Dear Stingray Parents,

🌊 Let's dive in! 🏊‍♀️  The 2025-2026 swim season is upon us! Don’t miss our Stingray Swim Team Parent Information Meeting on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. at the YMCA.  Come make a splash with our coaches and other swim families, get in the “swim” of things for the season ahead, and help our team race toward success!

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PRACTICE GROUP REGISTRATION   

Miniray https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111277

Bronze https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111273

Silver https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111279

Gold https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111274

Senior https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111278

HS Boys https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111275

HS Girls https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111276

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2025-2026 Pricing:

Miniray = $800

Bronze = $850

Silver = $1080

Gold = $1250

Senior = $1300

HS Boys = $750

HS Girls = $800

If you do NOT yet know your practice group or if your swimmer is trying out for a different practice group, please attend evaluations before you register at the YMCA. (See OPEN EVALUATIONS information below.) You MUST have a Y membership, sign up with the YMCA swim team program, AND register with the Boosters online to start practices. More information about this will be available at the Parent Meeting on August 27th!  

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OPEN EVALUATIONS

If your swimmer is looking to change practice groups or has a friend joining the team, please attend ONE of these evaluation sessions. Evaluations take about 15-20 minutes.  Please bring a bathing suit, goggles, cap, and towel.  Evaluations are for ALL new swimmers, as well as returning swimmers who wish to try out for a different practice group.

Dates and Location:

Wednesday, September 3 or Thursday, September 4  - 6:00-8:00 P.M. or Friday, September 5 - 6:00-7:30 P.M. at the Farmington Hills YMCA.

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YMCA OFFICIALS TRAINING

YMCA Level I and II official classes are being offered on September 27 and possibly September 28 at the Farmington YMCA. More information is coming soon!  If you are a Level I official and want to become a Level II official, you must have a meet record showing that you have officiated at least 8 sessions in the last three years. If you are a Level II official seeking to recertify as a Level II, then you must have a meet record showing that you have officiated at least 12 sessions in the last three years. If there is enough interest, an AO class will be offered as well. 

The classes are officially scheduled:

Level I:  https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/308407

Level II: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/308408

If anyone has any difficulty signing up, please contact Tom Ludden at [email protected].

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IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, August 27th - Fall Parent Meeting- 6:30pm @ YMCA

Wednesday-Friday, September 3-5 - Open Evaluations at the YMCA - Bring a Friend!  

Monday, September 8 - Fall Season Begins!

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#stingraynation