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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Summer Swimming
NVSL Season ends with All Star meet
Saturday August 4, the Northern Virginia Swim League held their annual All Star meet to conclude the 2018 season. The
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MCSL 2018 All Star Wrap up
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday July 29, wrapped up the final day of the 2018 MCSL season. In the
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Piedmont Perfect to Capture Blue Division Championship
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: True Blue Tsunami 2018 Award winner Dylan Brown starts the day with a ceremonial
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Tsunamis Surge To Undefeated Regular Season
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Sedonah Traister scores points for the Tsunami Girls in the 10 & Under 100 IM
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PWSL Week 6: Seals Down Sea Devils to End Regular Season
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals hosted the Virginia Oaks Sea Devils for the first time since 2010 in
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Summer 2018 – B Meet Season Success
By Contributor: Emily Lilyestrom Photo Credits: John R. Lilyestrom The B meet season came to a close on Wednesday night with our
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MCSL and Prince-Mont complete their dual meet seasons
By: Reach for the Wall Staff July 14th marked the 5th week of dual meet competition in MCSL and Prince-Mont.
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PWSL Week 5: Bridlewood BWaves at Piedmont Tsunamis
PWSL week 5 pitted two undefeated teams, Bridlewood from the Blue division and Piedmont from the Red.
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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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Piedmont Stays Undefeated
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Many of the graduating Piedmont seniors show their Tsunami spirit before the meet. Pictured
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Sun, Friends, and Dropped Time: The Tale of a B Meet
By Contributor: Lauren Essig On Wednesday, July 11 the Manchester Farm Dolphins traveled to the Darnestown Swim and Racquet Club
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PWSL Week Four: Bridlewood BWaves vs Victory Lakes Piranhas
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Weather plays a key role in summer swim and Saturday came in with a cool breeze
Read moreAround the DMV as seen on Twitter
This week, the NVSL had their third weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and Prince-Mont held their 4th week. There
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Seals Renew Rivalry With Blue Dolphins
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals traveled from their home along the shores of the Potomac River to the
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MCSL Long Course Invitational Preview
By: Reach for the Wall staff Not familiar with the Coaches Long Course meet? Here’s the history behind it. In
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Piedmont Topples Sudley!
PWSL Week 4, Piedmont goes to 4-0 with their first-time win over Sudley!
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JULY FOURTH: STARS AND STRIPES INVITATIONAL
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Photo Credits: Colleen Corrado Kicking off the Fourth of July festivities in true “Swim Family” fashion,
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Around the Leagues
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Now that each league is well underway with their dual meet seasons, we’ll take
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Hot, Humid and Down to the Wire
By Contributor: Lauren Essig Photographs by Patrick Ferrara Sunday, July 1 Manchester Farm Swim Team in Germantown, MD hosted the
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PWSL Week Three: Bridlewood BWaves at Wellington Dolphins
PWSL Bridlewood BWaves move to 3-0 in dual meet competition ahead of the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Invitational.
Read moreAround the DMV as seen on Twitter- Part Deux
This week, the NVSL had their second weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and PrinceMont held their 3rd week. Despite
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The Heat is on!
According to the Capital Weather Gang, the temperatures (and humidity) in the area are jumping right into the oppressive range
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Seals Notch 42 First Place Finishes in Loss to Frogs
Southbridge and Dale City go head-to-head in week 2 of PWSL
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Week Two: Bridlewood BWaves vs. Braemar Blasters
PWSL Week 2 showdown in the Blue Division, Bridlewood and Braemar
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Around the DMV as seen on Twitter
Every swim league in the area held a meet this weekend- MCSL, NVSL, PWSL, PrinceMont and PVS!!! Check out or results section to see how your swimmer did!
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MCSL turns 60!
MCSL kicks off its 60th year of competition with a new logo!
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Tsunamis Storm Through Home Opener
Piedmont Tsunamis overwhelm Ashland Stingrays in PWSL Week 1 Competition
Read morePWSL- Bridlewood vs Kingsbrooke Recap
Bridlewood begins their quest to repeat as Red division Champs, Daniel sisters (Kingsbrooke) set league marks!
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Reach for the Wall .org!
Reach for the Wall has re-launched on .org!
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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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MCSL Logo Competition
By: Reach for the Wall Staff We’ve been notified that the MCSL is looking to update their logo to commemorate
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PWSL-Blue Division Championship
Content and pictures by Ron Spink Piedmont Rises In Blue Division The Piedmont Tsunamis finished the summer swim season with
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NVSL Division Champions
By Reach for the Wall Staff. At the NVSL division championship meets on Saturday, July 29, the competition was fierce
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PWSL Week 6
Content and pictures provided by: Ron Spink, Brenten Gilbert, and Jim Riley Piedmont Wins on the Road Against Lake Ridge
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Prince-Mont Dual Meet Roundup!
The Prince-Mont league completed their 5th week of dual meet competition July 15th, and each team is preparing for their
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PWSL Week 5
Content and pictures provided by: Jim Riley, Ron Spink and Brenten Gilbert Editor’s Note: It happened this week that we
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MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet
By Reach for the Wall Staff. Tuesday night, the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) held their 39th annual Coaches Invitational
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MCSL Week 3
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Feature Photo by: Patrick Ferrara of Nicolas Concepcion (14), Manchester Farm. Week 3 in the MCSL
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PWSL Week 2
Story and Pictures Contributed by: Kirsten Ly, Jim Riley, and Brenten Gilbert Meet Results 6/24: Blue: Sudley 2967.5, Kingsbrooke 2275.5
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PWSL – Divisionals
SOUTHBRIDGE SEALS THREE-PEAT AS DIVISION CHAMPIONS The Southbridge Seals won their third consecutive Prince William Swim League Purple Division title and
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Colonial Swim League Divisionals
Divisionals Sat, 7-30-2016 Despite the challenge of multiple weather delays, the league was able to complete all four meets today.
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NVSL Relays
Nine All-Star Relay Teams Swim Faster Than NVSL Records Fri, 7-22-2016 | Paul Parry Near-perfect weather at Greenbriar Pool on
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MCSL Divisionals Shake Down
It was a record breaking day in the MCSL and a scorching hot day in the DMV. With most of the
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The Feet Five – Week Seven
Editors Note: This is the last article in the seven week series written by Stina. We’ve enjoyed reading each week,
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PGC KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #2809 HOSTS THEIR 41st ANNUAL MINI MEET
By Noreen Burns On Sunday, July 17 , 2016, the PGC Knights of Columbus #2809 in College Park, hosted their 41st
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PWSL Week 5
SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHES FIRST 41 TIMES, FALLS TO FROGS The Southbridge Seals welcomed the Dale City Frogs in a Week 5
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Record Setting Week in the NVSL
Sat, 7-16-2016 | Paul Parry Johnny Bradshaw of Hamlet crushed the 11-12 Boys 50m Breast NVSL record, touching in 33.07, more
Read moreThe Feet Five – Week Six
By: Stina Oakes The entire Daleview team is lined up at the deep end of the pool facing the senior
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PWSL – Week 4
Congrats to PWSL for another amazing record breaking week! DV Sharks vs. Victory Lakes Wow—Week 4 was a scorcher! The DV
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