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Northern Virginia Swimming League
The Northern Virginia Swimming League was founded in 1956 to sponsor competitive swimming and diving in and among the community swimming pools in the area of Northern Virginia contiguous to the District of Columbia, and to develop in the children participating in this program a love for the sport, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork, and the principles of good sportsmanship.
- With 102 teams and nearly 17,000 swimmers aged 5-18, the NVSL is the largest summer swim league in the United States.
- The league started in 1956 with eight to 11 founding member pools, many of which are still active today, including Tuckahoe!
Division 1 is highly competitive, and Tuckahoe has won 4 out of the 5 titles in the post-COVID era.
Saturday Dual Meets: A typical dual meet pits two teams against each other, with three swimmers from each team competing in 52 events across all four strokes and various relays.
Monday Meets: The developmental meets are more flexible in form, when the coaches evaluate all the upcoming athletes that are seeking a spot on a Dual meet. These meets are also a great opportunity for swimmers to experiment with some of their less favorable strokes.
- Iconic Traditions: The season features high-energy All-Star Relay Carnivals and concludes with the Individual All-Star meets, crowning the fastest swimmers across all divisions.
Sport Fair is a swim gear store in Arlington that started in 1955, with swimming among the sports it covered. Since 1982, they shifted the focus to be solely competitive swimming. Since then, Sport Fair has been supplying the Northern Virginia swimming community and providing great customer service along the way.
Sports fair supplies the swimsuits for the Tuckahoe Swim and Dive Teams and has the best portfolio and inventory for all your swimming gear needs.
