Motivating student-athletes to encourage themselves, their teammates and their community to achieve their fullest potential in every aspect of life.

The critical need for Manta DNA is to teach the life-saving skill of swimming and uses it as a tool to teach other life skills that shape children and youth into positively contributing members of our community. This goes beyond the current need to teach the life skills of swimming, into the need for mentorship, and developing role models for the next generation. MANTA DNA operates out of the Prince Georges County community which is 84% African American and 14% Hispanic, meaning Manta DNA serves minorities helping them continue to grow the county that they live, work, and play in. Our goal is not only to develop swimmers but communities as well this will give the swimmers opportunities to enhance the leadership and service skills that they obtain through Manta DNA into other areas of their life.

Manta DNA provides personal development training to youth in and out of the swimming pool. In the water Manta DNA teaches youth technical, time management, and peer and self-motivationskills. Swimmers will watch, practice, and adjust swimming habits bringing a better understanding of their body and how to control it as they work to increase strength, flexibility, and mental determination in practice and competitive environments. Swimmers are students first and athletes second. Swimmer will be required to manage study, practice, and personal time teaching them vital life skills of time and responsibility management. Learning and strengthening their ability to read pace clocks to complete practice sets will teach also teach them the importance of accomplishing goals timely to be able to manage time in their various areas of life. Through interaction with their teammates swimmers will formulate positive relationship that encourage the building up of a community with the goal of inspiring everyone to reach their fullest potential.

Improve your swimming skills with our specialized training program focused on advanced analysis of stoke technique through underwater videography. Encouraging critical thinking in an individual or group environment by providing insights on stroke and turn that traditionally goes unseen from the surface of the water. Perfect for the swimmer(s) who seek to excel at the next level, make qualifying meets, and send college coaches recruitment videos.

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Enhance your Swim Team/Club's technical abilities and analytical skills through underwater videography clinics. Clinics create critical thinking oppurtunities in a supportive envoirnment among coaches and teammates. Increasing the efficiency of teams/clubs by allowing focus on specific skills such as starts, turns, and stroke specific drills. Perfect for the Teams/Clubs seeking to who make qualifying meets, and aid athletes in obtaining college scholarships.