Manta Rays & Families, Wednesday and Thursday this week we have team suits, fins, equipment, and spiritwear for swimmers to try on. LOCATION: COMPETITION POOL HALLWAY by the glass block wall for these two dates/times only: Wednesday, September 13th from 4:30-7pm and Thursday, September 14th from 4:30-7pm All purchases will be made online, not during the try-on nights. Details on how to order are below: ORDER TEAM SUITS, PERSONALIZE CAPS, WARM-UPS, BAGS, EQUIPMENT ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS: ATTEND TEAM FITTING IN POOL BLEACHERS. THEN ORDER ONLINE FROM AUGUSTA SWIM SUPPLY BY SUNDAY,...

NEW PARENT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, 9/13, 6:00-7:00 @ SENIOR CENTER New Manta Ray parents are encouraged to send at least one parent to a new parent meeting set for tomorrow. The meeting will be in the Senior Center close Kids Korner and the front entrance of the Community Center from 6:00-7:00 p.m. This meeting will cover many of the team policies and procedures as well as instructions on how to use the web site. The team spirit wear & suit fitting is tomorrow as well (see details on web site or...

USA Swimming just selected the City of Mason's Manta Rays as one of a few clubs (out of approximately 3000 clubs) to have a Master Coach Consultant visit in 2017. USA Swimming Coach Ed Spencer will be visiting the team Monday, September 25 through Friday, September 29. Coach Spencer will be working with various coaches and many different practice groups. Here is a little excerpt from an email he sent us: I am Ed Spencer and I will be coming to visit you based on your team's amazing progress and...

Top 18-and-Under Swimmers Named to 2017-18 National Junior Team | Two Mason Manta Rays Swimmers & coach named to National Junior Team Thursday, September 7, 2017 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming today named the 67 members of the 2017-18 USA Swimming National Junior Team, honoring many of the nation’s top rising swimming stars for their performances in 2017. Two Manta Ray swimmers earned National Junior Team status: Jake Foster & Carson Foster. This is the first time either have been named to the National Junior Team. “This year’s National...

2017 WORLD JUNIOR NATIONALS Looking for something to do this weekend? The best 18 & under swimmers in the WORLD are swimming in Indianapolis this week at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships. Our own Carson Foster made TEAM USA in the 200 Back and will be swimming on Monday 8/28 and possibly on the 800 Free relay on Saturday. Please use the coupon code BOGO on USA Swimming's web site to get BY ONE GET ONE ticket prices. We would love for as many teammates, parents, & friends as...

SWIMSWAM ARTICLE (MORE TO COME!) SEE FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM FOR DETAILS! 2017 SPEEDO JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS August 8 – 12, 2017 East Meadow, NY (Long Island) Meet Central Meet info Psych sheet Prelims Timeline Live results The 2017 US Junior National Championships are in the books, with SwimMAC winning the girls team scores as well as the overall combined gender scores. The Mason Manta Rays were the top team on the boys side, led by the Foster brothers Jake and Carson, while Mason also ended up 2nd in the combined rankings. For...

Congratulations to MJ Neilson for winning the 10 and under girls 10&U high point award. Congratulations to the 10 & U girls for winning the team high point award. Also, congratulations to Carl Bloebaum for winning the Male Outstanding Swimmer Award. It was a great JO Champs as the RAYS captured their highest ever finish in LC of 3rd place. (PLEASE SEE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FROM LOTS MORE DETAILS AND PICTURES OF THIS GREAT MEET!). https://www.facebook.com/MasonMantaRays/

Mason Manta Rays Break Another 15-16 NAG Relay Record Photo Courtesy: Mason Manta Rays Twitter (@RAYSswimming) SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE: Just two days after breaking the 15-16 NAG record in the 400 free relay, the Mason Manta Rays broke the NAG record in the 200 free relay with a 1:34.09. The quartet of Carson Foster (23.68), Jake Foster (23.61), Tyler Babinec (24.36) and Adam Chaney (22.44) broke the NAG record that was held by Irvine Novaquatics from last year at 1:34.63. Chaney’s split was the fastest split of anyone in the...

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/mason-manta-rays-break-15-16-boys-400-free-relay-national-age-group-record/ FROM SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE: The boys 15-16 400 meter freestyle relay National Age Group record fell tonight in Columbus, Ohio at the Speedo Sectionals Championships. The Mason Manta Rays team posted a 3:28.28 to lower the old mark by nearly a second. The old record was a 3:29.18 swum by Upper Dublin Aquatic club in 2014. That quartet was Jake Sannem, Wyatt Amdor, Michael Thomas, and Michael Jensen. Mason Manta Rays swam the team of Adam Chaney, Jacob Foster, Tyler Babinec, and Carson Foster. Splits: Adam Chaney- 25.26/ 26.69...

CARSON FOSTER MAKES WORLD JUNIOR TEAM City of Mason Sends Six Swimmers to World Championship Trials Mason, Ohio – The City of Mason’s swim team, the Mason Manta Rays, sent six swimmers to compete at the Phillips 66 Nationals Championships/World Championship Trials, which was in Indianapolis on Tuesday, June 27, at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI. Four of the six swimmers are in high school and the other two are in college. The Manta Rays competitors consisted of: Ashley Volpenhein, 18, 50 & 100 Free Hannah...