Skip to main content
Cloudy icon
73º
WSLS logo

Go to the WSLS homepage

Join Insider
    • News
    • Watch Live
    • Local News
    • Virginia
    • National
    • World
    • Healthwatch
    • Education
    • Money
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Weather
    • Weather Authority Alert Day
    • School Closings
    • Traffic
    • Pin It
    • Picture of the Day
    • Skycams
    • Forecasting Change
    • Know Your Zone - Lynchburg Area
    • Know Your Zone - Roanoke
    • Know Your Zone - New River Valley
    • Know Your Zone - Southside
    • Know Your Zone - Highlands
    • Watch Live
    • Meet the Team
    • Solutionaries
    • TV Listings
    • NEXTGEN TV
    • Sports
    • 1st and 10
    • High School Sports
    • Virginia Tech
    • Virginia Tech Stats
    • Around the Way with EJ
    • Foul Check
    • Olympics
    • NFL
    • Features
    • WSLS Insider
    • Contests & Rules
    • Top 10 Deals
    • Find Your Money
    • Illuminights
    • In Your Town
    • John Carlin's Outdoors
    • Local Business Spotlight
    • Travel
    • MeTV
    • Branded Content
    • Community
    • My Hometown's Best
    • Blue Ridge Games
    • Events Calendar
    • 30 Days of Hope
    • Home for Good
    • Clear the Shelters
    • Connecting Communities
    • Education Impact Award
    • Scholarships
    • Pin It
    • Log In/Create Account
    • Weather Photos
    • My Hometown's Best
    • Blue Ridge Games
    • Sports Photos
    • Contact Us
    • Help Center
    • Careers at WSLS
    • Digital Transparency Guide
    • Weather Authority Alert Day
    • Advertise with us
    • Newsletters
  • News
  • Weather
  • Watch Live
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Community
  • Pin It
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
WSLS.com
  • News
  • Weather
  • Watch Live
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Community
  • Pin It
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • BREAKING NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

Suspect taken into custody after armed standoff in Botetourt County Tuesday

SWIMMING


No description available

Using caution when swimming in lakes and rivers

Read full article: Using caution when swimming in lakes and rivers

If you’re planning to take your kids swimming in a lake or river this summer, it’s important to make sure you’re being careful.

No description available

When will Olympic swimming competition take place?

Read full article: When will Olympic swimming competition take place?

The U.S. has won more gold medals (257) than any other nation has won total medals in Olympic swimming.

No description available

Virginia Tech swimmer heading to Olympic Swimming Trials

Read full article: Virginia Tech swimmer heading to Olympic Swimming Trials

On a Friday afternoon, Hokies swimmers get final practice reps in at Christiansburg Aquatic Center — that includes Jefferson Forest graduate Brendan Whitfield.

No description available

Smith Mountain Lake receives $150,000 to research algae blooms following last year’s harmful outbreak

Read full article: Smith Mountain Lake receives $150,000 to research algae blooms following last year’s harmful outbreak

It’s been a year since the harmful algal bloom took over a section of Smith Mountain Lake.

No description available

Healthwatch: New report shows drowning deaths are on the rise

Read full article: Healthwatch: New report shows drowning deaths are on the rise

A new report released Wednesday from the CDC shows alarming statistics that drowning deaths are on the rise all across the United States.

No description available

Splash Valley prepared for a busy season of fun this summer

Read full article: Splash Valley prepared for a busy season of fun this summer

Splash Valley prepared for a busy season of fun this summer

No description available

2,500 athletes will compete in Virginia’s Blue Ridge IRONMAN this Sunday

Read full article: 2,500 athletes will compete in Virginia’s Blue Ridge IRONMAN this Sunday

2,500 athletes will compete in Virginia's Blue Ridge IRONMAN this Sunday.

No description available

Creating her own lane: Carly Wilkes’ goals and humble spirit leads to success

Read full article: Creating her own lane: Carly Wilkes’ goals and humble spirit leads to success

Being fast led Carly Wilkes to putting her best foot forward in running track and cross country.

No description available

Around the Way with EJ: Carly Wilkes

Read full article: Around the Way with EJ: Carly Wilkes

"I have to try and make myself believe that I'm going to do something great."

No description available

Hidden Valley sends five spring athletes to the next level

Read full article: Hidden Valley sends five spring athletes to the next level

Hidden Valley had five spring athletes sign their National Letter of Intent Friday. Swimmer Meagan Baxley is off to Washington and Lee, Titan goalie Rio Jarrett is going to Concord University, and three lacrosse players are moving on. Landon Blackshear to Bridgewater, Tyler Duffey to Averett, and Connor McGarry to Pfeiffer University.

No description available

Thinking about running a triathlon? 5 tips before jumping in

Read full article: Thinking about running a triathlon? 5 tips before jumping in

Either exercising more or achieving greater fitness goals are usually popular New Year’s resolutions for people, but have you thought about an even bolder resolution that will ensure you either get or remain in great shape?

No description available

‘Olympic Boom’: How going for the gold inspired local athletes to go for their dreams

Read full article: ‘Olympic Boom’: How going for the gold inspired local athletes to go for their dreams

The inspiration the Olympic Summer Games brings sticks around long after the games are over.

No description available

What a splash! 5 takeaways from the swimming competition in Tokyo

Read full article: What a splash! 5 takeaways from the swimming competition in Tokyo

Well, that was as fast as Caeleb Dressel swimming the 50-meter freestyle.

No description available

Virginia Tech alum Ian Ho ready to ‘Shoot for the Moon’ at the Tokyo Olympics

Read full article: Virginia Tech alum Ian Ho ready to ‘Shoot for the Moon’ at the Tokyo Olympics

The Blacksburg native and Virginia Tech grad qualified for the 50m and 100m freestyle for Team Hong Kong.

No description available

6 swimmers going to the Olympics you should know about

Read full article: 6 swimmers going to the Olympics you should know about

We lost a lot last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of those things was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

No description available

Daleville’s Olivia Bray helps lead Texas to 3rd place finish in NCAA Swim & Dive Championship

Read full article: Daleville’s Olivia Bray helps lead Texas to 3rd place finish in NCAA Swim & Dive Championship

ROANOKE, Va. – Daleville’s Olivia Bray has many titles; Lord Botetourt alum, Olympic Trial Qualifier, Texas Longhorn, and now, and All-American. Last week, she competed in multiple events in her first NCAA Swim & Dive Championship, taking home silver in the 200-meter butterfly as a freshman. “There were eight of us, two swimmers had been to an NCAA Championship before so we were a new group to go. We went to go get the trophy and we couldn’t let it go.”AdBray placed 3rd in the 400-yard medley relay, 7th in the 200-yard medley relay, 9th in the 400-yard freestyle relay with her team, 7th in the 100-yard butterfly, 16th in the 100-yard backstroke, 2nd in the 200-yard butterfly. With her Olympic dreams put on hold last year, she also intends on competing in the Olympic trials this summer.

No description available

Backpacking with Brooke: Blue Hole at Jennings Creek

Read full article: Backpacking with Brooke: Blue Hole at Jennings Creek

This time, we’re hitting a swimming hole known to the locals as Blue Hole, but is part of Jennings Creek in Arcadia. You’ll park in a little lot right off of Route 614. You’ll then walk to the left back across the bridge that crosses Jennings Creek. When the water is high, this makes for a nice swimming hole as well, but for now we just got our hair wet and moved on. We walked downstream along the bank then over some boulders to make it to the actual Blue Hole.

No description available

Area swim teams adjusting to being back in the pool under new guidelines

Read full article: Area swim teams adjusting to being back in the pool under new guidelines

ROANOKE, Va. After about two months out of the pool, a 5 a.m. wake up call is nothing for the CCA Marlins. Swimmers are like getting fish out of the water, its just not possible, head coach Amina Serir said. The year-round swim club is one of the first teams to get back in the water since the Coronavirus pandemic. I know RVAA as a league decided back in May that we were not going to host a formal swim season, RVAA board member Shannon Hoopes said. "Right now we have been following the guidelines, one swimmer per lane, only 50 minutes so we can clean up between practices,' Serir said.

BACK TO TOP
  • TV Listings

  • Email Newsletters

  • RSS Feeds

  • Contests and Rules

  • Contact Us

  • Internships at WSLS 10

  • Careers at WSLS 10

  • Closed Captioning / Audio Description

  • Public File

  • Current EEO Report

  • Terms of Use

  • Privacy Policy

  • Do Not Sell My Info

  • FCC Applications

Follow Us
Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Facebook page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our Instagram page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our X page (opens in a new tab)
Visit our RSS Feed page (opens in a new tab)
Get Results With OmneOmne Results Logo

If you need help with the Public File, call (540) 512-1512

At WSLS, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our communities with innovation and excellence, we incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance our news gathering, reporting, and presentation processes. Read our article to see how we are using Artificial Intelligence.


Graham Media Group LogoGraham Digital Logo

Copyright © 2025 WSLS.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings.