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Mason Manta Ray Parents, These are EXCITING TIMES for our team! Hopefully, you have all heard the news about the new 50m pool and received your informational packet in the mail about the capital fundraising campaign from A MATTER OF 50 METERS! The City of Mason and A Matter of 50 Meters invite all of our current families on the team to learn more about the project, the capital campaign, and opportunities for you to volunteer! We will meet in the Cafe meeting room in the Community Center on Monday,...
Mason Sets Stage for Olympic Dreams City dedicates space to 50 meter aquatic center as 11 Mason Manta Rays achieve Olympic Trial cuts. October 1, 2019 – The City of Mason announced today it will set aside space for a state-of-the-art aquatic center that will be a gamechanger for competitive swimming across southwestern Ohio. A Matter of 50 fundraising committee will work to close the public funding gap by raising $5 million in private funding. “When we established the Mason Manta Rays 15 years ago, we had no idea how...
Mark Daasch, PT, from NovaCare will be on the pool deck WEDNESDAY 9/25 from 4-6:00 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]
TEAM OUTFITTING INFORMATION For our 2019-2020 season, Manta Ray Gear and Team Spirit items are broken up into 3 categories: 1. Standard Team Spirit Package This is included in your annual membership to our team. It includes 3 team t-shirts and 1 latex (non personalized team cap). The shirts will arrive by October. 2. Manta Ray Gear (AUGUSTA SWIM SUPPLY) (SHIPS DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOUSE FOR $5.00 FLAT FEE AGAIN THIS YEAR!) This includes items such as our team competition suit, swim caps, team bags, parkas, and warm-ups. All of...
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City of Mason's Adam Chaney and Carson Foster will compete in the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships to be held Aug. 20-25 in Budapest, Hungary. Outside of the Olympic Games & the FINA World Championships, the FINA World Junior championships are the sport’s largest international competition. This summer marks the seventh edition of the FINA World Junior Championships competition which was first held in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro and hosted in 2015 in Singapore. Nearly 1,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries are expected to compete in the six-day meet...
Mason Manta Rays swim to a THIRD place finish at Speedo Junior Nationals at Stanford University, with THREE more Rays achieving Olympic Trial cuts! Speedo Junior Nationals Stanford University, August 6 – 10, 2019 CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE WITH PICTURES! Things got off to a roaring start for the Mason Manta Rays as 16-year-old Carl Bloebaum qualified for his first A final at JNATS in the first event of the meet in the 200 butterfly. Narrowly missing the OTC in prelims, he charged to a 4th place finish with...
Seventy 15 and older City of Mason Swimmers swam in the Ohio Senior State Championships at Denison University this past weekend. The team set three national relay records while winning the state championship with 2822 points over the second place Ohio State Swim Club who scored 1508 points. Sixty-five 14 & younger swimmers will compete this weekend in the 14 & Under State "JUNIOR OLYMPIC" championships at Miami University. Media Coverage included articles about all three of the national records. https://swimswam.com/mason-manta-rays-break-another-15-18-national-age-group-relay-record/ https://swimswam.com/mason-manta-rays-break-15-18-national-age-group-record-in-mixed-medley-relay/ https://swimswam.com/mason-manta-rays-break-15-18-17-18-national-age-group-record-in-800-free-relay/
Three Manta Ray boys - Carson Foster, Jake Foster, and Adam Chaney - were selected as a part of the top 9 boys and top 9 girls in the country to represent USA in international competition. Mason Manta Rays coach Ken Heis was selected to be the head coach of this Team USA Mare Nostrum Team. The team departs this Friday! More from USA Swimming... Nation's Premier Juniors Selected for International Competition By USA Swimming | Friday, May 24, 2019 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – 18 of the nation’s top junior...
