Weekly News - June 13, 2022

Amy Parratto

Riptide Weekly News – June 13, 2022

Latest Information

  • Atlantis Long Course Meet Deadline Extended – The deadline for the long course meet in Austin has been extended to June 18. This is a great opportunity to swim a long course meet in the same facility we are assigned to for Regionals. Lead coaches will select the swimmers’ events. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your swimmer’s lead coach.
  • Summer Schedule Begins Today – All of our Team Unify (TU) group calendars are updated. The last day of practice for swimmers not attending the Senior or Age Group State Championships is Thursday, July 14.
  • End of Season Championships – If you have any questions regarding if you should register your swimmer for MAC’s or MRC’s, please contact your swimmer’s lead coach. We are here to guide you in this swimming journey!
  • Survey – You should have received a survey regarding August Flex Swim. In case you missed it, please take a few minutes to complete this survey so that we can gauge the interest level - https://forms.gle/Jz5s9V8oQoTWkn5t7.  Thank you!

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]
  • Summer Storms – For all outdoor practices this summer, we will notify families 1 hour before the start of practice. Additionally, we have back-up indoor practice time scheduled in case we get stormed out. We encourage all Riptide families to allow coaches to use the texting option in your Team Unify account.
  • 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.
  • COVID – Positive case numbers have been going up these last few weeks. Please be extra vigilant in terms of monitoring your children and testing. 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 Covid 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. 
  • Private Lessons - Riptide Coaches are offering 30 and 60 minute private lessons. If your swimmer is interested, either contact your lead coach directly or [email protected].
  • Adult Swim Training & Private Lessons - Group Training Sessions for Triathletes and Masters; Group Beginner Adult Lessons; and Individual and Small Group Lessons – will resume at the end of June as the schedule changes for the summer months. For more information – contact Michelle Hopewell at [email protected].

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