Trials Retrospective- The Meisel’s take on Omaha!
By Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with
Read moreBy Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events that had swimmers from the DMV included the Women’s 100 Freestyle Prelims
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The second event of Wednesday night’s finals was Women’s 200 Freestyle, where Katie Ledecky
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Tuesday night’s session started with the Women’s 200 Freestyle semifinal where the local hopeful
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The last night of Finals featured several current and former PVS swimmers vying for
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Last night’s final session was a bit unique for a Championship level meet in
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 As announced in January, the Olympic Trials meet is separated into two Waves- Wave
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday’s finals include the 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, and 200 Breaststroke. We’ll also give
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster The long course season has arrived & summer Leagues are coming soon, take advantage
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman This is the time of year when high school seniors and I find each other. I am
Read moreBy contributor David Meisel April 23-25, Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) hosted a meet consisting of their swimmers from their
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The month of April has been busy around the DMV, with 6 PVS sanctioned
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday night the meet concluded with the 11-12’s competing in the 200 IM, 100
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The second night of finals was held Saturday with the 11-12’s competing in the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Friday night was the first finals that was held in separate sessions with the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Day 1 of the Wave III meet included the distance events, 500 Freestyle for
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The final day of competition is underway in Orlando, with the athletes competing in
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Heading into the final two days of swimming, PVS swimmers and teams have made
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Free, 400 IM, 100 Backstroke and 200 Free Relay.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke and 800 Free Relay.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff It was a year ago almost to the day when the swimming community was
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association provided a ‘virtual’ opportunity for participating schools to
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 Reach for the Wall Staff In the fourth night of competition, the swimmers competed in the 100 Backstroke, 500
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In the 3rd night of finals, the session events included the 200 Breaststroke, 200
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events consisted of the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle and 400 IM and the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Occoquan Swimming (OCCS) kicked off their ‘Meet of Champions’ last night, which is the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend reminded us how much we enjoy watching swimming in the DMV and
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff Saturday night was a chance for the mid-distance swimmers to flex their muscles, with
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Well if Day 1 didn’t get your excitement going for fast swimming, Day 2
Read morePVS Swimmers excel on Day 1 of 18 & Under Champs
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Championship week is here! Across the country, LSC’s are holding the 18 & Under
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff During the month of October, PVS clubs hosted or attended 15 meets across the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Lead graphic courtesy of USA Swimming Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who
Read moreWe have been in contact with many coaches, parents, and swimmers from teams that are based in Montgomery County and as a collective, need to continue to lobby our case to the council (and Dr. Gayles) to sway their opinion on safely opening the lap lanes to 4 swimmers while under the supervision of professional swim coaches.
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff With the recent announcements by Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s , Washington DC
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay
Read moreAthlete abuse. Whether the problem is verbal harassment, bullying, or sexual abuse, many athletes, male and female, have suffered from some form of that trauma. It looms over us and has become a prominent issue in many sports. Swimming is no stranger to such incidents…
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 This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the
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
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