Nation's Capital Swim Club

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The Nation's Capital Swim Club (NCAP) is a swim club in the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia) area. The club was created in 1978 as the Curl-Burke Swim Club. It changed its name to NCAP in September 2012. [1] In 2016, USA Swimming ranked it the top club in the nation as part of its USA Swimming Club Excellence program. [2] It has produced a number of Olympic medalists, including Mike Barrowman, Tom Dolan, [3] Mark Henderson, Ed Moses, Jack Conger , Andrew Wilson, Phoebe Bacon, and Katie Ledecky.

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References

  1. "D.C. area is proving to be one of swimming's deepest talent pools". The Washington Post . 2012-12-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26.
  2. USA Swimning Club Excellence Program. It has been number one in all the following years.
  3. Tom Dolan Swim School, . Retrieved April 16, 2013.