Mark Daasch, PT, from NovaCare will be on the pool deck WEDNESDAY 5/15 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

The City of Mason coaches swept the 2019 Ohio Swimming Coach of the Year awards for the second year in a row! These awards were voted on by coaches from the 60+ teams in Ohio – and will awarded at the Ohio Swimming Banquet this Sunday afternoon at the Manor House in Mason. Each award comes with a $1000 stipend to the City for continuing education. Coach Katie Schmidt was voted Ohio Age Group Coach of the Year for leading the age group (14 & younger) portion of our program...

City of Mason's head swim coach Ken Heis earned his American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 5 Certification. There are five levels that reflect a coach's level of academic training, experience, and achievement. Only 3% of the 13,000 swim coaches who have been ASCA certified have earned the highest Level 5 certification. Every coach in the country has to be USA Swimming certified. That is the lowest, base level of certification. Being ASCA Certified means that the City of Mason commits to annual professional development training, just like any other...

COLUMBUS - For the first time in the City of Mason's - Mason Manta Ray program's history, the Manta Ray 14 & Under Junior Olympic (JO) State Team was the runner-up JO Combined Team Champions while the Girls' Team WON the Girls' team title! This past weekend's 14 & Under Junior Olympic state championship held at the Ohio State University's 50 meter pool. The Manta Rays had 76 swimmers competing this weekend led by the 11-12 year old girls age group would won the 11-12 girls age group team title!...

Mason Manta Rays Spring Banquet SAVE THE DATE Sunday, April 7, 2019 Mason High School Commons 6:00-7:30 pm What: Dessert, senior recognition (new format - much shorter), slide show, awards, and lots of fun! Who: All swimmers on the team -- Exploration though High Performance groups! Dinner: No dinner will be served this year. Cost: FREE R.S.V.P: Nope! Just come enjoy the evening! HELP NEEDED: Please email [email protected] if you would like to help put this year's slideshow together. Thank you!

RAYS ON NBC & OLYMPIC CHANNEL On Sunday, some of you might have seen NBC's “The Champion Within” which featured the Foster family on national TV. This five minute segment appears to compiled from some of the footage NBC's Olympic Channel took this summer featuring our team, swimmers, coaches, and facilities. If you missed it, here is a link to the segment: https://nbc.app.link/VyNd8l3aPT Also, in case you missed the Olympic Channel's segment “Heroes of The Future” from this past fall, please check it out. The ten minute segment is really...

Mark Daasch, PT, from NovaCare will be on the pool deck next WEDNESDAY 2/6 from 4-6:00 p.m. he had to change it today due to the weather. 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

TEN MANTA RAY SWIMMERS SWIMMING AGAINST 350 OF THE BEST SWIMMERS IN THE WORLD THIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY: RAYS' FOSTER BROTHERS HIGHLIGHTED IN ARTICLE https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/five-2-races-to-watch-at-the-2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-at-knoxville/ The field for the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series at Knoxville is stacked. Like, really stacked. The first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series will feature some of the biggest names in the United States, with the top national team swimmers and the top junior team swimmers in attendance. The TYR Pro Series winners of 2018, Katie Ledecky and Chase Kalisz will be in attendance,...

Mason Manta Rays Recognized as Gold Medal Club 2019 USA Swimming Club Excellence List Gold, Silver, Bronze recognition awarded to 200 clubs for performance excellence Mason, OH – For the second year in a row in the Mason Manta Rays have been awarded the top honor of a Gold medal ranking in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program, recognizing the organization’s highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes 18 years and younger. The City of Mason’s Mason Manta Rays finished in 8th place again this year out of over 3000...

Mason Manta Rays capture Winter Junior National Title Winter Junior National Championship – Greensboro, North Carolina – December 5 – 8, 2018 The weather outside was frightful, but inside the Greensboro Aquatic Center, the Mason Manta Rays performances were so delightful. The Rays claimed the Men’s and combined team titles in dominating fashion. The men racked up 537 points, 220 points more than any other team. That combined with the 6th place women’s team 161 points, earned them the combined title. The men were led by the trio of Jake...