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IMPORTANT REMINDERS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to our Senior Elite swimmers for an outstanding Senior Championships held in Rochester from July 18-21. Riptide finished 4th in a tight combined team competition. Congratulations to all our swimmers – GREAT JOB!!!! HIGH POINT AWARD WINNERS AT THE SENIOR MEET: We had several swimmers earn High Point Awards: Caroline Mulrooney – High Point Overall and Distance High Point, Patrick Curran – 2nd place High Point, Lily Sisson – 2nd place Distance High Point, Gabe Lenzen – 3rd place Distance High Point, Tate Dihel –...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers for a great meet! Riptide won the combined team scoring for large teams and had 24 swimmers place in the top 5 high point standings (see below). We also had a large percentage of best times and new champ times – Way to Go Swimmers! THANK YOU to our parents, families, and team members for all that you did to run an outstanding Regional Championship. You are the BEST!!! High point award certificates can be picked up at the BWAC front...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Our Regional meet page will be updated with the latest information (programs, final timelines etc.) as soon as it is made available. We are still in need of filling many volunteer slots! If your child is swimming in the meet, we do need your help! Riptide cannot run this meet without everyone’s help - https://www.riptideswimteam.org/controller/cms/admin/index#/calendar-team-events END OF SEASON TEAM SHIRTS: Remember to have your swimmer pick up their end of season Riptide team shirt. All swimmers, even if they are not attending a championship meet, are...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS: Lead coaches are working on finalizing all end of season meet entries. If you have any questions, please reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach sooner than later. TREE REMOVAL: There are several trees being removed on the perimeter of the BWAC parking lot. Please do not park near a tree marked with an “X”. END OF SEASON TEAM SHIRTS: Our Championship T-Shirts are here and ready to be picked up! A reminder that ALL swimmers, even if they are not attending a championship meet, are...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS AQJ SUMMER SPECTACULAR INVITE: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers who competed at the Aquajet Invite this weekend at the U of M. The results are now loaded into SWIMS. RFSC LAST CHANCE INVITE: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers who raced this past weekend at the River Falls Invite. We had many swimmers achieve new Silver times qualifying them to move on to the Regional Championships. Way to go everyone!!! The results are loaded into SWIMS. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lead coaches will be working on their entries for Regionals this...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE JUMP INTO JUNE INVITE: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers who competed this past Saturday. Way to go everyone! Thank you to everyone who stepped up to run the meet. We cannot run meets without parents volunteering. The meet results are loaded into SWIMS and TU. SUMMER SCHEDULE REMINDER: Our summer practice schedule begins TODAY! NSAC INVITE: The latest information regarding this meet will be posted on our meet page as soon as it is made available. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS: Meet information for our end of season championship meets...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS GREAT WOLF INVITE: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at the Great Wolf Huff “n” Puff Invite at the University of Minnesota. Riptide swimmers knocked out a ton of fantastic swims over the four day meet…best times, champ times, zone times and even a few meet records! The results are loaded into TU. Way to go everyone!!! RIPTIDE JUMP INTO JUNE INVITE: We still have many volunteer jobs that need to be filled for our meet on June 8th. If your child is swimming in the meet,...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS STAR INVITE: Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the Star Invite this past Friday and Saturday. Our swimmers braved quite chilly air temps on Friday, but we lucked out with a bit warmer weather on Saturday. All in all, fantastic swims for our first outdoor long course meet. The results are loaded into TU and SWIMS. We don’t yet have a PDF of the results but will post that as soon as it is available. GREAT WOLF INVITE: The meet starts on Thursday night. We will post...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE MAGGIE MEMORIAL INVITE: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed this past Saturday (some for the first time)! Thank you to our families and swimmers who volunteered their time to run our meet honoring Coach Maggie. You are truly amazing, and Maggie would have been thrilled to see so many of her former swimmers timing and helping to run the meet. You are the BEST! STAR INVITE: The meet programs and timeline are now posted for the Star Invite this Friday and Saturday at Highland Park. IMPORTANT...

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS SFST LONG COURSE INVITE: Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota long course meet. Riptide swimmers had a ton of best times, champ times and all-round great swims! The results are loaded into SWIMS and TU. Great job everyone! MAGGIE MEMORIAL INVITE: Our meet page will be updated with just about all the information you will need for Saturday’s meet honoring our beloved Coach Maggie. CENTRAL ZONES OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS: Registration is now open for the Central Zones Open Water Championships. This is...