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 Tom Dolan, [3] Jack Conger, and Katie Ledecky.

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