Everyone’s Favorite RFTW Feature
In case you took a break from hitting REFRESH all weekend — Our Virtual Meet Simulator is up and running
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MCSL – The Nuts and Bolts
Summer swim season is in full swing. Practices started two weeks ago, and some teams have already had their first
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RMSC takes down 10 & Under NAG Relay record at MD States!
By Reach for the Wall Staffphoto courtesy Brian Cheng, RMSC Rockville, MD June 3-5 2022 The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
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USA Swimming Scholastic All America Applications Now Available
By Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming has opened the application process for the 2021-2022 Academic All America recognition
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NCAP’s Erin Gemmell finishes 2nd in 200 Free at Mare Nostrum
By Reach for the Wall Staff May 26, 2022 Barcelona, Spain- Erin Gemmell of Nation’s Capital competed in the 200
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National Learn to Swim Day: May 21, 2022
By Reach for the Wall Staff For those of you who dutifully check the ‘National Day Calendar‘ to see what
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PVS Swimmers poised to compete at US World Championship Trials
By Reach for the Wall Staff Tuesday April 26 through Saturday April 30, the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North
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ISCA Elite Showcase NBAC Wins Team Title, All Star Aquatics Finishes 2nd!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, Pictures courtesy Marcus Chen St. Petersburg, Florida, April 16– North Baltimore Aquatics held a
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ISCA Elite Showcase Thursday & Friday: PVS swimmers win events, All Star Aquatics in the hunt for team titles!!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Marcus Chen The ISCA Elite Showcase started off Wednesday April 13th, with
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ISCA Elite Showcase Day 1 Results: PVS swimmers find the podium!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, all photos courtesy Marcus Chen If you haven’t attended this meet in the past
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ISCA Elite Showcase-East kicks off today!
By Reach for the Wall Staff April 13 2022, St. Petersburg Florida- The 2022 ISCA Elite Showcase Classic – East
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Speedo Sectionals Day 4
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 4th post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 3
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 3rd post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 2
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert This is the 2nd post of the 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach
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Speedo Sectionals Day 1
By Contributor Brenten Gilbert Note: We received a 4-part series from Brenten Gilbert, a contributor to Reach for the Wall,
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Occoquan Swimming takes Speedo Sectional Title!
By Reach for the Wall Staff March 25-27 in Christiansburg VA, the 2022 Eastern Zone Sectional Meet was competed, consisting
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Nation’s Capital captures team title at NCSA Jr National’s
By Reach for the Wall Staff (lead photo courtesy NCAP Facebook page) Saturday night March 19 the 20th NCSA Junior
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PVS Teams at the top of the leaderboard at NCSA JR NATS
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
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
By Reach for the Wall Staff Starting Tuesday March 15, through March 19, the National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) is
Read moreRip Current Sports brings Dual Boards to the DMV!
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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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
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
Lane, Tomley Named to GW Swimming & Diving Staff
Thomas sets staff for 2021-22
Recruiting Tips for Club Coaches (and swimmers)
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
DMV native joins Buff and Blue staff from Ohio State
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Tsunamis Surge to Perfection in Blue Division Championships
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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
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!
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!
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!
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
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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