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Armfield Farm Stingrays

The Armfield Farm Stingrays are a community swim team comprised largely of Armfield Farm community swimmers ages 5 to 18. The swim team season begins Memorial Day weekend and goes through the end of July. The Stingrays are members of the Colonial Swimming League and participate in swim meets with other Colonial Swimming League community teams.

Website: http://csl.nvblu.com/plasma/core/site/csl/grp/csl_armfield

Currently, the Stingrays are 105 swimmers strong, drawing from about 70 families. We will have a coaching staff consisting of a Head Coach, and 3 Assistant Coaches, thus ensuring that all the swimmers will have appropriate instruction. The Stingrays do accept swimmers from other neighborhoods, providing that the team is not full and that the prospective swimmer does not have a community team in their own neighborhood. We welcome all levels of swimming ability, and encourage any child who can maneuver in some fashion across one length of the pool come out and give the team a try.

The mission of the swim team is to:

  •  Promote the sport of swimming as a healthy lifetime activity.
  •  Provide a quality summer experience for team participants and their families.
  •  Teach and promote good sportsmanship and team spirit.
  •  Teach and encourage proper swimming technique in a safe group setting.

Once the season begins on June 1st, the swimmers practice every day until the end of July. While school is in session the practices are in the afternoon (4:15 to 5:30 P.M. - Ages 10 and under. 5:15 to 6:30 P.M. - Ages 11 and older.)

The remaining days of the season, the practices are in the morning: (beginning June 28)
7:45 to 9:00 A.M. - Ages 11 and older. 8:45 to 10:00 A.M. - Ages 10 and under.

Children are divided and coached according to their age and ability. The "A" swim meets are on Saturday mornings and "B" meets are on Wednesday evenings. Meets are lots of fun for the whole family.

In addition to the swimming, there are a myriad of social activities the team sponsors, to provide fun and team spirit for the children and their families. Some of the activities the children have come to expect and love are team spaghetti dinners, “fun” meets, movie day, a trip to Splash Down, Kings Dominion, pep rallies and poster making parties. The season culminates in an end-of-season awards dinner and party that all the families enjoy.

QUESTIONS?? Amy Skiavo at armfieldfarmswimteam@gmail.com

Stingray Board of Directors:
President

Bev Himm

Vice-President

JJ Conner

Secretary Amy Skiavo
Treasurer Jim Mastracchio
League Representative Jose Castillo

Coaches:
Head Coach:  Phil Caslavka
Assistant Coach:  Austin Caslavka