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Jack Conger still not satisfied; Michael Phelps ‘in a great place’ entering...
Jack Conger competes in the men’s 100-meter butterfly finals at the the U.S. swimming nationals Saturday. Conger finished second behind Michael Phelps. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Twice this week Jack...
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Three Potomac Valley swimmers named to U.S. roster for junior worlds
SAN ANTONIO, TX – AUGUST 09: Cassidy Bayer competes in the Women’s 200 LC Meter Backstroke during the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships at the Northside Swim Center on August 9, 2015 in San...
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Michael Phelps has new endorsement deal with Baltimore razor company
Michael Phelps’s agent expects the 18-time gold medalist to add more sponsors ahead of his 2016 Olympics run. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) Michael Phelps is signing on as an investor and spokesperson...
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Lessons from a 16-year-old swimmer’s ‘on fleek’ life — and her extraordinary...
Abby Shapiro, 16, who died last week from osteosarcoma. (Courtesy of Shapiro family) Abby Shapiro’s death can teach us one simple thing: The small ways you live your life every day are what matter....
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Katie Ledecky tabbed USA Swimming’s top athlete for third straight year
Katie Ledecky poses with the award for the best female swimmer at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in August. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images) Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky was named USA...
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Katie Ledecky named to TIME’s most influential teens of 2015 list
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning in the women’s 200 freestyle at the FINA World Championships. in August (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters) The accolades won’t stop rolling in for USA Swimming’s top...
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Katie Ledecky goes sub-9 minutes to crush American record in 1,000 free
(Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images) Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky set the American record in the 1,000- yard freestyle at the Nation’s Capital Swim Club Invitational in College Park. Ledecky, 18,...
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[Katie Ledecky goes sub-9 minutes to crush American record in 1,000 free] Katie Ledecky became the first woman in history to go sub-9 minutes in the 1,000-yard freestyle Sunday night. In fact, she...
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For Katie Ledecky, the biggest change is of pace
Katie Ledecky receives an award at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles in Los Angeles last month. (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) Six laps to go now, so far under the pace that she is no longer chasing another...
View ArticleReachforthewall says goodbye and thank you
To the Reachforthewall community, We are very sad to announce that Reachforthewall.com will be shutting down effective immediately. When we launched this website in June of 2009, we had the ambitious...
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