February Update: Stingers Hit the Beach!

Whats On:

Stingers Beach 4’s

Stingers Beach 4’s is back at Manly Cove on Sunday 9 March! This quick and fun version of the game will be a great day to cool off in the water just after the festive Mardi Gras season! We are hosting 2 all-gender divisions, recreational and competitive, and players can choose from the following options:

• $440 form your own team, 4 minimum, up to 8 people maximum.
• $70 individual entry fee and we will place you in a team.

Tickets can be purchased through RevSport up until Wednesday 5 March. Please have a look at the rules for the game before the day or reach out to Kayla or Ben if you have any questions or can volunteer to help out on the day.

Whats Happened:

End of Year Awards

Another beer to cheers the year that was! Stingers invaded Erko Bowls to celebrate our club and members’ achievements. We chatted, enjoyed the band and cooled off in the shade from the day as President Beck awarded our teammates who have worked their bums off to keep the club swimming along stream. Club awards went to:

Inclusion - Dean
For initiatives and support of inclusion efforts.
Cheerleader - Fabs
For supporting club activities and teams.
Coordination / Club Mgmt - Angus
For huge contributions to our annual trivia night prize pool.
MVP OF MVPS - Tiz
An individual who excels and contributes to their teams in metro and intra.
Coaches Award - Adam
For commitment in the water, to teams and competitions, skill development and potential in the sport.
Presidents Award - Rachel and Kayla
Outside of their coaching roles, both were enormous contributors to the club as the organisers of our two biggest club fundraising events (trivia + beach 4’s), helping to create and maintain our clubs first division one metro team and they continue to give so much of their own energy and time to every individual at the club.

Whats On:

Grudge Match in Bris-Vegas

In a move to prepare for the 2032 Olympics, Brisbane will be hosting the next Grudge Match on April 5th.  Sign up here if you're interested.

Fair Day

Bring your sunblock and come say hi! We’ll be at Fair Day this Sunday drawing in some new recruits.

Bootylmpics

Next bootcamp is booked for 23/3, 30/3, 6/4 and Bootylympics on 13/4. As usual we will need some awesome volunteers for in-water help. We’ll be asking for your assistance soon.

IGLA 2025 Washington D.C.

More water polo? Yes. If you are planning on attending Washington DC IGLA 25 please fill out the form.

Mardi Gras Parade

Our parade is fully booked, on March 1st look out for our Stingers as they dance their way down Oxford St. Fletch has set up rehearsal dates, please see your email for more info or message them.

We need you!

Trivia Night

We are looking for volunteers to help us organise our annual trivia night. If you love the club, we’d love your support, events like these are important for our pocket in the pool and we need help making it happen. Please fill out the form if you can assist in any capacity, small or large.

Table Duties

Doing table duties is just part of being in the team. Whether is tabling for someone else's game or your own, its a job that we all need to contribute to, be confident at to do your part in making the club run. If you want to revise the tasks of the table you can complete a simple online training module provided by Water Polo Australia, take a look at the Member Zone “Water Polo Rules and Table Official Training” section on how to log in and enrol yourself. You can also come along to Sunday intra competition and ask to be partnered up with an experienced member to show you the ropes.

Stingers On Tour

Keep an eye out for your teammates as Stingers set out for world domination! We'll be battling it out in the pool and attending these events:

• Fair Day - 16th February
• Mardi Gras Parade - 1st March
• Beach 4s, Manly - 9th March
• Bootlympics - 13th April
• Brisbane Grudge Match - 5th April
• IGLA Washington DC, 2nd-6th June 2025 (during World Pride).
• Valencia Gay Games 2026, 27th June - 5th July 2026

General Information:

If you have Facebook, please join our Stingers Members Page, where you can keep up to date with announcements.

• See the Member Zone for club information
• Check out the Club Calendar for upcoming events and the training plan, you can also subscribe to the calendar on your phone using the link provided
• Grab exclusive merch available on the Stingers Shop at bargain basement prices!

February Swim Set

This set will get that heart pounding and the blood moving. Speed endurance is the focus this month as we head to the end of the season.

Total Time: 50min (with rest)
Total Distance: 2000m

Warm Up: 100 Free, 100 IM, 100 Free
Main Set:
300m 50 Kick, 50 swim
Repeat 4 times:

• 4x50m - 90% on 45 sec.
• 100 easy.

Cool down: 200m

Notes:

• Adjust the times to suit you, but still aim to push yourself. Suggestions:
  
  • A bit easier: add 5 to 10s on the suggested times per 50m.
  • A bit harder: minus 5 to 10s on the suggested times per 50m or add 2 more distance intervals (e.g where it says 6x100m do 8 of them.)
• 50m Pool: add 5sec per 50m
• Send your team a selfie with you at the pool after your set! Be the fitspo to my DMs :)
• Splashproof and reuse the set - write it up with crayon (or pencil) on waxy baking paper, pat dry and keep in your bag for next time.