Montgomery Community Media

Swimmers took to the blocks on July 8 at the Montgomery County Swim League’s (MCSL) Coaches Long Course meet at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center until a fast-moving storm took the place of the fast swimming. Coaches, volunteers and swimmers talk about the excitement and fun of summer competitive swimming in this report by […]

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky has set another world record, this time in the 800 meter free at the Woodlands Senior Invitational. Her time, 8:11. That’s over two seconds off her former record and previous mark. Just two days ago, Ledecky re-broke her world record in the 1,500 meter freestyle, also by lopping off two […]

The Germantown Indoor Swim Center was the site for the 2014 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships. There were over 50 teams participating, private and public schools, and there was an Olympic Gold medalist who even set a couple of new records in the pool. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. There were seven Metro records set […]

Good Counsel’s Brady Welch won the Feb 8 Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championship for the Boys 100-yard Freestyle at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Welch set a new record for the competition with a time of 45.00 seconds. Related:

Stone Ridge won the 200-yard freestyle Relay Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championships held at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky anchored the team with Cecila Gasaway, Kelleigh Haley and Laura Garcia. They swam the event in 1:36.14 minutes. Related:

Georgetown Prep won the 400-yard freestyle relay on Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championship at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Swimmers for Georgetown Prep included Grant Goddard, Brandon Goldstein, Carsten Vissering and Adrian Lin. Related:

Sidwell Friends swimmer Gavin Springer won the 200-yard freestyle on Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championship, held at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center.  Springer swam the event in 1:38.29 minutes, setting a new Metros record. Related:

Sherwood High School’s Morgan Hill won the 50-yard freestyle Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championships in Germantown. Hill set a Metros record with a time of 22.97 seconds. Related:

Georgetown Prep’s Carsten Vissering won the 100-yard breaststroke Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championship. Vissering set a new Metros record with a time of 53.49 seconds. Related:

Wootton’s Kristina Li won the 100-yard backstroke on Feb. 8 at the Washington Metropolitan Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming Championships at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. Li set a new Metros record with a time of 54.12 seconds. Related: