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By Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores
Read moreBy Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores
Read moreBy Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff 8/24/2020: In the county council meeting which started at 9:30am this morning, a discussion
Read moreWe 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.
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff With the recent announcements by Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s , Washington DC
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved
Read moreBy R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or
Read moreMontgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings
Read moreBy Contributor Mandy Sanidad During this difficult period of time with the coronavirus, many people have had difficulties getting a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As several areas of the DMV are able to (or will be able to
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff After a frustrating couple of days in Montgomery County MD, we’ve mustered the energy
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As the announcements pile up we are stunned and disappointed at the realization that
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff A few more days pass and we learn of additional closures of summer leagues
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In a vote held Tuesday, the Prince William Swim League (PWSL) board of directors
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff What a tumultuous week we’ve had in the swimming world! Over the course of
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster As we approach the holiday training season, we would like to invite you all
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman The day before Thanksgiving, I ran into a former summer swim mom at a Giant where neither
Read moreThe BWaves won the meet with a balanced approach and on the strength of two age-group sweeps: The 11-12 Girls and the 15-18 Girls. The final tally: BWaves – 4101, Sharks – 3823, and Stingrays – 3544.
Read moreBy Contributor Ron Spink Lead photo: Tsunami Declan Bengtson celebrates after taking the heat ribbon, and first place overall, in
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert The Bridlewood BWaves traveled up Linton Hall for their final regular season dual meet against the
Read moreBy Annabel Redisch and Ally Navarrete The regular season for the MCSL has concluded after each division championship took place
Read moreThe Southbridge Seals finished their first regular season in PWSL’s Green Division with a 3-3 record
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert Lead photo: Biaggio Corrado leads a cheer before his last home meet as a BWave. (Credit:
Read moreBy Contributor Luke Simmons As the 2019 MCSL season comes to a close, it is only appropriate to look forward
Read moreBy: Reach for the Wall Staff We’ve received quite a few updates from around the DMV swim community, sharing stories
Read moreBy Ally Navarrete and Annabel Redisch The MCSL dual meet season is now complete following Week 5. On Saturday, there
Read moreThe Southbridge Seals improved to 3-2 on the season with a win over the Old Bridge Breakers in a PWSL Week 5 meet July 13.
Read moreThe two top-ranked teams in PWSL put each of their undefeated records on the line in a battle for sole leadership of the Blue Division standings
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert The Bridlewood BWaves faced their longest drive of the season as they headed down to Dale
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert Lead photo: A highlight for many of the swimmers is getting to pose on the podium
Read moreBy Contributor Kevin Mastropaolo Despite Braemar Blasters swimming 51% faster than their seed times (a tie for first place in
Read moreBy: Reach for the Wall Staff The Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) held its 45th annual Coaches Invitational Long Course
Read moreBy Contributor Ron Spink Lead photo: Tsunami Alyssa Sagle powers off the deck on the way to first place in
Read moreBy Ally Navarrete and Annabel Redisch The 2019 MCSL season has one dual meet left as Week 4 is now
Read moreThe Southbridge Seals downed the Virginia Oaks Sea Devils by 142 points in a PWSL Week 4 matchup July 6.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Not familiar with the Coaches Long Course meet? Here’s the history behind it. In
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert The sun definitely came out for week three in the PWSL and with it came the
Read moreBy Annabel Redisch and Ally Navarrete The 2019 MCSL season is flying by as Week 3 is now complete. Saturday
Read moreHeat waves met Tsunami waves on Saturday as Piedmont improved to 3-0 on the season
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert All Photos – Credit: Colleen Corrado It’s been three years since the Bridlewaves and Lancers met
Read moreBy Annabel Redisch and Ally Navarrete Week 2 of the MCSL season is complete. This week, we saw many close
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