Blue Manta Rays Swim Team

🏆🌊 A MILESTONE WORTH CELEBRATING! 🌊🏆

Congratulations to our young Blue Manta, ZION REY TEVES, for being named MOST OUTSTANDING SWIMMER (MOS) in Division C – 7 Years Old Age Category at the 3rd Cebu Race Pace Swim Meet ABC 2026! 🥇💙

This achievement is more than just medals—it is a reflection of hard work, discipline, consistency, courage, and the love for the sport. Every stroke, every training session, and every challenge has brought Zion one step closer to this incredible milestone. 🏊🏻‍♂️🔥

At such a young age, Zion continues to show us that great things are built through dedication and perseverance. We are incredibly proud of how far you’ve come and excited for the many more milestones ahead! 🌟

👏 Congratulations, Zion! Keep swimming, keep learning, and keep believing in yourself!

The future is bright for this young Blue Manta! 💙

🏊🏻‍♂️💙 CEBU RACE PACE SWIM MEET 2026 — RACE WEEKEND WRAP-UP 💙🏊🏻‍♀️

What a weekend! Three days of racing, early call times, long hours, nervous moments, big smiles, tired bodies, and so many unforgettable memories. 🥹💙

To our Blue Manta Rays swimmers — we are incredibly proud of every one of you! 🦈💙 You showed up, raced your hearts out, supported your teammates, celebrated every small victory, and most importantly, you never gave up. Whether you brought home a medal, a personal best, or simply the courage to step up on the blocks — YOU ARE A CHAMPION! 🏅👏🏻

To our amazing Swim Parents/Guardians — THANK YOU! 🙏🏻💙 For waking up early, preparing meals and gear, cheering from the stands, keeping our swimmers motivated, and patiently surviving the long hours of competition. Your support behind every swimmer is truly priceless. 🫶🏻

To the Cebu Race Pace organizers, officials, volunteers, and event staff — thank you for putting together a wonderful competition and giving our young swimmers a place to challenge themselves, learn, compete, and create memories. 👏🏻🏊🏻‍♂️

And to all the coaches and fellow coaches who continue to pour their time, passion, knowledge, and heart into this sport — SALUTE! 🙌🏻💙 You are the reason our swimming community continues to grow stronger and more alive. Different teams, different colors, different coaching styles — but one shared love for swimming and for developing the next generation of athletes. 🤝🏻🏊🏻‍♀️

This weekend reminded us that swimming is more than just winning races. It is about friendship, discipline, teamwork, resilience, sportsmanship, and finding a community that celebrates every swimmer.

From the first warm-up to the final race…
From the loudest cheers to the quiet moments before the blocks…
From every high-five to every “YOU GOT THIS!” —

THIS IS THE SWIMMING COMMUNITY WE LOVE. 💙🌊

And to our Blue Manta Rays family:

We swim together. We fight together. We grow together. We celebrate together. 💙

Thank you, Cebu Race Pace Swim Meet 2026, for the memories! Until the next race, keep swimming, keep believing, and keep making waves! 🌊🏊🏻‍♂️💙

BLUE MANTA RAYS SWIM TEAM
💙 Making Waves. Building Champions. Growing Together. 💙

Congratulations Kuya Phoenix! 🫡🏊🏃‍♂️

Congratulations Ate Ysh!

From : Blue Manta Rays Swim Team Family.

𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘, 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗛! 🏅🔥

Our incredible Marian, 𝐀𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐘𝐬𝐡 𝐔. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 from Grade 3 – Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion, proudly completed the IRONKIDS Subic 2026 and IRONKIDS Lapu-Lapu 2026, conquering the swimming, cycling, and running events across Subic and Cebu.

Congratulations, Aidynn! You’ve once again carried the name of Mother Mary's Children School across the finish line! 🏁💙

𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟲:𝟮𝟰–𝟮𝟱
“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” 🙏✝️🕊️

💙 A WEEKEND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER — THANK YOU, BMRST FAMILY! 💙

What a beautiful and meaningful weekend it has been for the Blue Manta Rays Swim Team. 🏊🏻‍♂️🏊🏻‍♀️

From our amazing BMRST swim parents and guardians who joined the Reyna Bulakna Run, to our young athletes who proudly represented our team at IronKids Philippines 2026—this weekend was more than just races and finishes. It was a celebration of family, friendship, sacrifice, and the love and support that make every athlete’s journey possible. 💙

To our mommies and daddies, we want you to know that we appreciate you more than words can say. 🙏🏻

Behind every swimmer who stands on the starting line is a parent who woke up early, prepared the gears, packed the bags, drove through traffic, made sure they ate, reminded them to rest, waited patiently, cheered loudly, encouraged them when they were nervous, and celebrated with them whether they finished with a medal or simply finished the race.

You may not always be in the spotlight, but you are a huge part of every victory.

Thank you for trusting us with your children. Thank you for trusting the process. Thank you for the countless sacrifices, the early mornings, the long drives, the sleepless nights, the expenses, the patience, and most especially, for always showing up. 💙

To our IronKids athletes, we are incredibly proud of every one of you! You showed courage, determination, discipline, and heart. Remember, the medal is only one part of the journey. The real victory is becoming stronger, braver, and better with every challenge you face. 🏊🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️

And to our parents and guardians who joined the Reyna Bulakna Run, thank you for also showing that the BMRST spirit isn’t only for our kids—you are part of this team too! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️💙

This weekend reminded us that it truly takes a village to raise an athlete. Coaches may guide, athletes may train, but behind them is a family that believes, supports, sacrifices, and never gives up on them.

So from all of us at Blue Manta Rays Swim Team:

THANK YOU, MOMMIES AND DADDIES. 💙
Thank you for believing in your children.
Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you for being their biggest cheerleaders.
And thank you for making every finish line worth reaching.

Whatever success we celebrated this weekend, we celebrate it together. Because when one Manta wins, the whole BMRST family wins. 🦈💙

To our athletes, parents, guardians, coaches, and everyone who helped make this weekend possible—this is our success.

And above everything, to God be all the glory. 🙏🏻

One team. One family. One Manta spirit. 🌊💙

🌊🏊‍♂️ 3 MORE WEEKS TO GO! 🏊‍♀️🔥

The countdown to IRONKIDS Philippines 2026 is officially on! ⏳💙

📅 August 8, 2026
📍 Mactan Newtown, Cebu

It’s GO TIME! 💪🔥

A huge thank you to all our amazing Swim Parents and Guardians for your unwavering support, patience, and understanding. Even though the tide didn’t turn out as anticipated, we still made the most of our time and came together with one purpose—to prepare, challenge ourselves, and grow stronger as a team. 🌊💙

To all our swimmers from the South and North, JOB WELL DONE! 👏🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ Despite the tough workouts, challenging routes, and especially the demanding swim conditions, you all showed up, pushed through, and finished the workout. That’s the spirit of a Blue Manta Ray! 💙🌊

And lastly, a HUGE APPRECIATION to the man behind this beautiful place, Kap Antoy, for generously allowing us to use the venue for our IronKids preparation. Thank you, Boss, for your kindness, support, and for sharing your passion for helping and inspiring the kids to become better athletes. We truly appreciate everything you have done for our team. 🙏💙

On behalf of the entire Blue Manta Rays Swim Team, THANK YOU! We will surely be back at Botique Resort! 🌊💙

ALL OUT! 🔥💪
3 WEEKS TO GO! LET’S GET IT, BLUE MANTA RAYS! 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️💙