Hi Team, For those of you who have already filled out the Benicia Resiliency Survey, THANK YOU! For more in depth info, please follow this link: https://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/believeinbenicia For those of you who have not yet filled out the survey, we are seriously in danger of losing our pool after this summer season. If the city closes the pool in a desperate budget saving move, we will realistically have no pool for the Stingrays to practice or compete in. PLEASE have EVERY person in your family with an email address complete...

Hi Team, Stingray Registration!!!! As difficult as it may be to believe, swim team registration is just around the corner! We will open up registration on February 1st to returning families only. Register between February 1st to February 15th to take advantage of Early Bird Registration. On February 16th, we will open up registration to new families to the team. IMPORTANT Actions to Save the Pool!!! On a very different, but very important note, the city of Benicia is in a dire financial crisis. The city needs to make drastic...

Hi Team, Vallejo Aquaticus Club asked us to pass on information for this Fitter and Faster Swim Clinic that they are hosting January 6-January 7. Here is the teeny tiny flier that they sent us. Here is a video that they sent about the clinics as well. This is not a Stingray associated event. Stingray coaches will not be in attendance and we will not assist with registration, etc. Please refer to the flier and direct all questions to the organizing parties. Happy Holidays!

Hi Team, Just a reminder that today is the last day to to have your Stingrays' donation matched by our generous donor. Here is all of the donation info if you are able! Happy Holidays!

Hi Team, Just a few fundraising reminders. See's Candy Fundraiser Our See's Candy Fundraiser goes to the end of this month. Please order all of your holiday candy from our site so that the team gets a portion of your purchases! Please use this new link to make any purchases from this point forward (the old link is expired) Giving Tuesday Remember that our Giving Tuesday fundraiser goes through December 5th. Any money you donate will automatically be doubled with the help of our anonymous donor. Refer to this prior...

Happy Holidays Swim Family! Today is Giving Tuesday!!! Please consider donating to your swim team, the Benicia Stingrays. We have the great news that a generous anonymous donor has agreed to match donations to our team, up to $1,000.00! You have the ability to help your swim team meet our fund raising goals. No amount is too small. Your donation will be doubled and 100% of funds will go right back to our team! You can donate a couple of ways Pay via Zelle to treasurer@bsrswim.org. Please add a message...

Happy Holidays Swim Family! Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. Please consider donating to your swim team, the Benicia Stingrays. We have the great news that a generous anonymous donor has agreed to match donations up to $1,000.00! You have the ability to help your swim team meet our fund raising goals. No amount is too small. Your donation will be doubled and 100% of funds will go right back to our team! You can donate a couple of ways Pay via Zelle to treasurer@bsrswim.org; please add a note that this is...

Hi Stingrays, Just a few housekeeping items to update you on! Off Season Guidelines For those swimmers participating in fall swim clinics outside of the Benicia Stingrays (Terrapins, VJO, Fairfield, etc), please note that you are required to stop swimming after December 31st. If your swimmer practices or competes with a year round team after December 31st, they are ineligible to join the Stingrays next Spring. Here are the full County Gudelines for your review. As a member of the Twin County Swim League, we abide by the County Guidelines...

Hi Team, Please do not forget about our See's Candy Yum-Raiser. For any of you who follow Benicia Happenings on Facebook or Nextdoor, you know that the city is in dire financial straits. It is not a question of if we will need to raise fees to cover the increased costs the city is passing on to us, but how much we will need to raise fees. Our fundraising team is doing everything they can to keep your fees reasonable for next season, but we still need to be able...

Well, that's a wrap on our 2023 season! Great job to the swimmers and thank you to the coaches and families for all of the support! Here are the results of the second mini-meet. You can compare your swimmer's times to the first mini-meet on the results spreadsheet. We will try to have fundraising going on, even in the off-season, so please participate as much as you are able to! Whatever funds we raise in the off-season will go directly towards the expenses associated with next year. We still have...