THE STINGRAY SPLASH, June 15 2025 Edition

Stephanie Talberg

I’d like to start off by wishing all of our Stingray Dads a very Happy Father’s Day! We appreciate you and we hope that your swimmers do as well!

  
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SATURDAY A MEET RECAP  
Yesterday morning we traveled all the way to Arlington to take on the Holy Mackerals of Arlington Knights of Columbus in our 1st A Meet showdown of the season. We moved up to the top Red Division of the Colonial Swim League (CSL) this year after having a stellar championship season last year in the White Division. The Red teams are all very tough and AKC proved no different. We lost the meet with a score of 308-136 but we had many great swims by our kids with many time improvements. 
  
  
BROKEN RECORDS
We had 1 Team Record fall yesterday and another one tied. Kate Li broke the Girls 11-12 50M Freestyle with a time of 30.81 and Yaron Li (no relation to Kate) tied his own 50M 15-18 Boys Freestyle record from last year with a time of 24.62. 
  
  
T SHIRTS
If you registered before June 1, you have a team T-shirt waiting for you in a box at the AF pool, if you haven’t picked it up yet. Come see us on Monday at practices to get it because we are going to start allowing others to exchange sizes and give away extra shirts this week.
  
  
MEET THE COACHES
Head Coach Cameron - This is Cameron’s 3rd year as our Stingrays Head Coach. He previously was an Assistant Coach on the team and a record-breaking swimmer for us. 
He was a collegiate swimmer at Florida Southern and Duke University where he earned all-ACC academic honors and is enrolled as a graduate student. 
  
Assistant Coach Logan - This is Logan’s 3rd year as Asst Coach and sadly his last year being eligible to swim on the team. Logan just completed his first year at West Virginia University studying Sports Media.
  
Assistant Coach Brianna - This is Brianna’s 3rd year as Asst Coach. She was a long time Stingray and currently attends college at William & Mary.
  
JRay Walter - This is Walter’s 2nd year as a JRay and he was also on the team since forever! He just completed his first year at Virginia Tech studying Computer Science.
  
JRay Sophie - This is Sophie’s 3rd year as a JRay and she is a seasoned Stingray. Sophie just graduated from St Paul VI High School where she was also on the Swim team. She will be attending William & Mary in the fall. 
  
JRay Michael - This is Michael’s 2nd year as a JRay and he is also a long time Stingray swimmer. He is a rising senior at Chantilly High School. 
  
JRay Caleb - This is Caleb’s 3rd year as a JRay and he has been on the team since he was little. He is a rising junior at Chantilly High School where he is on the Dive team. 
  
JRay Noah - This is Noah’s 3rd year as a JRay and he has been on our Stingray team for many years. He is a rising junior at Chantilly High School where he is on the Swim team. 
  
JRay Anirv - This is Anirv’s 3rd year as a JRay, he has been a Stingray since he was small. He is a rising junior at Chantilly High School. 
  
JRay Natalie - This is Natalie’s 2nd year as a JRay, she is a rising sophomore at Westfield High School where she is also on the Swim team. She’s been a Stingray since she was 6 yrs old. 
  
JRay Stella - This is Stella’s 2nd year as a JRay, she is a rising sophomore at Flint Hill School where she is also on the Swim team. This is Stella’s 3rd year as a Stingray swimmer. 
  
  
UPCOMING B MEET
Our 1st B Meet is this Wednesday Night 6/18 at Home! Hayden Village Villains from the Blue Division will be visiting us. EVERYONE is eligible to swim up to 3 strokes. The computer gurus have sent an email on how to sign up for this meet and pick your events. DECLARATION DEADLINE is Monday night 6/16 at 11:59pm! 
  
  
UPCOMING A MEET
Our next A Meet is Saturday morning 6/21 at Home against last year’s Red Division Champs Ashburn Village Aqua Jets. Coaches will again select the swimmers for this meet, DECLARATION DEADLINE is Weds Night 6/18 at 11:59pm!
  
  
SOCIAL EVENTS
We have 2 fun team events on the calendar this week!
  
Tuesday 6/17 we will go to University Mall Theater in Fairfax for a private team screening of the new ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ movie at 10:15am (right after last practice). It is $10/person and includes drink and popcorn. Payment details coming soon.
  
Friday 6/20 we will have a Hot Dog & Bingo Night at the pool (with prizes!) starting at 6pm. We will be setting up the pool deck afterwards for our Sat morning A meet.