Athletics
The school mascot is the "Generals." The men's crew team was started in 1949 and the women's crew team in 1975. The crew teams have won 31 SRA (Scholastic Rowing Association) National Championships (Men's Varsity 8). W-L boats in other events have also won at both Nationals and Stotesbury. Washington-Lee Crew has competed seven times at Henley, winning it twice. The crew team has also produced four national team members, and three Olympians. The crew team rows from the Potomac Boat Club boathouse in Georgetown along the Potomac River. The 1960 football team won the Virginia State Championship under the coaching of head coach John Youngblood and assistants Sal DiGeorgi, Roger Coggins and Clarence Dryer. The team, dubbed The Untouchables by the local press because they were unscored upon for the first half of the season, had few stars but a solid and tenacious body of players.
A Washington-Lee senior, Chris Tyson, recently achieved the state championship in the 1000m run in 2007.
The Washington-Lee boys tennis team of 2010-11 and 2011-12 won the National Districts title after almost a decade. The last team to win was the 2003 team. The boys tennis team is looking to improve their record in the upcoming season.
All other athletic teams, as well as many scholastic competitions, compete through the Virginia High School League.
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