RMSC’s Jack Tovornik Honored by the Capitals
By Kimberly Rooney and Reach for the Wall Staff; Pictures by Kimberly Rooney ARLINGTON, VA – The Washington Capitals hosted
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Potomac Valley Swimming
Views From the Crowd- Olympic Trials!
By: Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Sam Meisel Reach for the Wall contributor, Sam Meisel, is in Indianapolis
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Erin Gemmell
By: Rich House Erin is from Potomac, MD swam summer league with Potomac Woods in the MCSL, went to Stone
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Eleanor Sun
By: Rich House Eleanor is from Bethesda, MD, grew up swimming for the Wildwood Wombats in the MCSL, where she
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Dave Fitch
By: Rich House Dave grew up in Potomac, MD and began his swimming career with the Potomac Swim Team in
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Evan Mackesy
By: Rich House Evan is from Derwood, MD, has been swimming since age 7 for Mill Creek Towne within the
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Virginia Hinds
By: Rich House Virginia lives in Chevy Chase, MD and is a rising Junior at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
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PVS Clubs Make the ASCA Top100!
Fort Lauderdale, FL — Congratulations to the Clubs that have earned the prestigious status as a 2024 American Swim Coaches Association
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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: JT Ewing
By Rich House JT Ewing is from Falls Church, Virginia and grew up swimming at Tuckahoe Recreation and has established
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ISCA Senior Cup Day 1 and 2 Results with Pictures!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen March 26-30; North Shore Aquatic Center- St. Petersburg FL The
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Rip Current Sports- Dual Boards Gaining Momentum
In a recent interview with iHeart Media for the Maryland Business Spotlight, Jose Gallagher, CEO of Rip Current Sports, shared
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PVS Teams Excel at NCSA Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Media courtesy NCAP, MAKOS, Evan Mackesy Instagram accounts Seven teams from PVS were in
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Swimming into the Holidays!
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Lead photo Adriano Arioti from Metros 2023, courtesy Marcus Chen
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Weekend Roundup (12/7-12/10)
By Reach for the Wall Staff Swimmers in the DMV had opportunities to race all around the area as well
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PVS Swimmers Earn All America Honors
By Reach for the Wall Staff With the 2023-2024 high school season underway, we wanted to give a ‘shout out’
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PVS Outstanding Athlete Awards
By Reach for the Wall Staff Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) released the results of the ‘Outstanding Athlete Award’ for swimmers
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USA Swimming Announces National and National Junior Teams
By Reach for the Wall; Photos by Marcus Chen September 12, 2023: USA Swimming released the roster (94 swimmers) for
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 2 Prelims
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Team USA is starting to pick up some momentum with
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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 1 Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Day 1 Finals saw Team USA battle hard, but not
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USA Swimming Nationals Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, IN June 27-July 1 Today the mid-distance freestylers get to start the meet
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USA Swimming Nationals Day 2 and 3 Recap!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Day 2 Finals featured a number of current and former PVS swimmers across the
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USA Swimming Nationals Day 2
By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, IN June 27-July 1 If the first night of finals is an indicator
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USA Swimming National Championships aka World Championship Trials
By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, Indiana June 27-July 1 The first session of the 2023 Phillips 66 National
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All Star Aquatics is hiring!
June 9, 2023, Bethesda MD All Star Aquatics is a top 100 USA Swimming VCC swim team of 225 athletes
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RMSC Age Groupers Lower NAG Relay Records!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Brian Cheng Rockville, MD June 2-4 2023The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club hosted
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ISCA Elite Showcase- Day 1
By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen April 5-8, St. Petersburg, FloridaThe North Shore Aquatic Complex is
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Yorktown Girls, Langley Boys take VHSL Class 6 State Titles!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Hampton, VA February 18 The Hampton Virginia Aquaplex, which opened in October 2022, hosted
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14 & Under IMX Challenge!
By Reach for the Wall Staff College Park MD, January 27-29 Several years ago, USA Swimming developed a series of
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December in the DMV- what a month of Swimming!!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Typically in the DMV December is a busy month for swimmers of all ages,
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Ledecky Breaks World Record at World Cup!
By Reach for the Wall staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Indianapolis- On the final day of Leg 3 of the
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FINA World Cup Leg 3: Indianapolis
By Reach for the Wall StaffLead photo courtesy USA Swimming Reach for the Wall is traveling to Indianapolis! Marcus Chen,
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2021-2022 PVS Scholar Athlete Award: DEADLINE is October 31
By Reach for the Wall Staff The 2022-2023 Short course season has officially begun with a slate of meets competed
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GW Swimming & Diving Welcomes 18 for 2022-23
WASHINGTON – Seeking to keep pushing forward after last season’s historic sweep of both Atlantic 10 team titles, GW swimming and diving
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USA Swimming Releases Rankings based on August Championship Meets!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Thurdsay, August 11, USA Swimming announced via Twitter and Instagram that they compiled the
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DMV Swimmers Find the Podium Across the Country!
By Reach for the Wall Staff This week many swimmers and teams hit the road to compete against the top
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Fitter and Faster: August Camps in Potomac and Stafford!
Content provided by Fitter and Faster Hi Everyone! With LC Championship Season upon us, we wanted to remind everyone that
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Weekend Outlook in the DMV
By Reach for the Wall Staff This Saturday, June 23, The MCSL, Prince-Mont and NVSL summer leagues will compete in
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Record Setting Night at MCSL Coaches Long Course Meet
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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RMSC takes down 10 & Under NAG Relay record at MD States!
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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USA Swimming Scholastic All America Applications Now Available
By Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming has opened the application process for the 2021-2022 Academic All America recognition
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NCAP’s Erin Gemmell finishes 2nd in 200 Free at Mare Nostrum
By Reach for the Wall Staff May 26, 2022 Barcelona, Spain- Erin Gemmell of Nation’s Capital competed in the 200
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ISCA Elite Showcase NBAC Wins Team Title, All Star Aquatics Finishes 2nd!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, Pictures courtesy Marcus Chen St. Petersburg, Florida, April 16– North Baltimore Aquatics held a
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ISCA Elite Showcase Thursday & Friday: PVS swimmers win events, All Star Aquatics in the hunt for team titles!!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Marcus Chen The ISCA Elite Showcase started off Wednesday April 13th, with
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ISCA Elite Showcase-East kicks off today!
By Reach for the Wall Staff April 13 2022, St. Petersburg Florida- The 2022 ISCA Elite Showcase Classic – East
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Speedo Sectionals Day 4
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 4th post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 3
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 3rd post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 2
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 2nd post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 1
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert Note: We received a 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach for the Wall,
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PVS Junior Olympics 14 & Under Champs March 10-13
By Reach for the Wall Staff In a return to ‘normalcy’, PVS is holding the 14&U Junior Olympic Championships at
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