Hey there Swim Fans! Here's your weekly team news: Gold Check Out Policy Reminder We are still having issues with Gold Check out. This policy change was emailed out on 12/30/25: Effective, Monday, January 5th, 2026, we will be making a temporary adjustment to our Check in/out team policy. Please note that: There will be no change to Purple practice time check in/out sign ups. We will still require a parent volunteer to manage check in and out for these groups. For Gold practice times: Athletes will be required to...

Good afternoon, Manta Rays. Here’s your weekly news! Quick Reminders: There will be no weekly news emails sent out December 22nd-January 5th! Any urgent reminders or updates will be posted in Heja. Holiday Practices: Practice Reminders: No practices December 24th-26th or December 31st-January 3rd. YMCA Meet at Washington Sign Up Deadline: December 29th Team Apparel & Gear Don’t forget to check out our team apparel stores! A portion of sales comes back to the team with Elsmore, QT Designs and SwimOutlet.com! Check out all the different shops: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/ymca-2205/page/team-apparel--gear Check in/out...

Happy Friday Manta Rays! Here's your weekly team news! Top Times Have you ever wanted to look up your swimmer’s best times all in one spot, see where they rank within our team, in the state or in the region? Here are some resources so you can look up your swimmer’s times: Manta Rays Top Rays Page: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/ymca-2205/page/top-rays Top times are listed after each meet with State and Regional qualifier indicators. “Top Rays” are the fastest 10 athletes in each event, age group and gender in the history of the...

Good afternoon, Manta Rays! Here’s your weekly news (a few days early ��)! December Invite Information Swim meet information (including warm-up times, events and parent job assignments) has been posted to the Hosted Meets tab of the team website: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/ymca-2205/page/hosted-meets Additional meet details will be updated as they become finalized so, please keep checking the team website & HEJA! A few other important details regarding the December Invite & MHS: We will be sharing our team camp area with Newton, so please leave some space available for them. There are...

Happy Friday Manta Rays! Here’s your weekly team news! Safe Sport Training Courses For the 2025-2026 season, we are requiring ALL parents/guardians and ALL athletes (ages 12-17) complete the USA Safe Sport Training. We are VERY close to achieving our Safe Sports Recognition, so please complete training and have your swimmers complete training ASAP! These training courses are offered online on a monthly basis and last for 1 hour (7-8pm Central time) via Zoom or any time through USA Swimming University. Once training is completed, they are valid for 18...

Good Morning Manta Rays! Here's your weekly team news! November Invite: 11/15/25: Our first home swim meet is tomorrow!!! Here are some helpful tips & reminders for all families, rookies and vets! If your swimmer is participating in the meet tomorrow, it is STRONGLY recommended that they attend practice tonight (Friday 11/14). We will be doing a practice walk-through of events, relays, and meet operations. This is an excellent way to calm nerves and make sure all swimmers know what to expect on meet day! Continue checking the team website...

Happy Friday Manta Rays! Here's your weekly team news: Practice Equipment Some of our veteran swimmers still do not have all required practice equipment for their assigned practice group!!! This makes it extremely difficult (and sometimes impossible) for your swimmer to participate in drills or skill activities that we conduct at practices. If you are not sure what equipment your swimmer is supposed to have please check this document for what equipment is required: https://www.gomotionapp.com/ymca-2205/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/manta-rays-practice-group-flowchart-2025_047081.pdf Check this document for the practice group assignments: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yaDpZxrUvuEOF2Q2bjBYgxqMU8vATdWh/view?usp=sharing November Invite: 11/15/25: As our first...

Happy Halloween Manta Rays! Phew! First week of practice was great and we’re so excited for this season-here’s your weekly email blast! Practice Reminder: Please have your swimmer at practice a few minutes before our scheduled start times. Things that need to be done before practice like using the restroom, getting caps, goggles and headsets on, retrieving equipment bag, take time and often means swimmers are late to start dry warm-up with the team or miss it entirely. Our time at practice is limited so please try to have your...

Happy Wednesday Manta Rays! Here's your weekly team news update! Thursday, October 23rd, 2025: Rookie Academy & USA practice will be at the YMCA due to the MHS Girls home swim meet at Carver! Here's what you need to know when we have practices at the YMCA: Swimmers: Check in with parent AND at Welcome Center Team check in will be at a table right next to the Welcome Center desk! If you don’t have a membership card or QR code on your phone, you’ll need to provide your name...

Good Afternoon, Manta Rays! I hope you’re all enjoying this lovely day! Here’s our weekly news update: Check-in & Check Out: In order to allow coaches to properly supervise athletes at practice locations, spend time building relationships with athletes and meet supervision requirements from all governing agencies (USA Swimming, Safe Sport, Praesidium, YMCA of the USA, etc…) the Manta Rays Swim Team has the following policies for check-in, and check-out: Check-in: all athletes will be checked in for practice using approved methods by a parent volunteer or other designated person....