Dear Stingray Nation, What a weekend! Our Stingrays were fast in the pool! A lot of medals will be finding their way to our swimmers soon! Here is our practice schedule for the week. This is our last week of the regular short course season. Monday 2/24 & Wednesday 2/26 Senior - 5:45-7:45pm NF Gold - 6:45-8:15pm NF Silver - 7-8:15pm Y Bronze - 6-7pm Y Miniray - 5:50-6:30 Y Tuesday 2/25 & Thursday 2/27 Senior - 6-8:15pm NF Gold - 5:45-7:15pm NF Silver - 5:45-6:45 NF (Tuesday only) Friday...

Dear Stingray Nation, Congratulations to all of our 8 & Under State Championship Swimmers: Emerson, Olivia, Talia, Molly, Nohea, Lucy, Edward, and Daarshik! Our littlest Stingrays swam well! Good luck to our 36 Stingrays swimming at the 9 & Over State Championships in Saginaw this weekend. It is time to swim fast Stingrays!! Here is the link to the Web Store for Championship gear: https://shop.finedesigns.com/greatlakes/MichiganYMCA/ ___________________________ END of SEASON and MARCH CLINICS The last day of regular practice for all groups is February 28th. Zone Team and National Team swimmers...

PRACTICE UPDATE - See correction below Monday, Feb. 17 Senior - 8-10am Northville Gold - 8-9:30am Northville Silver - 7-8:15pm Y Bronze - 6-7pm Y Miniray - 5:50-6:30pm Y Tuesday, Feb. 18 Senior - 8-10m Northville Gold - 8-9:30am Northville Silver - no practice Gold 6-7pm Y/Senior 7-8pm Y *Or for any Gold/Senior swimmer who cannot attend practice at Northville, there will be a practice set available for you to use at the Y during open swim Wednesday, Feb. 19 Senior/Gold - 11am-12:30pm NF Silver - 7-8:15pm Y Bronze -...

Dear Stingray Nation, Our 2025 Easter Clusters YMCA Championship was AMAZING!! Parents - Thank you so much for your many, many contributions to make our second meet of the season a success!! We are grateful to each and every one of you! Some of you noticed last minute shortages and were willing to switch jobs, or even cover multiple jobs, so as to cover all critical positions to keep our meet moving smoothly. What a great Stingray parent team! Coaches - Thank you for spending your weekend with our children!...

Dear Stingray Nation, A few reminders… ________________________ IMPORTANT MEET UPDATE YMCA 9 & OVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - February 22-23, 2025 - Saginaw Valley State University All High School Boys - Coach Rich is asking you to please be sure to sign up for whatever Sunday events for which you are qualified. Registration closes on February 14, 2025 We are co-hosting this meet with the RAYS. If your swimmer is swimming at this meet, we are asking you to fulfil one volunteer slot: Volunteer Signup The RAYS are in charge of...

Dear Stingray Nation, IMPORTANT MEET UPDATE YMCA 9 & OVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - February 22-23, 2025 All High School Boys - Coach Rich is asking you to please be sure to sign up for the Sunday events for which you qualify. Registration closes on February 14, 2025. We are co-hosting this meet with the RAYS. If your swimmer is swimming at this meet, parents are required to sign up for one volunteer slot: Volunteer Signup The RAYS are in charge of hospitality. They are asking each of our families to...

Dear Stingray Nation, We are the 2025 Eastern Clusters YMCA Championship Runner-Ups! Congratulations to all our our swimmers, coaches, and parents! More celebrations coming soon. Championship season continues, please read on! ________________________ MEET UPDATE YMCA 8 & Under State Championships - February 15, 2025 - Waterford Kettering High School YMCA 9 & OVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - February 22-23, 2025 - Saginaw Valley State University Registration closes on February 14, 2025 This is a time standard meet open to all swimmers who have met the 3-YMCA meet requirement and who have...

Dear Stingray Nation, The time has come, the time is now! 2025 EASTERN CLUSTERS YMCA CHAMPIONSHIP Friday Evening: Northville High School Warmup - 4:30 P.M. Meet Start: 5:30 P.M. Saturday/Sunday: Trenton High School A.M. Session Warmup: 8:00 A.M. Meet Start 9:00 A.M. P.M. Session Warmup: 11:30 A.M. Meet Start 12:30 P.M Volunteers please check the time that you need to be at the pool to begin your volunteer job. Some start at the same time as warmup, others begin 30 minutes before. Please be on time! Swimmers are encouraged to...

Dear Stingray Nation, Congratulations to all of our swimmers who swam this weekend at the LCSC Polar Plunge in Livonia, the Flint Ottertastic 50s Classic in Ortonville, and the Sturgis Invite in Sturgis. There were so many great swims and time drops! Our Stingrays are locking it in for championship season! _________________________ MEET UPDATE YMCA EASTERN CLUSTERS - February 7, 8, and 9, 2025 There are some changes to our warmup and start times for Saturday and Sunday, both morning and afternoon sessions. Please see the new times below. Friday...

Dear Stingray Nation, What a whirlwind of a weekend! Our Stingrays had a weekend full of fast swims, huge time drops, new state cuts, and more zone cuts in Indianapolis. What an incredible experience to swim in an Olympic-class pool! Parents had a great time cheering on our swimmers. Coach Rich and Coach Matt worked ALL weekend, 14-15 hours each day, to support our swimmers! Congratulations to Maryn Varga, who brought home the 10 and Under Girls High Point Award from the 2025 Circle City Classic! Maryn finished 1st in...