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By joining the Havasu Stingrays and USA Swimming, you belong to one of the country's largest, most organized, and competently coached youth sports. With a positive attitude and a willingness to lend a hand, you will enjoy one of the great experiences of your youth which you can carry through life.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 January 2010 14:29 )

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PostHeaderIcon Barker sets four pool records

Stingrays’ Courtney Barker, left, flies off the block at the start of the 800m Freestyle at the fourth annual Ride the Wave Winter Challenge swim meet Sunday at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center. Barker set four pool records in winning her four events. David Bell/News-Herald PhotoBarker sets four pool records, wins four events



Monday, February 1, 2010 7:08 AM MST

LAKE HAVASU CITY — Change the name of the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center to Courtney Barker’s Pool.

Barker set four new pool records en route to winning her four events during Day 2 of the fourth annual Ride the Wave Winter Challenge swim meet Sunday at the
Aquatic Center
. She was also the first place points winner in the Girls 15-and-over Division with seven first place finishes and one second place over the two-day meet.

“I think it’s because of hard work in practice,” Barker said. “Plus, today I saw a little better competition and these were my best events.”

Barker and the Stingrays competed against teams from Anthem, Casa Grande, Kingman,
Phoenix and Tempe
. Barker set her records in the 100m and 800m Freestyle and 50m and 100m Backstroke.

Last Updated ( Monday, 01 February 2010 11:22 )

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PostHeaderIcon Stingrays Home Meet Day 1

David Bell/News-Herald Photo. As teammate Courtney Barker touches the wall, Stingrays’ Mic Scharbrough dives into the water for the fourth leg of the 15-Open 200 Mixed Relay at the 4th annual Winter Challenge Ride the Wave Tournament at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center Saturday. Looking on are relay team members Arlen Dean, seated left, and Courtney Murphy, seated right.Havasu Stingrays open home meet with nine firsts


By BRANDON ELLENWOOD

Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:07 AM MST

LAKE HAVASU CITY — The Stingrays opened Day 1 of their Winter home meet with nine of the team’s 25 swimmers taking at least one first place finish.

Taking place at the
Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center
, the Stingrays’ 4th annual Winter Challenge Ride the Wave Tournament features six teams competing in short course meters races.

Tatum Liska, 8, and Mickey Scharbrough, 14, both topped the team with four first place finishes, both sweeping their individual events Saturday. Liska was first in 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle and 200m IM. Scharbrough finished first in 50m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke and 200m IM.

Last Updated ( Monday, 01 February 2010 11:29 )

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Approved Swimsuits for 2010 Effective 1/25/10  (1/25/2010)

The USA Swimming House of Delegates, at its September 2009 meeting, adopted new rules regarding swimwear which limited swimsuits used for competitive purposes to those swimsuits which are in compliance with specifications established by FINA, the international governing body for the sport of swimming.

On January 4, 2010, FINA issued its final list of swimsuits approved for use in 2010. The suits included on this final list were all submitted to and approved by FINA. In addition to the suits included on this list, FINA has indicated that “older suits” are also acceptable for competition. Although the term “older suits” was not specifically defined, it generally refers to suits made from nylon or Lycra that meet the following criteria:

  1. Swimsuits for men may not extend above the navel or below the knee and for women may not cover the neck, or extend past the shoulders or below the knee;
  2. Material used for swimsuits can be only textile material which is defined as materials consisting of natural and/or synthetic, individual and non-consolidated yarns used to constitute a fabric by weaving, knitting, and/or braiding. Simply put, this would generally refer to suits made only from nylon or Lycra that do not have any rubberized material such as polyurethane or neoprene; and
  3. No zippers or other fastening devices are allowed except for a waist tie on a brief or jammer.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:38 )

 

PostHeaderIcon Holiday Fest Meet

Havasu Stingrays swimmer Alex Johnson, 12, captured two first place finishes at the Holiday Festival Invitational swim meet in Chandler last weekend. Johnson won the 50Y breaststroke in a time of 33.66 and the 100Y breaststroke in 1:12.90. Submitted Photo Courtesy of Annette Johnson.Stingrays on fire at Holiday Invitational

Six swimmers record qualifying times


Monday, December 14, 2009 6:27 AM MST
Special to News-Herald

Frigid conditions didn’t stop the Havasu Stingrays Swim Team from heating up the pool.

Six Havasu Stingrays Swim Team members earned qualifying times for their chance to swim against 780 other top swimmers from the
Western U.S. and Virginia at the short course Holiday Festival Invitational swim meet in Chandler
last weekend.

“We had another frigid outdoor swim meet this past weekend," Stingrays head coach Mike Taylor said. “But our swimmers still turned in some great performances. To swim best times in the morning qualifying and then come back into finals at night and swim even better is what we work for. And both Alex (Johnson) and Caden (Carver) had some excellent championship finals swims."

Last Updated ( Monday, 14 December 2009 12:19 )

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PostHeaderIcon Stingrays Train with Olympians

On the 20th of September, eight members of the Havasu Stingrays Swim Team had the honor of attending the "Fitter and Faster Tour" HSST swimmers get autographs from the Starsswim clinic at the ASU pool in Phoenix with four Olympic medalists and a World Champion. Matt Grevers, Lacy Niemeyer, Megan Jendricks, Misty Hyman, and Nick Brunelli were on hand to conduct the clinic with age group swimmers in Arizona. Swimmers were able to listen in on Olympic "stories", learn about nutrition, and then finally get in the water with the Olympians to work on  technique.

 

 

 

Towards the end of the clinic, swimmers were able to Matt Grevers demonstrates"race" the Olympians after being given a head start!

"We never had opportunities like this when I was a young swimmer, said Coach Mike Taylor, if you were fortunate enough to train at a pool where an Olympian was training, you might get to see them, but that was it. This was an exciting and very rewarding event for all participants."

 

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:32 )

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PostHeaderIcon Matt Grevers on the Fitter Faster Tour

Matt Grevers Speaks About the 2008 Olympic 4 X 100 Free Relay at the Fitter-Faster Tour

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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 October 2009 11:12 )