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Rip Current Sports- Dual Boards Gaining Momentum

Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024 RFTW editor 1 Comment

In a recent interview with iHeart Media for the Maryland Business Spotlight, Jose Gallagher, CEO of Rip Current Sports, shared

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Moyaone Community Pool Seeks 2024 Seasonal Pool Manager

Mar 30, 2024Mar 28, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Location: 2311 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD (Prince George’s County) Pay Rate: Commensurate with pool management experience Accepting applications until position is filled.

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Daleview Masters Coaching Position Available!

Mar 29, 2024Mar 28, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Daleview Pool, located at 901 Daleview Dr., one of the MCSL charter member clubs, is seeking a head coach for

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Northern Virginia Swim League Wraps Up the Season With All Star Meet

Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff; All photos/media courtesy NVSL July 29, 2023- Orange Hunt Pool Throughout the 2023 summer

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Piedmont Tsunamis Three-Peat as Blue Division Champions

Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2023 RFTW editor 4 Comments PWSL, Summer

By Contributor Ron Spink Three was the magic number Saturday as the Piedmont Tsunamis remained undefeated for the third straight

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Survey Says?

Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment Daleview, NVSL, PWSL, Summer, Survey

ATTENTION: Parents of 11-12 and 13-14 Summer League Swimmers, My name is Merete Oakes. I graduated from Daleview (MCSL) two

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MCSL Long Course Invitational in Pictures

Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023 RFTW editor 9 Comments Coaches Longcourse Invitational, MCSL, USA Swimming top times

By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos by Marcus Chen July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD Reflecting on what we saw

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MCSL Mid Summer Long Course Invitational- Tonight!

Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD In just a few short hours, the Montgomery County

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Reviews are flowing in- Swimming With Ghosts is a Great Summer Read!

Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment MCSL, Michelle Brafman, Summer, Summer Reading, Swimming with Ghosts

Post authored by Jean Diehl via Goodreads: “Swimming with Ghosts” SWIMMING WITH GHOSTS by Michelle Brafman is a smart, sassy

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Swimming With Ghosts: A Conversation with Michelle Brafman at Politics and Prose

Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023 RFTW editor 9 Comments Michelle Brafman, Summer Reading, Swimming with Ghosts

Content provided by Politics and Prose Press Release, and Blankenship Public Relations Event Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023 – 3:00pm,

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USA Swimming Releases Rankings based on August Championship Meets!

Aug 12, 2022Aug 12, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Thurdsay, August 11, USA Swimming announced via Twitter and Instagram that they compiled the

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Tsunamis Dominant in Repeat as Blue Division Champions

Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

The Piedmont Tsunamis remained undefeated for a second consecutive season, while bringing home the top PWSL honors on Saturday as back-to-back Blue Division champions. Lead Photo: Maddie Richardson launches from the deck on her way to a dominant victory in the Girls 13-14 50 Meter Freestyle event, and the top divisional time in PWSL on the day

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MCSL ends the season with the annual All Star meet

Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen On a beautiful sunny Sunday morning, the MCSL wrapped up

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Fitter and Faster: August Camps in Potomac and Stafford!

Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment August Camp in DMV, Fitter and Faster

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

Jul 23, 2022 RFTW editor 18 Comments

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

Jul 20, 2022Jul 11, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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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Allsopp’s Avengers Mini Meet in Germantown July 17

Jul 6, 2022Jul 6, 2022 ReachForTheWall 1 Comment Mini meet, Pre Team, Summer

By Reach for the Wall Staff Are you looking for an opportunity for your 9 & under swimmer or ‘pre-teamer’

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Rip Current Sports continues to grow!

Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Body Position, Dual Boards, Kicking, Rip Current Sports, Training Aids

Press Release- July 5, 2022 Rip Current Sports, the innovative company that designs and provides the Dual Board technology has

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Summer Leagues heat up in the DMV!

Jun 30, 2022Jul 11, 2023 RFTW editor 2 Comments MCSL, NVSL, PWSL, Summer

By Reach for the Wall Staff June 11 marked the start of the summer league season for the PWSL with

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MoCo Summer Swim Foodies Rejoice!

Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022 ReachForTheWall 0 Comment food delivery, MoCo Delivery

Reach for the Wall has partnered with MoCo Delivery! MoCo Delivery was founded by the Risso family as a result

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MCSL – The Nuts and Bolts

Jun 17, 2022Jun 24, 2022 Reach For The Wall 5 Comments

Summer swim season is in full swing. Practices started two weeks ago, and some teams have already had their first

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National Learn to Swim Day: May 21, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment #LearnToSwimDay, #makeasplash, #SaferSwimmerPledge, #watersafetymonth

By Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who dutifully check the ‘National Day Calendar‘ to see what

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Tsunamis Surge to Perfection in Blue Division Championships

Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Ron Spink The Piedmont Tsunamis delivered a statement victory Saturday, July 31 for top PWSL honors, closing out

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Swimming Around the DMV

Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff There was a lot of activity in and around the DMV from the last

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MCSL hosts their mid-summer Long Course Classic

Jul 16, 2021Aug 4, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff After a 1-year interruption, the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) hosted their showcase event-

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Things are heating up with summer league swimming!

Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 3rd week of competition has passed for the Northern Virginia (NVSL) and Montgomery

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Summer Leagues in full swing!

Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021 RFTW editor 7 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff This past weekend the Northern Virginia Swim League (NVSL), Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL)

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Summer League- coming soon to a neighborhood near you!

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 RFTW editor 6 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff While it’s not an ideal weather weekend, we’re so happy to write about pools

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Headfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

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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International Water Safety Day

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment #IWSD, #IWSF, #Treadathon, #WaterSafetyWednesday, water safety

By Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the

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Fitter and Faster Rolls Out Camp Schedule for the DMV

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Content provided by Fitter and Faster The long course season has arrived & summer Leagues are coming soon, take advantage

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Splashing Around the DMV in April

Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff The month of April has been busy around the DMV, with 6 PVS sanctioned

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Swim and shop…local!

Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores

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The Swimwear Bug

Jan 14, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come

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Montgomery County Council will approve PVS plan!

Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff 8/24/2020: In the county council meeting which started at 9:30am this morning, a discussion

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

Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020 RFTW editor 18 Comments

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.