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Hi Team, Due to some last minute scratches and illnesses, some of the relays have been changed. Please review the relays for your swimmers' age group to see if the relays for them have been affected. Updated League Meet 2024 Relay Entries Thanks! See you all tomorrow bright and early!!!

Benicia Stingrays

Alright team!!!!! It is time to get excited!!!! We have a chance at winning League for the first time ever, so let's show up strong on Saturday! First, a quick update with our County Qualifiers. At the Hox Last Chance Meet on Sunday, we had two new qualifying swims! Conor Smith (13/14) qualified in butterfly and Miles Shaw (7/8) got his first ever qualifying time in breaststroke. Miles didn't just get a qualifying time, he dropped 5 seconds and CRUSHED it!!! Way to go Conor and Miles! Okay, on to...

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Hi Team, Great job showing all of your spirit during Spirit Week! The coaches are also being spoiled with your cards and kind words!!! Just a couple of reminders to wind down this week of practice as we head into League Champs on Saturday!!! Snackbar and Lapapalooza Prizes on Thursday The snack bar will be open on Thursday. This will be the last day for your swimmer to pick up their Lapapalooza prizes. If they do not pick them up on Thursday, you will be responsible for contacting Jeanne Woodford...

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FIRST, thank you so much to Colin Buresh and John Freytag who have offered their services to judge at County Meet. If you see either of these two guys at League Meet, make sure to give them a big high five!!! And now here is the Meet Information Packet for County Championships 2024!!! Coach Mariska will make all entries for the team and the team will cover the cost of all swimmers.

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Hello again County families! We are not REQUIRED to provide stroke and turn judges, but it is appreciated if we do. Does any one want to serve as a stroke and turn judge? Perks of judging include: VIP parking on both days (even if you just judge on one day)....this is a huge perk and costs over $100 if you purchase VIP parking on your own. Parking is very limited in the free school lot. If you arrive later in the day or want to leave for lunch, you will...

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Hello Families! Congratulations! If you are receiving this email, your swimmer has either qualified to County as an individual swimmer or is a candidate to swim on a relay team at County Championships. Please note that the relay lineups are not finalized yet. Some of our relays have 5 swimmers who could fill a role on a qualified relay and the final lineups will be announced closer to County Weekend. All candidates are invited to attend County practice, but there are no guarantees on the relay lineups at this time....

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Hot of the presses, we have an official schedule, warm up times, and camp map!!! Please note that the meet starts at 8:30 and the first shift of volunteers needs to report at 8:00 AM. Schedule: There is not an official opening time, but typically the gates are open at around 6:30AM. 7:30 am: Coaches (1 per team) Meeting with Head Stroke and Turn - Meet behind the blocks 7:45 am: Stroke and Turn Judge Meeting (all judges) – Meet behind the blocks 8:00 am: Meet Volunteers report to positions...

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Knightray Deliveries of Good Luck Posters Our Knightrays (13-18 year-old Stingrays) will be delivering good luck posters and treats to our 12/under swimmers beginning at 4:00pm on Thursday, July 25th to BENICIA HOUSEHOLDS. If you live in Vallejo, Fairfield, or do not have a Benicia home address on file (some of the addresses on file are business addresses), please have your swimmer pick up their good luck poster on Friday at practice. We apologize, but we have too many Vallejo families to allow deliveries to Vallejo this year. Time: There...

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Hi Team, This is a reminder that this is our last regular week of practice (so sad....how did the season and summer go by so quickly???!!!) Practice will continue for another week for swimmers who are qualified to County Championships. Also, be on the lookout for information regarding our Fall Swim Program soon.....we need to iron out the wrinkles and solidify a registration window first. Now the fun stuff! This coming week is both Spirit Week and Coaches' Appreciation Week! Spirit Week Every day for Spirit Week has a theme....

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Great job Stingrays! We beat Hercules today, meaning we are 4-0 in our dual Tri-County swim meets (Hercules, Pinole, Crockett, Ahi) heading into League Championships this Saturday! Congratulations to Claire Smith (15-18) on getting her County Time in 50 free, Taylor Meaders (6/under) on getting her first County Time ever in freestyle, and the boys' 15-18 relay (Mason Godden, Justin Magno, Nolan Kennedy, and Ben Thomas) on getting their County Time in the medley relay. Great job swimmers!!!! Here are the results!!! Overall Results Team Score