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UPDATED A total of 2,641 people visited the Water Park at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg on opening weekend for the kickoff of the summer swim season. Although the main pool was open for swimming and wading, the popular Splash Pool for young children was closed for maintenance. “Aquatics staff encountered issues with the internal components […]

As the weather warms up, local officials are stressing the importance of safety when out on the Potomac River. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Germantown Indoor Swim Center is hosting the Landmark Swim and Dive Championships Feb. 11 – 14, and that means significant changes to the facility’s operating hours this weekend. You can review schedule changes on the Swim Center’s website, here. Read more about the college championships, here. #Germantown Indoor Swim Center is hosting a college […]

The Sherwood Warriors girls team and the Gonzaga Eagles boys team swam away with championships at the Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships this weekend in Germantown. Congratulations to @WarriorResults swim & dive for capturing the girls’ team championship at Metros! #mcpsproud — Jeff Sullivan (@MCPSAthletics) February 7, 2016 The @WarriorResults girls and @GonzagaSwimDive boys are […]

A Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) official has announced that all Friday basketball games will be played on Thursday this week because of the weather forecast. The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Watch for Montgomery County that begins Friday afternoon. MCPS Athletics Specialist Jeff Sullivan reports on his Twitter account that all the rescheduled […]

The deep water well at the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center is now open for deep water recreation on select weekday evenings. “Several patrons of the Aquatic Center asked us to consider opening the well so they could use it for recreational and therapeutic purposes,” said Aquatic Superintendent Jen Mogus. “We were happy to explore a way […]

UPDATED 12.21.15 It’s been quite a year for sports in Montgomery County from Clarksburg High winning the county’s sportsmanship award to marathon swimmer Jim Clifford becoming the oldest person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of open water swimming, to Geoff Britten becoming the first American Ninja Warrior — well, the list goes on […]

UPDATED Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Congratulations Katie! Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky has been named USA Swimming’s top athlete again. 2.  A scheduled protest of Bill 15-42 at the County Council Office Building has been canceled today.  County Council members are scheduled to vote on the bill […]

Marathon Swimmer Jim Clifford was honored on Sept. 29 at the Montgomery County Council meeting. Clifford trains at the Germantown Aquatic Center and became the oldest person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with his crossing of the English Channel. He was 63 when he broke the record previously held by Bob […]

At the Sept. 29 Montgomery County Council meeting, Councilmember Nancy Floreen recognized Jim Clifford for swimming the English Channel. Clifford trains at the Germantown Aquatic Center and is the recipient of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Members of the Triple Crown have successfully completed three swims: (1) across the English Channel between England […]