The Feet Five – Week Three
By: Stina Oakes It’s the first morning practice of the season. School officially ended yesterday. Last weekend the team won
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Summer Swimming
When is My Child Ready to Start Swim Lessons?
By Lizzy Bullock / Contributor. (Editor note). We are committed to making Reach For The Wall the go to source
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Prince William Swim League: Week 1 Updates
[Editor note]. The Prince William Swim League (PWSL) has 24 teams located in Prince William County, Virginia. The league is
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MCSL – A meet update week 1
Congratulations MCSL teams on your successes this weekend. It sounds like everyone had great meets. Below are some initial summaries
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The Feet five – Week Two
By: Stina Oakes Time Trials: a “meet” in which the team’s swimmers swim every event in order to get a
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The Feet Five- Week One
As anyone who swims in a summer league knows, summer teams are special. This summer in “The Feet Five,” a
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5th Annual “Wash For Josh” in Germantown
Manchester Farm, a MCSL team in Germantown, is hosting their annual “Wash For Josh.” Joshua Bluestein was diagnosed with Acute
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The Bad Habit That Drives Coaches Crazy
By: Olivier Poirier-Leroy There’s a bad habit that drives your coach crazy. Something that you don’t think is a big
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Summer League Spotlight: Northern Virginia Swimming League
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. This is one in a series of articles that highlights the summer swim leagues
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How To Set Up for Success at a Big Meet
By Russell Mark//National Team High Performance Consultant With championship season for the US National Team right around the corner, it’s
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7 Steps to Thinking Like an Elite Swimmer
By: Olivier Poirier-Leroy Elite swimming starts long before you strap on the competition suit. Long before entering the ready room,
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Learning to lose
By Jenni Halem / Contributor. The Olympic Creed: “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win
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And the long (course) story…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. As the short course season (in 25 yard pools) has wrapped up here in
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Women in Coaching: Picking up the Pace
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Given that a majority of registered USA Swimming athletes are female and swimming offers a
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The Benefits of Swimming
By USA Swimming News. WHY SHOULD MY CHILD BE A SWIMMER? – Swimming is an outstanding activity for people
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Three Main Reasons Parents Don’t Volunteer
If you’ve ever managed a swim team, you know how hard it is to get parents to volunteer. This
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Calling all swim parents…
By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. Reach For The Wall needs your help. As you may or may not
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When things go wrong…
By Jenni Halem / Contributor. Your swimmer is gearing up for his or her big championship meet. Could be Mini
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Summer Swim 101
By Jenni Halem – Head Coach of Clarksburg Village Summer Swim Team; USA Swimming level 2 Age Group Coach. As a
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