Weekly News - April 11, 2022

Amy Parratto

Weekly News – April 11, 2022

Latest Information

  • Riptide Swimmers Make USA Swimming National Top 10 – Congratulations to the following Riptide swimmers who achieved a National Age Group Top Ten time: Individual Events – Caroline Mulrooney, Megan Hutchins and Regan Smith / Relay Event – Caroline Mulrooney, Greta Marcott, Rachel Hutchins and Tate Dihel. Way to go everyone!!!
  • Riptide Open House for New Parents - Riptide is offering two open house nights for new swim parents looking to learn how to navigate our team website, learn about how the team works and other related questions. Anne Knapp is our open house presenter for the two consecutive evenings next week. Anne is a parent of two Riptide swimmers, our volunteer coordinator and Minnesota Swimming's Safe Sport Chairwoman. Monday, April 11th - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12th - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The open house will take place in the upstairs meeting room at BWAC. Show up anytime between 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
  • Parents’ Meetings – Saturday, April 16: Silver (option #1) 11:15 to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 23: Junior Select 11:15 to 12:00 p.m., Silver (option #2) 12:15 to 1:00 p.m.
  • Clinic Update: Turns 2 and Backstroke Start/Crossover clinics have only  2 spots available. Please register soon. Turns 1 and Diving/Backstroke start clinics are full. Please do not register your swimmer with the level they are not currently in. If you are interested in joining the clinic please fill out a short 2 questions waiting list form by April 17, so we can plan accordingly. We will do our best to accommodate all of the families, however, providing quality coaching is the priority.  Coach Olga will get in touch with you if there will be opportunities to join. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PjsQHT8YA8L5JaJyBJqXGkpWjqEfyNPLMLjmH9JX0nTaA/viewform?usp=sf_link..
  • Upcoming Meet Deadlines – Riptide Maggie McMahon Invite / April 15th.
  • Summer Practice Schedule – The summer schedule begins the week of June 13th. See the attached document with the schedule. Our TU calendars will be updated shortly.  If you have any questions, contact your swimmer’s lead coach
  • MNSI Diversity and Disability Camp – Minnesota Swimming is hosting a FREE one day camp for swimmers of our diverse and disability community. The camp is sponsored by MNSI and will take place at St. Catherine University on April 30. Here is the link to the camp information and application - https://www.teamunify.com/team/czmnlsc/page/news1/321611/mnsi-diversity-and-disability-camp. There is still room in the camp for more swimmers!

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].

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