The Stingrays Swim Club is a United States Swimming Club within Niagara District.  Founded in 1964, we are known throughout Western New York as a first-class, year-round swim program.  We offer a guided age-group youth program for children age 5 and up, for the novice swimmer to the most competitive and skilled swimmer. As a child progresses from the guppies learn to swim level to the shark level, the coaching staff provides the structure that supports the emotional, social, and physical growth of that child within the sport of swimming. This experience will last a lifetime. 

Stingrays Swim Club members learn:

  • The four competitive swimming strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breastroke and freestyle)
  • The skills needed for competiting in swim meets: flip turns, starts, and relays
  • The values of sportsmanship and teamwork
  • How to set and accomplish short term and long term goals. 

Stingrays Flyer with information

 

MISSION : "Rays UP!!"

The mission of the Stingrays Swim Club is to offer swim club members an experience that will last a lifetime.  Through quality instruction and coaching, swimmers will be provided with the tools and materials necessary to achieve all that they want to achieve within the sport of swimming. 

Our team philosophy is encompassed in the words courage and perseverence. 

Courage is the willingness to take risks. 

Perseverence is the backbone of success in any endeavor in life.

Our swimmers learn how to "rays" up to the challenges and strive forward toward achieving their swimming goals.

 

What is Niagara District

Within the United States, USA is divided into 59 Local Swimming Committees (LSCs). Each LSC is responsiblefor the administration of competitive swimming in a defined geographical area. The Niagara District includes Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Binghampton. Niagara is the 6th largest LSC in the country with more than 75 clubs and 4700 registered athletes.

What is United States Swimming

United States Swimming (USS) is the National Governing Body for amateur competitive swimming in the United States. At its headquarters office, located at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs Colorado, USS staff interact with the 59 Local Swimming Committees (LSC's), athletes, coaches and volunteers at all levels wo provide a variety of services to over 220,000 registered athletes, 20,000 non-athletes and 2,500 swim clubs.

As the National Governing Body for the sport, USS is charged with the responsibility to formulate rules, conduct national championships, disseminate safety and sports medicine information, select competitors to represent this country in the international competition, and insure the development of its member clubs and age group swimmers.

USS provides secondary accident medical protection for USS members who suffer injuries while participating in insured activities.