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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE JINGLE BELL INVITE: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at our meet on Saturday. We had a number of swimmers competing in their first meet and they did awesome! We are very proud of them. The coaching staff was very pleased with the improvement in the swimmers’ skills and times. Way to go everyone! Thank you to all the families who stepped up to volunteer and make the meet run as well as it did. It truly takes a team effort, and we appreciate your help!...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE JINGLE BELL INVITE: We will have the latest meet information posted on our meet page by tomorrow (Nov. 28th). The meet warm-up on Saturday begins at 12:00 and the meet starts at 1:00 p.m. Swimmers should plan to be on deck no later than 11:45 a.m. We are still looking for a few more volunteers. Thank you to those of you who have already signed up to help! MEET DEADLINES: Foxjet Pentathlon / 13&O (Dec. 16th) deadline Nov. 28th, Aquajet Invite (Jan. 6th) – Deadline Dec. 2nd,...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS FMC SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGE: Congratulations to the following swimmers who traveled to Westmont, Illinois to compete at the Speedo Grand Challenge: Patrick Curran, Tate Dihel, Molly Johnson, Gwen Moore, Caroline Mulrooney, Elizabeth Oakland, Will Redetzke, Hunter Rytting, and Quinlan Schroeder. Everyone had fantastic swims – Way to Go!!! Results should be available soon. HAST IMX FALL INVITE: Riptide had a great weekend of swimming! Congratulations to all of our swimmers and our High Point Winners: 10 Year Old Boys – William Jiang, 11 Year Old Girls – Alyce...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS TIGERSHARKS THANKSGIVING INVITE: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed this past weekend. There were many fantastic swims and a ton of best times! The meet results are now loaded into TU and SWIMS. Way to go Riptide!!! PRACTICES ON SATURDAY: There is NO Senior or Junior Select practice this Saturday due to the Hastings meet. HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Good luck to all our Riptide girls competing at their High School State Championships this week! CUB FOOD FUNDRAISER: We have canceled this December fundraiser. HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: Our...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS TIGERSHARKS THANKSGIVING INVITE: If your swimmer is entered in this meet, please check the meet page this evening for the meet details. We are waiting for specifics on the timeline and the start of the PM sessions and will share that as soon as the information is available. PRACTICES ON SATURDAY: There is NO Gold or Senior Prep practice this Saturday due to the Tigershark meet. HIGH SCHOOL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS: Good luck to all of our Riptide girls competing at their high school Section Championships this week! MEET...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE HALLOWEEN INVITE: Congratulations to all our Riptide swimmers who competed at the meet on Saturday. It was a big event with lots of swimmers displaying outstanding team spirit and many fun costumes as well. Be sure to check out the pictures on our TU social feed. Coach Olga plans to add more pics later this morning. Thank you to all our parents who worked at the meet and made the magic happen. We could not do this without your support! The meet results are loaded in Team...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE HALLOWEEN INVITE: Our meet page will be updated by the end of today (10/23) with the timeline, meet program and the athlete event list. If you have any questions regarding the meet, please reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach. GO RIPTIDE!!! BANQUET FUNDRAISER: We will be selling " Good Luck" plush toys at the meet with a message written by you to support your swimmer. It will be delivered to your swimmer during the meet. 100% of the proceeds from this sale will go towards our...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS NORTHFIELD SPOOKY SPLASH: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed yesterday. Our swimmers swam their hearts out and earned a ton of best times! The results are now loaded in Team Unify and SWIMS. Way to go everyone!!! REMEMBERING COACH MAGGIE: Our beloved coach Maggie passed away suddenly on March 26, 2022. She was only 37 years old. Tomorrow (Oct. 17) would have been her 39th birthday. We would like swimmers to honor her memory by making a homemade card this week with a message to Maggie or...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS ROCHESTER MEET: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at the Rochester Fall Frenzy this past Friday and Saturday. We saw some excellent swims for our first official meet of the short course season. Results are loaded into TU and SWIMS. RIPTIDE MASTERS MEET: The following Riptide swimmers served as timers for a well-attended Masters meet at BWAC this past Sunday: Micah Debeltz, Nikita Grinberg, Mason Pade, Elaina Pontrelli, Laney Bell, Marian Kalweit, Parker Stuckey, Mackenzie Schroeder, Ali Peterson, Alyssa Bower, Vivian Lenzen, Grant Seelig, Chandler Offerman, Greta...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE INTRASQUAD RELAY CARNIVAL: Our teams are set and the coaches are now figuring out the line-ups for Saturday’s relay meet. Make sure to check the meet page for the latest information. If you have any questions, reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach. PRACTICES ON SATURDAY: Only Senior Elite has practice. All other practices are cancelled. MEET DEADLINES: Riptide Halloween Invite – October 7th / Tigersharks Invite – October 11th SWIM PARTNER PROGRAM: Riptide’s swim partner / mentor program begins this Friday! We are still looking for...