Weekly News - April 17, 2022
Weekly News – April 17, 2022
Latest Information
- Parents’ Meetings – Saturday, April 23: Junior Select 11:15 to 12:00 p.m., Silver (option #2) 12:15 to 1:00 p.m. All meetings are held in the upstairs room at BWAC.
- Elsmore Looking to Hire – Elsmore Swim Shop is looking for help in their Apple Valley store, warehouse and custom house areas. Hours are flexible during the weekday. Please contact Marnie at 952-997-6255.
- Clinic News - Please use team website when registering for the clinics and splash events. On Deck app does not support clinic registration process. Once registered, you will receive a receipt with pending approval status. Please ignore this status. Once you have paid and received this receipt your swimmer is signed up for the clinic. After the registration deadline, Coach Olga will send out a clinic participation reminder to confirm your enrollment. Thank you for your continuous support in your swimmers’ development!
- Summer Practice Schedule – The summer schedule begins the week of June 13th. See the UPDATED document with the revised schedule on our TeamFeed. The schedule will be added to the group calendars soon. If you have any questions, contact your swimmer’s lead coach
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 Clinic (NEW DATE), Training & Private Lessons: Adult Swim Clinic for Triathletes & Masters – Sunday, April 24th from 3:30-5pm 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. $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. 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].
RIPTIDE STAFF CONTACTS:
- Senior Elite - Mike Parratto, [email protected]
- Senior Elite - Michelle Hopewell, [email protected]
- Senior - Kelly Leonard, [email protected]
- Senior Prep - Amanda Johnson, [email protected]
- Junior Select - Amy Parratto, [email protected]
- Gold – Sissy Rytting, [email protected]
- Silver – Amy Parratto, [email protected]
- Bronze - Kelly Leonard, [email protected]
- 9 & Under - Sissy Rytting, [email protected]
- Masters - Amy Parratto, [email protected]
- Homeschool – [email protected] or [email protected]
- Billing – Cara Pavek, [email protected]


