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Hi Team, Unfortunately, Elsmore has called off the team suit fitting for tomorrow due to the rain. We are working behind the scenes to try to reschedule something as soon as possible so please be on the lookout for that NewsSplash update. Remember that if you are unable to make whatever fitting we will hopefully have rescheduled, you can always go in person to the Elsmore shop in Walnut Creek for an individual fitting. Elsmore is located on Treat Boulevard, close to the freeway, and not near the downtown traffic....
Hi Stingrays! This is so exciting!!!! Our Spirit Store is up and running!!!! Order your spirit wear now so you have it in time for the start of the new season. This batch of orders will be open until Friday, April 7th. On Friday, April 7th the store will temporarily shut down to process that batch of orders before re-opening again shortly later. Orders will take 2-3 weeks to process and will be delivered to you on the pool deck once the items arrive. Thanks to Brieanne Marshall and Milkman...
Sorry for the second email but clarification of 6/under practice times is needed! If you registered your 6/under for Stingrays in the first batch of sign-ups (your child was not placed on the wait list), then their practice time is 4:00-4:30. If your 6/under was first placed on the waitlist to register AND you got an email inviting your child to register for the 4:30-5:00 time, then your child is in the 4:30-5:00 practice group. If you have not received a specific email inviting you to register for the 4:30-5:00...
Hello Stingrays, First Week of Practice Well, we have made it! Season-opening clinics start on Monday! Please remember that the clinic times may differ slightly from the regular season just for this first week of practice. County rules require us to limit each practice group to 45 minutes until we hit the month of April. Here are your times for this week only: 6 and unders: 4:00-4:30 or 4:30-5:00 (go to your regularly assigned groups) 7/8's: 4:30-5:15 9/10's: 5:30-6:15 11/ups: 6:15-7:00 Pool/Beach Day Raffle Our first fundraiser of the year...
Hi Stingrays, We are very sorry for this, but we have decided to cancel clinics for today (Wednesday) afternoon. The Benicia High School Swim Team has a meet at James Lemos after school today. While we were optimistic they would be out of there by 5:30-5:45, we have learned that their opposing team is very large and there just won't be room in the pool or on the deck to accommodate our new swimmers and their families. We will still have board members down at the pool near the picnic...
Hi Stingrays, Well if today was a sign of the season, we are going to have a very busy and full summer!. As busy as today was (and the rest of the first two weeks will be), things will smooth out! The first two weeks are always groups of new swimmers learning the rules, age/skill groups getting sorted out, and coaches learning new names. In a few weeks practice will be a well oiled machine. We just wanted to let you know that we are officially closing registration to virtually...
Hello Stingrays! We have almost survived the worst part of the year (non-swim season) and have made it to the best time of the year (swim-season)!!! Please read through these updates so we can get the season started smoothly. New Coaches We are so excited to announce that we have new assistant coaches to add to our coaching staff!!! As our team is reaching record numbers, Coach Brian and Coach Elias will be joining us to assist Coach Mariska and Coach Miguel this season. Both new coaches have a strong...
Hello Stingrays, Here are your weekly updates. Some of this is repetitive, but we wanted to make sure all of the newly signed up families receive this information as well. New Stingray Clinic If your swimmer is new to the Stingrays (it does not matter if they are brand new swimmers or have previously swum with other teams), they are invited to attend the new Stingray clinic on Monday March 20th-Thursday March 23rd, from 5:30-6:15pm at the James Lemos Pool. This is an opportunity to meet the coaches and get...
Hello Stingrays, Here are some updates! Spring Practice Schedule Change We have many new swimmers in our younger age groups. It is great that we are building up the team and this means that we will need to rearrange the practice schedule to give these larger groups of newer and younger swimmers more space to practice. This change only affects the 11/12 age group and is currently for Spring only. For Spring, the 11/12 age group will practice with the 13/up swimmers. Here is where the schedule currently stands: Spring...
