Weekly News - September 6, 2021

Amy Parratto

Weekly News – September 6, 2021 

New Information

  • Welcome back everyone! The coaching staff is looking forward to seeing our Riptide swimmers back in the pool this week. Make sure you contact your swimmer’s lead coach if you have any questions.
  • Group calendars are available on our website. We will update the calendars this week to reflect holidays and “no practice” days.
  • Remember that we do have a parking lot routine that everyone must follow. Here is the link to see the details - https://www.teamunify.com/mnwss/UserFiles/File/BuildingMap-traffic%20flow.pdf.  
  • Swim Meet Date Change – We have changed our Riptide Holiday Invite to Dec. 9-11 instead of Dec. 3-5.
  • Swim Meet Added - We have added a mini meet on Dec. 4 (12 noon warm-up).
  • Riptide Fall Splash Season Opener Intrasquad swim meet (10/2) is now open for registration. This meet is for the following groups: 9&U, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Senior Prep and Senior. Remember that the lead coaches will select the swimmers events. Spectators will be allowed once our volunteer positions are filled. More details will be posted shortly.
  • Riptide Clinics for October and November are now posted! Coach Olga Grinberg and our staff have been working hard to develop many tiered clinics that should help give Riptide swimmers an extra opportunity to improve their skills!

Reminders

  • We still require masks while at BWAC. Fully vaccinated coaches may now remove masks while swimmers are in the water but will wear them during any interactions with the swimmers before or after practices. Thank you for your continued attention to these procedures.
  • Locker rooms are only available for swimmers to use the bathrooms.
  • Swimmers should continue to arrive and leave practice in their swim suit.
  • Vaccinated swimmers are required to follow any CDC guidelines regarding quarantine and exposures. They do not have to follow the 10 day unvaccinated quarantine procedures. More information will be provided in the days to come.
  • Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should swimmers exhibiting symptoms associated with Covid-19 and/or with a fever of 100.4 or higher attend practices. Please work together to reduce the risk of infection. If your swimmer has had close contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case, you must keep them away from the pool for 10 days. You may not test out of this quarantine. Please review the Standard Operating Procedures.
    • Stay home if you are not feeling well. Please err on the side of caution as one bad decision can impact numerous other swimmers and families.
    • Remember that family members sharing the same household are considered “close contact” when it comes to Covid exposure. Therefore, if a member of your family tests positive for Covid, you must quarantine from practice for 10 days. You may not “test out of quarantine”. In the event you must miss practice due to Covid exposure, please notify [email protected] and a credit will be arranged.
    • Please remind your swimmers to always wear masks at BWAC while not swimming. Send your swimmer with a small plastic baggie in which they may place their mask at the end of their lane. The mask may be taken off just prior to entering the water and must then be placed back on immediately after exiting the water.

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