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
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In the 3rd night of finals, the session events included the 200 Breaststroke, 200
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Thursday’s events consisted of the 100 Breaststroke, 200 Freestyle and 400 IM and the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Occoquan Swimming (OCCS) kicked off their ‘Meet of Champions’ last night, which is the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend reminded us how much we enjoy watching swimming in the DMV and
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff Saturday night was a chance for the mid-distance swimmers to flex their muscles, with
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Well if Day 1 didn’t get your excitement going for fast swimming, Day 2
Read morePVS Swimmers excel on Day 1 of 18 & Under Champs
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Championship week is here! Across the country, LSC’s are holding the 18 & Under
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff USA Swimming is hosting the first major competition of the Fall with the Toyota
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff During the month of October, PVS clubs hosted or attended 15 meets across the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The past few weeks we’ve seen a welcomed return to competitive swimming, with PVS
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff The ISL held their opening day press conference at 9am on 9/9, with a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Leading into, and resulting from the USA Swimming annual convention held (virtually) September 24-26,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff In a press release issued today by Governor Larry Hogan, he announced that High
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Lead graphic courtesy of USA Swimming Congratulations goes out to these PVS athletes who
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff (links and procedures provided courtesy of Potomac Valley Swimming) In a normal season, the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff 8/24/2020: In the county council meeting which started at 9:30am this morning, a discussion
Read moreWe 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.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff 8/11/2020: USA Swimming and the USA Swimming Foundation provided a press release today to
Read moreBy Michelle Brafman When my husband heard that the Montgomery County Public Schools planned to cancel the upcoming swim season,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff With the recent announcements by Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s , Washington DC
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff This weekend would have been the annual All-Star meet (Relay
Read moreAthlete 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…
Read moreBy Contributor Jason Blanken and Reach for the Wall Staff After reading our 5-part series detailing the top times achieved
Read moreBy R. Miller; Exclusively written for reachforthewall.org A swimmer’s diet can be very tricky. After all, they require massive amounts
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Well here we are, the 5th installation of the series…the grand
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall staff and anonymous contributor This is the 4th of our series of posts containing the
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributor Every season the MCSL holds a showcase where the top 8
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors As mentioned in the Top Swims by 8 & Unders, we
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff and anonymous contributors This past week we received an email from a contributor that
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom Stay with me on this one… The weather could not have been more cooperative. Sunny, hot,
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff This week, The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA), released its high school All
Read moreBy Contributor Emily Lilyestrom A virtual swim season. What does “virtual” mean? It’s something in practice; generated by computer; or
Read moreMontgomery County Swim League (MCSL) may be be cancelled for Summer 2020, but it hasn’t stopped the Clarksburg Village Vikings
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Monday, June 22 marks the first day swimmers from the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
Read moreAs Montgomery County moves into Phase 2 of reopening 5PM June 19, 2020 a number of pools have announced their
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff PVS churns out some wicked fast swimmers and really bright kids. We’ve put together
Read moreContent provided by Fitter and Faster Fitter and Faster is coming to DC all summer at two locations for High
Read moreBy Contributor Mandy Sanidad During this difficult period of time with the coronavirus, many people have had difficulties getting a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As several areas of the DMV are able to (or will be able to
Read moreOccoquan Swimming (Manassas, VA) has partnered with Pleasant Valley Recreation Association (Chantilly) to provide lap swimming to the local swim community in Phase 1 of the Forward Virginia re-opening campaign. The attached press release provides a look at the program and how it works to safely get swimmers from various clubs in the area – including swimmers from US Masters and College programs – back in the water.
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff After a frustrating couple of days in Montgomery County MD, we’ve mustered the energy
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff We had hoped to be writing about how many pools in the area were
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As the announcements pile up we are stunned and disappointed at the realization that
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Today’s workout comes from USA Swimming National Team member and Breaststroker, Nic Fink. Nic
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #WorkoutWednesday Today’s workout comes from a Twitter post we found while searching for a#WorkoutWednesday…Which
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff Through a variety of contacts, Reach for the Wall has become aware of a
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff #TechniqueTuesday Today, Russell Mark, from USA Swimming is providing a 30 minute session to
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff A few more days pass and we learn of additional closures of summer leagues
Read moreBy Reach for the Wall Staff As soon as we get information out on area swim leagues (NVSL, PWSL/ODSL) and
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