Weekly News - July 31, 2023

Amy Parratto

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Important Reminders

  • 14&U AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed this past Thursday through Sunday at the 14&U Age Group Sate Championships in Rochester! Riptide finished 4th in the combined team standings!!! Our swimmers had an amazing number of best times, super exciting races and relay races. Congratulations to Marian Kalweit for earning the 2nd place High Point Award for the 11-12 girls – well done!!!! Check out pictures from the meet on our Team Feed. Way to Go Riptide!!!!
  • CENTRAL ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to the following Riptide swimmers who have qualified for the Central Zone Championships in Lenexa, Kansas (Aug. 3-6): Micah Debeltz, Thomas Foss, Nikita Grinberg, Lincoln Joyner, Marian Kalweit, Lucas Pahl, Elaina Pontrelli, Lila Salzman, Lily Sisson and Paige Turnbow. Good luck and have fun!!!
  • SPEEDO JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Riptide is being represented at Junior Nationals in Irvine, California by five of our top Senior Elite swimmers: Patrick Curran, Matthew Mortenson, Will Redetzke, Quinlan Schroeder and Mathew Warweg. The meet starts today and runs through August 5th. GO RIPTIDE!!!                                                                                                                                      

Regular Reminders

  • Short Course Season Registration: Registration opens for the short course season On August 14th. Practices start the week of September 11th.
  • Save the Date: Our annual “Meat and Greet” event will take place on September 17th at Whitetail Woods Regional Park. We will have our groups meeting, welcome new members and it will be a great team bonding time for swimmers! 
  • Adult Swim Training & Private Lessons: Group Training for Triathletes & Masters; Beginner Adult Swim Classes; Individual and Small Group Lessons going on now! For more information –contact [email protected].
  • Private Lessons: Riptide Coaches offer 30 and 60 minute private lessons. If your swimmer is interested, either contact your lead coach directly or [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].  

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