Whats Happened:

Beach 4s

The sun, shade and smiles were all out at Manly for our Beach 4s tournament this month. With sand scraping inside our cozzies and some strategic sunblock (don’t tell Kayla) Stingers hosted 16 teams and nearly 150 participants from 10 different clubs for a day enjoyed by the harbour’s side. This event is quickly becoming a highlight in Sydney's social waterpolo calendar, bringing in players from a wide range of clubs to enjoy a spin on the game we all share. 

Taking out the competitive division was The Up Dogs from Drummoyne and Watson’s Bay.

Winners of the recreation division was none other than Stingers own Sharknados.

At Stingers we love a Beach 4s tournament, we love the sun, the twist on tactics and some extra grip on sandy balls. The day would be made possible without the stellar efforts from Kayla and Ben T, who worked, worried and chased away cyclones to host us and our neighbour clubs. Stingers would also like to give a special shout to the volunteers on the day Jono, Tom, Fabs, Kingsford, Sprake and Josh O (Mac Uni) who gave up their time so we could all enjoy a great day.

Fair Day & Parade

Mardi Gras season is doneski for another year, and we want to send a Huge, Enormous, Giant THANKYOU to Fletch, Kingsford, Will, Nick, Kezia and Ben W for hauling the club through Fair Day and the parade!

To say it was a glittery blast would be an understatement, these events take work to put together but flow on to have a significant benefit for all those that take part. Thanks again!

Intra Survey

As we have wrapped up INTRA season 9, our summer metro season is drawing to a close, the dust of mardi gras has settled and Beach 4's is behind us for another year, we are of course looking immediately to INTRA 10, winter edition.

The next season of INTRA will be played alongside the Winter Metro season which will run from 20/21 May to 24/25 June inclusive, then 29/30 July to 19/20 August inclusive. Still at the same time slot between 4:30pm and 6:00pm on Sundays at Gunyama Park.

INTRA is a Stingers community run comp and we are keen to get some feedback of your experience playing in the INTRA comp so that we can continue to grow and improve it. Please take a few mins to fill out the feedback form for season 9.

Also, keep your eyes posted for the season 10 registration which will be up in the coming days.

Whats On:

Bootylmpics

Next bootcamp is booked for 23/3, 30/3, 6/4 from 4:30 - 6pm and Bootylympics on 13/4 from 3-7pm with a pub dinner after. If you can help out on those dates please fill out this form, we are especially keen for some players to make up the teams for Bootylympics on 13th April.

LAST CALL FOR WINTER METRO!

Sign Ups for Winter Metro need to be in ASAP this season, please fill out the form if you are interested.

Season will run from 20/21 May to 24/25 June inclusive, then 29/30 July to 19/20 August inclusive with INTRA running at a similar time.

Grudge Match in Bris-Vegas

Brisbane will be hosting the next Grudge Match on April 5th. Please sign up here if you are interested.

IGLA 2025 Washington D.C.

If you are planning on attending Washington DC IGLA 25 please fill out the form.

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  tabling for someone else's game or your own, it’s a job that we all need to contribute to and be confident with to do our 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.

Welcome Referee Development Coordinator and Communications Manager (Website)

Welcome to:

• Fabs Navarro as Referee Development Coordinator, who will be encouraging and supporting members who would like to develop their referee skills, coordinating accreditation opportunities for our stellar club referees, as well as helping to schedule Metro referees during Metro seasons. 

• Ben Williamson as Communications Manager (Website), who will be keeping our external website spic and span and up to date.

Many hands make light work, so if you have capacity and interest please consider responding to volunteer call-outs (see above), or please speak to any of the Executive if there is something you’d like to make happen in the club.

To understand more about how our club works, take a look at Club Management Structure. 

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:

• 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!

March Swim Set

Total Time: 55min (with rest)

Total Distance: 2.1km

Warm Up: 

100 Free, 100 IM, 100 Free

200m - 50 kick, 50 form.

Main Set:

All with 30sec rest between then:

400m - 70% 

100m FAST (90%) 

300m - 70%

100m FAST (90%)

200m - 70%

100m FAST (90%)

100m - 70% 

2 x 50m SPRINT

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.