Hello Stingray Families!

Our plan this season is to send out a weekly communication to keep everyone up-to-speed on that week's happenings. They may be lengthy but please be sure to read through the details and you can always let us know if you have any questions. Below are updates as we head into the season over the next week:

Meet N Greet/Kick-Off Meeting & Spirit Night: We are looking forward to meeting you this Thursday at our Kick-off meeting. As a reminder, it will be held on the Pool Deck and you can drop by anytime between 5:00pm-7:00pm. We will hold two New Parent sessions at 5:30pm and 6:30pm for those who are new to swim and/or the team! Please be sure to stop by The Habit Burger that night for a Stingray Spirit Night too! They are hosting us anytime between 5:00pm -8:00pm, just mention you are with the Stingrays.

Your Coaches by age group are (See attachment for pictures of the coaches):

6&Unders AND 11/12s: Nate and Natalie

7/8s AND 13/14s Emily and Aidan

9/10s AND 15/18s: Dylan and Reese

Pool Membership Reminder: Please be sure that you have become a member of the Waterford pool. This is a requirement by the GSFL. As registration closes on May 25th, pool management will begin reaching out to those paid Swim Team members, who still need to pay their membership. https://waterfordclemmons.com/waterford-pool

Merchandise: The first round of merchandise is available to order now until May 15th! This is to guarantee items will be here by the first swim meet. We will do a second order shortly afterwards as well. Each swimmer does get a FREE tie-dye shirt that will list all of the swimmers names for this season. You may access the Team Store on our website: https://waterford.swimtopia.com/

Pup Camp: Do you have a child who loves to swim – who was a fish by the end of last summer or took lessons over the winter? Do you wonder if your child is ready for the swim team? Pup Camp is designed for swimmers ages 4 and older. Our coaches will introduce them to basic swim skills, show them what practices will be like, and determine if they are ready for the swim team as they assess their water safety basics and water comfort level. In order to be on the swim team, ALL swimmers must be able to swim the entire length of the pool without assistance (unless they qualify for ADA assistance). Our two Pup Camp Practices are Monday, May 15th & Tuesday, May 16th. Please see attached calendar for specific age-group times.

New Stingray Email Address: The Stingray Committee has a new email address. You can reach us at W[email protected]om FaceBook Page: Don't forget to follow us on Facebook for quick updates and information. https://www.facebook.com/waterfordstingrays Swim Meet Sign-ins & Volunteer Shifts: This year we are asking that all families sign their swimmers IN for swim meets. This ensures that we know who is going to be attending a particular meet. If you do not SIGN-IN, your swimmer will not be placed in any events. Sign-ins will always be due 5 days prior to that swim meet. Swim meets always require a large number of volunteers to keep it running! We ask that all families sign-up for 3 shifts for the season. To sign your swimmers IN for upcoming meets AND to sign-up for volunteer spots you can do both today here: here: https://waterford.swimtopia.com/swim_meets Junior Volunteer Coaches: Do you have a 13 year-old at home that may be interested in coaching on our team in the next couple of years? We will be gaining interest soon to set up our Junior Volunteer coach program where they will get to work with our Head Coaches on gaining experience with how to coach swimmers. Stay tuned for more information there! Stingray Sponsors: We need to give a shout-out to those businesses who are sponsoring the team this year! Without them we would not be able to do all of the fun things it requires to run the swim team. We look forward to sharing more information about them throughout the season! Thank you Sponsors: *The Waterford HOA *Allstate - The Masters Agency *East Coast Wings & Grill *AM Erectors *Steelman's Ace Hardware *Jason McDougald and Sarah Haynes, Realtors for Leonard Ryden Burr

We look forward to seeing you all Thursday Night! 

Go Stingrays, 

Waterford Stingrays Committee