Author: ladnerstingrays

We are currently seeking an Assistant Coach for the 2019 swim season. Job description can be found under “Coaching Applicants”.

Online registration for the summer swim season will open to returning swimmers February 23. New swimmer registration will be online this year and will open March 2.

Winter Maintenance runs October 10- April 7. Please see practice schedules for your swimmers practice dates.

Another awesome adventure at Cultus Lake Waterslides. Perfect way to wrap up a fabulous season!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is everything you need to know in the upcoming week!

Regionals

Please click here to view our final entries for this weekend. Please keep in mind our club policy regarding Regionals, in particular  Regional Relays, which you may view here.

Please click here to view the Regional relay teams.

A reminder there are NO PRACTICES taking place tomorrow, Friday August 3rd, as your coaching staff will be at the Regionals meet! This includes morning practices.

Stingrays Awards Night & Potluck

Will be taking place on Wednesday, August 8th at Memorial Park, beginning at 6:00pm! A google doc has been sent out via email for the Potluck.

Final Practices & Holidays

Here are the dates for the final practices of the season for our non-Provincial Qualifier swimmers:

Little Stingrays: Wednesday, August 8th

Regular Program Stingrays: Thursday, August 9th

Masters: Monday, August 13th

Additionally, a reminder there are no practices taking place on BC Day, August 6th – enjoy the evening off!

Cultus Lake Waterslides

This is a reminder that there will be no practices Friday, August 10th as we will be heading out to Cultus Lake Waterslides for the afternoon! If you haven’t already signed up please click here to access the form.

Hi Stingrays,

Here is everything you need to know for next week!

Team Practice

Tonight is our Stingray’s Yule Ball. This is a team practice to cap off the end of our Tri-Wizard tournament! And to celebrate we will be enjoying some delicious Butter Beer. But be wary of Lord Voldemort on this day, as he does not take lightly to large groups of witches and wizards gathering together final team practice of the season!

Practice will be from 4:30-6:00 pm and all regular program Stingrays are encouraged to come out and participate.

Little Stingrays will be swimming during their regularly scheduled practice time (3:45-4:45) and hoping out a few minutes early to join in with learning a new cheer.

Little Stingrays are welcome to come back at 6:00pm to join our potluck at the LOP!

Regionals Meet Entries

Please click here to view our tentative entries for next weekend. Please keep in mind our club policy regarding Regionals, in particular  Regional Relays, which you may view here.

Your coaches have spent many hours over the past week determining rankings and placements for potential swimmers, so please take this into consideration when viewing your entries for next weekend. Any questions or concerns that may arise regarding your child’s selected events are to be directed to your child’s coach.

Relay teams will be released next week at the LOP.

A reminder there are NO PRACTICES taking place on Friday, August 3rd, as your coaching staff will be at the Regionals meet!

Watermania Practices

For those swimmers attending Regionals next weekend, we have booked practice time at Watermania on Wednesday, August 1st and Thursday, August 2nd! Please note, these practices are optional, and you do not have to attend if you are unable to. Regular practices will be taking place at the LOP as scheduled, however, please only come to either LOP or Watermania if you have the option of attending either practice!

Wednesday:

Session 1 – 6:45-8:00 pm : Jellyfish, Starfish, Seals, Sea Monkeys, Seahorses, Sea Turtles, Sea Otters 

Session 2 – 7:45-9:00 pm : Seniors

Thursday:

Session 1 – 5:45-7:00 pm : Jellyfish, Starfish, Seals, Sea Monkeys, Seahorses, Sea Turtles, Sea Otters

Session 2 – 6:45-8:00 pm : Seniors

Stingrays Awards Night & Potluck

Will be taking place on Wednesday, August 8th at Memorial Park, beginning at 6:00pm! There will be a Google Doc released in the coming week to sign-up for the Potluck.

Mark Your Calendars

As a wrap-up for this season, we will be visiting Cultus Lake Waterpark the evening of  August 10th! Please click here to let us know if you are attending as well as to help in organizing carpools out to the park.

Final Practices & Holidays

Here are the dates for the final practices of the season for our non-Provincial Qualifier swimmers:

Little Stingrays: Wednesday, August 8th

Regular Program Stingrays: Thursday, August 9th

Masters: Thursday, August 9th

Additionally, a reminder there are no practices taking place on BC Day, August 6th – enjoy the evening off!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for next week:

Meet Sign-Ups

The sign-up for Regionals closes tonight at 9:00pm! Please click here to access the sign-up sheet.

Tentative Meet Entries

Our tentative entries for the North Delta meet next weekend have been sent out! If you find anything that needs amendment, please email Coach Alexa  with the following information:

Subject Line – NOD Entry Changes

Deadline – Sunday, July 22nd at 9:00pm.

Spirit Week

Is taking place the week of, July 23th-27st! Now that you have survived a challenging week, it is now time to prepare for the Tri-Wizard Tournament! Here’s a breakdown of how the week will look:

Monday: You must prepare your clothing for your battles (Tie-Dye Day)! Come and tie-dye your t-shirts in your house colours. If you don’t have practice this afternoon, you are still welcome and encouraged to come and prepare your shirt!

Tuesday: Coach Swap! **updated**

Wednesday: Colours day! Please come dressed in the appropriate colour for your group:

Little Stingrays – Red

Sea Otters/Sea Turtles  – Orange

Seahorses  – Yellow

Sea Monkeys  – Green

Seals – Blue

Starfish – Purple

Jellyfish – Pink

Seniors – Grey

Wednesday: Each House will battle it out for Quidditch Champion! Our 3rd Annual Quidditch Tournament will be taking place at 6:30pm at Memorial Park. Please come dressed in your House colors and don’t forget your broomstick!

Thursday: Crazy Socks Day! Come wearing your wackiest pair of socks!

Friday: The Yule Ball. A team practice followed by a celebratory Butterbeer to celebrate the end of the Tri-Wizard tournament! Be wary of Lord Voldemort on this day, as he does not take lightly to large groups of witches and wizards gathering together.

Team Practice

Is taking place next Friday, July 27th! Little Stingrays will be following their regularly scheduled practice at 3:45-4:45pm. Regular program Stingrays are required to be at the pool 4:30-6:00pm, with a team potluck to follow afterwards! Keep your eyes out for a sign up coming to your email.

Little Stingrays are encouraged to stick around for the Team Potluck following the practice!

We will be celebrating our House Cup with a celebratory Butterbeer, so you don’t want to miss out!

Coaches Breakfast

Next week at the end of each morning session there will be a breakfast provided by the coaches at the pool!

Tuesday: Div. 2/3s

Thursday: Seniors  (will be going to Ricky’s for breakfast)

Friday: Div. 1s

Seniors Hot Yoga

Our second hot yoga session is taking place on Wednesday, July 25th 1:00pm-2:00pm! Please don’t forget to sign up here if you haven’t already!

House Cup Update

The race for this year’s house cup is almost coming to close with just a few more chances to earn points left!

Next Wednesday (July 25) we will be hosting our very own Quidditch Tournament. We will be playing at Memorial Park starting promptly at 6:30. In preparation for the tournament please familiarize yourself with the rules attached in the email.

Please arrive in your house colours and B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Broomstick).

The First Match will be:

Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw

Slytherin vs. Gryffindor

The game needs at least 7 players on each team to play so please try your best to attend!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is everything you need to know for next week!

Meet Sign Ups

Please click here to access the sign up for the North Delta Sunfish meet on July 28-29.  The form closes on Monday at 9:00 pm, so please be sure to complete your sign-up in time!

The sign up for Regionals will be closing on Friday July 20 at 9:00pm!

Friday, July 13th Practice

Afternoon practices tomorrow will be cancelled, this includes Little Stingrays! Morning practice tomorrow is still as scheduled and all Div. 2/3’s are welcome to join in at 7:45.

Movie Afternoon

We will be going to the see the 12:55 pm showing of Incredibles 2 at the Silvercity Cineplex Riverport in Richmond. You can either purchase your tickets online beforehand or on the day of at the theatre. We will be meeting at the theatre in the main lobby at 12:20 to get everyone organized and make our way into the theatre to get settled.

We encourage everyone to come out and join us, including parents!

Seniors Hot Yoga

Attention seniors we will be offering two sessions at Oxygen Yoga on Friday, July 20th and Wednesday, July 25th! Click here to access the sign up form and here for the waiver form.

CBSC “B” Meet

There has been a change to the start times of the CBSC “B” Meet next Wednesday. Doors will open at 12:30 pm and warm ups will take place between 1:00-1:30 pm (stay tuned for exact times). The heats will be starting at 2:00pm sharp!

Cultus Lake Waterslides

We are excited to announce that we will be heading back to Cultus Lake Waterslides for our year end fun swim! We will be heading out to the waterslides as a club on the afternoon of Friday, August 10th.  Please let us know if you can attend by clicking here and filling out the sign up.

Swim-a-thon

A reminder this evening is our annual Swimathon! Please view the schedule below to find out when your child is swimming:

5:00-5:30: Little Stingrays (Lanes 1 & 2)

5:00-6:00: Sea Turtles, Sea Otters, Seahorses, Sea Monkeys (Lanes 3, 4, 5, 6)

6:00-7:00: Jellyfish, Starfish, Seals (Whole Pool)

7:00-8:00: Seniors (Whole Pool)

8:00-9:00: Masters

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled start time to allow yourself some spare time to get organized before your child is in the water. Additionally, please keep in mind you will be responsible for counting laps for your child, or finding someone to count for you! We have lots of kids participating this year, so we need to ensure everyone will be counted for!

Volunteers, we will need you at the pool for 4:45pm!

Spirit Week

Is taking place the week of, July 23th-27st! Now that you have survived a challenging week, it is now time to prepare for the Tri-Wizard Tournament! Here’s a breakdown of how the week will look:

Monday: You must prepare your clothing for your battles (Tie-Dye Day)! Come and tie-dye your t-shirts in your house colours. If you don’t have practice this afternoon, you are still welcome and encouraged to come and prepare your shirt!

Tuesday: TV show day, come dressed as your favourite TV character – whether magical or not!

Wednesday: Colours day! Please come dressed in the appropriate colour for your group:

Little Stingrays – Red

Sea Otters/Sea Turtles  – Orange

Seahorses  – Yellow

Sea Monkeys  – Green

Seals – Blue

Starfish – Purple

Jellyfish – Pink

Seniors – Grey

Wednesday: Each House will battle it out for Quidditch Champion! Our 3rd Annual Quidditch Tournament will be taking place at 6:30pm at Memorial Park. Please come dressed in your House colors and don’t forget your broomstick!

Thursday: Crazy Socks Day! Come wearing your wackiest pair of socks!

Friday: The Yule Ball. A team practice followed by a celebratory Butterbeer to celebrate the end of the Tri-Wizard tournament! Be wary of Lord Voldemort on this day, as he does not take lightly to large groups of witches and wizards gathering together.

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for the upcoming week!

Meet Sign Ups

Please click here to access the sign-up for the CBSC “B” meet, the last chance to sign up is Monday July 9th at 9:00pm!  And click here to access the sign-up for the WRASA meet which will also be closing on Monday at 9:00pm.

Salt Spring tentative entries have been sent out, if you notice anything that needs to be changed please email Coach Alexa, at alexa@ladnerstingrays.com. The deadline for entry changes is Sunday at 4:00pm and please use the subject line: Salt Spring Entry Changes!

Swim-a-thon

Will be taking place next Thursday, July 12th! Please view the schedule below to find out when your child is swimming:

5:00-5:30: Little Stingrays (Lanes 1 & 2)

5:00-6:00: Sea Turtles, Sea Otters, Seahorses, and Sea Monkeys (Lanes 3, 4, 5, 6)

6:00-7:00: Jellyfish, Starfish, Seals (Whole Pool)

7:00-8:00: Seniors (Whole Pool)

8:00-9:00: Masters

Please keep in mind you will be responsible for counting laps for your child, or finding someone to count for you! We have lots of kids participating this year, so we need to ensure everyone will be counted for!

The club has set out with the goal to raise $4000.00 this year and the person who earns the most amount of pledges will win an iPad! If you need another pledge sheet because you have already filled yours up, click here.

July 13th Practices

All regularly scheduled practices will be cancelled next Friday afternoon, July 13th, this includes Little Stingrays! We will be making up the final day of Challenge Week on Monday, July 16th.

Practices scheduled for the morning will still be taking place!

Challenge Week

As per our Harry Potter themed House-Cup, we will be having another themed Challenge Week this year, starting next Monday, July 9th!

Monday, July 9th: Moaning Myrtle Underwaters

Tuesday, July 10th: Potions Day 

Wednesday, July 11th: Trip to Hogsmeade

Thursday, July 12th: Mile Swim

Monday, July 16th: Final Duel Swim

Movie Night

Our annual Movie Night will be on Tuesday, July 17th! We will be going to watch Incredibles 2 at the movie theatre. The showtime will be between 12:00-1:00pm, the exact showtime will be released next week.

All the coaches will be attending as well as a handful of volunteer coaches, however, parents you are welcome to stay for the movie.

Tickets can either be purchased online beforehand or at the movie theatre.

Everyone is encouraged to come out and join us!

House Cup Points Update

Here is your House Cup point breakdown after a few weeks of meets and events…will a new leader emerge at our next update?

Hufflepuff – 815 points

Ravenclaw – 710 points

Gryffindor – 675 points

Slytherin – 645 points

Next week, everyday you participate in Challenge Week you will earn 5 points for your House!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for the club next week!

July 2nd Practices

All practices, including Masters, are CANCELLED on Monday, July 2nd in lieu of Canada Day!

July Practice Schedule

Will be taking effect starting next Tuesday! Please note, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon times have flipped again for our regular program Stingrays, and Little Stingray practices are now 1 hour long!

Masters, our schedule has gone back to Mondays and Thursdays for the rest of the summer.

Please click here  to view all of our practice schedules!

Stingback

On Wednesday, July 4th regularly scheduled practices will be cancelled as we will be hosting our annual Stingback Development Meet from 4-8pm. Final entries for this meet will be sent via email by Coach Alexa.

And just a friendly reminder there will be no deck entries at this meet!

Picture Day

Grouse Grind

On Friday, July 6th the senior swimmers will be doing the Grouse Grind. Please click here to access the sign up/carpooling form!

Please note this event is Div.4 and up.

Meet Sign Ups

We have a couple of meet sign ups closing this week, such as Surrey/Cloverdale, Saltspring and the Kigoos Development Meet. Please click here to access these sign up forms!

Swimathon

Is taking place on Thursday, July 12! Please click here to access a printable version of the pledge form.

Bronze Medallion/Cross Combo Course

Calling all swimmers 13 yrs and older, we have some Stingrays signed up for the Combo Camp running from July 30,31 and Aug. 1,2,3,7,8,9. It is being held at the LOP from 10:00am-3:00pm and they still need a few more people to sign up in order to run the course! So if you are interested in starting the process of becoming a lifeguard this is the camp for you. The registration barcode is #412862.

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for next week!

Super 7 Warm-Up Times

Kylie – Sea Otters:  7:45 – 8:10

Jemma – Sea Turtles:  7:45 – 8:10

Hannah – Seahorses:  7:55 – 8:20

Alexa – Sea Monkeys: 7:55 – 8:20

Lauryn – Seals: 8:05 – 8:30

Brandon – Starfish:  8:05 – 8:30

Holly – Jellyfish: 8:05 – 8:30

Seniors:  8:15 – 8:40

Team Practice Reminder

This is a reminder that tonight is our 2nd team practice of the season! Everyone is encouraged to come out and participate including seniors. We will be reviewing/learning some of our older cheers and having a House Cup cheer off! Team Practice will be starting at 4:00 and will finish up at 5:30pm.

It is also Stingray Pride Day this afternoon so come decked out in all the black and green you can find!

Note: Little Stingrays will be participating in their regularly scheduled practice at 3:15 pm and at 4:00 pm. At 4:00 they will join the rest of the club for cheers until 4:30pm. After cheers are completed the Little Stingrays will be dismissed.

Movie Night

Mark your calendars our annual movie night is back again BUT this year we will be going to the movie theatres! We will be going to see Incredibles 2 as a club on Tuesday, July 17. We will be going to watch the movie in the afternoon before practices and more details will be released closer to the date.

Seniors Grouse Grind

Senior swimmers will be going to do the Grouse Grind on Friday, July 6th! We will be meeting at the base at 11:00 am and we will be sending out another email to arrange carpooling.

July 2nd Practices

In lieu of Canada Day all practices, including Masters, will be cancelled on Monday, July 2nd!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for next week!

Meet Sign Up

The sign up for the NVC Hootenanny on July 7th (we are only swimming one day) will be closing Monday at 9:00pm! You can access the sign up here.

House Cup

After 2 weekends of swim meets and Bingo a leader has emerged out of the pack:

Hufflepuff – 120 points

Slytherin – 115 points,  a very close second!

Ravenclaw – 105 points

Gryffindor – 100 points

Next week is Stingray Pump-Up Week in preparation for our Super-7 swim meet. Swimmers will be given 5 points each day they participate in the activities and these points will go towards the race for House Cup Champion!

Update: The Scavenger Hunt is being moved from Wednesday, June 20th to another evening  that is TBD. As soon as it is scheduled you will be notified!

Stingray Pump-Up Week

Team Practice

Next Friday we will be hosting our 2nd team practice of the season! Everyone is encouraged to come out and participate including seniors. We will be reviewing/learning some of our older cheers and having a House Cup cheer off! Team Practice will be starting at 4:00 and will finish up at 5:30pm.

Note: Little Stingrays will be participating in their regularly scheduled practice at 3:15 pm and at 4:00 pm. At 4:00 they will join the rest of the club for cheers until 4:30pm. After cheers are completed the Little Stingrays will be dismissed.

Volunteer Coaches Clinic

Next Friday from 3:30-4:00 pm Coach Alexa and Coach Holly will be running a short clinic that all volunteers must attend! We will be reviewing some important skills for helping swimmers in water.

T-Shirts and Caps

If you are after a new stingrays t-shirt, good news there are still some left for sale! If you would like one to match your kids or an extra one for your child please contact Kelly White at registrar@ladnerstingrays.com . There are also still some of our NEW caps for sale as well!

Bronze Medallion/Bronze Cross

Attention all Div 3+ swimmers! This year at the Outdoor Pool the Corporation will be hosting some lifesaving courses. You will need to take these courses should you one day want to be a lifeguard or a coach for our club! Delta is hoping to have some Stingrays sign up so they will have full classes with good swimmers, and we are hoping some Stingrays sign up so we can have some trained swimmers!

Bronze Medallion/Bronze Cross Combination Camp: July 16-26, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm; age requirement is 13 (registration barcode 404319)

National Lifeguard: Aug. 14-24, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm; age requirement is 16 (registration barcode 412854)

Hi Stingrays,

Here is what you need to know for the upcoming week!

Meet Sign Ups

There are a few sign ups coming to a close in the next few weeks! The sign up for the WRASA Development Meet will be closing on Wednesday June 13th at 9:00pm. You can access the sign up here.

Our very own Super 7 is fast approaching! Tentative Entries will be  sent out to the club this evening, if you notice anything that needs to be changed please email Coach Alexa with the subjective line Super 7 Entry Changes no later than Tuesday, June 12th at 5:00pm. If you have not yet signed up and would like to partake in the meet please send Coach Alexa an email with the subjective line Super 7 Late Entry no  later than June 12th at 5:00pm. Relays will be released closer to June 23-24!  

Please use the subject line I have outlined above when emailing me! I have to sift through 50+ emails a week to find yours, so it is easier for me if I have one subject line to search for and it ensures I will not miss your email!

Bingo

Our Annual Bingo Night will be held next Wednesday, June 13! We will be hosting the event in Memorial Park starting at 6:30 pm and finishing up around 8:00 pm. There are some awesome prizes this year including gift cards, chocolate and a portable speaker! Don’t forget this is our first House Cup Challenge and you can earn points for your house through participating. Senior swimmers will be released from practice early to change and head over to the park.

Little Stingray Parents

A reminder that no parents are allowed on deck past the big shed by the entry gate! Parents are not covered by our BCSSA insurance, thus this rule. If your child needs to use the washroom or change into their swim suit prior to practice, please use the washrooms located in the community centre adjacent to the pool!

We will be walking your child to the gate after their practice is over and will wait with them until they are picked up at the gate! If you are unable to pick up your child after practice, please make other arrangements, and inform your child’s coach so they know who to release your child to!

Hi Stingrays,

Here is everything you need to know in the upcoming week!

June Practice Schedule

Just a reminder we are now following our June practice schedules! Please be aware some of the times have shifted from the May schedule. Little Stingrays will have their first practice on Monday June 4th.

Masters this is a reminder that your schedule switches to Mondays and Fridays for this month. There will not be practice tonight, your first Friday practice will be next Friday, June 8th!

Meet Sign Ups

The sign up for our very own meet, the Super 7, closes tonight at 9:00pm! Make sure to sign up to take part in the meet where you are guaranteed to have the most fun this season! You can access the sign up form here.

Note: Many clubs in our region have decided to forego deck entries for the season as we are switching over to a new system.  So to ensure your child has the chance to swim in a meet they are wanting to attend please complete the sign up forms on our website! They can be accessed here. 

Bingo Night

Our first House Cup challenge of the summer is fast approaching! There are some awesome prizes to be won and a lot of fun to be had. It will be taking place on Wednesday, June 13th at 6:30pm at Memorial Park. There will be more details released in the following week.

Volunteer Coaches

This is a reminder that you are now following the June schedule sent to you by Coach Holly! Make sure to have a look over it as some of your shifts may have changed depending on availability. And a reminder that your July and August availability will be due Thursday June 21st.

PSA

This is just a friendly reminder to refrain from talking to your child through the fence while they are in practice. This can be very distracting to the coaches as well as the other swimmers participating in practice! If you would like to speak with your child let their coach know and they will have them hop out of the pool to come speak with you.