Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be on the pool deck Tuesday, 2/25, 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 ttoday. There is no cost for the evaluation. If you have any questions for Mark, please feel free to contact him directly. Mark Daasch, PT Center Manager NovaCare Rehabilitation 1198 Smiley Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45240 phone: (513)671-6362 fax: (513)671-6368 [email protected]

The Best Kind of Feedback You Can Give- 3S Model Feedback is critically important for helping your child get better. It can be the first step toward positive, productive change. Give the right kind of feedback and your child will flourish! Give the wrong kind of feedback and you can negatively impact their development and their love for swimming. We believe in the “3S Model” for giving feedback to our swimmers. 3S = strategy, skill, support. All feedback should fall into one of those three categories. The coaches’ goals when...

Girls win 10 out of 11 events at D1 Districts ( CLICK HERE FOR CINCINNATI ENQUIRER ARTICLE) Thirty-five Mason Manta Rays had an excellent meet this past weekend at the High School District championships! We had almost 100% life-time best swims and 19 Manta Rays will advance to the Ohio High School State Championships next weekend in Canton! The Manta Ray girls not only won 10 out of the 11 events Saturday night, but also were a part of four meet records! Boy’s Division II Friday morning, Panos Skoufalos represented...

Over the weekend of February 7th-9th, the Manta Rays traveled to the famous IUPUI Natatorium to compete in the Jaguar Aquatics Invitational. It was a phenomenal meet all around for our swimmers; 324 best times were established, and the Manta Rays brought home the team title! Wow! We had two high point champions as well. Allison Bloebaum was the 13-14 girls high point champion, thanks to her win in the 500 freestyle and 10th place finish in the 100 backstroke. Olivia Potter claimed the 10 & under high point award...

Last weekend, high school Manta Rays competed all over the city at the Sectional Championships. Sectionals are the first stop of the three weekend high school championship journey. 32 swimmers from various sites go on to qualify to the District Championship at Miami University. The District meet starts today (DII AM, DI PM) with the boys, and the girls in the water tomorrow. Here is a quick list of Manta Ray names you should look for in results this weekend with their seed: Girls Division I Ashley Volpenhein, Mason ?...

Six-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni crashed the end of today’s Mason Manta Rays practice (via Skype)! As the older Manta Rays head into their championship season starting tomorrow, they were treated to an inspirational talk with the world record holder. She talked about controlling nerves, race strategy, how to handle yourself at a big meet, what to eat, along with some lighter stories about seeing the Queen of England in the dining hall at the London games. The swimmers had many great questions for Rebecca and left the talk not...

The following swimmers have earned individual Junior Olympics time standards. The meet is held March 7-9 at Ohio State University. 10 & UNDER GIRLS LINA DELEGER, ERIKA HAILEY, JESSEY LI, OLIVIA POTTER 11-12 GIRLS BRIDGET CRAMER, LAUREN FRIES, ANGELICA GEORGOSTATHIS, AMANTHI RANATUNGA, MEREDITH WOLF, EMILY YU, GRACE ZHANG 13-14 GIRLS KARA ALEXANDER, ALLISON BLOEBAUM, CAYLA BODNER, KIERSTYN CASSIDY, KYLIE DECKER, MAGEN KELLEY,HEYLE KRUGLER,CAMILLE NGUYEN, MAGGIE SATTLER, STEPHANIE SCHOENLEIN, LAUREN THOMAS, MEGAN WANG, RAEGAN WILLIS, EMILY ZHAO 10 & UNDER BOYS CARL BLOEBAUM,SETH BUTLER, SAHAN KANSAKAR, ALEX ZHANG 11-12 BOYS ADAM...

Manta Ray Psych Dinner DINNER IN SMALL HS COMMONS: YOU MAY PARK AND DROP OFF IN BACK OF HIGH SCHOOL BY THE BUS CIRCLE. Tuesday, February 11 Sponsored by: Let’s get psyched for Championship season! DINNER IN SMALL HS COMMONS IN BACK OF HIGH SCHOOL All swimmers are invited to the dinner Tuesday, February 11 after/before practice. Practice Schedule National: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Platinum: 4:00-5:30 p.m. Gold: 5:15-6:40 p.m. Silver: 5:15-6:40 p.m. Teal: 7:45-8:45 p.m. Date: Tuesday, February 11 Time: 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Place: SMALL COMMONS IN BACK OF HS...

The Mason Manta Rays have earned Silver Medal status in the 2014 USA Swimming Club Excellence program! The 2014 program results are based on performances in the 2013 calendar year. Clubs have been selected as Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal clubs according to the following parameters: Gold Level: The top 20 point-scoring clubs eligible for the Gold level. Silver Level: The remaining clubs ranked through #100 and/or not achieving Gold status. Bronze Level: Clubs ranked #101 through #200 and/or not achieving Gold or Silver status. The program recognizes USA Swimming...