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RMSC’s Jack Tovornik Honored by the Capitals

Nov 22, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment #CapsFightCancer, Hockey Fights Cancer, IFightForJack, RMSC

By Kimberly Rooney and Reach for the Wall Staff; Pictures by Kimberly Rooney ARLINGTON, VA – The Washington Capitals hosted

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Views From the Crowd- Olympic Trials!

Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024 RFTW editor 3 Comments 2024 Olympic Trials, DMV Olympic Trials, Indianapolis

By: Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Sam Meisel Reach for the Wall contributor, Sam Meisel, is in Indianapolis

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Erin Gemmell

Jun 15, 2024Jun 14, 2024 RFTW editor 1 Comment Erin Gemmell, Olympic Trials, Stone Ridge

By: Rich House Erin is from Potomac, MD swam summer league with Potomac Woods in the MCSL, went to Stone

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Sadie Buckley

Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By: Rich House Sadie is from Fairfax, VA, swims for the Fairfax Frogs in NVSL each summer, The Mason Makos

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Eleanor Sun

Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 2024 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By: Rich House Eleanor is from Bethesda, MD, grew up swimming for the Wildwood Wombats in the MCSL, where she

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Dave Fitch

Jun 12, 2024Jun 12, 2024 RFTW editor 1 Comment DaveFitch, MCSL, Olympic Trials

By: Rich House Dave grew up in Potomac, MD and began his swimming career with the Potomac Swim Team in

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Evan Mackesy

Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment EvanMackesy, MCSL, Olympic Trials, RMSC

By: Rich House Evan is from Derwood, MD, has been swimming since age 7 for Mill Creek Towne within the

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Virginia Hinds

Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment AllStarAquatics, Olympic Trials, VirginiaHinds

By: Rich House Virginia lives in Chevy Chase, MD and is a rising Junior at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.

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PVS Clubs Make the ASCA Top100!

Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment ASCA Top 100

Fort Lauderdale, FL — Congratulations to the Clubs that have earned the prestigious status as a 2024 American Swim Coaches Association

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5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: JT Ewing

Jun 6, 2024Jun 5, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Rich House JT Ewing is from Falls Church, Virginia and grew up swimming at Tuckahoe Recreation and has established

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Rip Current Sports- Dual Boards Gaining Momentum

Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024 RFTW editor 1 Comment

In a recent interview with iHeart Media for the Maryland Business Spotlight, Jose Gallagher, CEO of Rip Current Sports, shared

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PVS Teams Excel at NCSA Championships

Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 2024 RFTW editor 0 Comment NCAP NCSA Spring Team Champion, NCSA Spring Championship

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Media courtesy NCAP, MAKOS, Evan Mackesy Instagram accounts Seven teams from PVS were in

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Swimming into the Holidays!

Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Lead photo Adriano Arioti from Metros 2023, courtesy Marcus Chen

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Weekend Roundup (12/7-12/10)

Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Swimmers in the DMV had opportunities to race all around the area as well

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PVS Swimmers Earn All America Honors

Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment All American, DMV All American Swimming, Scholastic All American

By Reach for the Wall Staff With the 2023-2024 high school season underway, we wanted to give a ‘shout out’

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World Cup- Budapest Day 3 as Seen Through the Lens of Marcus Chen

Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment Budapest World Cup Leg 3, Marcus Chen Photography, World Aquatics World Cup

All photos by Marcus Chen The final day of action at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup tour in Budapest

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World Cup- Budapest Day 2 as Seen Through the Lens of Marcus Chen

Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment Budapest World Cup Leg 3, Marcus Chen Photography, World Aquatics World Cup

All photographs by Marcus Chen Day 2 in Budapest consisted of the following events: As with Day 1, there were

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World Cup Budapest Through the Lens of Marcus Chen

Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

All photos courtesy Marcus Chen Budapest, Hungary October 20-22 The third leg of the World Cup series kicked off in

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USA Swimming Announces National and National Junior Teams

Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall; Photos by Marcus Chen September 12, 2023: USA Swimming released the roster (94 swimmers) for

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Days 3 & 4 Photo Drop!

Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment 2 nd ISF U15 GYMNASIADE 2023 World School Sport Games, 2023 ISF Swimming Championships

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen The ISF U15 Gymnasiade Brazil 2023 concluded Saturday August 25th

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 2 Finals

Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment 2 nd ISF U15 GYMNASIADE 2023 World School Sport Games, ISF Swimming Championship

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Team USA entered the Finals session with opportunities to make

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 2 Prelims

Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment 2 nd ISF U15 GYMNASIADE 2023 World School Sport Games, ISF Swimming Championship

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Team USA is starting to pick up some momentum with

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 1 Finals

Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment 2 nd ISF U15 GYMNASIADE 2023 World School Sport Games, ISF Swimming Championship

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Day 1 Finals saw Team USA battle hard, but not

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Day 1 Prelim Results

Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment 2 nd ISF U15 GYMNASIADE 2023 World School Sport Games, ISF Swimming Championship

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Marcus Chen The US Squad got off to a good start today

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2023 ISF Swimming Championships Kick Off August 21

Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment

For Immediate Release The International School Sport Federation (ISF) U15 Gymnasiade, will see top student athletes travel to Rio de

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MCSL Long Course Invitational in Pictures

Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023 RFTW editor 9 Comments Coaches Longcourse Invitational, MCSL, USA Swimming top times

By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos by Marcus Chen July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD Reflecting on what we saw

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USA Swimming Nationals Day 4

Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment PVS Swimming, USA Swimming, USA Swimming Nationals, World Championship Trials

By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, IN June 27-July 1 Today the mid-distance freestylers get to start the meet

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USA Swimming Nationals Day 2 and 3 Recap!

Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment Phillips66Nationals, PVS Swimming, USA Swimming Nationals, World Championship Trials

By Reach for the Wall Staff Day 2 Finals featured a number of current and former PVS swimmers across the

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USA Swimming Nationals Day 2

Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment Phillips66Nationals, USA Swimming Nationals, World Championship Trials

By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, IN June 27-July 1 If the first night of finals is an indicator

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USA Swimming National Championships aka World Championship Trials

Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Indianapolis, Indiana June 27-July 1 The first session of the 2023 Phillips 66 National

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All Star Aquatics is hiring!

Jun 9, 2023Jun 9, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment All Star Aquatics, ASA, Coaching

June 9, 2023, Bethesda MD All Star Aquatics is a top 100 USA Swimming VCC swim team of 225 athletes

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RMSC Age Groupers Lower NAG Relay Records!

Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment MDStateLCChamps, MixedFreeRelayNAGRecord, NAGRelayRecord, RMSC

By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Brian Cheng Rockville, MD June 2-4 2023The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club hosted

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Yorktown Girls, Langley Boys take VHSL Class 6 State Titles!

Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Hampton, VA February 18 The Hampton Virginia Aquaplex, which opened in October 2022, hosted

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14 & Under IMX Challenge!

Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff College Park MD, January 27-29 Several years ago, USA Swimming developed a series of

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December in the DMV- what a month of Swimming!!

Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Typically in the DMV December is a busy month for swimmers of all ages,

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Weekend Wrap-up and More!

Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The Fall Championship season is officially underway with every PVS Club and age group

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FINA World Cup Day 3 in Photos

Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Photos by Marcus Chen Thank you to Marcus Chen for capturing all the action on deck in Indianapolis. We look

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Ledecky Breaks World Record at World Cup!

Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall staff; Photos by Marcus Chen Indianapolis- On the final day of Leg 3 of the

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FINA World Cup Day 2 Photos

Nov 5, 2022Nov 5, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment FINA World Cup, Indianapolis

Photos courtesy of Marcus Chen Prelims: Finals: Women’s 400 IM Men’s 1500 Freestyle Men’s 50 Backstroke Women’s 200 Freestyle Men’s

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FINA World Cup Day 1 Finals

Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos courtesy of Marcus Chen The first night of finals at the World Cup

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FINA World Cup Day 1 Prelim Photos

Nov 3, 2022Nov 3, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Photos by Marcus Chen The morning swims were exciting, with many of the top swimmers in the US setting up

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FINA World Cup Leg 3: Indianapolis

Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Erin Gemmell, FINA World Cup, Indianapolis, Katie Ledecky, USA Swimming

By Reach for the Wall StaffLead photo courtesy USA Swimming Reach for the Wall is traveling to Indianapolis! Marcus Chen,

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USA Swimming Releases Rankings based on August Championship Meets!

Aug 12, 2022Aug 12, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Thurdsay, August 11, USA Swimming announced via Twitter and Instagram that they compiled the

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DMV Swimmers Find the Podium Across the Country!

Jul 29, 2022Jul 30, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff This week many swimmers and teams hit the road to compete against the top

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Fitter and Faster: August Camps in Potomac and Stafford!

Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment August Camp in DMV, Fitter and Faster

Content provided by Fitter and Faster Hi Everyone!  With LC Championship Season upon us, we wanted to remind everyone that

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Rip Current Sports continues to grow!

Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Body Position, Dual Boards, Kicking, Rip Current Sports, Training Aids

Press Release- July 5, 2022 Rip Current Sports, the innovative company that designs and provides the Dual Board technology has

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RMSC takes down 10 & Under NAG Relay record at MD States!

Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022 RFTW editor 2 Comments Mixed200FR10andUnder, NAGRelayRecord, RMSCNAGRecordRelay

By Reach for the Wall Staffphoto courtesy Brian Cheng, RMSC Rockville, MD June 3-5 2022 The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club

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USA Swimming Scholastic All America Applications Now Available

Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming has opened the application process for the 2021-2022 Academic All America recognition

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NCAP’s Erin Gemmell finishes 2nd in 200 Free at Mare Nostrum

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Erin Gemmell, Mare Nostrum, NCAP

By Reach for the Wall Staff May 26, 2022 Barcelona, Spain- Erin Gemmell of Nation’s Capital competed in the 200

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Nation’s Capital seeking coaches for the Fall season!

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment Assistant Coach, NationsCapital, NCAP, swimjobs
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