NVSL preview: Biggest divisional movers for 2015
(Bryan Flahert/For The Washington Post) Seeding the 102 teams of the NVSL into 17 divisions is a daunting task. Once placed, teams are then faced with their own mountains to climb. Here are five of the...
View ArticleWith commitment to Stanford, Megan Byrnes finds familiarity on the West Coast
Megan Byrnes, a four-time Virginia state champion, announced her verbal commitment to Stanford Friday night. (Bryan Flaherty/For The Washington Post) In the last five years a new California Trail has...
View ArticleHighlands’ mixed age relay takes an alternative route to all-star berth
Diego Cruzado, the Whomping Turltles’ 13-14 leg of their mixed age boys’ relay, swimming in a dual meet against Overlee on July 11. (Photo by Wayne Stocks) The experience of an alternate is all or...
View ArticleOverlee outpaces predictions, Chesterbrook for repeat Division 1 title
(Bryan Flaherty/For The Washington Post) In a sport so rooted in numbers, progressions and predictability, a summer league dual meet rarely follows its given script. There is the score on paper. Then...
View ArticlePhoebe Bacon, Brett Feyerick complete 11-12 domination at the 2015 MCSL...
(Bryan Flaherty/For The Washington Post) Phoebe Bacon jumped around behind Lane 4 adjusting her cap nervously as the heat before hers finished. When the swimmers cleared the pool, the 12-year-old...
View Article5 things to watch at the 2015 NVSL All-Stars
(Bryan Flaherty/For The Washington Post) After six weeks of racing, 255 dual meets, 17 divisional championships, Northern Virginia swimming’s “Granddaddy of Them All” will conclude another summer...
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