Lil Rays

30-minute sessions on Monday and Wednesday during Shrimpers practice times:

Wednesday, May 13 5-5:30pm
Monday, May 18 5-5:30pm
Wednesday, May 20 5-5:30pm
Wednesday, May 27 5-5:30pm
Monday, June 1 5-5:30pm
Wednesday, June 3 5-5:30pm
Monday, June 8 5-5:30pm
Wednesday, June 10 5-5:30pm
Monday, June 15 10:30-11am
Wednesday, June 17 10:30-11am
Monday, June 22 10:30-11am
Wednesday, June 24 10:30-11am

There is no session on Memorial Day

• Registration fee: $100 per child
• 12 sessions total beginning May 13
• Small group instruction of no more than 3 children per coach
• Lil Rays shirt

The Lil Rays coaches will be competent swimmers who have applied for the position and been selected by our swim team head coach.

Each coach will be responsible for no more than three children.

Because practices are more instructional in nature, it is important your child attend all they can. However, attendance is not mandatory. Registration fees cannot be refunded, so if at any point you are unable to continue participating, please consider your registration fee a donation to help support our program.

Lil Rays swimmers do not participate in swim meets. However, if your child is able to demonstrate they can independently swim the length of the pool, they will be invited to swim a 25-meter freestyle exhibition in the last home meet of the season on June 16.

In the case of inclement weather, Lil Rays sessions will follow the same practice protocol as Shrimpers. If Shrimpers practice is canceled, then Lil Rays practice will also be canceled. Communication regarding canceled sessions will be delivered via the GroupMe team chat.

No, but parents are required to be on the pool deck and monitoring their child(ren) at all times during the Lil Rays session. If a child needs to use the bathroom, only an authorized caregiver will be able to assist the child.

Parents will be asked to provide assistance in the case of behavioral or participation issues, but we ask that parents allow the Lil Rays coaches be able to coach without parental interference during the sesssions. Children who do not follow the instruction of their coach will be asked to sit on the wall to ensure their safety and the safety of the other children in their group.

There are several teens on our swim team who offer private lessons. These lessons are not affiliated with the swim team and can be arranged privately.

The Lil Rays program is intended for children who aren't quite ready to join the Wellington swim team. To participate in the Lil Rays, at least one of these must be true:

• The swimmer lives in Wellington.
• The swimmer lives in Villages of Leacroft or Browne's Ferry. Swimmers in these neighborhoods are eligible to join the Stingrays team without paying a pool membership fee.
• The swimmer does not live in Wellington, Villages of Leacroft or Browne's Ferry BUT has an older sibling currently registered on the Wellington Stingrays team or had an older sibling registered on the team in the past.

Families who do not live in Wellington do not have to purchase a Wellington pool membership to participate in Lil Rays. Families interested in a membership may purchase a full Wellington pool membership here ($450).

The Lil Rays program is for the registered swimmer only and includes only the scheduled sessions. If a family does not live in Wellington, no other family members may swim unless the family purchases a full pool membership for $450. Families who live in Wellington or who purchase a full pool membership will be able to open the pool gate with their VizPin after the pool opens for community use on May 23. Families who are not members of the Wellington pool will need assistance from someone inside the facility to open the gate.