Weekly News - July 18, 2022

Amy Parratto

Riptide Weekly News – July 18, 2022

Latest Information

  • Thank You – A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our parents, family members and swimmers who stepped up to help Atlantis run the Regional Championships. Everyone deserves a medal! From the meet director: You guys rocked it! Could not have done this without you. From one of the meet referees: To paraphrase Winston Churchill..."Never in the history of Minnesota Swimming was so much owed by so many to so few". Quite simply, without the help of the Riptide families, athletes and friends, we wouldn't have had a swim meet. Thank you All for making the weekend possible.
  • Regional Championships – Riptide definitely rocked the pool this past weekend. We won the meet with 8,062 points. Here are Riptide’s High Point winners for each age group:

8&U Girls – 1st Savannah Scrafford, 2nd Olivia DuBois, 3rd Aria Liesinger; 8&U Boys – 3rd Ben Kohler; 9-10 Girls – 1st Kailyn DuBois, 2nd Paige Turnbow, 3rd Mila Agalliu; 9-10 Boys – 1st Owen Jennen, 2nd Parker Stuckey; 11-12 Girls – 1st Laney Bell, 2nd Imani Everett, 3rd Vivian Lenzen; 11-12 Boys – 1st Carson Osendorf, 3rd – Micah Debeltz; 13-14 Girls – 1st Lily Sisson, 3rd Annika Arlandson; 13-14 Boys – 1st Lincoln Joyner, 2nd Lucas Pahl, 3rd Gabe Lenzen; 15-16 Girls – 1st Summer Krause, 2nd Olivia Dolen; 15-16 Boys – 2nd Joven Langseth; 17&O Girls – 1st Felicia Symreng, 3rd Chloe Johnson. Congratulations to one and all!!!!

  • MNSI Senior Championships – The Senior meet starts this Thursday at the University of Minnesota. We have 41 swimmers competing. Volunteers are needed from all teams. Please sure to check out the latest information on our meet page.
  • MNSI 14&U Championships – The 14&U Age Group State meet begins Thursday, July 28 in Rochester. Stay tuned for more details!
  • Group Move Announcement Date: Move-ups will be communicated to families by July 29.
  • Short Course Season – The short course season begins September 12. We do not anticipate any major schedule changes from last short course season.
  • Back to Racing Privates Special: We are offering discounted privates on August 30 and 31 9am-2:30pm. Please use this link to sign up, your account will be automatically charged after the private session. When signing up for a private, please consider selecting the next available time slot so we avoid empty spaces in between privates. Pricing as follows: 30 minutes- $65-$50 and 60 minutes -$110-$90Please note families may cancel a private session 24 hours prior to scheduled date at no charge. No shows are charged at the full price. 
  • Single Day Clinic: Single day clinic registration is now posted on our website. The registration deadline is 7/24. 

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]
  • Stroke and Turn Officials - Anyone interested in learning to become a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official - please contact Wendy Peterson at [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.
  • 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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