Weekly News - December 15, 2025

Amy Parratto

IMPORTANT REMINDERS  

SCSC WINTER CARNIVAL: Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the SCSC Winter Carnival meet this past Friday through Sunday. Our swimmers battled a few curve balls on Saturday afternoon as well as experiencing poor air quality throughout the meet. Despite the challenges, our swimmers had many great swims and personal best times. The official results are not yet available but should be posted soon. Way to go everyone!

RIPTIDE WINTER BLOCK PARTY: We are hosting a two-session block party meet on Saturday, January 17th. There will be a morning session for the following groups: Bronze, Silver and Senior 1 swimmers. An afternoon session focused on 200’s and distance events for the following groups: Junior Select, Senior 3 and Senior Elite. Please be sure to get registered for the meet by January 9th. If you have any questions, reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach.

FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: We have scheduled a wonderful community event on January 2nd from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. with Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. This is a great way for us to come together and give back to those in need. When you sign up, please list the names (first and last) of everyone attending in the comments (see below as well). Registration closes on December 26th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA9AD29A4FDC43-60984192-feed

Here are the requirements:

• Volunteers as young as 5 years old can take part — but children under 5 are not allowed in the packing/meal-packing area. 

• If a volunteer is under 18, they must be accompanied by an adult. 

• The adult-to-child (or student-to-adult) ratio depends on age/grade:

• For kindergarten–2nd grade: 1 child = 1 adult. 

• Grades 3–6: 3 children = 1 adult. 

• Grades 7–12: 4 children = 1 adult. 

 

USA SWIMMING 2026 MEMBERSHIP - If you have not yet renewed your swimmer's membership with USA Swimming, be sure to do that this month! To renew your swimmer's membership, log into your USA Swimming account and then select the RENEW option. Swimmers must have a current USA Swimming membership to participate in practice, team events and meets.

REGULAR REMINDERS 

  • QUESTIONS REGARDING PRACTICES AND SWIM MEETS: If you have questions regarding your child’s practices or swim meets, contact the lead coach for their group (see below). 
  • QUESTIONS REGARDING BILLING AND REGISTRATION: If you have questions regarding billing and registration, reach out to Cara Pavek or Anne Knapp. Anne will be taking over for Car this fall. Our contact information is listed below. 
  • 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, contact your lead coach directly and they can help you out or recommend another coach on our staff. 
  • Stroke and Turn Officials - Anyone interested in learning to become a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official - please contact Wendy Peterson at [email protected].   

RIPTIDE LEAD COACH and STAFF CONTACTS: 

Billing / Registration – Anne Knapp - [email protected]