NVSL Dive News & Information

• For NVSL Judges

  Sat, 6-6-2026 | Jim Sweeder

  Here are a few references for referees and judges, especially for our new judges.  The more dives you see, the better your judging ability gets.  The National Federation of High Schools (NFHS.org) has the following two references for judging diving:

  1.       Video Library provides 2–5-minute videos of dives (from each dive group), suggested score ranges, and a short analysis of the dive execution.  I’d suggest you view each segment full screen and pause each dive to better understand the analysis.  The individual dives vary considerably in diver ability and show some significant deficiencies that you may need to consider.  The score range is also the same way we instruct our NVSL judges – put the dive in a category first.

  2.      NFHSLearn | Interscholastic Education, Made Easy provides the basics for judging springboard diving.  The course itself is entitled “Judging Springboard Diving.”  It’s a free course and lets you practice judging at the end.  Be aware that there are some nuances between high school and NVSL rules, but this course is worth the time.

  I would encourage all our NVSL judges to review these references  to get more experience in judging diving.

  Jim Sweeder

  NVSL Dive Chief Official

• 2026 Schedule

  Sat, 2-7-2026 | Thomas Joyce

  The 2026 NVSL diving schedule is out. 
  
  Some of the other site locations for league meets and divisionals are still to be confirmed, but the dates are below:
  
  Other important dates:
  
  

  7/12/2026 Wally Martin 3M
  7/19/2026 Crackerjack
  7/26/2026 Dive Divisionals
  7/28/2026 Wally Martin 1M Synchro
  8/2/2026 Dive All Stars

• All Stars Today!

  Sun, 7-27-2025 | Thomas Joyce

  Good luck to all the divers competing in All Stars today!
  
  The meet is at Hunt Valley
  7100 Sydenstricker Rd Springfield, VA 22152 
  
  The meet program can be found here - 2025 All Stars Program
  
  The results can be found here - All Stars Results
  
  
  Prevous Results:
  Synchro
  Divisionals
  Week 5
  Cracker Jack
  Week 4
  Wally Martin 3M
  Week 3
  Week 2
  Week 1
  
  

• Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Winners!

  Sat, 7-12-2025 | NVSL Scholarship Committee

  Each year the NVSL awards scholarships to graduating high school swimmers/divers to be used at the school of their choice to help defray a portion of their continuing education expenses. The league considers team commitment and leadership, school and community involvement, and a submitted essay as criteria for selection. 

  About the NVSL Scholarships:
  
  • Presidents' Scholarship - Created in honor of the volunteers who served as league presidents of NVSL.
  • Community Service Scholarship - Created in honor of George MacDuff and daughter Melinda. George served as the league records chairperson for many years.
  • Spirit Scholarship - Created in honor of Olivia Aull to recognize spirited swimmers and divers from within the NVSL family.
  • Sportsmanship Scholarship - Created in honor of Joan Olson, long-time director of the NVSL and chairperson of the Seeding Committee, who was a passionate advocate for sportsmanship.
  • Excellence in Technique Scholarship - Created in honor of Lou Sharp, founder of the Competition Swim Clinic, who guided generations of NVSL swimmers in stroke technique and love for swimming
  We are pleased to announce our five scholarship recipients:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Click more for the rest of the winnersRead More

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