The NVSL

The NVSL expresses its appreciation and gratitude to the more than 70 businesses and companies that advertised in our Handbook, in our All-Star Programs and on our website in 2013.  These advertisers are our primary sponsors, and without them, we would not be able to run the extensive program we currently offer to the more than 16,000 children who participate each year.  Please contact our advertisors with your needs and support them as they support us. Our advertisers include the following:

A&R Associates
Aardvark Swim & Sport                                                                                 
adidas Swim
Adventure Scuba Company
Affordable Lawn Sprinklers & Lighting                                                                      
Alexandria Dive Club                                                                         
All American Awards
American Pool: Pool Mgmt, Construction & Lifeguards                   
Arlington Aquatic Club
Bobby Broome Aquatics                                                                                
Briar Creek Photography
Cassel’s Sports & Awards
CCI Screenprinting Inc.
Children's National Medical Center
Clark Swim Club                                                                                             
Classic Photography & Imaging
Community Pool Service, Inc.
Criterion Outdoor Furniture Repair & Sales
Custom Embroidery – SewJudiSew
Dolfin Swimwear                                                                                           
Dominion Dive Club                                                                           
Fort Belvoir Swim Team                                                                                
Greenwood Photography
High Sierra Pools                                                                                           
I Drive Smart, Inc/Driver's Ed Taught by Cops
The Jackson Clinics                                                                                        
Jazzie Pools                                                                                        
KAM Awards
Kenwood School
Klima, Rodney J. DDS
LIFE Foundation
Machine Aquatics, LLC                                                                                  
Machine Aquatics Swim School & SwimLabs                                    
Mason Dive Academy                                                                        
Mason MAKOS Swim Team                                                               
Maui Wowi
Memory Makers Photography
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
Metro Swim Shop
MJ Concepts Photography
Murals & More
My Swimming Album
Nadar por Vida                                                                                              
Nation’s Capital Swim Club                                                               
NIKE Swim
Norman Swimming
Notus Sports and Event Management
NVblu, Inc
NVPools, Inc
PoolPro Insurance from Russell Programs
Poolservice Company
Potomac Marlins Swim Team                                                                       
Potomac Valley Swimming
Reston Shirt & Graphics
Rita's Italian Ice
Ron Hershner Tutoring
Scoops2U Ice Cream Distributors
Sea Devil Swimming
Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey, LLP
Speedo USA                                                                                                    
Splendid Portraits
Sport Fair
Sports Studs
SuitUp Water Sports, LLC
The Swim Club Insurance Program
The Swimmer Calendar
Swim Ninja                                                                                         
SwimSpray                                                                                                     
SwimTopia Online Team Management
Sylvan Learning of Northern Virginia                                    
TYR Sport                                                                                                       
VLAC Swim
York Swim Club 

The 58th NVSL Season ended with a fantastic Individual All Star Meet at Annandale on August 3, which was highlighted by 2 record breaking swims:

-  Paul O'Hara of Hollin Meadows broke through the 23 second barrier, recording an incredible 22.98 in the 15-18 Boys 50 Meter Freestyle.  This was the third time Paul broke the League record in the event this season, bettering the previous record of 23.25 which he set at Divisionals last week. 

-  Anthony Grimm of Fair Oaks reclaimed the NVSL record in the Boys 9-10 25 Meter Butterfly with a time of 14.67.  Anthony had set the record in this event earlier this season on June 22 with a time of 15.02 only to have JJ Horsfield of McLean top it on July 13 with a time of 14.97.

Congratulations Paul and Anthony!  

 

NVSL Individual All-Stars will be held on Saturday, August 3, at Annandale, 7530 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003. The meet will begin at 9 AM. Annandale Pool will be open for familiarization on Thursday, August 1 for all odd-numbered division teams from 8:00 am -- 11:00 am; and on Friday, August 2 for all even-numbered division teams from 8:00 am --11:00 am. Detailed information including t-shirt and cap order forms, Happy Ad placement instructions and deadlines, a Timeline for the meet, information for vendors, and Annandale pool and facility information is posted in the Document Section of the NVSL Website under Individual All-Stars.

The following individuals set new NVSL Records at Divisionals on July 27, 2013 with what are some truly amazing times:

- Paul O'Hara of Hollin Meadows swam a 23.25 in the 15-18 Boys 50 Meter Freestyle, bettering the mark of 23.31 he set earlier this summer. Paul's swim occured at Dominion Hills (Division 8).

- Cassidy Bayer of Mount Vernon Park recorded a 27.89 in the 13-14 Girls 50 Meter Butterfly, which improved upon the record of 28.34 set by Cassidy earlier this year.  Cassidy's performance was undoubtedly aided by the intense competition she received from Fairfax's Anna Ober who recorded a 28.28 which also beat Cassidy's earlier record.  Cassidy also improved the 13-14 Girls 100 Meter IM record with a time of 1:04.02, which was just better than Janet Hu's record of 1:04.19 set in 2010.Cassidy's swims occurred at Donaldson Run (Division 3).

- Brandon Fiala (Sully Station) cruised to a 57.12 in the 15-18 Boys 100 Meter IM, eclipsing the mark of 57.30 set by Highlands Swim's Chuck Katis in 2011.

- Janet Hu (Mosby Woods) blazed to a 25.67 in the 15-18 Girls 50 Meter Freestyle, bettering her previous record of 26.27 set in 2012 by over 1/2 a second. Janet also recorded a 1:02.10 in the 15-18 Girls 100 Meter IM, which crushed the old record 1:03.74 held by Ashley Danner (Cottontail) since 2007.

- Philip Hu (Mosby Woods) improved upon the 15-18 Boys 50 Meter Backstroke record of 25.81 set by Stephen Seliskar of McLean just last week by an incredible .96 seconds, recording a 24.85.

Brandon, Janet and Philip all achieved their records at the Division Divisionals held at Cardinal Hill.

These records are all official and are being posted with the other NVSL records on this website.

In what appears to be a first ever occurrence in the 58 year history of the NVSL, a Division has ended in a five way tie for 1st place among the six teams in the Division.  Camelot, Hiddenbrook, Laurel Hill, Rutherford and Walden Glen each finished the dual meet season with a 3-2 win/loss record.  All five teams will share in the Division 12 title.  The NVSL will award Division 12 Championship trophies to all five teams.  Congratulations to Camelot, Hiddenbrook, Laurel Hill, Rutherford and Walden Glen!

Tuckahoe was the place to be for NVSL records as the regular season closed on July 20, 2013, where the meet between McLean and Tuckahoe saw a swimmer from each team set a new record.  In the 15-18 Boys 50 Meter Backstroke, McLean's Stephen Seliskar swam a 25.81, surpassing the mark of 25.82 set by Hunter Mill's Sean Fletcher in 2010.  Later in the meet, Carter Flint of Tuckaho established a new NVSL record in the Boys 50 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 31.53, beating the record of 31.58 set by Rick Eddy of Sully Station in 1999. 

Each year at the All-Star Relay Carnival, the NVSL awards four scholarships to young people who have been participating in the NVSL. All scholarships are supported totally by contributions from members and friends of the NVSL. Nicki Powell (Oakton) received the MacDuff Scholarship, Sarah Bergen (Ravensworth Farm) was awarded the Presidents' Scholarship, Alexander Place (Overlee) won the Spirit Scholarship and the Swim Ninja Scholarship went to Jennifer Jessen (Annandale).

The McLean Marlins grabbed 1st Place at the All-Star Relay Carnival at Lincolnia Park last evening.   Division 1 teams Chesterbrook, Overlee and Tuckahoe finished in 2nd, 3rd and 4th, followed by Hunter Mill and Wakefield Chapel.  Vienna Aquatic, Mount Vernon Park, Highlands Swim and Lakevale Estates rounded out the top 10.  In all, sixty-two teams scored points.

The NVSL wishes to thank Lincolnia Park for hosting our 50th annual relay event.  A special thanks to Gina Barry for managing the meet for Lincolnia Park and to the many volunteers.  Thanks also to Chesterbrook for loaning its lane lines for use at the meet.

And a special thanks to our many volunteer officials who worked the meet.

Next year's All-Star Relay Carnival will be held at Hunt Valley.

The hot weather may have caused the start of the All Star Relay Carnival at Lincolnia Park to be delayed an hour, but it did not prevent record-breaking swims.  The following new NVSL Relay Carnival Records were set at the 50th anniversary Relay Carnival on July 17:

   -  The McLean 8 & Under Girls 100 Meter Freestyle Relay of Victoria Valko, Anna Laszlo, Lillie Paris and Olivia Tennant swam a 1:09.37, destroying the previous record of 1:11.67 set by Shouse Village in 2009.


   -  The Overlee 8 & Under Girls 100 Meter Medley team of Elysha York, Lauren Hartel, Audrey Hartel and Ashley Park recorded a 1:22.39, which improved upon the record of 1:22.52 they set at their Divisional Relay Carnival on July 10.  It should be noted that in breaking this record the Overlee girls had to hold off a fierce challenge from the Highlands Swim team of Courtney Watts, Maeve Obrist, Aminata Davis and Bridget O'Shaughnessy who also beat the old record with a time of 1:22.40, just one one-hundreth of a second behind Overlee.


   -  Tuckahoe's 8 & Under Boys 100 Meter Medlay Relay of Isaac Bell, James David, Emanuel Rouvelas and James Ewing bettered their record of 1:20.30 set last week with a time of 1:19.73.
 
Congratulations to all Relay Carnival record breakers!

This year marks the 50th Anniverary of the League's Relay Carnival.  Our All-Star Relay Carnival will be held at Lincolnia Park.  Information is provided in the DOCUMENTS section under All-Star Relay Carnival, 2013 - Lincolnia Park.

In 1963, the League believed there was a need for something more than swim meets which recognized individual performance.  NVSL President Don Stocking of Dominion Hills, Vice-President Raymond Stang of Woodley, and Meet Manager Bob Mangan of Vienna Woods were instrumental in organizing the first Relay Carnival which was hosted by Donaldson Run.  There were no division relay carnivals and only one heat per event in 1963 based on seed times submitted by Team Reps to the League.  Obviously, the event has grown considerably, and is now the premier team event of our season. 

Congratulations to J.J. Horsfield of McLean and Kathleen Modder of Wakefield Chapel who each set NVSL Records on July 13 in the 25 Meter Butterfly.  Swimming in the 9-10 Boys Age Group, J.J. swam a 14.97 in his team's home meet against Vienna Aquatic.  J.J. broke the record of 15.02 set by Anthony Grimm of Fair Oaks earlier this summer.  Kathleen recorded a 16.54 at Wakefield Chapel against Mount Vernon Park, which improved upon the 8 & Under Girls record of 16.81 held by Janet Hu of Mosby Woods since 2004.  The League has received signed timecards for both J.J. and Kathleen, so their records are now official.

Despite the rain and storms on Wednesday, July 10, the Divisional Relay Carnivals throughout the NVSL produced a great deal of excitement, fun and great swims.  However, the place to be for NVSL records was Overlee, the host of the Division 1 Relay Carnival, where 4 new NVSL Relay Carnival Records were set:

         -  In the Boys Mixed Age 200 Meter Freestyle Relay, Chesterbrook's team of Thomas Outlaw, Andrew Bernstein, Jaya Kambhampty and Chris Outlaw swam a 1:50.65, topping the record of 1:50.90 set by Chesterbrook in 2012.

         -  Overlee's 8 & Under Girls 100 Meter Medley Relay of Elysha York (BK), Lauren Hartel (BR), Audrey Hartel (FL) and Ashley Park (FR) recorded a time of 1:22.52, eclipsing the mark of 1:23.13 set by Overlee in 2012.

         -  The Tuckahoe 8 & Under Boys 100 Meter Medley Relay team consisting of Isaac Bell (BK), James David (BR), Emanuel Rouvelas (FL) and J.T. Ewing (FR) swam a 1:20.30, which bettered the mark of 1:22.80 established by Tuckahoe in 2012.

         -  Highlands Swim's 11-12 Boys 100 Meter Freestyle Relay team of Zach Tripodi, Ben Charles, Joshua Nammo and Diego Cruzado came in at a 54.56, edging the previous record of 54.58 held by Hunter Mill since 2004.

Congratulations to all of these record setting teams!  And good luck to all of the relays at next week's All Star Relays at Lincolnia Park!
      
  

Anyone familiar with the NVSL Record Book knows the name Roger McLeod.   He has owned the NVSL Record in Event Number 1, 8 & Under Boys 25 Freestyle, for nearly 50 years.  In 1965, Roger posted incredible times of 15.10 (meters) and 13.90 (yards) which have stood the test of time and have often been considered "unbeatable" records.  On Saturday July 6 Roger, who is a member of Hollin Hills, was invited to attend their meet against Woodley.  He was recognized at the beginning of the meet, and during the break between the individual events and the relays he provided the swimmers and spectators with a special treat.  After being challenged to a race by 7 year-old Haskew Pearson of Hollin Hills, Roger went home, put on his suit and showed that he still "has it."  While Haskew gave him a run for his money, Roger prevailed!  The NVSL is pleased to announce that Roger has agreed to present the awards at this year's Individual All-Stars for 8 & Under Freestyle and Backstroke.  
    
        

On July 6 at Holmes Run Acres, one of the few remaining yards pools in the NVSL, Andrew Revers of Mansion House achieved a new record for the 11-12 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle, breaking through the 25 second barrier and clocking a 24.96.  Andrew's time eclipsed the old mark of 25.03 established by Freddy Crawford of Lee-Graham in 2005.  Even though 12 year old Andrew was swimming up as a 13-14, his swim qualifies as an 11-12 record pursuant to Rule 19d of the NVSL Rules.  Way to go Andrew! 

After capturing the swimming world's attention with her breakthrough showing at Nationals, Mount Vernon Park's Cassidy Bayer returned to her NVSL roots on June 29 and continued her assault on the record book.  Swimming at home against Vienna Woods, 13 year old Cassidy recorded an amazing 28.34 in the 13-14 Girls 50 Meter Butterly, shattering the record of 28.70 set by Janet Hu of Mosby Woods in 2009.  Cassidy now owns the meters butterfly records in the girls 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 age groups!  Cassidy's latest record has been posted with the other NVSL records which can be accessed by clicking the Records tab on this website.

Congratulations to 17 year-old Paul O'Hara of Hollin Meadows who set a new NVSL record in the 15-18 Boys 50 Meter Freestyle in his team's home meet against Dowden Terrace on June 29.  Paul's blazing fast time of 23.31 just edged the previous mark of 23.32 which had been held by Fairfax Station's Stephen Scheren since 2005. Paul's new record has been posted with the rest of the NVSL records which can be found by clicking the Records tab on this website.  Awesome swim Paul!   

The first week of the NVSL season began with a bang on June 22, with 3 League records falling.  The following records are now official and have been posted in the Records section of the website:

-    Anthony Grimm of Fair Oaks swam a 15.02 in the 9-10 Boys 25 Meter Butterfly at Ravensworth, beating the previous record of 15.06 set by Chesterbrook's Joey Sullivan in 2006.

-   In their meet at Chesterbrook, McLean's 15-18 Boys 200 Meter Medley Relay team of Stephen Seliskar, Andrew Seliskar, Christopher Murphy and Justin Nguyen registered a time of 1:50.26, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:50.62 set by Highland Swim in 2010.

-  Chesterbrook's Mixed Age Boys 200 Meter Freestyle Relay team of Thomas Outlaw, Andrew Bernstein, Jaya Kambhampaty and Chris Outlaw blazed to a time of 1:51.77, bettering the previous record of 1:52.17 set by McLean in 2010.

Congratulations boys!