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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Potomac Valley Swimming
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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Results from the Deck through 1/11/2022
By Reach for the Wall Staff The meet schedules picked up where they left off in 2021, with Montgomery County,
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Swimming Around the DMV 12/1-12/5
By Reach for the Wall Staff Lead photo screencap from US Open 400 Free courtesy USA Swimming (Gemmell & Ledecky)
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PVS swimmers excel in and out of the pool!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who were named by USA Swimming to
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Recruiting Tips for Club Coaches (and swimmers)
Contributor Rick Paine is an expert on the college recruiting process. He is also the Director of Swimming at American College
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Swimming Around the DMV
By Reach for the Wall Staff There was a lot of activity in and around the DMV from the last
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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!
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Olympic Trials Day 6 & 7: Phoebe Bacon is an Olympian!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Ok, so we’re a bit late in providing recaps from Friday & Saturday because
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Olympic Trials: Day 4, Ledecky has a Historic Double Win!
By Reach for the Wall Staff The second event of Wednesday night’s finals was Women’s 200 Freestyle, where Katie Ledecky
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Olympic Trials Day 2: Torri Huske wins the 100 Butterfly!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Throughout the prelims and semifinals of the Women’s 100 Butterfly, Torri Huske (AAC) took
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Olympic Trials: Day 1
By Reach for the Wall Staff The Trials started yesterday & if it’s any indication of what the next 7
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Olympic Trials Wave I: PVS Swimmers Excel on Final Day
By Reach for the Wall Staff The last night of Finals featured several current and former PVS swimmers vying for
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Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 3 Results, Day 4 Preview
By Reach for the Wall Staff The 3rd night of finals started off with the Women’s 400 Freestyle. In the
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Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 2 Results, Day 3 Preview
By Reach for the Wall Staff Last night’s final session was a bit unique for a Championship level meet in
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Camille Spink punches her ticket to Wave II
By Reach for the Wall Staff Camille Spink (NCAP) wasted no time in setting the pace in the 100 Freestyle,
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Olympic Trials Wave I Info and Friday Swims
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday, June 4th, swimmers from PVS will hit the water in Omaha to kick
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Headfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!
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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