Weekly News - February 26, 2024

Amy Parratto

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

RIPTIDE BRONZE CLASSIC: Congratulations to our swimmers who competed their hearts out this past weekend at the 2nd Annual Riptide Bronze Classic. We are very proud of our swimmers and how much they have learned and improved! Thank you to all the Riptide parents, family members and swimmers who stepped up to run the meet. We cannot do this without everyone giving a little of their time to help support our dedicated swimmers. Any awards that were not picked up are in baskets labeled by groups at the BWAC front desk. The meet results are attached.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: This Friday through Sunday, Riptide swimmers will compete in New Prague at the Regional Championships. Our meet page will be updated with the latest information as soon as it becomes available. Updates and new entries from this past weekend are being sent today.

LAST WEEK OF PRACTICE: This Thursday is the last day of practice unless swimmers are going on to compete at the State Championship meets.

RIPTIDE TEAM BANQUET: We will hold our 2nd Annual Riptide Banquet on April 20th. Registration will be on Team Unify. More details to come. We hope to see everyone there to celebrate our swimmers and Riptide!

GROUP MOVES: Any swimmer group moves will be sent to families by lead coaches the week of March 4th.

QUESTIONS REGARDING PRACTICES AND MEETS: If you have questions regarding your swimmer, please contact their group’s lead coach (see below for contact information).

QUESTIONS REGARDING BILLING AND REGISTRATION: If you have questions regarding billing and registration, please reach out to Cara Pavek. Our contact information is listed below. Thank you 😊

REGULAR REMINDERS

  • Last Day of the Short Course Season: The last day of the season for those swimmers not competing at any of the state championships is Thursday, February 29th.
  • First Day of the Long Course Season: The long course season (spring / summer) begins Wednesday, April 3rd.
  • Adult Swim Training & Private Lessons: Group Training for Triathletes & Masters; Beginner Adult Swim Classes; Individual and Small Group Lessons going on now! For more information –contact [email protected].
  • Private Lessons: Riptide Coaches offer 30 and 60 minute private lessons. If your swimmer is interested, contact your lead coach directly and they can help you out or recommend another coach on our staff.
  • Stroke and Turn Officials - Anyone interested in learning to become a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official - please contact Wendy Peterson at [email protected].  

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