How Does Chlorine in Pools Affect My Teeth?
Content provided by Thabet Orthodontics People spend countless hours swimming for various reasons: competition, fun and exercise. However, pools present
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ICYMI: DC Trident Tickets on Sale today!
By Reach for the Wall Staff the International Swimming League (ISL) released a full schedule and links to buy tickets
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Dramatically Improving the Swimming Air Quality with BioOx
Content provided by BioOx As the outdoor season comes to an end and we (swimmers and parents) head indoors, the
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DC Trident!
By: Reach For The Wall Staff, DC Trident logo courtesy of ISL The International Swim League (ISL), is a new
Read more2019 MCSL Preview Divisions H through A
By: Ally Navarrete and Annabel Redisch Earlier in the week we posted the preview for Divisions O-I, and today we
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All Star Aquatics goes to the OTC!
By: Rich House All Star Aquatics (ASA), led by head coach Bob Walker, is a medium-sized club here in Potomac
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Why I Didn’t Quit
By Contributor: Ally Navarrete Why I didn’t quit my sport when it got tough—and why you shouldn’t either Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/health/kids-youth-sports-parents/index.html,
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RFTW ‘Who Swam it Fastest’ and All-DMV 2018-19
By: Reach for the Wall staff The high school season has ended and we’ve compiled the results- over 30 championship
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Black History Month: A Retrospective on the Black History Swim Meet
DC Dept. of Recreation and Parks will host the 33rd annual Black History Swim Meet (BHSM) at the Takoma Park Pool in N.W. DC. We had a chance to talk with the Lewis brothers and received a wealth of information about the origins of the meet and the foundation set in the DMV for black athletes to succeed in swimming.
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Alex’s Biggest Race
By: Reach for the Wall staff; Content and media provided by Julia Hoppock We recently received an email from a
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RMSC Celebrates 50 years!
Content and pictures provided by RMSC The Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC) hosted a 50th Anniversary Event on December 28, 2018
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American and Polish swimming models compared
Editor’s Note (Rich House): The ensuing article was published by Dawid Tatarczyk on his website November 29, and was recently
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High School Season 2018-19
The 2018-19 season is underway with teams from the ISL/WMPSSDL/WCAC leagues 2 weeks into their season. Montgomery County starts competition
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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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Breakfast of Champions
The donut has long been a staple of summer swimmers across the DMV, here we take a look at some history of the donut and a few options in the area for consumption!
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National Water Safety Month
We are about a week away from all the neighborhood outdoor pools opening in the DMV and would like to
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IM Xtreme Games – 2018
By Reach for the Wall staff. ***Updated with psych sheet and timelines at the bottom of the post Several years
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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 Swimming Career is like a River
Note from Reach for the Wall Editors: Many of you are at the tail-end of your holiday training period and
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Swimming into College
By Reach for the Wall staff. To supplement the article, “Five Things to Consider about Swimming in College“, that we
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Other Swimming News…
By Reach for the Wall staff. The New York Times recently ran a nice article about Bruce Gemmell, one of the
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USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Program
By Reach for the Wall staff. USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming, announced that Nation’s
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RMSC Holiday Invitational: Quick Wrap Up
By Reach for the Wall staff. The Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC) held its annual Holiday Invitational meet at the Germantown
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NCAP Invitational: Quick Wrap Up
By Reach for the Wall staff. The Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) held its annual NCAP Invitational meet at the
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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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PVS Top Times Lists
By Reach for the Wall staff. Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) has released the initial top 16 times lists for the 2016-2017 short-course
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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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The Feet five – Week Two
By: Stina Oakes Time Trials: a “meet” in which the team’s swimmers swim every event in order to get a
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The Feet Five- Week One
As anyone who swims in a summer league knows, summer teams are special. This summer in “The Feet Five,” a
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20 Question Tuesday: Andrew Gemmell
By Bob Schaller / USA Swimming Correspondent The 1500 will be among the many exciting races with loaded fields at
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Interviews of PVS Swimmers
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. For your convenience, we’ve collected some fun interviews of notable PVS swimmers, Katie Ledecky,
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Dryland training for swimmers
By Steven Handy (Contributor) / Owner, V3 Fitness. This is the first in what will be a series of articles on
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Quick Dryland Workout
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Move the coffee table and crank up your favorite playlist and get to work!
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We’re back. And making a huge splash.
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. When the Washington Post decided to pull the plug on Reach for the Wall, it
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