upon us, we wanted to remind everyone that

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Record Setting Night at MCSL Coaches Long Course Meet

Jul 20, 2022Jul 11, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Reach for the Wall Staff Photo Credits: Ben Linteris July 19, 2022, Rockville, MD–The Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL)

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Allsopp’s Avengers Mini Meet in Germantown July 17

Jul 6, 2022Jul 6, 2022 ReachForTheWall 1 Comment Mini meet, Pre Team, Summer

By Reach for the Wall Staff Are you looking for an opportunity for your 9 & under swimmer or ‘pre-teamer’

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Rip Current Sports continues to grow!

Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Body Position, Dual Boards, Kicking, Rip Current Sports, Training Aids

Press Release- July 5, 2022 Rip Current Sports, the innovative company that designs and provides the Dual Board technology has

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MoCo Summer Swim Foodies Rejoice!

Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022 ReachForTheWall 0 Comment food delivery, MoCo Delivery

Reach for the Wall has partnered with MoCo Delivery! MoCo Delivery was founded by the Risso family as a result

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RMSC takes down 10 & Under NAG Relay record at MD States!

Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022 RFTW editor 1 Comment Mixed200FR10andUnder, NAGRelayRecord, RMSCNAGRecordRelay

By Reach for the Wall Staffphoto courtesy Brian Cheng, RMSC Rockville, MD June 3-5 2022 The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club

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National Learn to Swim Day: May 21, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment #LearnToSwimDay, #makeasplash, #SaferSwimmerPledge, #watersafetymonth

By Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who dutifully check the ‘National Day Calendar‘ to see what

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Notes from the Deck: July in the DMV

Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff What a busy month July has been & there’s still 1 week to go!

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Trials Retrospective- The Meisel’s take on Omaha!

Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with

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Great opportunities still available!

Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment Headfirst camps, Summer job, Swim Counselor, Swim Instructor

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Headfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

We 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.

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International Water Safety Day

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment #IWSD, #IWSF, #Treadathon, #WaterSafetyWednesday, water safety

By Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the

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Swim and shop…local!

Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores

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OCCS Innovates with Live Stream System!

Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Contributor Nick Kulick With the current global pandemic closing swim meets to spectators, many parents are missing the opportunity

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The Lure of the Unknown

Jan 31, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Susan Kasimer I found my love for open water swimming on May 27th, 2001. I was a pool

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USA Swimming 18 & Under Champs: The Awards!

Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release from Thursday 1/21, USA Swimming announced they will honor the

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The Swimwear Bug

Jan 14, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come

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MCSL Record Progression: Coaches’ Long Course Invitational

Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay

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MCSL History…the Records!

Jul 17, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved

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How To Create A Healthy Meal Plan To Complement Swim Training

Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts

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MCSL Top Swims: The 15-18’s

Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020 RFTW editor 6 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand

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MCSL Top Swims: The 13-14’s

Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the

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MCSL Top Swims: The 11-12’s

Jul 8, 2020Jul 10, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8

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MCSL Top Swims: The 9-10’s

Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we

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MCSL Top Swims: The 8 & Unders

Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that

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To Our Graduates

Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,

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Creativity – At Its Best

Jun 26, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or

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Clarksburg Village Virtual Swim Team

Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020 ReachForTheWall 0 Comment

Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings

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Ideas? Share your ideas!

Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff As several areas of the DMV are able to (or will be able to

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 10

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s workout comes from USA Swimming National Team member and Breaststroker, Nic Fink. Nic

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Survey Says?

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Through a variety of contacts, Reach for the Wall has become aware of a

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 10

May 19, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff #TechniqueTuesday Today, Russell Mark, from USA Swimming is providing a 30 minute session to

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 9

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s workout is from Katie Hoff & her CG Sports Network IM Fit

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 9

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff #TechniqueTuesday Looks like the longer we go with the home workouts, the more hashtags

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Fitter and Faster: Free Webcast Schedule through May 17!

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment Fitter and Faster, Fitter and Faster Live

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 8

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Another Friday & another day where it looks like exercising indoors is the best

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 8

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s dryland session come from MySwimPro and as advertised is a low-impact full

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The ‘daily dryland’: Ideas to stay active while at home-week 8

May 4, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff #Motivation Monday Many in the DMV were able to get outside Saturday and enjoy

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Fitter and Faster Schedule through May 8!

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment Fitter and Faster Live

Content provided by Fitter and Faster All of Fitter and Faster’s Upcoming Live Broadcasts: https://fitterandfaster.com/live Replays of past free broadcasts:

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