Views From the Crowd- Olympic Trials!
By: Reach for the Wall Staff; Photos by Sam Meisel Reach for the Wall contributor, Sam Meisel, is in Indianapolis
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USA Swimming
5 Questions With a Trials Qualifier: Erin Gemmell
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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!
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!!
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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
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
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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National Learn to Swim Day: May 21, 2022
By Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who dutifully check the ‘National Day Calendar‘ to see what
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