VHSL Class 5 & 6 State Champs
By Reach for the Wall Staff We know we’re a day late on the Class 5 meet which completed competition
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Swim and shop…local!
By Contributor David Meisel Images courtesy Capital Sport and Swim Before Swim Outlet, before Amazon, there were local swim stores
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OCCS Innovates with Live Stream System!
By Contributor Nick Kulick With the current global pandemic closing swim meets to spectators, many parents are missing the opportunity
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The Lure of the Unknown
By Contributor Susan Kasimer I found my love for open water swimming on May 27th, 2001. I was a pool
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Swimming into the weekend…
By Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend, be on the lookout for the the Virginia High School League (VHSL)
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Tickets…Please?
By Contributor David Meisel With this week’s announcement that the 2020(2021) U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be split into two
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USA Swimming 18 & Under Champs: The Awards!
By Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release from Thursday 1/21, USA Swimming announced they will honor the
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The Swimwear Bug
By Contributor Susan Kasimer I have memories of shopping with Sport Fair dating back to 1989. A representative would come
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2020 Fall season: Top 10 swims
By Reach for the Wall Staff It took us a while to locate and compile the results, but this week
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PVS Clubs score in 18 & Under Winter Champs
By Reach for the Wall Staff Earlier today (12/14/2020) USA Swimming updated their database with results for all the meets
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OCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Saturday
By Reach for the Wall Staff In the fourth night of competition, the swimmers competed in the 100 Backstroke, 500
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OCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Friday
By Reach for the Wall Staff In the 3rd night of finals, the session events included the 200 Breaststroke, 200
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OCCS 13 & Over Meet of Champions: Thursday
By Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events consisted of the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle and 400 IM and the
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OCCS 13& Over Meet of Champions
By Reach for the Wall Staff Occoquan Swimming (OCCS) kicked off their ‘Meet of Champions’ last night, which is the
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Recap and Thank You!: 18 & Under Champs Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend reminded us how much we enjoy watching swimming in the DMV and
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Recap: 18 & Under Champs Day 3
By Reach for the Wall staff Saturday night was a chance for the mid-distance swimmers to flex their muscles, with
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Recap: 18 & Under Champs Day 2
By Reach for the Wall Staff Well if Day 1 didn’t get your excitement going for fast swimming, Day 2
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Recap: 18 & Under Champs Day 1
PVS Swimmers excel on Day 1 of 18 & Under Champs
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18 & Under Winter Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff Championship week is here! Across the country, LSC’s are holding the 18 & Under
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Toyota US Open starts today, 11/12!
By Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming is hosting the first major competition of the Fall with the Toyota
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October meet roundup: Top 10 swims
By Reach for the Wall Staff During the month of October, PVS clubs hosted or attended 15 meets across the
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Swimming into the weekend- what to watch Oct 23-27
By Reach for the Wall Staff The past few weeks we’ve seen a welcomed return to competitive swimming, with PVS
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ISL returns to the pool Friday, October 16!
By Reach for the Wall Staff The ISL held their opening day press conference at 9am on 9/9, with a
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USA Swimming 18-Under Winter Championships
By Reach for the Wall Staff Leading into, and resulting from the USA Swimming annual convention held (virtually) September 24-26,
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When will High School Swim Season Commence in Maryland?
By Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release issued today by Governor Larry Hogan, he announced that High
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PVS Swimmers earn Scholastic All American
By Reach for the Wall Staff Lead graphic courtesy of USA Swimming Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who
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PVS News and Notes
By Reach for the Wall Staff (links and procedures provided courtesy of Potomac Valley Swimming) In a normal season, the
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Montgomery County Council will approve PVS plan!
By Reach for the Wall Staff 8/24/2020: In the county council meeting which started at 9:30am this morning, a discussion
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Advocate for Competitive Swimming: #openswimlanesMOCO #competitiveswimming #4perlane
We 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.
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USA Swimming provides Grants to PVS Clubs
By Reach for the Wall Staff 8/11/2020: USA Swimming and the USA Swimming Foundation provided a press release today to
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Swimming in Uncertainty: One Parent’s Musings
By Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,
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Swimming in the DMV: Update 7/27, write your Representatives!!!
By Reach for the Wall Staff With the recent announcements by Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s , Washington DC
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MCSL Record Progression: Coaches’ Long Course Invitational
By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay
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Girls Speak Up: Swimmers Advocate Against Athlete Abuse
Athlete abuse. Whether the problem is verbal harassment, bullying, or sexual abuse, many athletes, male and female, have suffered from some form of that trauma. It looms over us and has become a prominent issue in many sports. Swimming is no stranger to such incidents…
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MCSL History…the Records!
By Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved
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How To Create A Healthy Meal Plan To Complement Swim Training
By R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts
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MCSL Top Swims: The 15-18’s
By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand
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MCSL Top Swims: The 13-14’s
By Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the
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MCSL Top Swims: The 11-12’s
By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8
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MCSL Top Swims: The 9-10’s
By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we
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MCSL Top Swims: The 8 & Unders
By Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that
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To Our Graduates
By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,
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NISCA All American 2020- DMV Swimmers in the Rankings
By Reach for the Wall Staff This week, The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA), released its high school All
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Creativity – At Its Best
By Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or
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Clarksburg Village Virtual Swim Team
Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings
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RMSC returns to practice after 14 weeks
By Reach for the Wall Staff Monday, June 22 marks the first day swimmers from the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
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Ready, Set, SWIM!
As Montgomery County moves into Phase 2 of reopening 5PM June 19, 2020 a number of pools have announced their
Read more2020 PVS Graduates, where are they going?
By Reach for the Wall Staff PVS churns out some wicked fast swimmers and really bright kids. We’ve put together
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Fitter and Faster Announce High Performance camps across the DMV!
Content provided by Fitter and Faster Fitter and Faster is coming to DC all summer at two locations for High
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Stonegate swim team shows their spirit while promoting COVID safety
By Contributor Mandy Sanidad During this difficult period of time with the coronavirus, many people have had difficulties getting a
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