OHIO SWIMMING REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT Our swimmers has an awesome Regionals! We had an amazing amount of lifetime best swims & “JO” qualifiers! 903 (72%) LIFETIME BEST SWIMS (HIGHEST OF ALL TEAMS) 38 MANTA RAYS ACHIEVED JO CUTS 71 INDIVIDUAL OHIO “JO” TIMES 13 SWIMMERS ACHIEVED THEIR FIRST JO TIME WE HAVE A RECORD TOTAL OF 56 MANTA RAYS QUALIFIED FOR JO'S FULL WEB RESULTS FULL MEET RESULTS PDF Thank You Thank you to all of our wonderful parents who volunteered to help us run this meet! We had many...

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Mark Daasch from NovaCare will be on the pool deck Wednesday, 2/20, 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 this 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 Center Manager NovaCare Rehabilitation 1198 Smiley Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45240 phone: (513)671-6362 fax: (513)671-6368 [email protected]

Weekend practice times Friday, February 15 - Normal practices except National & Platinum begin at 3:00 pm; Blue 4:45-6:00 pm Saturday, February 16 - High school swimmers/JO swimmers not in the Regional Meet 1:30-3:30 pm Sunday, February 17 - High school swimmers/JO swimmers not in the Regional Meet 1:30-3:30 pm Monday, February 18 - High school swimmers/JO swimmers not in the Regional Meet 1:30-3:30 pm Normal practice schedule resumes on Tuesday, February 19.

The three week journey to the High School State Championship began this weekend with the Sectional meet. The Manta Rays had 40 swimmers competing in the meet representing six different local high schools. 36 Manta Rays will advance to compete in individual events next weekend at the Southwest Ohio District Championships at Miami University based on performances from the Sectional Meet. Congratulations on a great weekend of swimming. Good luck next weekend at Districts. You can find meet results at www.swimmeet.com.

Swimmer picks Miami, family on National Signing Day Read more: http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/region_north_cincinnati/west_chester/swimmer-picks-miami-family-on-national-signing-day#ixzz2KE0OkHVf By: Casey Weldon, WCPO Digital WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Bryan McNamara has used his arms and legs to merit earning a college scholarship for swimming. However, it was the 18-year-old’s heart that ultimately decided where he’d swim for the next four years. Bryan, a senior at Lakota West High School who is preparing for his team’s sectional meet, had scholarship offers to multiple Division I universities but ultimately decided to accept an offer from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio,...

Manta Ray Psych Dinner UPDATE: DINNER IN LARGE HS COMMONS BY COMPETITION POOL Tuesday, February 12 Sponsored by: Let’s get psyched for Regionals! UPDATE: DINNER IN LARGE HS COMMONS BY COMPETITION POOL All swimmers are invited to the dinner Tuesday, February 12 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. Brz: 7:45-9:00 p.m. Teal: 7:45-8:45 p.m. Date: Tuesday, February 12 Time: 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Place: LARGE COMMONS BY COMP POOL: UPDATED Cost: FREE!!! (Swimmers only) RSVP: NO RSVP NEEDED. WE LOOK...

Manta Ray Bryan McNamara signs his national letter of intent to swim at Miami University early this morning. Congratulations, Bryan!

The Manta Rays had a very successful meet in Indianapolis this past weekend. Manta Ray swimmers combined for 268 lifetime best swims. After Saturday the team was in second place by over 100 points but stormed back on Sunday to win the meet by over 600 points. The 9-10 Boys, 11-12 Girls, 11-12 Boys, and 13 & over Boys each won their respective age groups. The team also had Kierstyn Cassidy (12) and Ashley Volpenhein (14) win high point for their age groups. Manta Ray swimmers now head into the...

ZOE THATCHER SELECTED FOR USA SWIMMING NATIONAL SELECT CAMP Every year, USA Swimming brings sixty of the top USA Swimming member athletes in the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime camp experience. Thirty male and thirty female athletes are selected to participate this prestigious camp. The fastest two eligible athletes in each event are invited. Zoe Thatcher, 16, was selected based off her long course mile (1500m) performance this past summer. During the camp, Zoe learned about post race recovery, drug and supplement rules, psychological training skills, nutrition, race strategy and more....