Weekly News - February 14, 2022

Amy Parratto

Latest Information – February 14, 2022

  • iHeart Invite – Thank you to all of our volunteers and officials for hosting another great Riptide meet. The visiting admin referee commented that she loves to come to Riptide meets because we host such well run meets and have amazing volunteers. Your teamwork is definitely noticed! Riptide swimmers swam very well and we are excited to see the progress as we head into our end of season meets. Congratulations to all of our swimmers! Official results will be available on TU soon.
  • Thank You – We want to thank Jennifer Hutchins who has helped to coordinate our meet volunteers and run the meet operations for the past 7 years. Her dedication has been outstanding and hard to replace but Anne Knapp is stepping into her role and has been right by Jennifer’s side for the many of our meets this season. Thank you Jennifer!
  • Looking Ahead – All Riptide practice groups will practice off-site on February 23 and 25 due to the Boys’ High School Sections being hosted at BWAC. The schedule will be posted on our newsfeed and group calendars will be updated. If you have any questions, please contact your swimmer’s lead coach.
  • The Last Day of the Season – The last day of practice is Thursday, March 3 for those swimmers not moving on to Senior or Age Group State.
  • The Start of the Long Course / Summer Season – Our long course season begins on Monday, April 4!
  • Clinics – Make sure to check out all of the great clinics going on at Riptide in February!

Regular Reminders

  • Questions – If you have any questions regarding your swimmer, meets, clinics, practices etc. please contact your swimmer’s lead coach in order to get the quickest, most accurate and helpful response (see the list below). The coaches are here to help your child in all areas of their swimming. Make sure to reach out to them! If you have a billing question, contact Cara Pavek - [email protected].
  • Clinic Reminders – Clinic registration can only be done through our website. Do not register for clinics using the TU App. Make sure to read the description for clinics and register your swimmer with the correct roster. Your swimmer will not always be in the same session; it will depend on the clinic roster combinations.
  • Private Lessons: Riptide Coaches are offering 30 and 60 minute private lessons. The winter break may be an ideal time to try and schedule a session. If your swimmer is interested, either contact your lead coach directly or [email protected].
  • Adult Swim Private Lessons, Clinic & Training: Adult Swim Clinic for Triathletes & Masters – Sunday, February 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Group Training Sessions for Triathletes and Masters – Monday and Wednesdays from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. and/or Tuesday and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The next session begins February 28 (M/W) and March 1 (T/TH) for three weeks. Training sessions will resume the last week in March and continue monthly per interest. $25 / week – billing is monthly. Group Beginner Adult Lessons – 60 minute sessions on Fridays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. $25 / week – billing is monthly. March session begins March 4 (3-weeks in March). Individual and Small Group Lessons – 30 and 60 minute sessions by appointment. $110 per hour lesson and $65 per 30 minute lesson. For more information – contact Michelle Hopewell at [email protected].

SAFETY PROTOCOLS

  • 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. Exceptions have been made for selected groups and practices.
  • Swimmers should continue to arrive and leave practice in their swim suit.
  • 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.
  • Current Protocols: Positive Test - return on day 10 regardless of vaccination status provided person is symptom free. Close Contact Exposure or live with someone who is positive: Unvaccinated - Return on day 7 with a negative test taken on day 5 or later OR return on day 10 without a test. Vaccinated - Return on day 5 or later with a negative test 5+ days after exposure. We will be making additional changes in the coming days / weeks.

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