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PVS Teams at the top of the leaderboard at NCSA JR NATS

Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday, March 18- Through three nights of Final results, Nation’s Capital leads the way

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The Women’s Sports Policy Working Group And Champion Women Release The Results of Petitions

Mar 17, 2022Mar 17, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Press Release March 14, 2022 Please contact: Dan Cruz 619-925-7671 / dancruz8@me.com (Washington, D.C.) Over 5446 athletes, parents, coaches and

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PVS Clubs in Orlando for NCSA Jr. Nationals

Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Starting Tuesday March 15, through March 19, the National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) is

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Rip Current Sports brings Dual Boards to the DMV!

Mar 14, 2022Mar 30, 2022 RFTW editor 4 Comments

Rip Current Sports Presents a DMV Swim Invention! Dual Boards, the revolutionary new swim aid, have arrived! Elevate your entire body,

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PVS Junior Olympics 14 & Under Champs March 10-13

Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff In a return to ‘normalcy’, PVS is holding the 14&U Junior Olympic Championships at

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GW Men’s Swimming & Diving Rolls to A-10 Title

Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

GENEVA, Ohio – GW men’s swimming and diving completed its dominant run to another Atlantic 10 title on Saturday, adding

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GW Women’s Swimming & Diving Lands Second A-10 Title in Three Years

Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

GENEVA, Ohio – Flexing its impressive depth across the event lineup, GW women’s swimming and diving left no doubt at

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Stone Ridge and Churchill Boys win METRO Titles!

Feb 17, 2022Feb 20, 2022 RFTW editor 2 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 2022 Metro Championship meet successfully concluded Saturday January 12th with Stone Ridge taking

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Washington Metro Championships (METROS) 2022

Feb 10, 2022Feb 12, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming & Diving Championship (METROS) is back! We’re going to

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Championship Season in Full Swing across the DMV!

Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff All across the DMV the various high school conferences held a championship meet. In

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Weekly Wrap up through 1/16

Jan 21, 2022Jan 21, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The high school leagues in Montgomery County and Northern Virginia completed their 4th week

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Results from the Deck through 1/11/2022

Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The meet schedules picked up where they left off in 2021, with Montgomery County,

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Swimming around the DMV through 12/18

Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The first weeks of December saw a flurry of activity on the pool decks

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Swimming Around the DMV 12/1-12/5

Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Lead photo screencap from US Open 400 Free courtesy USA Swimming (Gemmell & Ledecky)

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PVS swimmers excel in and out of the pool!

Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who were named by USA Swimming to

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Stone Ridge and Gonzaga compete against Good Counsel in first dual meet of 2021-22 season!

Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff High School swimming is back! Stone Ridge with their partner school Gonzaga (both 2020

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Elizabeth Beisel Set for Swim to Block Island

Sep 14, 2021Sep 14, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Elizabeth Beisel, a 3-time Olympian who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Games

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Lane, Tomley Named to GW Swimming & Diving Staff

Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

Lane, Tomley Named to GW Swimming & Diving Staff
Thomas sets staff for 2021-22

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Recruiting Tips for Club Coaches (and swimmers)

Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021 RFTW editor 3 Comments high school senior, Recruiting, Rick Paine

Contributor Rick Paine is an expert on the college recruiting process. He is also the Director of Swimming at American College

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Sullivan Named GW Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

Aug 23, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

DMV native joins Buff and Blue staff from Ohio State

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Tsunamis Surge to Perfection in Blue Division Championships

Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Contributor Ron Spink The Piedmont Tsunamis delivered a statement victory Saturday, July 31 for top PWSL honors, closing out

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Capital Water Polo Team Victorious at Junior Olympics

Aug 8, 2021Aug 7, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment water polo

By Contributor Craig Lauinger Lewisville, TX – July 28-Aug 2 – Northern Virginia’s Capital Water Polo Club 16U Boys team

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Swimming Around the DMV

Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff There was a lot of activity in and around the DMV from the last

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MCSL wraps up the 2021 season with the All Star Invitational

Aug 1, 2021Aug 1, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The MCSL season started with a roar back in June after some uncertainty of

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Montgomery County Dive League (MCDL) All Star Meet!

Jul 27, 2021Jul 29, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments Diving, MCDL

By Contributors David Meisel and Kevin Burke Drum roll please!…..That is right! It has been two long years since MCDL

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Notes from the Deck: July in the DMV

Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff What a busy month July has been & there’s still 1 week to go!

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Trials Retrospective- The Meisel’s take on Omaha!

Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Contributor Gabi Meisel After our flight home from a week of fast swimming (which is an understatement), connecting with

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MCSL hosts their mid-summer Long Course Classic

Jul 16, 2021Aug 4, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff After a 1-year interruption, the Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL) hosted their showcase event-

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Things are heating up with summer league swimming!

Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021 RFTW editor 4 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 3rd week of competition has passed for the Northern Virginia (NVSL) and Montgomery

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Summer Leagues in full swing!

Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021 RFTW editor 7 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff This past weekend the Northern Virginia Swim League (NVSL), Montgomery County Swim League (MCSL)

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Olympic Trials Day 6 & 7: Phoebe Bacon is an Olympian!

Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Ok, so we’re a bit late in providing recaps from Friday & Saturday because

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Olympic Trials: Day 5

Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events that had swimmers from the DMV included the Women’s 100 Freestyle Prelims

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Olympic Trials: Day 4, Ledecky has a Historic Double Win!

Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The second event of Wednesday night’s finals was Women’s 200 Freestyle, where Katie Ledecky

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Olympic Trials: Day 3

Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Tuesday night’s session started with the Women’s 200 Freestyle semifinal where the local hopeful

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Olympic Trials Day 2: Torri Huske wins the 100 Butterfly!

Jun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Throughout the prelims and semifinals of the Women’s 100 Butterfly, Torri Huske (AAC) took

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Olympic Trials: Day 1

Jun 14, 2021Jun 16, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The Trials started yesterday & if it’s any indication of what the next 7

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Olympic Trials Wave I: PVS Swimmers Excel on Final Day

Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The last night of Finals featured several current and former PVS swimmers vying for

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Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 3 Results, Day 4 Preview

Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021 RFTW editor 1 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff The 3rd night of finals started off with the Women’s 400 Freestyle. In the

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Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 2 Results, Day 3 Preview

Jun 6, 2021Jun 7, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Last night’s final session was a bit unique for a Championship level meet in

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Camille Spink punches her ticket to Wave II

Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

By Reach for the Wall Staff Camille Spink (NCAP) wasted no time in setting the pace in the 100 Freestyle,

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Great opportunities still available!

Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment Headfirst camps, Summer job, Swim Counselor, Swim Instructor

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Olympic Trials Wave I Info and Friday Swims

Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment Olympic Trials

By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday, June 4th, swimmers from PVS will hit the water in Omaha to kick

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Summer League- coming soon to a neighborhood near you!

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 RFTW editor 6 Comments

By Reach for the Wall Staff While it’s not an ideal weather weekend, we’re so happy to write about pools

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Headfirst Summer Camps now Hiring for Aquatic Program Leaders!

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 RFTW editor 0 Comment

We do more than just teach kids to play sports. In addition to emphasizing leadership and teamwork rather than being the “best” player on a team, we also encourage campers to focus on their physical literacy, which is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a variety of physical activities and environments.