PARENT MEETING, SPIRIT WEAR, SUIT FITTING THIS THURSDAY There will be Parents Meeting from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15 in the high school Commons just outside the competition pool. This meeting will cover many of the team policies and procedures as well as instructions on how to use the web site. A summary of the meeting will be emailed out after the meeting. All of our team gear (suits, warm-ups, equipment, etc) will be available for purchase from 4:30-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 15 in the Mason HS Commons...

PERSONALIZED CAP ORDERING OPENS TODAY ORDERING ENDS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd (NO EXCEPTIONS) The Spirit Committee would like to welcome you to the 2011 - 2012 Manta Ray Season !!!!! At the beginning of each season we hold our annual PERSONALIZED CAP ORDER SALE. This will be your ONLY time through the 2011 - 2012 season to order personalized swim caps. -- so be sure to order enough caps to last through July of 2012. Cap ordering is VERY EASY and is done directly on our website. You will find the...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS The date of the END OF SEASON MANTA RAY POOL PARTY will be Thursday, August 18 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The event will take place at the outdoor pool behind the Community Center. Please click here for the flyer with details! TEAM PICNIC August 18, 2011 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lou Eve’s Pool Dinner:Potato Salad, Chips, and either Cheeseburger, Veggie Burger or Hot Dog Cost $5 per person at the picnic RSVP: Log on to www.rsvpit.com and enter rayspicnic as the event by Aug. 11th. Make sure...

Zoe Thatcher is competing at the USA Junior National Championships Aug 8-12 at Stanford University in California. Schedules, psych sheets, and results through the week posted on the USA-Swimming website links below. Live results are available technology permitting. LIVE Results Official Meet Homepage on USA-Swimming website - go here for results and schedules

By Jill Castle, Registered Dietitian & Child Nutrition Expert Calories provide the energy your young swimmer needs for everyday activity, swim performance and growth. With hints of calorie intakes in excess of 10,000 calories per day, Michael Phelps blew the competition away in 2008 and blew our minds with his over-the-top calorie consumption. And it produced the nagging question in parents’ minds, “How much does my young swimmer need to eat?” Children aged 9–13 years need about 1,500-2,400 calories each day, depending on age and gender, to support the demands...

The following Manta Rays have qualified for the Ohio LSC High Altitude Elite Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO on October 14-17, 2011: Julia Volpenhein, Alisabeth Marsteller, Ashley Whiteley, Sarah Austin, Zoe Thatcher, Autumn Carter, Maureen Sullivan, Jessika Hall, Breanne Keenan, John Galvin, Brad Lebling, Bryan McNamara, Justin Kolwyck, Ian West, Steve Russo, and John Raker. To qualify, each swimmer must be at least 14 years of age and meet a minimum time standard in LCM established by the Olympic Training Center.

CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Ginger and Coach Mike on the birth of their first child Annabelle Hope weighing in at 4 lbs 15 oz and a little over a month early at 6:15 am on 8/7/11.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT HOW TO JOIN THE TEAM IF YOU MISSED THE TRYOUTS, PLEASE CONTACT HEAD AGE GROUP COACH TODD BILLHIMER at [email protected] TO SET UP A TIME TO TRYOUT. RESULTS FROM THE FIRST TWO TRYOUTS WILL BE EMAILED OUT ON AUGUST 19TH! THANK YOU FOR TRYING OUT FOR THE TEAM! Tryouts for the 2011-2012 season will be held at the Mason Community Center Competition Pool: Wednesday, July 27 Wednesday, August 3 5:00 p.m. 9 & Younger 6:00 p.m. 10 & Older 5:00 p.m. 9 & Younger 6:00...

LIVE RESULTS AND LIVE STREAMING VIDEO Click the above link to watch USA Swimming's National Championships. Manta Ray Amanda Smith, 22, will be swimming on Friday and Saturday!

Good luck to all of the Manta Ray swimmers representing Ohio this weekend in Indianapolis! Click here for Zone Meet web page. MANTA RAY ZONE SWIMMERS Josephine Waller Joel Thatcher (open water) Ashley Volpenhein Tiffany Yu Luke Van Gorp Julia Volpenhein Dillon Froass Nick Gess Mpoki Mwalupindi Justin Hove Hannah Whiteley Alex Mechler Katie Hulbert Abbey Esler Kara Alexander Raegan Willis Ansel Froass Luke Volpenhein (Please email [email protected] if I accidently left your name off the list!)