Olympic Trials: Day 1
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
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
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
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
By Reach for the Wall Staff Camille Spink (NCAP) wasted no time in setting the pace in the 100 Freestyle,
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Olympic Trials Wave I Info and Friday Swims
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!
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!
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.
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Olympic Trials: PVS Swimmers qualify with 2 weeks to go for Wave 1
By Reach for the Wall Staff As announced in January, the Olympic Trials meet is separated into two Waves- Wave
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Super Sectionals- Sunday Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday’s finals include the 200 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, and 200 Breaststroke. We’ll also give
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Many Olympic Trials Cuts Achieved at NCAP Elite Qualifier
By Reach for the Wall Staff While several PVS clubs travelled to Richmond for the Super Sectional meet, NCAP decided
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Super Sectionals- PVS Finalists Saturday Night
By Reach for the Wall Staff The night of finals started off with the ‘other’ grueling event…the 200 Butterfly. Two
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Super Sectionals Day 2- PVS swimmers in Finals
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday was a ‘lighter’ day for finals, however not light on the toughness of
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PVS Swimmers Top the Leaderboard in Day 1 of Super Sectionals
By Reach for the Wall Staff With four weeks to go until Olympic Trials, many within the Eastern Zone are
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International Water Safety Day
By Reach for the Wall Staff May 15 is International Water Safety Day. In approximately two weeks time, all the
Read moreFitter and Faster Rolls Out Camp Schedule for the DMV
Content provided by Fitter and Faster The long course season has arrived & summer Leagues are coming soon, take advantage
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A Message about Your College Essay: You Are More Than Your Metrics
By Michelle Brafman This is the time of year when high school seniors and I find each other. I am
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NCAP holds first meet in Montgomery County MD since March 2020
By contributor David Meisel April 23-25, Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) hosted a meet consisting of their swimmers from their
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Splashing Around the DMV in April
By Reach for the Wall Staff The month of April has been busy around the DMV, with 6 PVS sanctioned
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Walter Johnson Swim and Dive: Celebrating the season lost to COVID
By Contributors David Meisel and Becky Umhofer June 6th, 2021 a new senior class will graduate from Walter Johnson High
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And the Band plays on…
By Contributor David Meisel It’s April 7th, two months from when the first round of Olympic Trial Swimming Athletes will
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2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 4 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Sunday night the meet concluded with the 11-12’s competing in the 200 IM, 100
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2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 3 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff The second night of finals was held Saturday with the 11-12’s competing in the
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2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 2 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Friday night was the first finals that was held in separate sessions with the
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2021 PV SC Champs Wave III: Day 1 Results
By Reach for the Wall Staff Day 1 of the Wave III meet included the distance events, 500 Freestyle for
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2021 PV SC Championship Series – Wave III
By Reach for the Wall Staff The last meet in the PVS Championship Series, which showcases the 11-14 year old
Read moreFitter and Faster Race Strategy Camp Series comes to The St. James
Content provided by Fitter and Faster Are you ready to kickstart your Spring training and obtain strategies for attacking your
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PVS Championship Series: Wave II, PVS records go down!
By Reach for the Wall Staff While some PVS teams ventured to Orlando for the NCSA Spring Invite, others stayed
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NCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 5
By Reach for the Wall Staff The final day of competition is underway in Orlando, with the athletes competing in
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NCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 4
By Reach for the Wall Staff Heading into the final two days of swimming, PVS swimmers and teams have made
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NCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 3
By Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Free, 400 IM, 100 Backstroke and 200 Free Relay.
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NCSA Spring Invite 2021: Day 2
By Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s events are the 200 Fly, 50 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke and 800 Free Relay.
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NCSA Spring Invite 2021
By Reach for the Wall Staff After a one-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, the National Club Swimming Association
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PVS Spring Championship Meets start this Week!
By Reach for the Wall Staff It was a year ago almost to the day when the swimming community was
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THE ROSE BOWL AQUATICS CENTER WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JIMMY FRANCIS
Pasadena, CA – Monday, March 8, 2021, Following a comprehensive national search of 100 qualified candidates, the Rose Bowl Aquatics
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VISAA tops off their season with virtual championship!
By Reach for the Wall Staff The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association provided a ‘virtual’ opportunity for participating schools to
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VHSL Class 6 Champs recap: Yorktown Girls win team title on a record setting day!
By Reach for the Wall Staff Update 2/27: Thanks for the feedback from our readers, who pointed out the while
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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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