Stingray Newsletter #6

Hello Stingrays,

Hard to believe yesterday was our last home meet – thanks to all the swimmers and parents for the good energy, teamwork and helping with set up and take down! We are winding down: 1 more dual meet next weekend, and a bunch of invitationals. See below for more information, as well as the invitation to our banquet, scheduled for July 27^th.

SOUTH CARROLL AWAY MEET (Saturday, July 20^th, 1900 W Liberty Rd, Westminster, MD 21157)

Sign-up and declare by Tuesday at 8pm. Warm-ups are likely at 8:30, please plan to be there by 8:15 to check in with a coach. The volunteer sign-up will come out later this week!

CARROLL COUNTY INVITATIONAL (Wednesday, July 17^th, 1900 W Liberty Rd, South Carroll Swim Club)

Everyone who is planning on attending should have signed up by now and shirts have been ordered. Warm-ups begin at 3:30 and the meet starts at 4:30pm. We will send out information shortly on where we will be sitting and volunteer opportunities to those attending.

**Reminder: There will be NO practice this day, morning or evening. Lessons will continue as planned for the morning, but evening lessons will be moved to Friday, July 19^th.

SPLASH AND DASH (Friday, July 19^th, Stingrays Home Pool), from 10am-noon

You can still sign up for our second annual swim and run event here. The cost is $13 for city residents/pool members and $20 for non-residents/non-pool members. There are 3 different options to accommodate everyone’s fitness levels.

**Reminder: This event replaces Friday morning practice!

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (Monday, July 22^nd, Westminster Riding Club)

If your swimmer hasn’t qualified for an individual event at Straehle, it’s not too late to sign up for Jr. Champs! Registration is open until the end of CCI (July 17^th). Warmups will be at 3 and the meet starts at 4pm. Each event is $5 and swimmers 8 and under are limited to 3 events while swimmers 9 and over are eligible for up to 4 events. We will charge your account once you commit your swimmer.

**Families who attend any optional meet are expected to complete one more volunteer point at one of the optional meets.

PANDA EXPRESS FUNDRAISER (Tuesday, July 23^rd)

Thanks to all who participated in our Chipotle fundraiser – now on to the next one! This fundraiser works for any Panda Express nationwide, so share with all your friends, family and social media contacts. 28% of all proceeds will go to us, just let them know that you’d like to support the Westminster Stingrays Swim Team. If you order online, use code 924289 in the Fundraiser Code Box during online checkout. For more information, check out this flyer.

STRAEHLE (Wednesday, July 24^th, Andover Pooll)

Sign-up for Straehle by the end of the CCI meet on July 17^th. We will accept registration for those swimmers who qualify at our 7/20 meet, with those due by the end of that meet. T-shirt pre-orders are are due July 16^th to be available for pickup at the meet. Limited quantities will be available that day.

Warmups start at 7am, the meet starts at 9am, and relays are slated to start at noon. The address is 819 Main Ave., Linthicum Heights, MD, 21090. Entries are $5 per individual event, and we will charge your account.

This optional meet is open to swimmers that have made the Straehle qualifying times (found here). While this includes relays, when we create our relay teams for Straehle and Divisional meets, we base our selections off two main things: the top four times in the age group and whether they were on a qualifying relay. Essentially, swimmers must have been on a relay that qualified for the meet, or they are not eligible to swim at the Straehle meet. However, just being on a qualifying relay does not necessarily guarantee that your swimmer will be swimming at the Straehle meet. We will keep an updated list of all qualifiers as we go through the season.

**All families who have swimmer(s) participating in Straehle are expected to volunteer. 

DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Saturday, July 27^th, South Carroll Country Club)

Sign-ups are live for Divisionals – please commit your swimmer ASAP if they are available, even if you don’t think they have top times. Coaches will make the final line-up and pick the top 3 available swimmers for each event. More information, including shirt design, will follow soon.

**Families who attend this optional meet are expected to volunteer outside of their regular season volunteer requirements.

END OF YEAR BANQUET (Saturday, July 27^th, Westminster City Pool)

Our banquet will be held at our home pool from 5:30-8pm. Please RSVP here by July 19^th so we can start planning for how many families will attend. We will supply fried chicken and cake – a sign-up genius for sides and desserts will follow soon. Please bring your own drinks and chairs.

IMPORTANT DUE DATES (Also mentioned above)

As always, if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]. 

See you at the pool!