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Archive for July, 2010
Coming down the stretch with an eye on next year
Friday, July 30th, 2010While teams are looking to finish the season strong, how they perform at Divisional meets could have a big impact on next season.
Katis goes through his sprint in slow-motion
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Nobody in the area swims the 50 breaststroke faster than Langley’s Chuck Katis. Sprints like that race require a unique approach. Katis explains how that differs from longer races.
Chesterbrook comes up big at the right time
Monday, July 26th, 2010The place was packed. Old swimmers came out to cheer. Chesterbrook didn’t disappoint, turning in its best performance of the season in its biggest meet.
PVS unveils new misconduct policies
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Potomac Valley Swimming and other organizations make a large-scale effort to tighten and improve sexual misconduct policies in the wake of recent public challenges to USA Swimming’s handling of the problem in the past.
PVS Long Course Age Group Championships moved
Friday, July 23rd, 2010This weekend’s Potomac Valley Long Course Age Group Championships have been moved to Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale after a mechanical malfunction at rendered the pool at Fairland Aquatics Center unusable. Schedule changes inside…
Sudley keeps rolling along
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Sudley might be difficult to find based on its location, but the Seahorses can almost always be found atop the Prince William Swim League.
Swimming tips for the new triathlete
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Bart Forsyth of Arlington was a runner first. He took up the sport in law school, running several road races before taking up marathons. Then, while recovering from a running injury, he became an avid cyclist. And before long, he was thinking about triathlons. The catch? He had no swimming experience at all.
Plombon makes a fundraising splash
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Vienna Woods swimmer Sarah Plombon has conducted a fundraiser this summer to help pay for a “sprayground” that is scheduled to open next year. The facility will be tailored to children with special needs.
Age only a number for Ledecky and Conger
Monday, July 19th, 2010Curl-Burke’s Katie Ledecky, 13, and RMSC’s Jack Conger, 15, each found more success against older competition at this weekend’s Potomac Valley Swimming Long Course Senior Championships.
Record times in the pool … and on the road
Monday, July 19th, 2010On the same day, you have the Potomac Valley Swimming Long Course Championships as well as a dual meet against your team’s biggest rival. Which meet do you choose? For a couple of Rockville Rays, there wasn’t a choice. Do both.
Olney Mill showers its seniors
Friday, July 16th, 2010Summer swim teams find different ways to honor their recently graduated team members. At Olney Mill, the seniors receive laundry baskets full of items they can take to college.
Pepper spices up MCSL record book
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Five meet records fell Tuesday night at the MCSL Coaches’ Long Course Invitational, an annual event, including one that had stood since 1986.
Phelps goes over swimmingly with students
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps gave 40 middle school students from Baltimore a swimming lesson Wednesday.
MCSL swimmers take the long way
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Montgomery County Swim League competitors will test their endurance Tuesday night in the Coaches’ Invitational Long Course meet, in which event lengths are doubled. Ten meet records fell last year.
A CSL tie and undefeated match-ups in the NVSL
Monday, July 12th, 2010Chantilly Highlands and Ashburn Village swim to a tie in the CSL, and four meets that pitted 2-0 teams in the NVSL go a long way toward determining a division champion.
Standing the test of time
Friday, July 9th, 2010Megan Kenna Sharkey bested one of the two oldest MCSL records on the books, and she may break the other. We take a look at some of the oldest summer league records and the allure of league-marks that endure.
Divisional races intensify across the area
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Division races heat up quickly in the summer season, where winning a close meet in week 2 could turn out to be the difference between a division title and second place.
Upsets abound in week 3 in PWSL
Monday, July 5th, 2010Lower division teams toppled their upper division foes in four PWSL meets this weekend, close meets continue to occur in the PMSL and another strong swim by Carderock Spring’s Charlotte Meyer sets up a showdown between undefeated swimmers next week in MCSL’s Division J.
Promoted teams adjust to tougher competition
Friday, July 2nd, 2010Top divisions in the NVSL, MCSL and Prince-Mont Swim League welcomed new teams into the fold for the 2010 season. It’s a welcome promotion for each club, but competing with some of the area’s fastest doesn’t come without growing pains.
