IRISH OPEN UPDATE Mason Manta Ray Hannah Whiteley, 17, won GOLD tonight at the Irish Open Championships in Dublin, Ireland with a best time of 1:02.89 in the 100m Backstroke. Her Rays teammate, Ashley Volpenhein, placed 5th in the 50m Butterfly tonight as well. Both girls are loving the experience so far and still have two more days of competition. Search Youtube for "Irish Open Swimming 2015" to watch the meet! Results are also posted on Meet Mobile.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SLIDESHOW AGAIN! Sunday night, 4/12/15, the Mason Manta Rays hosted their Spring Banquet at the Mason High School Auditorium and Commons. Over 400 swimmers, parents, family members and staff attended the event. The evening began with opening comments from Ken Heis, followed by a slide show of photos and music from the season. The Senior Recognition was a very special part of the evening. Twelve seniors came to the stage to give a short speech after being introduced by Coach Ken. Jessen Book, Kenyon College...

Mason Manta Rays at High School State Championships February 28, 2015 The Mason Manta Rays were well represented at the Ohio High School State Championships in Canton at the end of February. Ashley Volpenhein and Sydney Lofquist captured 2 state championships. Hannah Whiteley and Tim Hagemeister each brought home one state title. In Division I, Hannah Whiteley got off to a fast start, leading off Springboro’s 200 medley relay with a Manta Ray record 24.87, 50 backstroke, leading them to a 6th place finish. Julia Volpenhein, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein,...

Manta Rays Excel at Southwest High School Districts Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Sunday February 21, 2015 Girls Division I The High School District meet got off to a flying start as the Mason Comets (Julia Volpenhein, Jordan Decker, Ashley Volpenhein, Abbey Esler) captured the 200 medley relay district title. Hannah Whitely led Springboro to a third place finish in the event. Sydney Lofquist swam butterfly on the Ursuline fourth place finishing relay. All 3 relay teams qualified for the state meet. 200 Freestyle – Lizzie Troy (SR Mason), led the...

Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be on the pool deck Wednesday, 2-4-15, from 3:45-6 p.m. If your swimmer has any aches or pains that you want him to evaluate, please see him on deck on Wednesday. There is no cost for the evaluation. If you have any questions for Mark, please feel free to contact him directly. Mark Daasch, PT, DPT Center Manager NovaCare Rehabilitation 1198 Smiley Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45240 513-671-6362 [email protected]

Coach Todd and his wife Katie are celebrating the birth of their second child! Jossalyn Louise Billhimer was born this morning at 8:14 am weighing 6 lbs 9 oz and she is 20 inches long! Mom, Dad, Josie, and baby are doing great!

Due to water polo games on Friday and Saturday, the following changes/cancellations will be made to practices: Friday, October 17 - Discovery 1 & Discovery 2 will have normal practices in the leisure pool. Imagination 1 & Imagination 2 - no practice Senior 1 5:00-6:00 pm dryland only (HS weight room) Senior 2 4:00-5:00 pm dryland only (HS weight room) High Performance - Coach Ken will send details Saturday, October 18 - No practices for all groups except for High Performance - Coach Ken will send details.

More than 230 Manta Ray swimmers kicked off the 2014-2015 swimming season with the 12th Annual Manta Rays Intrasquad Swim Meet. The meet ran smoothly thanks to our great parent volunteers and the swimmers lit up the water with 747 best times and 17 new meet records! “We have over 300 swimmers on the team this year including our 19 & older adult Masters team,” said Head Coach Ken Heis, “and our annual intrasquad meet is a great opportunity for both the swimmers and our parent volunteers to kick off...

Dear Manta Rays, The season is off to a great start! The swimmers have taken to the new dryland program and new groups nicely and are already showing signs of improvement! We have a few items that we wanted to update everyone on: Team Suits & Practice equipment: THEY ARE IN! The suits can be picked up tonight at practice or tomorrow before the meet. Team Bags & Warm-ups: These items have not come in yet from Kastaway, but should be in in the next couple of weeks Team T-shirts:...

Due to high school water polo games the practice times for Tuesday, October 7 will be as follows: Senior 2 2:30-5:00 pm; High Performance 3:45-6:45 pm; Imagination 1 5:00-6:30 pm; Challenge 1 6:00-7:30 pm; and Challenge 2 7:00-9:00 pm. Also, Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be evaluating swimmers in Challenge 2, Senior 2, and High Performance on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30-6:30 pm. Feel free to stop by the pool and see him if your swimmer is experiencing any pain or unusual soreness. Don't forget that this Saturday is our...