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The PWSL Red Division held their championship meet July 28th with the Bridlewood BWAVES and Ashland Stingrays traveling to Dominion Valley Sharks. The BWaves emerged victorious as back-to-back Red Division Champions. The final tally was as follows: BWaves – 3990.5, Sharks – 3870.5, and Stingrays – 3644.
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By Contributor: Jim Riley Southbridge 4015, Stonewall Park 3524, Old Bridge 3406 The Southbridge Seals capped off their 2018 summer
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By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Photo Credits: Ginger Carroll Lead photo: Seniors entered the pool deck through a tunnel of teammates to celebrate
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We received notice of this tragic loss earlier today and have included a message from the organizer of the GoFundMe
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By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Sedonah Traister scores points for the Tsunami Girls in the 10 & Under 100 IM
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By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals hosted the Virginia Oaks Sea Devils for the first time since 2010 in
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By Contributor: Emily Lilyestrom Photo Credits: John R. Lilyestrom The B meet season came to a close on Wednesday night with our
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By: Reach for the Wall Staff July 14th marked the 5th week of dual meet competition in MCSL and Prince-Mont.
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PWSL week 5 pitted two undefeated teams, Bridlewood from the Blue division and Piedmont from the Red.
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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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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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By Contributor: Ron Spink Lead Photo: Many of the graduating Piedmont seniors show their Tsunami spirit before the meet. Pictured
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By Contributor: Lauren Essig On Wednesday, July 11 the Manchester Farm Dolphins traveled to the Darnestown Swim and Racquet Club
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By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Weather plays a key role in summer swim and Saturday came in with a cool breeze
Read moreThis week, the NVSL had their third weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and Prince-Mont held their 4th week. There
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By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals traveled from their home along the shores of the Potomac River to the
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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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PWSL Week 4, Piedmont goes to 4-0 with their first-time win over Sudley!
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Mini Meet – Sunday July 15th 9:00AM Join the Manchester Farm Dolphins in Germantown MD as it hosts its fifteenth
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By Contributor: Brenten Gilbert Photo Credits: Colleen Corrado Kicking off the Fourth of July festivities in true “Swim Family” fashion,
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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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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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By Contributor: Lauren Essig Photographs by Patrick Ferrara Sunday, July 1 Manchester Farm Swim Team in Germantown, MD hosted the
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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 Bridlewood BWaves move to 3-0 in dual meet competition ahead of the 4th of July Stars and Stripes Invitational.
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By Contributor: Jim Riley The Southbridge Seals welcomed the Meadowbrook Makos June 30 in their first meeting since 2016. This
Read moreThis week, the NVSL had their second weekend of competition while MCSL, PWSL, and PrinceMont held their 3rd week. Despite
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According to the Capital Weather Gang, the temperatures (and humidity) in the area are jumping right into the oppressive range
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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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Southbridge and Dale City go head-to-head in week 2 of PWSL
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PWSL Week 2 showdown in the Blue Division, Bridlewood and Braemar
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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 kicks off its 60th year of competition with a new logo!
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Piedmont Tsunamis overwhelm Ashland Stingrays in PWSL Week 1 Competition
Read moreBridlewood begins their quest to repeat as Red division Champs, Daniel sisters (Kingsbrooke) set league marks!
Read moreBy 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 has re-launched on .org!
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The 10th Annual Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66 kicks-off a 4-stop event in the DMV
Read moreThe 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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We are about a week away from all the neighborhood outdoor pools opening in the DMV and would like to
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By Reach for the Wall staff. Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) is sponsoring a College Knowledge Fair on Saturday, May 12,
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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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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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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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Last week PVS held their 14 & Under Championship meet, which was very fast, with many 13-14 aged swimmers achieving
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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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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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By Reach for the Wall Staff. This past week, we have seen the resignation of two prominent USA Swimming officials,
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By Reach for the Wall staff. Below is key information regarding each of the following Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic
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By: Rich House In this conversation, I check in with with Andrew Foos, head coach, at James Madison High School.
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