Dear Parents, We have some big shout outs from the 2025 Thanksgiving TYR meet. A huge thank-you to Coach Rich and Coach Matt for dedicating their entire weekend to our kids—you are rock stars! An extra round of applause for our amazing volunteer officials: Jason Rembisz, Jen Birmelin, and Elizabeth Simpson. We appreciate you more than you know! Congratulations to our High Point Award-Winning Stingrays! 13/14 Boys - Luis Cervantes 13/14 Girls - Erin Rembiesa 11/12 Girls - Maia Brown 8 & Under Girls - Molly Birmelin _____ MEET UPDATE...

Skills and Skillets - Fun and Learning in the Pool - ALL TEAM event! Our annual SKILLS & SKILLETS event is coming on Sunday, November 30 from 9:15-10:45 A.M. at the YMCA. This is A LOT of fun. Our high school swimmers do a great job with the younger kids and everyone has fun eating pancakes with their friends after swimming. ALL SWIMMERS are invited to participate! Here are the details: Our Senior Practice Group swimmers will be running a stroke clinic in the pool with all of our younger...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, Congratulations to all of our swimmers who swam at the 2025 RAYS TYR Thanksgiving Classic! Our Stingrays dropped A LOT of time and made many State and Zone cuts! ____ MERCHANDISE - LAST CALL Our holiday store is OPEN, but only until the end of the day today, NOVEMBER 17, at 11:59 P.M. Orders will be completed by December 19th and available for pickup at the Varsity Shop at 623 South Adams Road, Birmingham. Stingray gear makes a great holiday present for your swimmer! Click...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, A few important things…. _____ MERCHANDISE UPDATE Our holiday store is OPEN, but only until NOVEMBER 17 at 11:59 P.M. Orders will be completed by December 19th and available for pickup at the Varsity Shop at 623 South Adams Road, Birmingham. 2025 FFYS Holiday online store link : https://ffysholiday2025.itemorder.com _____ MEET UPDATE Good luck to our swimmers competing in the 2025 RAYS TYR Thanksgiving Classic! Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15th and 16th Sessions 1 & 3 - 12 and Under Warm Up: 8:00 AM Events...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, Congratulations to all of our swimmers who swam at the BBA meet this weekend! An extra shout-out to Maia Brown and Maryn Varga for their outstanding swims! For our 12 and Under swimmers, there was a preliminaries/finals format for both days. Maia and Maryn swam in the morning and qualified in every one of their events for finals in the evenings. They both made it to the podium (top 6) many, many times. Maia brought home FIVE Gold medals. Way to swim fast girls!! We...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, Good luck to our Stingrays who are swimming at the BBA Fall Quack-Tack-Ular Invite this weekend! Swimmers should wear their team caps and team suits. Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9 AM - 12 & Under Prelims - Warmup: 8:00 am; Start: 9:00 am PM - 13 & Up Open - Warmup: Immediately following the conclusion of the prior session, but not before 12:30 pm; Start: Not before 1:30 PM Evening - 12 & Under Finals - Warmup: 15 minutes after the conclusion of the prior...

Congratulations to our.... SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK and MEET Senior - Jack Cuiffetelli Gold - Riley Walsh Silver - Devin Mahoney Bronze - Olivia Mikols MiniRay Swimmer of the Meet - Winston Roberts

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, What a meet! Great job Stingrays! A few shout-outs…. To ALL of our Stingray Swimmers - Great job swimming fast and supporting your teammates! To our Senior boys - It was great to see you so hyped up and cheering on your teammates. All of our Stingrays always do a great job cheering each other on, but our Senior boys brought a whole new level of energy to the meet! To our Coaches - Thanks for being with our kids all day, even during a...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, Updates from our hosting team-- Marshaling for 8 & Unders only Heat sheets will be printed for coaches and officials only, but are attached to this email for all No concessions available Reminders-- Schedule: Please plan to arrive about 10-15 minutes before the beginning of warmup so that your swimmer is ready to jump in the pool at the beginning of warmup. Swimmers should come dressed in their suits, the locker rooms can be crowded. Parents and coaches are NOT allowed in the locker rooms,...

Dear Stingray Parents and Swimmers, We are looking forward to our first YMCA meet of the year this Sunday, November 2nd at Brandon High School in Ortonville, Michigan! Here is some very important information about the meet this weekend. Schedule: Please plan to arrive about 10-15 minutes before the beginning of warmup so that your swimmer is ready to jump in the pool at the beginning of warmup. Swimmers should come dressed in their suits, the locker rooms can be crowded. Parents and coaches are NOT allowed in the locker...