Advocate for Competitive Swimming: #openswimlanesMOCO #competitiveswimming #4perlane

We 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.

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Girls Speak Up: Swimmers Advocate Against Athlete Abuse

Athlete 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…

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OCCOQUAN SWIMMING TAKES THE LEAD RETURNING SWIMMERS TO THE WATER AS NORTHERN VIRGINIA BEGINS TO RE-OPEN

Occoquan Swimming (Manassas, VA) has partnered with Pleasant Valley Recreation Association (Chantilly) to provide lap swimming to the local swim community in Phase 1 of the Forward Virginia re-opening campaign. The attached press release provides a look at the program and how it works to safely get swimmers from various clubs in the area – including swimmers from US Masters and College programs – back in the water.

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