MANTA RAYS EARN GOLD MEDAL CLUB EXCELLENCE AWARD - 11TH IN COUNTRY!
Mason Manta Rays Recognized as Gold Medal Club
2026 USA Swimming Club Excellence Award - 11th in USA
The City of Mason Manta Rays swim team has been awarded the top honor of being a Gold Medal program in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program for the sixth time. The Excellence program recognizes the nation’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes 18 years and younger.
As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimming athletes and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Their membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition, including the Olympic Games, and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: build the base, promote the sport and achieve competitive success.
The top 20 clubs earn Gold level ranking and those rated 21-100 are designated as Silver honorees. The next 100 clubs are recognized at the Bronze level. The City of Mason Manta Rays were ranked 11th out of over 3,000 teams.
The City of Mason Manta Rays program was established in 2003 and has been consistently ranked within the Club Excellence program since 2007. The Mason Manta Rays earned Silver status eleven times and with the recent ranking has now achieved Gold for the seventh time. The Manta Rays are not only the highest ranked team from Ohio to achieve Gold Medal status this year, the Rays have been the highest ranking team in Ohio for the last 9 years in a row. Their history of achievement is a testament to the team’s commitment to excellence and growth in competitive swimming.
Each team’s ranking score is based on the FINA Points Table, a power point rating system that assigns point values to swimming performances based on the Gold, Silver or Bronze time standard.
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