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Hello Rays Nation, I hope you all are happy, healthy and well rested. Happy New Year to you all! Hard to believe it is 2026 already. Now that the holiday season is behind us we are getting ready to reboot and get into the Championship season run for the short course season. A few big keys for the next several weeks. There is practice tomorrow 1/5 for CSD Mini Rays Groups ONLY. The rest of the team will resume normal schedules on Tuesday 1/6. Senior Group lifts and drylands also...
Good Morning Rays Nation, I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm; cold out there today. Lot's of moving parts this time of year so let's jump right into it. Congratulations To all the Rays swimmers that have competed in the past few weekends; at Winter Junior Nationals in Indianapolis, Capital Classic in Cary, NC or Snowflake Invite right here at our home pool at RHAC; you all have done so well. The races, the learning, the teaching and the growth of this team over the past few weekends...
Happy After Thanksgiving Weekend Everyone! I hope your weekend was full of friends, food, family and football! Probably a bit of napping in there as well. If you are traveling back please be safe, be careful and hopefully it is without delay or issue. This is a really, really amazing part of the year. We have lots of Rays events coming up. A very busy, yet incredible, December is ahead of us. Let's dive in. Snowflake Invite is this weekend. If you are competing in that meet there will be...
Good Afternoon Rays Nation, I hope everyone is doing well today. This is an incredible time of year. The Thanksgiving holiday is coming up; a really great reminder to all of us for all we have to be grateful for and things we should appreciate the most. Please note, due to the holiday, the practice schedule will be different this coming week. Practice Schedule for Week of 11/24. Please be sure to take a good look at the link above. I will also create an event on our website as...
The week of November 10 is a big one for the Rays and the community. Harvest Festival is coming this weekend. Starting Friday 11/14 through Sunday 11/16. There will be plenty more information coming about the meet, keep an eye on your inboxes. We are doing a food drive for our community and the local food banks in our area. If you can, we are asking for Rays families to bring any canned/non-perishable goods to the Rock Hill Aquatic Center beginning on Friday November 14th and anytime during the Harvest...
Hello Rays Nation, A few key points/details as we move into our first day of practices on Monday September 8th (please note, some Mini Rays groups will begin on Tuesday September 9th, please check the schedules carefully). We are less than a week away from the next chapter in our YMCA Of Upper Palmetto Rays swimming journey. Last year brought remarkable achievements both in and out of the pool, with personal growth and community engagement at every level. As we look ahead to 2025-26, we could not be more excited...
