Month: June 2018
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Wk 2 Meet of the Week Preview: Fairfax Station @ Old Keene Mill
 Recap | Free | Back |Breast | Fly | Relays | Preview Our Week 2 Meets of the Week feature teams in the middle divisions of the NVSL, all of which started 2018 with a win. Furthermore, from our perspective, we believe this weekend will be critical in determining the outcome for the divisional crown in D3, D4, D6, and D11. This […]
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Wk 2 Meet of the Week Preview: Hunt Valley @ High Point Pool
Recap |Free | Back |Breast | Fly | Relays | Preview Our Week 2 Meets of the Week feature teams in the middle divisions of the NVSL, all of which started 2018 with a win. Furthermore, from our perspective, we believe this weekend will be critical in determining the outcome for the divisional crown in D3, […]
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Wk 2 Meet of the Week Preview: Villa Aquatic @ Fair Oaks
Recap |Free | Back |Breast | Fly | Relays | Preview Our Week 2 Meets of the Week feature teams in the middle divisions of the NVSL, all of which started 2018 with a win. Furthermore, from our perspective, we believe this weekend will be critical in determining the outcome for the divisional crown in D3, […]
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Wk 2 Meet of the Week Preview: Vienna Woods @ Virginia Run
Recap | Free | Back |Breast | Fly | Relays | Preview Our Week 2 Meets of the Week feature teams in the middle divisions of the NVSL, all of which started 2018 with a win. Furthermore, from our perspective, we believe this weekend will be critical in determining the outcome for the divisional crown […]
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Conversation with the Crosspointe Head Coaches: Molly Miller, Noah Carpenter, and Mayleigh Davis, featuring the graduating seniors
The Ninjas sat down with the Crosspointe coaches and graduating seniors to learn about the sense of community the swim team has helped establish at the pool and what that means to each of them. We gained insight into what being a Cruiser entails, how the team makes every summer memorable through competition and team […]
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Conversation with the Hunter Mill Head Coaches: Christine Canty and Myles Brown, featuring the graduating seniors
The Hunter Mill Head coaches and graduating seniors joined Swim Ninja after practice to share their experiences growing up at the pool and why they love coaching and swimming for the sharks! Not only did we learn more about them, but we discussed the differences in meet preparation for summer swim compared to club or […]
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Conversation with Langley Head Coaches: Jason Cochrane and Kat Owczarski
The Ninjas sat down with Langley Head Coach Jason Cochrane and longtime Wild Thing Kat Owczarski to learn more about this surging NVSL swim team. In the past 15 years, Langley has moved from Division 12 to the top division in the league, and not by accident! Kat fills us in on how the community […]
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Shave and Taper 2018 Week 1 Recap
Shave and Taper by Christian Doud and Torey Ortmayer On Shave and Taper, Christian and Torey break down a number of relevant NVSL topics, bringing to life the many memories, legends, and stories gained from decades of swimming and coaching in Northern Virginia Season 1 Episode 3 In Episode 3, Torey and Christian break down […]
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week: Wakefield Chapel @ Hamlet
It’s finally the start of NVSL competition! Week one is in the books–despite fears of bad swimming weather–and there was plenty to be excited about if you found yourself on the pool deck Saturday morning!
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week: Little Rocky Run @ Vienna Aquatic Club
It’s finally the start of NVSL competition! Week one is in the books–despite fears of bad swimming weather–and there was plenty to be excited about if you found yourself on the pool deck Saturday morning!
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week: Chesterbrook @ Highlands
It’s finally the start of NVSL competition! Week one is in the books–despite fears of bad swimming weather–and there was plenty to be excited about if you found yourself on the pool deck Saturday morning!
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week Preview: Chesterbrook @ Highlands
Preview | Free | Back | Breast | Fly | Relays | Recap Warm-up When you are the back-to-back league champions, it is hard to not cover you on opening day. Despite the league scheduling format that pits the 4th place team against the 1st place team in week 1 of the season, Highlands presents a great challenge for the Tiger Sharks. Chesterbrook […]
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week Preview: Little Rocky Run @ Vienna Aquatic Club
Preview | Free | Back | Breast | Fly | Relays | Recap Warm-up Little Rocky Run and Vienna Aquatic have both floated around the top few divisions over the past decade, making this matchup a semi-regular occurrence that brings a touch of rivalry given how familiar the two teams are with one and other. The Stingrays are the reigning D2 champions after a very […]
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Preseason Conversation with McLean Head Coaches: Riley Pfadenhauer and Liddy McCulla
In undoubtedly our most colorful interview of the preseason, the McLean Head Coaches, Riley Pfadenhauer and Liddy McCulla, with the help of a few of their Marlin friends, truly displayed why they love summer swimming and how to have fun while competing at the highest level of the NVSL. We talked about their development as […]
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Wk 1 Meet of the Week Preview: Wakefield Chapel @ Hamlet
Recap | Free | Back | Breast | Fly | Relays | Preview Warm-up Wakefield Chapel enters Division 2 after falling out of Division 1 last season and faces the Hamlet Green Feet, who finished 3rd in D2 with a 3-1-1 record. Both teams come into the meet with a few NVSL Preseason All-Swim Ninja selections–the […]