Mantas Families, We had a great weekend of long course racing at the Storm Spring Start Up. There were lots of races that we’re able to use as benchmarks on season progress. Both Elliot Bartell and Jordan Hogue qualified for the semi-final rounds of the skins 50’s. This was a great experience to swim side by side with some of the fastest University of MN athletes. Swimmers racing now will use the experiences of racing, as well as the results, to learn and be better at the end of the...

Mantas Families, GREAT JOB to all who raced on Saturday at the Rochester Pentathlon. It was a great “first long course meet” of the season and we saw good amount of improvement over last summer. We had some breakthrough swims that will launch our swimmers into a fast summer! I am happy for how we raced. We have one meet deadline today. The Tigershark (Farmington) IM Tough Challenge is a short-course meet (25 yard pool), May 18-19. Swimmers may choose to swim one or both days, 50’s of strokes on...

Mantas Families, Did your swimmers just compete with us in the short course season? Check to see if they made the Mantas Swim Club Top 10 of ALL TIME! Swimmers who are current USA registered members with Mantas Swim Club are in bold for any age group they appear. See our TOP TEN PAGE RIGHT HERE Use these times as motivation, but not as a criticism of your athlete. Remember, “on the list” at a young age doesn’t guarantee being “on the list” when older, and not “on the list”...

Mantas Families, Here is your weekly update. Our competition schedule is posted in full on our team website. Each meet has a deadline for families to commit to compete, most are 10 – 12 days before the meet happens. Some, like our Red White & Blue Meet that we are hosting in Rochester, June 22-23, have early deadlines to help determine the number of swimmers. To commit your swimmer to a meet, you need to go to the meet page, and then click on the EDIT COMMITMENT button. Click on...

Mantas Families, We had a fantastic first week of practice with MANY new faces in our Novice and Age Group teams. It’s so fun to see all the smiling faces back in the water. Parents, if you know of a family with an interested swimmer, please let them know that it isn’t too late to start swimming with Mantas Swim Club. Swimmers can start at almost any point in our season and are welcome to come and watch a practice and talk with the coaches at any time. Swim Meet...

Mantas Families, Here we GO! Our spring practices start this evening. We have a good group of swimmers ready to get back in the water. This is a reminder for you to complete registration through our Spring / Summer 2024 online module if you haven’t already. Our Senior Strength Training with Ignition Fitness begins today! Our Mantas strength sessions run every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 3:55pm – 4:45pm. Our full competition schedule is up on our team website listed under our team events tab. There are some early season meet...

Mantas Swim Families, This is an email with reminders about our spring registration. This information can be helpful for both returning families and new families. Please pass this info on to anyone you may feel is interested. Mantas Swim Club is a year-round competitive swim team. We have two distinct seasons. We just finished our short-course season, which runs September to March. Races in short-course season take place in 25-yard pools. We are now starting our long-course season, which runs April through July. Races in long-course season take place, as...

Mantas Swim Club Spring – Summer 2024 Registration and Training Information REGISTER FOR OUR SPRING/SUMMER SEASON RIGHT NOW! CLICK RIGHT HERE. Spring Training Sessions Start on Monday, April 15. We have two practice locations for all levels: Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, and FAC in New Prague. Once schools let out for the year our Gustavus location will change to Mankato East High School, and eventually move outdoors to the newly renovated Tourtellotte Pool in Mankato. TRAINING LEVLES AND MONTHLY COST. Click to learn more about each level, monthly...

Mantas Families, I’m still reliving the fantastic weekend our team had at the 11-14 Age Group State Championships. Mantas swimmers raced to a first place finish as a team in the A Division of the meet. Both Adam Schmiesing and Brittan Hoffman placed high in multiple podium (top 8) finishes. Brittan placed highest, 3rd place, in the 11-12 girls 50 yard free. Armin Stanglmaier and Jack Swanson also placed very well with top 16 finishes. And our relays had a blast with swimmers racing to PR’s as a team. I...

Mantas Families, What a wild, fun, exciting, exhausting weekend. Mantas Swimmers competed in two different state meets this past weekend. We had 3 young studs racing at the 10 & Under State Championships at the Eden Prairie Community Center. Great job to Oliver, James, and Bruno! Bruno won 3rd place amongst all boys 8 years and younger in the overall points rankings! Our Senior State qualifiers raced at the University of MN Thursday – Sunday. Many personal best times and fast relays. Great job to everyone! Now is a good...