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Coach Appreciation Week

This week, October 7-13, 2025 is Coach Appreciation Week. We recognize the important role all our coaches play in the success of Potomac Valley. Thank you coaches!!

PVS October Open

October 11-13, 2024, Meet Announcement (note updated session start times for each site)


Claude Moore Recreation Center (hosted by Patuxent Aquatics Club)

Psych Sheet,   Estimated Timeline,   Warmup Schedule,   Volunteer Requirements per Team

Officials Sign-Up


Fairland Aquatics Center (hosted by Tollefson Swimming)

Psych Sheet,   Estimated Timeline,   Warmup Schedule,  

Officials Sign-Up


Audrey Moore Rec Center (at Wakefield Park) (hosted by Potomac Marlins)

Psych Sheet,   Estimated Timeline,  

Officials Sign-Up,   Volunteers Sign-Up

2023-2024 PVS Scholar Athlete Award

Information and Application for the 2023-2024 PVS Scholar Athlete Award. Note that this is different than the USA Swimming Scholastic All American program (see below). Athletes must submit their own applications Questions should be directed to the PVS Scholar Athlete Coordinator Dave DiNardo. The application deadline is October 15.

New Potomac Valley Swim Clubs

Potomac Valley welcomes four new swim clubs to the LSC for the 2024-2025 season:

Quince Orchard Swim Academy (QOSA)
PAVA Panthers Swim Club (PAVA)
Top Speed Aquatic Club (TSAC)
Exercise Network Swim & Aquatics (ENSA)

Contact information for these clubs can be found on the PVS Clubs page.

PVS Reserve: Club Support for the 2024-2025 Season

At the August 2024 Board of Directors meeting, the PVS Board approved the following provision of support to PVS clubs in the 2025 season as a goodwill gesture and means of appreciation:

  • Member Clubs' USA Swimming annual registration fee for the 2024-2025 season, shall be subsidized 100% by PVS with no fees retained by the LSC. Each PVS club will be provided a $70 credit to their club account on 1-Jan-2025 as long as they are in good standing with PVS and USA Swimming and have no outstanding bills. If this credit has not been used by 31-Mar-2025, PVS will issue a check to those clubs for the remaining balance.
  • PVS clubs in good standing will receive a $500 credit from PVS for the 2024-2025 season. Each club will be provided a $500 credit to their club account on 1-Oct-2024 as long as they are in good standing with PVS and USA Swimming and have no outstanding bills. If this credit has not been used by 31-Mar-2025, PVS will issue a check to those clubs for the remaining balance.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Must have been registered as a PVS club for the prior season (1-Sep-2023 through 31-Aug-2024)
  • Must have participated in PVS meets during the 2024 season.

If there are any questions regarding the above items, please contact Finance Vice Chair, Ellen Colket.

2024 PVS Scholarship Awardees

Congratulations to the PVS Scholar Athletes who have been awarded the inaugural PVS Scholarships.

Safe Sport Club Recognition

Help your clubs achieve USA Swimming Safe Sport Club Recognition by participating in upcoming Safe Sport Training.

Parents: Oct 9 (8 PM),   Nov 6 (8 PM),   Dec 4 (8 PM)  

Athletes: Oct 10 (8 PM),   Nov 7 (8 PM),   Dec 5 (8 PM)  

Coaches: Oct 11 (3 PM),   Nov 8 (3 PM),   Dec 6 (3 PM)  

2023-2024 USA Swimming Scholastic All America Team

The requirements & instructions to apply for the 2023-2024 USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team have been published by USA Swimming. The requirements are still a Winter Jumior National qualifying time and 3.5 Grade Point Average. There are also separate requirements for para and open water swimmers. Check the webpage for instructions and a link to the online application.
The application deadline was September 6. Late applications will not be accepted

2023-2024 USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship

The lists of PVS clubs and their rankings from the 2023-2024 USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship (SCY & LCM). Potomac Valley has many clubs in the top ten percent of the nearly 2,500 clubs in USA Swimming.

2024 High School Graduates

Potomac Valley recognizes the graduating athletes from the High School Class of 2024. We wish them well wherever they are headed next.

PVS Virtual Mailbox

The PVS Board will be collecting questions and suggestions from our members and picking some to answer each month online. We want this to be a method for building our parents, athletes, coaches, and officials' swimming knowledge and giving all a voice within Potomac Valley Swimming. We look forward to hearing your great ideas and questions

PVS Virtual Mailbox

2022-2023 USA Swimming Scholastic All America Team

Congratulations to the PVS athletes who were named to the 2023 USA Swimming Scholastic All American Team.

2024 USA-S Club Excellence Program

Five Potomac Valley teams made the 2024 USA-S Club Excellence List

Gold - NCAP, RMSC
Silver - AAC
Bronze - MACH, ASA

2022-2023 PVS Outstanding Athletes

Announcing the 2022-2023 PVS Outstanding Athlete winners as selecteced by vote of the PVS coaches. The 2022-2023 Outstanding Distance Athletes are based on performance. Congratulations to all!

PVS Athletes Committee

Join the PVS Athlete Representatives on Instagram

Pictures Wanted


I am always on the lookout for more pictures to use on the PVS home page. If you took pictures at any meets and are willing to share them with PVS, please send them to me. They need to be pictures that can be cropped to the 5:2 format. I am interested in pictures of swimmers, coaches, officials and other volunteers that make up PVS. I retain sole discretion on which pictures to use on the website -- Webmaster

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