All practices for Friday, June 13 will run as scheduled except Platinum and Teal. Platinum will swim 7:30-9:30 am and 3-5 pm. Teal will swim from 11:45 am-1:00 pm plus dryland from 1:00-1:30 pm. All other groups normal time. There will be no practice for swimmers in Green, White, or Pups due to the Rolling Hills Meet. Thank you!

Coaches- please share this great learning opportunity with the parents of your athletes! Webinar: “Give Your Child Emotional Intelligence for Sports and Life” Register Now! Dear Parent, Wouldn’t it reassuring to know the best strategies for helping kids handle their emotional ups and downs? Check out the “Parents” section of our web site (Growing Champions for Life) where you’ll find the registration link to this month’s Life-Skills Webinar, “Give Your Child Emotional Intelligence for Sports and School” scheduled for Thursday, June 19th. You’ll also enjoy this month’s article, “Family Traditions...

Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be on the pool deck Tuesday, 6-3-14, from 3:30-6 p.m. If your swimmer has any aches or pains that you want him to evaluate, please see him on deck on Tuesday. 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]

Practices for this Friday and Saturday will be as follows: Friday - Pups, White, Green, Blue, Teal, Bronze, Varsity, National (normal time), Platinum 3:45-6:00 pm. Saturday - Gold, Platinum, National 7:45-10:00 am Silver, Bronze 9:45-11:15 am Teal, Blue 9:45-11:00 am Pups, White, Green 11:00-12:15 pm GO RAYS!

Dear Fellow Manta Rays, Chris and Donna Lebling, owners of FRESH COAT of West Chester and Mason, are proud parnters with the Mason Manta Rays!! FRESH COAT is focused on “raising the bar” on professionalism in the Painting Industry. As a result, FRESH COAT Painting has become the largest and most respected painting company in North America. FRESH COAT is always looking for new opportunities to give something back to our community and we are proud to contribute in this way. It’s quick and easy to raise funds for the...

Memorial Day weekend is a busy one for most of you. We wanted to remind everyone that we will hold normal Saturday practices with the exception of those kids participating in the Tri-for-Joe. For Monday, May 26 we will use the following practice times: National 7-10:15 am; Platinum/Varsity 7:45-10:00 am; Gold 9:15-11:00 am; Silver & Bronze 10:00-11:30 am. We will begin the Summer Practice schedule on Monday, June 9. Have a great holiday weekend!

5K Run, Roll & Sun -- JUNE 1, 2014 364100-13 RAYS TEAM ACTIVITY CODE FOR DISCOUNT! Calling all Manta Rays! Bring your friends and family to participate in the combined Mason Parks Foundation and Mason Community Center 5K Run, Roll & Sun. Race registration includes race fee, food, fun and a pool party! Participants 6 years old and up who are registered by May 25 will be guaranteed a T-shirt. Children 5 and under are free and will not receive a T-shirt. Proceeds will go to the Mason Parks &...

All practices for Friday, May 16 will be held at their normal times. Saturday, May 17 practices will use the following schedule: Platinum/Gold - 7:00-9:00 am Bronze - 7:20-8:45 am Silver - 8:35-10:15 am Teal/Blue - 8:50-10:00 am Pups/White/Green - 10:05-11:15 am Those swimmers competing in the Senior Circuit Meet or the Wildcat Derby Classic should view warm-up times on the meet page. GOOD LUCK - GO RAYS!

Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be on the pool deck Wednesday, 5-7-14, from 3:30-6 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]

Mason Manta Rays Have Fun & Swim Fast at NCSA Junior Nationals in Orlando, Florida March 18-22nd 15 Manta Rays from the National Group traveled down to Orlando, Florida to compete in the National Club Swimming Association Junior National Championships. This was the third time the Manta Rays have attended this meet, after taking a seven-year break from their first two appearances in 2006 & 2007. The women’s team finished eighth overall out of 350 teams. Zoe Thatcher and Sydney Lofquist were the leaders for the Manta Rays in Orlando....