Hello MAST Families, This will be a very brief update - I will write a second update after the Regional meet but will not send it as an email. Please check back on Tuesday or Wednesday for this update. The Regional Meet continues one more day, today, but the results for MAST swimmers have been sensational. Our swimmers are recording personal best times in almost every swim, we are getting a lot of swimmers back to finals and we have added several Ohio JO Championship qualifiers. Great job so far...

*Please note change to warm-up times on Monday for 10 & Under session - see chart at end of update Hello MAST Families Please review general meet information provided by the meet host The City of Mason is very excited to host the Ohio Swimming Regional Championships this year. The meet will be sharing a lot of space with a dance competition on Saturday and Sunday. SEATING AND DECK SPACE The high school commons will be limited for the swim meet on Saturday and Sunday to one third capacity. The...

Hello MAST Families, 1) REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Saturday, February 19 through Monday, February 21 All information for the upcoming championship meet is posted on the Events page as it becomes available for the meet host .2) PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGE - FRIDAY, February 18 Due to the early start time for the Regional Championship meet on Saturday Feb. 19, all Friday night practices will be short and the schedule will be condensed. Complete week schedule included at the end of this update. Group Dryland Swim Notes Black 2 & Black 3...

OHIO AGE GROUP REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP We have around 50 signed up now for the Ohio Age-Group Championship. But we have 37 who are currently undeclared. Please sign up today. We encourage everyone to attend all three days of the Regional Championship meet. Hello MAST Families, Last weeks ice storm and concomitant (practice and meet) schedule changes forced some addition changes to the upcoming week. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work with Milford High School and the current world of covid and weather to do the best we...

Hello MAST Families, WEATHER UPDATE At the present time we are anticipating a major winter weather event. As you know, with any significant weather event, the school has, in the past, been quick to cancel all outside group events. If this storm develops as predicted, there is a good chance there will be a change in our pool availability. Please check back if we get the anticipated winter storm. MAST coaches are sometimes not updated as quickly as Milford School District residents. Further, those not in Milford Schools may not...

Hello MAST Families, The meet information for the Regional meet indicates that spectators are not guaranteed to be permitted at the meet. There is a volunteer sign up for each site. Ohio Swimming officials have further suggested that spectators might not be permitted at Mason. In that light we are sharing the volunteer sign-up - see below. Keep in mind that the Covid rules seem to change on a daily basis so proceed as you feel is best. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44a4a723a2f4c16-rays Be well, Monty

Hello MAST Families, 1) CAC FEBRUARY INVITATIONAL - FEBRUARY 5 & 6: The final deadline to commit to this meet has been extended until Sunday, January 30 at 2:00 pm. We strongly encourage your swimmer to compete on at least one day of this meet. 2) OHIO LSC REGIONALS - FEBRUARY 19 - 21 AT MASON. All 14 & Under (non-high school) swimmers should enter this meet. This will be the end of season championship meet for any MAST swimmer who does not qualify for the Age-Group J.O. CHampionship meet....

Hello MAST Families, Fitter and Faster Clinics offer swim clinics at various sites around the country and they are advertising a clinic at Northern Kentucky University the weekend of February 26 & 27. The featured swimmer is Australian Olympian Josh Watson - his Wikipedia bio is at the end of this message. https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/2021-high-performance-swim-camp-series-highland-heights-ky/ I am neither recommending nor not recommending this so anyone interested can look into the details. Fitter and Faster clinics are somewhat expensive, but can be a positive experience for swom swimmers. If you have any questions...

Hello MAST Families, Like maybe a few of you I got wrapped up in the exciting Bengals game and am getting this information out later than I should have. It is hoped that this information reaches you in time to assist with your planning. 1) CAC Sprint Meet Information: Meet entries, warm-up schedule and time lines are posted under the events tab on our web site. Session 1 - 11 & Older: Please arrive by 8:00 am for Dryland. Warm-up at 8:30 am (lanes 1-3). Meet begins at 9:15 am...

Hello MAST Families, The craziness of Covid and the unpredictable responses to it will continue to be with us for the forseeable future. It is hoped that all of you who have tested positive with Covid are well on your way to a full recovery. Unfortunately I have two Covid related updates to share with everyone tonight. 1) MAST practice on Tuesday, January 18 is cancelled. John Speiser, Superintendent of Milford Schools, has closed all buildings on Tuesday, January 18 for cleaning and disinfecting the building due to COVID cases....