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MoCo Summer Swim Foodies Rejoice!

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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 4 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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Daleview Masters Coaching Position Available!

Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022 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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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.

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Swimming in Uncertainty: One Parent’s Musings

Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,

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Swimming in the DMV: Update 7/27, write your Representatives!!!

Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020 RFTW editor 6 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff With the recent announcements by Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s , Washington DC

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MCSL Record Progression: Coaches’ Long Course Invitational

Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay

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MCSL History…the Records!

Jul 17, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved

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How To Create A Healthy Meal Plan To Complement Swim Training

Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts

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MCSL Top Swims: The 15-18’s

Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020 RFTW editor 6 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand

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MCSL Top Swims: The 13-14’s

Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the

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MCSL Top Swims: The 11-12’s

Jul 8, 2020Jul 10, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8

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MCSL Top Swims: The 9-10’s

Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we

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MCSL Top Swims: The 8 & Unders

Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that

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To Our Graduates

Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,

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Creativity – At Its Best

Jun 26, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or

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Clarksburg Village Virtual Swim Team

Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020 ReachForTheWall 0 Comment

Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings

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Stonegate swim team shows their spirit while promoting COVID safety

Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Contributor Mandy Sanidad During this difficult period of time with the coronavirus, many people have had difficulties getting a

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Ideas? Share your ideas!

Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff As several areas of the DMV are able to (or will be able to

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Swimming in the DMV update 5/29

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff After a frustrating couple of days in Montgomery County MD, we’ve mustered the energy

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Swimming in the DMV update 5/22

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff As the announcements pile up we are stunned and disappointed at the realization that

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Swimming in the DMV- update 5/18

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff A few more days pass and we learn of additional closures of summer leagues

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Prince William Swim League cancels 2020 Season

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In a vote held Tuesday, the Prince William Swim League (PWSL) board of directors

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The state of swimming- what’s next?

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 RFTW editor 3 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff What a tumultuous week we’ve had in the swimming world! Over the course of

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Fitter and Faster unveils their schedule for the DMV!

Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment Fitter and Faster, Swim Camps

Content provided by Fitter and Faster As we approach the holiday training season, we would like to invite you all

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Summer Swim Parent Friendships: A League of Our Own

Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Michelle Brafman The day before Thanksgiving, I ran into a former summer swim mom at a Giant where neither

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PWSL Red Division – Bridlewood BWaves, Ashland Stingrays at Dominion Valley Sharks

Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019 RFTW editor 0 Comment

The 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.