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Written by Lauren Essig, Photographs by David Wheeler On a sweltering hot Sunday, 134 swimmers from 5 different swim teams joined together

  by Karin Twilde-Sheifer. Tommy Hallock of Oak Hill, VA broke not one, but two Northern Virginia Swim League (NVSL) league

By: Mitchell Pleasure, Head Coach of the Hunters Creek Stingrays Every year in the middle of July, Herndon’s large summer

We recently published an article highlighting MaiMai, a swimmer who inspires us.   We want to take a moment now to

7-9-2016 | Paul Parry NVSL 2016 continues to be a wicked-fast season as a fivesome of league records went down

By Hannah Gould* / Contributor. From Olympic Trials to your neighborhood pool, you will notice many young female swimmers are

By Reach for the Wall staff.   [Editor’s Note.  The official ranking list and psych sheets for Coaches Long Course

By Rich House. As a swimmer growing up in DC on one of the largest teams in USA swimming, the

Summer Swim, PVS meets and High School meets require many volunteers at meets.  This article will highlight who is generally responsible for

Key Info: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 26 – July 3) at Century Link Center in Omaha Nebraska Event

Key Info: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 26 – July 3) at Century Link Center in Omaha Nebraska Event

This is the second in a series of articles that highlight swimmers that you might want to keep an eye on

Key Info: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 26 – July 3) at Century Link Center in Omaha Nebraska Event

Key Info: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (June 26 – July 3) at Century Link Center in Omaha Nebraska Event

Some of the most popular features on Reach For The Wall are the analytic tools that allow readers to view

By Jenni Halem / Contributor. We recently posted Five Tips To Get The Most Out Of Summer Swimming, a must

By Hannah Gould / Contributor Summer swimming is always a time for fun, no matter what age or skill level

This is the first in a series of articles that highlight swimmers that you might want to keep an eye

We recently published A Look at the NVSL talking about the heritage and spirit of the Northern Virginia Swimming League. 

The suspense is killing us!!  Bright and early tomorrow (Saturday, June 18) begins the first official meets in the Montgomery

PVS Community, It’s GO Time! If you want: A competition ready Aquatics and Fitness Facility A competition ready fourth synthetic-turf

  Check out this amazing video about PVS Olympic Trials Qualifier Maddie Donohoe (she swims for FISH). It’s hard enough

By York Swim Club staff. [Editor note].  PVS Swimming is one of the top LSC’s in the country, due in

By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. This is another in a series of articles that highlight the summer swim leagues in

By Reach for the Wall Staff Writers. As noted in our story on the Northern Virginia Swimming League (NVSL), the

No one has to tell swimmers that the bond that they have with their teammates is lifelong.  Check out this

In case you missed them, below are links to some nice articles about swimming / swimmers in the DMV: Strokes