Dear Stingray Families,

🏊 Thank You for a Great Time Trials!

A huge thank you to all of our swimmers, coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who helped make our 2026 Time Trials a success. We appreciate everyone who volunteered their time and effort to help run the meet. Events like this simply cannot happen without our amazing Stingray community.

Most importantly, congratulations to all of our swimmers! Every swimmer who stepped up on the blocks, tried a new stroke, completed an event, or challenged themselves accomplished something worth celebrating.

⚠️ Sportsmanship

As we begin our competitive season, we would like to kindly remind and ask all families to help us reinforce good sportsmanship both on deck and in the water.

Please encourage your swimmers to:

• Congratulate fellow competitors after races.
• Shake hands in the water when possible, or immediately after exiting the pool.
• Support teammates regardless of the outcome.
• Celebrate effort, improvement, and personal accomplishments.

While we compete as a team, swimming is also an individual sport. The goal is not to beat someone else’s time—the goal is to improve your own time, challenge yourself, and have fun. Personal improvement and positive attitudes are what make successful swimmers and great teammates.

❤️ We ask parents to help us reinforce this message throughout the season by focusing conversations on effort, improvement, teamwork, and having fun rather than comparing times between swimmers.

❓ Questions About Swims or Disqualifications

If you have questions regarding a swim, a disqualification, or meet procedures, please reach out to the Team Reps or Coaches.

During meets, our officials are focused on observing every swim and ensuring fair competition. We kindly ask and remind parents not to approach officials during the meet, as they are actively performing their duties.

📅 Practice Reminder

• Monday and Tuesday are our final afternoon practices before morning practices begin.
• If your swimmer was unable to attend Time Trials, you should have already received communication from the coaches regarding makeup opportunities.
• If you have not heard from the coaches, please reply to this email.

🏊 Declare for the First Saturday MeetDeclarations are due Tuesday at 9:00 PM.

If your swimmer is available, please make sure they are declared in SwimTopia. Swimmers who are not declared may lose the opportunity to be considered for selection.

Please remember:

• Saturday A Meets are coach-selected meets.
• Additional information can be found on our Parent Information pages and event pages in SwimTopia.
• Coaches will send selections on Wednesday.

✍️ Participation Verification Signatures

A participation verification sheet will be available under the pavilion on Thursday morning.

This is used to verify swimmer participation for Saturday meets.

• Parents of 10 & Under swimmers are expected to sign on behalf of their swimmer.
• Swimmers age 11 & Older may sign their own name.

❤️ Thank you again for a fantastic Time Trials and for helping us create a positive, supportive, and fun environment for all Stingrays. We are proud of every swimmer and grateful for the incredible support from our families and volunteers.

Go Stingrays! ❤️💙

Amy, Mike, and Olivia

Hunt Valley Swim Team Reps