NVSL Swim News & Information

• Week Four Record-Setting Swims

  Sun, 7-6-2025 | NVSL Records

  In Week Four meets, the first individual meters record of the season was set by Highlands Swim at Tuckahoe and two new yards records were set by Crosspointe at Kent Gardens.
  
  Congratulations to Gabe Hanson of Highlands Swim for achieving a new League record in the 13-14 Boys 50M Freestyle at Tuckahoe! He swam a time of 24.01, which bests the record time of 24.03 set by Tommy Hallock of Fox Mill Woods in 2014.
  
  Congratulations to Ethan Johns of Crosspointe for setting a new NVSL record in the 13-14 Boys 50Y Backstroke at Kent Gardens by swimming a time of 25.46, which breaks the record time of 25.80 set by Jon Ballard of Tuckahoe in 1979.
  
  Congratulations again to Ethan Johns, along with his teammates, Dominic Iaci, Xaview Raybon, and Rylan Ouk of Crosspointe for setting a new League record in the Boys 13-14 100Y Medley Relay at Kent Gardens! They swam a time of 48.88, which breaks the record of 49.44 set by Mark M Edwards, Jason C Manning, Jayden K Nam, and Ian T Kang of Fair Oaks in 2023.

• Relay Carnival Record and Recap

  Sat, 7-5-2025 | NVSL Records and Executive Board
  Congratulations to the Overlee 13-14 Girls 200M Freestyle Relay on their New Relay Record! 
  Congratulations to Overlee swimmers Violet Mullen, Sia Nicholakos, Alex Bristow, and Mac Busen on their record-setting time of 1:52.66 in the 13-14 Girls 200M Freestyle Relay at the Division 1 Relay Carnival hosted by Donaldson Run. They lowered the previous record of 1:52.98 set in 2019 by Chesterbrook swimmers Patricia Leonard, Ellie Leonard, Cate Sheridan, and Caroline Burgeson.
  
  Relay Carnival Recap
  The 17 Divisions of the NVSL celebrated teamwork and sportsmanship in Wednesday night's Divisional Relay Carnivals. Pools across Northern Virginia were loud and spirited as relay swimmers filled the lanes. By the end of the evening, the NVSL had crowned Relay Carnival champions in all of its 17 divisions, including the rare tie in Division 3 between Fair Oaks and Hunt Valley, each with 178 points. Congratulations to all Relay Carnival champions, and the NVSL wants to highlight a few who have not taken home this most coveted trophy in over 10 years. Congratulations to Sleepy Hollow Bath (D7 title, last won in 2015), Great Falls (D12 title, last won in 2015), Lakeview (D8 title, last won in 2014), Hayfield Farm (D14 title, last won in 2013), Lake Braddock (D16 title, last won in 2012), AND Riverside Gardens (D13 title, LAST WON IN 2000). Such an exciting evening for these teams and all newly crowned divisional relay carnival champions.
  
  Congratulations to our 2025 Divisional Relay Carnival Champions! They are:
  

  Division 1    Tuckahoe	Division 2    Oakton	Division 3    Fair Oaks and                   Hunt Valley
  Division 4    Vienna Aquatic	Division 5    Sleepy Hollow Rec	Division 6   Fox Hunt
  Division 7    Sleepy Hollow Bath	Division 8    Lakeview	Division 9    Dowden Terrace
  Division 10  Villa Aquatic	Division 11  Daventry	Division 12  Great Falls
  Division 13  Riverside Gardens	Division 14  Hayfield Farm	Division 15  Pleasant Valley
  Division 16  Lake Braddock	Division 17  Long Branch

  
  THANK YOU to our Relay Carnival hosts! Thank you, Donaldson Run, Wakefield Chapel, Little Rocky Run, Vienna Aquatic, Springboard, Fox Hunt, Waynewood, Lakeview, Forest Hollow, Greenbriar, Country Club Hills, Great Falls, Rolling Forest, Woodley, Rutherford, Lake Braddock, and Long Branch!

• Congratulations to the 2025 NVSL Scholarship Recipients!

  Mon, 6-30-2025 | NVSL Scholarship Committee

  
  
  

• More Yards Records Fall in Week Three

  Sun, 6-29-2025 | NVSL Records

  In Week Three meets, new yards records were set by Rolling Forest and High Point Pool swimmers at both Kent Gardens and Holmes Run Acres. 
  
  Congratulations to Colton Masterson of Rolling Forest for achieving a new League record in the 13-14 Boys 50Y Breaststroke at Holmes Run Acres! He swam a time of 28.45, which bests the record time of 28.91 set by Joel DeSatnick of Hayfield Farm in 2010.
  
  Congratulations to Josiah Sturgill of High Point Pool for setting TWO new individual League records at Kent Gardens! Josiah set a new NVSL record in the 13-14 Boys 50Y Freestyle by swimming a time of 22.50, which breaks the record time of 22.59 set by Ben Lambert of Hayfield Farm in 2011.
  
  Josiah also achieved a new League record in the 13-14 Boys 50Y Butterfly with a time of 24.15, lowering the record time of 25.00 shared by Jon Ballard of Tuckahoe (1979) and Charles Thompson of Overlee (1983).
  
  Congratulations again to Josiah Sturgill (14), along with his teammates, Brendan Pintauro (12), Archer Williams (10), and Jonathan Katen (17) of High Point Pool for setting a new League record in the Boys 18&Under 200Y Freestyle Mixed Age Relay at Kent Gardens! They swam a time of 1:42.34, which breaks the old record of 1:43.31 set by Logan Hillman, Eliot C White, Macallister Kollet, and Alex Eriksen of Mantua in 2024.

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