Breakfast of Champions
The donut has long been a staple of summer swimmers across the DMV, here we take a look at some history of the donut and a few options in the area for consumption!
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Seals Top Marlins in Battle of the Potomac
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals entered Week 5 of the Prince William Swim League in a three-way tie
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Piedmont Stays Undefeated
By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Many of the graduating Piedmont seniors show their Tsunami spirit before the meet. Pictured
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Sun, Friends, and Dropped Time: The Tale of a B Meet
By Contributor: Lauren Essig On Wednesday, July 11 the Manchester Farm Dolphins traveled to the Darnestown Swim and Racquet Club
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PWSL Week Four: Bridlewood BWaves vs Victory Lakes Piranhas
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Weather plays a key role in summer swim and Saturday came in with a cool breeze
Read moreAround the DMV as seen on Twitter
This week, the NVSL had their third weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and Prince-Mont held their 4th week. There
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Seals Renew Rivalry With Blue Dolphins
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals traveled from their home along the shores of the Potomac River to the
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MCSL Long Course 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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Piedmont Topples Sudley!
PWSL Week 4, Piedmont goes to 4-0 with their first-time win over Sudley!
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Invitation to Manchester Farm Mini Meet
Mini Meet – Sunday July 15th 9:00AM Join the Manchester Farm Dolphins in Germantown MD as it hosts its fifteenth
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JULY FOURTH: STARS AND STRIPES INVITATIONAL
By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Photo Credits: Colleen Corrado Kicking off the Fourth of July festivities in true “Swim Family” fashion,
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Around the Leagues
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Now that each league is well underway with their dual meet seasons, we’ll take
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PWSL: Tsunamis Improve to 3-0!
By Contributor: Ron Spink Featured Image: Abby McMurrer and Abby Hubert, two of the teammates who outperformed on the Piedmont 8&U
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Hot, Humid and Down to the Wire
By Contributor: Lauren Essig Photographs by Patrick Ferrara Sunday, July 1 Manchester Farm Swim Team in Germantown, MD hosted the
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DMV Swimmers Earn NISCA All America Awards
By: Reach for the Wall Staff The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) has released its high school All America
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PWSL Week Three: Bridlewood BWaves at Wellington Dolphins
PWSL Bridlewood BWaves move to 3-0 in dual meet competition ahead of the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Invitational.
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PWSL: Seals Battle Mako’s in 2nd closest meet of the week!
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals welcomed the Meadowbrook Makos June 30 in their first meeting since 2016. This
Read moreAround the DMV as seen on Twitter- Part Deux
This week, the NVSL had their second weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and PrinceMont held their 3rd week. Despite
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The Heat is on!
According to the Capital Weather Gang, the temperatures (and humidity) in the area are jumping right into the oppressive range
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Tsunamis Stay Perfect at Home
By Contributor: Ron Spink Featured Image: Tsunami Christian Mulroe powers through his record breaking swim in the Boys 8 and Under
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Seals Notch 42 First Place Finishes in Loss to Frogs
Southbridge and Dale City go head-to-head in week 2 of PWSL
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Week Two: Bridlewood BWaves vs. Braemar Blasters
PWSL Week 2 showdown in the Blue Division, Bridlewood and Braemar
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Around the DMV as seen on Twitter
Every swim league in the area held a meet this weekend- MCSL, NVSL, PWSL, PrinceMont and PVS!!! Check out or results section to see how your swimmer did!
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MCSL turns 60!
MCSL kicks off its 60th year of competition with a new logo!
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Tsunamis Storm Through Home Opener
Piedmont Tsunamis overwhelm Ashland Stingrays in PWSL Week 1 Competition
Read morePWSL- Bridlewood vs Kingsbrooke Recap
Bridlewood begins their quest to repeat as Red division Champs, Daniel sisters (Kingsbrooke) set league marks!
Read morePWSL Week 1-SEALS TOP SEAHAWKS
By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals started off their 2018 Prince William Swim League summer season with a win
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Reach for the Wall .org!
Reach for the Wall has re-launched on .org!
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USA Swimming Make A Splash turns 10
The 10th Annual Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66 kicks-off a 4-stop event in the DMV
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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on Wednesday, May 23,2018, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn
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National Water Safety Month
We are about a week away from all the neighborhood outdoor pools opening in the DMV and would like to
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PVS College Knowledge Fair
By Reach for the Wall staff. Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) is sponsoring a College Knowledge Fair on Saturday, May 12,
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Tiny Infinities
By Michelle Brafman (www.michellebrafman.com)* [Editor’s note: Below is a review by Michelle Brafman of a new book by J.H. Diehl called
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RFTW Swimmer of the Year, All-DMV Team, and ‘Who Swam It Fastest’ in 2017-18
By Reach for the Wall staff. The high school season concluded about a month ago, allowing us some time to take
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2018 Speedo Sectionals Region 2 (South)
In a prior post titled, ‘What are Zones and Sectionals’ , we covered the structure of the LSC’s and Zones and
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Age Group Championship Meets
Last week PVS held their 14 & Under Championship meet, which was very fast, with many 13-14 aged swimmers achieving
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Tech Suits- Is 12 too young?
By Guest Contributor: Gabi Meisel You’re on the blocks. You hear the crowd roaring. You fasten your goggles and get
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2018 NCSA Spring Championship
By Reach for the Wall Staff. Eight teams from Potomac Valley have travelled to Orlando, Florida for the 2018 National Club Swimming
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USA Swimming and Safe Sport
By Reach for the Wall Staff. This past week, we have seen the resignation of two prominent USA Swimming officials,
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2018 MPSSAA State Swimming And Diving Championships
By Reach for the Wall staff. Below is key information regarding each of the following Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic
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Conversation with James Madison head coach Andrew Foos
By: Rich House In this conversation, I check in with with Andrew Foos, head coach, at James Madison High School.
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VHSL Class 5 and 6 State Meet Information
By Reach for the Wall staff. Below is key information regarding the 2018 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 5 and
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Shortage of Pool Space in DMV
By Reach for the Wall Staff. The Washington DC metro area (i.e., DMV) is a hotbed for swimming, but a
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Sherwood Girls, Churchill Boys Win Metros
By Reach for the Wall staff. A loud and packed crowd rocked Germantown Indoor Swim Center last night during finals
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2018 Metros Psych Sheet and Schedule (updated times & final score predictions)
By Reach for the Wall staff. Below is key information regarding the 2018 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships (Metros),
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Championship Weekend: WMPSSDL, VHSL Regionals and MCPS Divisionals
By Reach for the Wall staff. High school swimming enters its second weekend of Championship meets, with the Washington Metropolitan
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Boys Top Ten Times- High School
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Updated to include results from the 2/3-2/4 weekend. Perhaps some incentive for the other
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Girls Top Ten Times- High School
By: Reach for the Wall Staff Updated to include results from the 2/3-2/4 weekend. Perhaps some incentive for the other
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Ten Meet Records Fall at Private Middle School Champs
By Barb Harris, Guest Contributor. The Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland hosted 33 teams in the 18th Annual Washington Metropolitan
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Podcast #2, a conversation with Jason Blanken from B-CC
By: Rich House In this conversation, I check in with with Jason Blanken, head coach at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
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