{"id":512782,"date":"2022-09-09T14:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T21:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=512782"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T21:35:33","slug":"9-11-tribute-potomac-river-swim-to-honor-veterans-encourage-open-water-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/9-11-tribute-potomac-river-swim-to-honor-veterans-encourage-open-water-events\/","title":{"rendered":"9\/11 Tribute: Potomac River Swim to Honor Veterans, Encourage Open Water Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong><em>Potomac River Swim to Honor Veterans, Encourage Open Water Events<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 11, 2022, <strong>JP Vanderloo<\/strong>, a senior at Loudoun County High School and leader in their NJROTC program, will participate in a 20.5-mile marathon swim along the Potomac River as it winds through DC. The course will start slightly north of Georgetown, and will end just south of Mount Vernon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe swim will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in the 9-11 attacks, especially the members of our military at the Pentagon,\u201d Vanderloo said. \u201cWhen I swim along the Potomac, I\u2019ll be passing the memorials to our armed forces. I\u2019ll remember the service of my great-grandfather, grandfather, and dad as I swim by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team also plans to hold a solemn moment as they swim by the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderloo\u2019s relay partner will be <strong>John Devost<\/strong>, a senior at Independence High School. JP and John are teammates on Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club under the coaching of <strong>Jessica Mack<\/strong>. <strong>Denis Crean<\/strong> and <strong>Jim Loreto<\/strong> of WaveOne Open Water Swimming are the event organizers.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon swim is fundamental to a larger project Vanderloo has undertaken to open the entire Potomac River to regular swimming events. Last year, JP was elected to the board of Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) on a platform of increasing opportunities for open water swimming. PVS is the area\u2019s local organization representing USA Swimming, and covers the 12,000 student-athletes who compete in DC and large parts of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_512784\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512784\" data-attachment-id=\"512784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/9-11-tribute-potomac-river-swim-to-honor-veterans-encourage-open-water-events\/jp-vanderloo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jp-vanderloo-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"740,575\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jp-vanderloo-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jp-vanderloo-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter Vanderloo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jp-vanderloo-2-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jp-vanderloo-2.png\" class=\" wp-image-512784\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jp-vanderloo-2-700x500.png\" alt=\"jp-vanderloo-2\" width=\"493\" height=\"352\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-512784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter Vanderloo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOpen water swimming is a unique aspect of the sport, and one that can let you participate on the national and international stages, including the Olympics,\u201d Vanderloo said. He should know, having previously qualified for USA Swimming Open Water Junior Nationals, where he competed against open water swimmers from across the entire US. \u201cBy opening the length of the Potomac River to routine swimming, it\u2019s my goal to make the already amazing PVS swimmers internationally competitive in open water events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vanderloo\u2019s goal seems within reach. While currently events like JP and John\u2019s marathon swim in the Potomac are subject to regulatory approval, the future seems bright. The Potomac Riverkeepers Network (PRKN) has been monitoring the health of the Potomac for years. \u201cWe at PRKN dream of a (near) future when we can overturn the D.C. swim ban and reinstate swimming for the first time since the 1920s. . . . this vision is achievable,\u201d wrote Randy Benn, chair of PRKN. Indeed, WaveOne\u2019s Denis Crean agrees about the restored health of the Potomac. \u201cIt\u2019s clean 350 days a year,\u201d Crean says. \u201cAnd it\u2019s our home. It\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/open-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More open water news<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with PVS Chair <strong>Tim Husson<\/strong>, Vanderloo has formed a new open water committee at PVS composed of coaches, officials, and swimmers collaborating to achieve this vision. They\u2019ll work with the local community, including Crean and Loreto, to revisit the DC rules that limit others from enjoying the breathtaking views of DC while swimming in the Potomac River. \u201cI\u2019ve been swimming in the Potomac since age 11. Swimming is a lifetime sport\u201d, added JP. \u201cWhen more and more people have the opportunity to experience open water in the Potomac River, they\u2019ll realize the lifelong benefits, just as I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<p><i>\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with JP Vanderloo<\/i><i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i> <b><i>Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potomac River Swim to Honor Veterans, Encourage Open Water Events On Sept. 11, 2022, JP Vanderloo, a senior at Loudoun County High School and leader in their NJROTC program, will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":512783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[122077,11],"tags":[131329,131330],"class_list":["post-512782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas","category-open-water","tag-jp-vanderloo","tag-potomic-river-swim"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Potomac River Swim to Honor Veterans, Encourage Open Water Events<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Potomac River Swim to Honor Veterans, Encourage Open Water Events. 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