Weekly News – October 18, 2021 Latest Information Upcoming Meet Deadlines – Neptune Invite (November 24) – deadline is October 18. Rochester / Senior Showdown (November 19-21 / Senior Elite who qualify) – deadline has been extended to October 18. Upcoming Clinic Deadlines – Improving Your Flip Turns – deadline is now October 19. Master Your IM Turns – deadline is October 31. Clinic Registration Reminder – Clinic registration can only be done through our website. Do not register for clinics using the TU App. Riptide Lost & Found –...

Weekly News – October 11, 2021 Latest Information Upcoming Meet Deadlines – Riptide All Levels Meet (November 13) – deadline has been extended to October 13. Rochester / Senior Showdown (November 19-21 / Senior Elite who qualify) – deadline is October 16. Halloween Splash Night - What does it take to be a great team player? Wear your costume and get prepared for cooperation, logic thinking, problem solving, connecting with teammates and working together to win our ultimate prize in the GLOW in the dark scavenger hunt. Watch Hocus Pocus...

Weekly News – October 4, 2021 Latest Information Riptide Fall Splash Season Opener – Congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed in our intrasquad meet this past Saturday! The coaching staff was thrilled to have the swimmers in the bleachers cheering on their teammates. Thank you to all of our amazing Riptide families for helping out and making the magic happen. You are the best! We appreciate everyone’s understanding and patience while we work through these challenging covid restrictions. Our priority is to now include as many of our...

Weekly News – September 27, 2021 Latest Information No Practice on Saturday, October 2nd – The following groups will not have practice this Saturday due to the Intrasquad meet: 9&U, Gold, Senior Prep and Senior. Riptide Fall Splash Intrasquad – This Saturday, we will have our first meet of the season! Warm-up begins at 12:00 p.m. for all groups. Plan to check our meet page for the latest details. The meet page will be updated with everything you need to know by this Wednesday. If you have any questions, please...

Weekly News – September 20, 2021 Latest Information Bronze, Silver, Gold, Senior Prep and Senior Groups – Our lead coaches want to remind you that all swimmers must bring their tennis shoes Monday through Thursday for the dryland exercise portion of practice. Thank you! Masks – Just a friendly reminder that all swimmers must wear a face mask while on the pool deck or in the locker room at all times (see below). New Team Suit – Please be aware that ALL swimmers are required to purchase the new team...

Riptide Swim Team Weekly News – September 13, 2021 Latest Information Clinic News - Riptide is offering several great multilevel clinics every month. We had a few initial glitches when setting up the clinics that now require families to re-register their swimmers. Please make sure to take care of this task if you previously registered. Thank you! September Dive Clinics – Registration closes September 15th! Fall Splash Season Opener – Registration for our October 2nd Intrasquad meet closes September 16th. If you have any questions regarding the meet, please contact...

Weekly News – September 6, 2021 New Information Welcome back everyone! The coaching staff is looking forward to seeing our Riptide swimmers back in the pool this week. Make sure you contact your swimmer’s lead coach if you have any questions. Group calendars are available on our website. We will update the calendars this week to reflect holidays and “no practice” days. Remember that we do have a parking lot routine that everyone must follow. Here is the link to see the details - https://www.teamunify.com/mnwss/UserFiles/File/BuildingMap-traffic%20flow.pdf. Swim Meet Date Change –...

Weekly News – August 30, 2021 New Information Practices begin on Tuesday, September 7th. The coaching staff is meeting this week to prepare for the upcoming season and is looking forward to seeing everyone back in the pool! Lead coaches are running parents’ meetings via Zoom all this week to make sure everyone is up to speed with the start of the 2021-2022 short course season. Contact your swimmer’s lead coach if you have any questions (see the up to date contact list below). We will be continuing our masking...

RIPTIDE PARENT ZOOM MEETING DATES: 9&U / Wednesday, Sept. 1 / 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Bronze / Tuesday, Aug. 31 / 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Silver / Monday, Aug. 30 / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Gold / Sunday, Aug. 29 / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Junior Select / Tuesday, Aug. 31 / 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. Senior Prep / Thursday, Sept. 2 / 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Senior / Monday, Aug. 30 / 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Senior Elite / Wednesday, Sept. 1 / 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. ZOOM LINKS...

WEEKLY NEWS – August 23, 2021 Dear Riptide Families, Congratulations to all of our swimmers for an outstanding long course championship season. We look forward to seeing you back in the pool after a well-earned break. As you prepare for registration, please note that two of our key staff members have moved on from Riptide. We want to thank Paul Smith and Mikaela Bagley for their commitment and dedication to Riptide swimmers and families over the last several years. Both Paul and Mikaela will be greatly missed! Head Coach Mike...