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
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who dutifully check the ‘National Day Calendar‘ to see what
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Marcus Chen The ISCA Elite Showcase started off Wednesday April 13th, with
Read moreBy Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 4th post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The first weeks of December saw a flurry of activity on the pool decks
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Lead photo screencap from US Open 400 Free courtesy USA Swimming (Gemmell & Ledecky)
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who were named by USA Swimming to
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff There was a lot of activity in and around the DMV from the last
Read moreBy Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Ok, so we’re a bit late in providing recaps from Friday & Saturday because
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events that had swimmers from the DMV included the Women’s 100 Freestyle Prelims
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The second event of Wednesday night’s finals was Women’s 200 Freestyle, where Katie Ledecky
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Tuesday night’s session started with the Women’s 200 Freestyle semifinal where the local hopeful
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Throughout the prelims and semifinals of the Women’s 100 Butterfly, Torri Huske (AAC) took
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The last night of Finals featured several current and former PVS swimmers vying for
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The 3rd night of finals started off with the Women’s 400 Freestyle. In the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Last night’s final session was a bit unique for a Championship level meet in
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Camille Spink (NCAP) wasted no time in setting the pace in the 100 Freestyle,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Friday, June 4th, swimmers from PVS will hit the water in Omaha to kick
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As announced in January, the Olympic Trials meet is separated into two Waves- Wave
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday’s finals include the 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, and 200 Breaststroke. We’ll also give
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff While several PVS clubs travelled to Richmond for the Super Sectional meet, NCAP decided
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The night of finals started off with the ‘other’ grueling event…the 200 Butterfly. Two
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Friday was a ‘lighter’ day for finals, however not light on the toughness of
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff With four weeks to go until Olympic Trials, many within the Eastern Zone are
Read moreBy contributor David Meisel April 23-25, Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) hosted a meet consisting of their swimmers from their
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The month of April has been busy around the DMV, with 6 PVS sanctioned
Read moreBy Contributor David Meisel It’s April 7th, two months from when the first round of Olympic Trial Swimming Athletes will
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff While some PVS teams ventured to Orlando for the NCSA Spring Invite, others stayed
Read moreBy Contributor Nick Kulick With the current global pandemic closing swim meets to spectators, many parents are missing the opportunity
Read moreBy Contributor David Meisel With this week’s announcement that the 2020(2021) U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be split into two
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release from Thursday 1/21, USA Swimming announced they will honor the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Earlier today (12/14/2020) USA Swimming updated their database with results for all the meets
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events consisted of the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle and 400 IM and the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Occoquan Swimming (OCCS) kicked off their ‘Meet of Champions’ last night, which is the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff Saturday night was a chance for the mid-distance swimmers to flex their muscles, with
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Well if Day 1 didn’t get your excitement going for fast swimming, Day 2
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Championship week is here! Across the country, LSC’s are holding the 18 & Under
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming is hosting the first major competition of the Fall with the Toyota
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The past few weeks we’ve seen a welcomed return to competitive swimming, with PVS
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The ISL held their opening day press conference at 9am on 9/9, with a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Leading into, and resulting from the USA Swimming annual convention held (virtually) September 24-26,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Lead graphic courtesy of USA Swimming Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff (links and procedures provided courtesy of Potomac Valley Swimming) In a normal season, the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff 8/24/2020: In the county council meeting which started at 9:30am this morning, a discussion
Read moreWe 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.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff 8/11/2020: USA Swimming and the USA Swimming Foundation provided a press release today to
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,
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