NVSL Swim News & Information

• Outstanding Sportsmanship by the 2026 Sportsmanship Award Winners

  Sun, 7-26-2026 | On behalf of the Executive Board
  The Sportsmanship Award is given to the team in each division that best embodies the principles of good sportsmanship as outlined in the NVSL Standards of Conduct. This is a special award because it is determined by votes from the team reps, coaches and 13 and over swimmers. 
  
  Congratulations to our 2026 Sportsmanship Award winners! They are:
  

  Division 1    Old Keene Mill	Division 2    Crosspointe	Division 3    Mantua
  Division 4    Sleepy Hollow Rec	Division 5    Orange Hunt	Division 6    Fairfax
  Division 7    Waynewood	Division 8    Greenbriar	Division 9    Mansion House
  Division 10  Virginia Run	Division 11  Mosby Woods	Division 12  Parliament
  Division 13  Burke Station	Division 14  Rolling Valley	Division 15  Newington Forest
  Division 16  Rutherford	Division 17  Broyhill Crest

   Congratulations to the swimmers, coaches, team reps, volunteers and families on this special achievement! 
  
  

• Congratulations to the 2026 NVSL Division Winners!

  Sat, 7-25-2026 | On behalf of the Executive Board and Seeding

  Congratulations to our 2026 Division Champions! They were awarded their trophies at Divisionals today. A few highlights in this year's Division winners: Division 2 winner Wakefield Chapel is celebrating their first win since 2018; Rolling Valley for D14 has not hoisted the trophy since 2017; Country Club Hills, in a 3-way tie for Division 13 has not celebrated a Division win since 2019; Holmes Run Acres (D12) is celebrating their first win since 2019 and their first 5-0 season since 2004; and Lake Braddock is adding to their trophy case for the first time since 2012 AND celebrating their first 5-0 season since 2003. 

  
  Congratulations to our 2026 Division Champions! They are:
  

  Division 1    Chesterbrook	Division 2    Wakefield Chapel and                   Crosspointe	Division 3   Hunt Valley
  Division 4    Fox Hunt	Division 5    McLean	Division 6   Rolling Hills and                  Parklawn
  Division 7    Dominion Hills	Division 8    Greenbriar	Division 9    Kings Ridge
  Division 10  Commonwealth	Division 11  Shouse Village	Division 12  Holmes Run Acres
  Division 13  Country Club Hills,                   Lincolnia Park, and                   Brookfield	Division 14  Rolling Valley and                   Sideburn Run	Division 15  Lake Braddock
  Division 16  Village West	Division 17  North Springfield

  
  Thank you to our Divisional Championship Meet hosts -- thank you Tuckahoe, Crosspointe, Little Rocky Run, Fox Hunt, Cardinal Hill, Poplar Heights, Waynewood, Mount Vernon Park, Kings Ridge, Stratford, Mosby Woods, Parliament, Burke Station, Sideburn Run, Sully Station II, Rutherford, and Annandale. Thank you for your time and efforts in hosting a great Divisional Championship Meet for your Divisions! We loved the great weather you arranged for the day! 
  
  

• One League Record in Week Five

  Sun, 7-19-2026 | On behalf of NVSL Records

  In our final week of dual meets, one League record was re-written, once again in the 13-14 girls age group!
  
  Congratulation to Ellie Hook of Chesterbrook!
  Congratulations to Chesterbrook swimmer, Ellie Hook (13), for her record-breaking swim in the 13-14 Girls 50m Backstroke. She swam a time of 28.64 at Chesterbrook, lowering the previous record of 29.18 set by Mackey Tolar last week.

• Celebrating an Incredible All Star Relay Carnival at SHBR, an Impressive Win, and 3 League Records

  Thu, 7-16-2026 | On behalf of the Executive Board & Records Chair

  We had a perfectly hot and sunny July MORNING for the 2026 NVSL All Star Relay Carnival hosted by Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet. Featuring almost 1,000 swimmers representing 67 different teams from across the League, the relay competitors brought the excitement to the pool with fast swims, demonstrating their competitive spirit, teamwork and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all the swimmers, coaches and their families for their achievement! Congratulations to: Old Keene Mill, 6th place overall; Highlands Swim, 5th place; Wakefield Chapel, 4th place; Overlee, 3rd place; Tuckahoe, 2nd place; and our first place finisher, Chesterbrook, with an impressive 776 total points.
  
  THANK YOU to Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet for all of your hard work and preparation to serve as our hosts and THANK YOU to the many, many volunteers from SHBR, NVSL and volunteers from our teams who dedicated their time to making the meet a success for so many athletes to enjoy. 
  
  Now let's talk about some fast swims, some RECORD SETTING swims on Wednesday:
  
  Congratulations to the Overlee Mixed Age Girls 200M Freestyle Relay on their New Relay Record! 
  Congratulation to Overlee swimmers Samantha Bravery (12), Abigail Hartman (10), Sia Nicholakos (14), and McKinley Busen (15) on their record-setting time of 1:54.16 in the Mixed Age Girls 200M Freestyle Relay. They lowered the record time of 1:54.58 previously set last week at Divisional Relay Carnival by Chesterbrook swimmers Lily Wilson, Kate Talbert, Ellie Hook and McKenzie Cory.

  Congratulations to the Fairfax Girls 15-18 200M Medley Relay on their New Relay Record! 
  Congratulations to Fairfax swimmers Sadie Buckley (17), Lyla Devlin (17), Cally Codding (16), and Keri Hough (18) on their record-setting time of 1:56.61 in the Girls 15-18 200M Medley Relay. They lowered the previous record of 1:58.94 set at Divisional Relays by Chesterbrook swimmers McKenzie Cory, Lilah Gallagher, Jackie Furches, and Lydia Foster.

  Congratulations to the Fairfax Girls 15-18 200M Freestyle Relay on their New Relay Record! 
  Congratulations once again to Fairfax swimmers Lyla Devlin, Cally Codding, Keri Hough, and Sadie Buckley on their record-setting time of 1:48.29 in the Girls 15-18 200M Freestyle Relay. They lowered the previous record of 1:48.96 set at Divisional Relays by Chesterbrook swimmers Lydia Foster, Aliyah Majeed-Hall, Jackie Furches, McKenzie Cory.

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