Stingrays Swimming Newsletter
February 4th, 2021
Julia Ahn NYU Signing Day!
Why Your Coach Makes You Train Your "Off" Strokes
As coaches, a balanced training approach is what we strive for and this article does a great job highlighting why - check it out!
Get Going To Feel Good
You don't.
Research: Motivation often FOLLOWS action, not the other way around.
In Practice: You don't need to feel good to get going; you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good.
Quote from @ARespecki on Twitter
Georgia State Meets Announced!
Below are the links to the Senior State and AG State Cuts!
The AG State Meet will be held at Cumming Aquatic Center on Feb. 19-21.
The Senior State Meet will be held on March 19-21 at Cumming Aquatic Center.
We will also host a final Short Course Meet on March 12-14 at MVAC for everyone to attend!
GET FIRED UP!
Age Group State Sign-Up and Schedule is now available HERE
Registration Deadline is February 8th
2020 Stingrays Swim-A-Thon Prize Winners!
Congratulations to Swim-A-Thon participants. Did you know that in 2020 $6,320.00 was raised, bringing our lifetime total to $150,300! So, we are grateful for all of our Swim-A-Thon participants who swam the challenge of 3,000 yards with the added feature of the 2020 Swim-A-Thon t-shirt.
What does Swim-A-Thon provide?
-5% of proceeds go to the USA Swimming Foundation to provide swimming and swimming safety nationally. 95% of the proceeds remain with the club.
-Provides scholarships for those families wanting to get involved in the sport of swimming
-Provides assistance with swim equipment needed for training, staff certification, and education, as well as additional programming required to help our swimmers reach their goals
-Provides financial assistance with team travel, which allows swimmers the experiences to participate in competitions/training trips
According to the U.S.A. Swimming Foundation rules this year, prizes for fundraising begin at the $400 level, but Stingrays adds prizes to the fun as well. Here are our top achievers. Our top fundraiser was Georgie Utendorf at $810, with prizes of a Stingrays towel and hoodie, a pair of latex personalized Stingrays caps, and USA Swim-A-Thon silicone cap. Sophia Bucaj raised $350 and will be prized with a pair of Stingrays personalized latex caps. Personalized Stingrays caps will also go to: Natalie Meredith who raised $300, Henry Gibson $290, Henry Wines $280, and Megan Travers $250. Thank you, Stingrays swimmers and families, for your participation. Way to go Stingrays!
-Coach Larry