Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) is the Local Swimming Committee (LSC) (governing body) for competitive swimming in the National Capitol Area, also known as the Washington Metropolitan Area. They are a member of USA Swimming and the Eastern Zone. Most of the athletes who compete in PVS-sponsored swim meets are youths under the age of 18. However, there are also opportunities for older members of the swimming community to compete.
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PVS is one of the 59 LSCs of USA Swimming. The area that PVS covers is the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George's counties (both in Maryland), and Fairfax and Arlington counties, as well as the cities of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and Falls Church (Virginia).
Over 10,000 swimmers are registered PVS competitors. This is one of the largest local swim committees of USA Swimming. These swimmers compete across approximately 40 different swim clubs in even more facilities. The level of competition across the clubs varies greatly, from recreational swimming to Olympic record holders. Some of the notable athletes who have come from PVS include previous world record holders Tom Dolan and Ed Moses, among others.
The Curl-Burke Swim Club is not just a team in Potomac Valley Swimming, but also is the #1 ranked team in the country as of 2/20/2010 according to [USA Swimming's Toyota Virtual Club Championships][1]. The team has sent more than 5 swimmers to the Olympics, including Tom Dolan, Roque Santos, Mike Barrowman, and Ed Moses who all won Olympic Gold. With fifteen sites at which to train, Curl-Burke has almost 2,000 swimmers and is one of the most accessible swim clubs in the National Capital Area.
Started by Rick Curl [2] in 1978, the team has expanded from the focus on competitive swimmers to developmental programs and masters swimming[1]. The many top Senior groups have coaches who are able to train their swimmers 9 times per week, including mornings and Sundays. Curl-Burke's most famous and talented rising star is fourteen-year old 8th grader Janet Hu, who has set 4 National Age Group records throughout her swimming career.
Curl-Burke Swim Club has expanded outside of the beltway and into Prince William County, the City of Manassas, Manassas Park, and Faquier County and draw swimmers beyond those borders. Curl-Burke West (http://www.cubu.org/west) was started in 2008 and has four locations and totals almost 600 swimmers itself. Led by Senior Coach and former Olympic gold and silver medalist Jeremy Linn, this arm of Curl-Burke aims to help bring CUBU its next Olympian.
For information please go to http://www.cubu.org/
Machine Aquatics as of 2011 had over 500+ swimmers in the Northern Virginia area, swimming primarily in a number of locations in Fairfax County.
To learn more about the Machine Aquatics, go to http://www.machineaquatics.com/
The Potomac Marlins are a prominent team in Potomac Valley Swimming. The Potomac Marlins have practices at eight different facilities, and hovers at close to 450 swimmers. The team was started in 1993 by Bill and Barry Marlin who taught a swimming instruction class and has continued to develop and grow over the past 17 years.
To learn more about the Potomac Marlins, go to http://www.potomacmarlins.com/
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