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Archive for August, 2010
Thanks … we’ll see you all soon
Friday, August 27th, 2010As everyone heads back to school, we at Reach for the Wall wanted to thank all our readers for our second successful summer season. Spread the word that we’ll be covering high school swimming as we did last winter and could use as many results as you can send us. Read on for details…
‘A long way to go’
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010Michael Phelps’s performance this week at the Pan Pacific Championships has reflected his sporadic attention recently to his sport.
Lochte falls short of 200-meter IM word record
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010Ryan Lochte won a gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley, touching the wall in 1 minute 54.43 seconds, 0.33 seconds short of a world record time.
Hoff, Sutton earn Team USA spots
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Only two U.S. women competed in Friday night’s 400-meter final at the Pan Pacific swimming Championships. But a total of four Americans had a huge stake in the outcome: A spot in next year’s world championship meet in Shanghai.
Katie Hoff shut out in Pan Pacs 400 free
Friday, August 20th, 2010Just two weeks after a convincing victory in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. championships, Katie Hoff failed to advance to Friday’s final in the event at the Pan Pacific Championships when she was outraced to wall in her heat by Great Fall’s Kate Ziegler.
With a nod to his past, Lezak focuses on future
Friday, August 20th, 2010Though he’s focused on his current races at the Pan Pacific Championships, U.S. swimmer Jason Lezak is happy to talk about past accomplishments, including his relay-winning moment in Beijing.
Phelps fails to qualify for Pan Pacs 400IM final
Thursday, August 19th, 2010UPDATED (8/20): Michael Phelps watched U.S. teammates Ryan Lochte and Tyler Clary put up sizzling times in a preliminary heat of the 400-meter individual medley Thursday morning at the Pan Pacific Championships. For Phelps, there was no doubt. He knew he couldn’t beat either of them in his heat minutes later. Also, Rebecca Soni nearly sets a world record and Natalie Coughlin wins twice.
Phelps, Lochte start impressively at Pan Pacs
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Michael Phelps easily wins his first final of the Pan Pacific Championships, but Ryan Lochte also dominates his first event and threatens to put a dent in Phelps’s reputation as early as Thursday night.
Hoff, Ziegler take the plunge, again
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010After time off following Olympic failure and burnout, Katie Hoff and Kate Ziegler are back in the pool
Eastern Zones age group championship results
Monday, August 16th, 2010Ten-year-old Isabella Rongione won six events and helped three relay teams to victories as Potomac Valley won the team title in last week’s LC Eastern Zone Age Group Championships in Rockville. The complete list of locals who finished in the top 3 is inside.
Even without supersuits, world records may fall
Saturday, August 14th, 2010American athletes and coaches cite recent strong performances at nationals as evidence that the best swimmers can close the gap more quickly than expected since high-tech bodysuits were banned.
2010 summer top girls’ times
Saturday, August 14th, 2010Here are the area’s girls’ individual top times this summer
2010 summer season boys’ top times
Friday, August 13th, 2010Here are the area’s boys’ individual top times this summer (girls coming tomorrow):
Hu takes 13th in butterfly at Jr. Nationals
Thursday, August 12th, 201014-year-old Janet Hu had the day’s best result of any local Wednesday at USA Swimming’s Junior National Championships, taking 13th in the 100 butterfly in 1:01.97.
Pawlowicz posts two top-10s at Jr. Nationals
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010All-Met Girls’ Swimmer of the Year Kaitlin Pawlowicz, a rising senior at Oakton High, continued her fast-paced week on Tuesday night, finishing ninth in the 400 IM at the USA Swimming Junior National Championships in Irvine, Calif. On Monday night, Pawlowicz finished second in the 200 butterfly.
Fletcher adds another record at NVSL All-Stars
Monday, August 9th, 20102009 All-Met Swimmer of the Year Sean Fletcher set his 17th NVSL record on Saturday atin his final meet, while nearly two dozen swimmers won multiple titles in two season-ending all-star meets.
Record-breaking is a family affair at ODSL All-Stars
Friday, August 6th, 2010Kaleigh Rosenburg won the family battle of setting league records at last weekend’s Old Dominion Swim League All-Star meet. She set two, and her older brother, Damon, had one.
11-year-old finds challenge is dangerous
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010One of the area’s top younger swimmers, 11-year-old Neal McElhattan had a dangerous experience when he tried to swim 50 meters underwater last week.
Summer swimming takes a new turn in college
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Once most swimmers get to college they no longer swim for local club teams. Does that mean that summers in the pool become more relaxing for them? Hardly.
Records fall as seasons wane
Monday, August 2nd, 2010With all-star and divisional meets in full swings, times — and records — keep dropping.
