Currently offering workouts for USMS-registered, adult swimmers at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center (GISC) (except summer), Lakewood Country Club (all seasons), and Darnestown Swim and Racquet Club (summer only) .
To contact us with questions, please e-mail Mark Walters ( [email protected] ) or call (301) 785-0093.
To join United States Masters Swimming as a member of our team, use the "Join USMS" button below and choose the LMSC "Potomac Valley". (Do not choose "Maryland" because that LMSC does not include teams from Montgomery or PG counties.)
Team News
Lakewood Has Reopened - workouts resume tonight and tomorrow morning
See you at the pool.
No Lakewood Workout Tonight (Monday) or Tomorrow Morning (Tuesday)
Washington Gas accidentally hit the main waterline to the club, so the pool will be closed tonight and tomorrow. Watch your email for news...
3 GERM Swimmers Set New Team Records At Tropical Splash Meet
Three swimmers combined to set 4 new SCY team records at the Tropical Splash Meet hosted by Alexandria Masters in January. Stephanie Shneydman set...
GERM Swimmers in 2025 National Top Ten Short Course Meters
USMS posted the preliminary 2025 Top Ten SCM swimmers. We will let you know if anything changes, but 25 GERM swimmers are included. Individual...
1. Albatross Open Is Coming to GISC in March 2. Lakewood Workouts Prorated Through May 22
1. With KSAC closed again this spring, our ANCM friends have moved the Albatross Open to GISC. March 14th in the afternoon. Entries are...
4 Upcoming USMS Meets Including One This Weekend (entry deadline tomorrow!)
For those who love to compete, here's some info on upcoming meets. TROPICAL SPLASH - Hosted by Alexandria Masters, with entry deadline tomorrow. Meet...
Winter / Spring (early January - late May) Workout Registration Is Open
You can use the buttons above the team news section of this website to register for Germantown Indoor Swim Center (GISC) workouts in Boyds...
Solstice Meet: 1 World and 3 National Records Set by Club Tribe
Congratulations to Club Tribe World and National Record Setters. A world and national record was set by their Mixed 100-119 200m free relay: !:32.85...
Solstice Meet Preliminary Results
Hard to believe but this meet was as close as our 2024 Solstice -- which we lost by 5 points. This time it looks...
New Team Caps With Official GERM Logo Available Friday
Hopefully we will have them in time for the meet. (Update: we still do not have them so they did not arrive in time...
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