Summer League- coming soon to a neighborhood near you!
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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Summer Swimming
Headfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!
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
By Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the
Read moreFitter and Faster Rolls Out Camp Schedule for the DMV
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
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!
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
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!
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
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
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!!!
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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?
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!
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
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
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.
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Piedmont Claims Second Place Overall in PWSL Blue Division
By Contributor Ron Spink Lead photo: Tsunami Declan Bengtson celebrates after taking the heat ribbon, and first place overall, in
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PWSL: Week 6: Bridlewood BWaves @ Braemar Blasters
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert The Bridlewood BWaves traveled up Linton Hall for their final regular season dual meet against the
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MCSL End of Season Recap
By Annabel Redisch and Ally Navarrete The regular season for the MCSL has concluded after each division championship took place
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SEALS FALL SHORT IN BID TO UPSET PIRANHAS
The Southbridge Seals finished their first regular season in PWSL’s Green Division with a 3-3 record
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Week 5: Bridlewood BWaves vs Ridgewood Barracudas
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert Lead photo: Biaggio Corrado leads a cheer before his last home meet as a BWave. (Credit:
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MCSL Divisionals Preview: Division H
By Contributor Luke Simmons As the 2019 MCSL season comes to a close, it is only appropriate to look forward
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NVSL swimming Hot Hot Hot
By: Reach for the Wall Staff We’ve received quite a few updates from around the DMV swim community, sharing stories
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MCSL Week 5 Recap
By Ally Navarrete and Annabel Redisch The MCSL dual meet season is now complete following Week 5. On Saturday, there
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SEALS Make Waves In Win Over BREAKERS
The 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.
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Piedmont Defeats Sudley, Improves to 5-0
The 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
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WEEK FOUR: BRIDLEWOOD BWAVES AT DALE CITY FROGS
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert The Bridlewood BWaves faced their longest drive of the season as they headed down to Dale
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JULY FOURTH: STARS AND STRIPES INVITATIONAL
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert Lead photo: A highlight for many of the swimmers is getting to pose on the podium
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Braemar ‘Blasts’ their seed times by 51%
By Contributor Kevin Mastropaolo Despite Braemar Blasters swimming 51% faster than their seed times (a tie for first place in
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Meet Highlights: 2019 MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet
By: Reach for the Wall Staff The Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) held its 45th annual Coaches Invitational Long Course
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Tsunamis Deliver High Tide At Ashland
By Contributor Ron Spink Lead photo: Tsunami Alyssa Sagle powers off the deck on the way to first place in
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MCSL Week 4 Recap
By Ally Navarrete and Annabel Redisch The 2019 MCSL season has one dual meet left as Week 4 is now
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PWSL Week 4: Seals Hold Off Sea Devils
The Southbridge Seals downed the Virginia Oaks Sea Devils by 142 points in a PWSL Week 4 matchup July 6.
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MCSL 2019 Coaches Longcourse 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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