Latest Information Important Reminders 14&U State Championships: Riptide finished 6th in the combined team standings at the MNSI 14&U State Championships. Congratulations to all of our swimmers who did an amazing job at the meet!!! We are so proud of you!!! Riptide had one swimmer place in the top three of the individual high point standings - Marian Kalweit finished 2nd in the 11-12 age group! Senior State Championships: Riptide will travel to Fargo, North Dakota this Thursday through Sunday for the MNSI Senior State Championships. Good luck to all...

Latest Information Important Reminders Regionals: Riptide had a fantastic Regional meet taking first in the combined team scoring and adding many new qualifiers and events to both upcoming state meets. We also had several top three high point winners. I wanted to list them but I have not yet received the report…stay tuned. Congratulations to one and all! Next stop…14&U Age Group State Championships this Thursday through Sunday in Rochester. Regional Lost and Found: If your swimmer attended Regionals and is missing anything, we collected a BIG bag of lost...

Latest Information Important Reminders Bronze Classic Invite: Thank you to EVERYONE who helped to run a fantastic two day invitational with seven other teams. We had so many different folks who stepped up: parents, Riptide swimmers, parents of coaches, a Masters swimmer, classmates, siblings of swimmers, boy friends of coaches…you name it! Remember, that it truly does take a village to make these meets run as well as they do. Now for the most important reason we run these meets…the SWIMMERS! We are very proud of each and every swimmer...

Latest Information Important Reminders Save the Date: We will have our very first Riptide banquet on April 15, 2023! More details will be communicated with families in the beginning of March. Looking Ahead: We will practice off-site on Wednesday, February 22 and Friday, February 24 due to the Boys’ High School Section meet being hosted at BWAC. The schedule is posted on our Team Feed and listed on our TU calendars. Short Course Season Celebration Day: End of season celebrations will take place on February 23 (Senior and Senior Prep)...

Latest Information Important Reminders Valentine Splash Invite: Thank you to one and all for running another great meet! This was our biggest meet since before covid came into our lives. Riptide swimmers had a ton of best times and solid performances. Way to go everyone!!! The results are loaded into SWIMS and TU. Next stop…end of season meets! Nutrition Workshop: Thank you to everyone who attended the workshop on Sunday! We hope you were able to gain new and helpful information. Please see the attachments in your emailed newsletter with...

Latest Information Important Reminders Valentine Splash Invite News: Please check out our meet page for the latest information. Changes had to be made to the meet format on Saturday due to time constraints. Practices on Saturday: No practices this Saturday (2/4) with the exception of Senior Elite. Meet Deadlines: The Riptide Bronze Classic deadline has been extended to January 31st. This is an excellent meet for newer swimmers to the sport. If you have any questions, please reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach. Muddy Dash: Join us in creating...

Riptide Weekly News – January 23, 2023 Latest Information Bingo Night: Thank you to our amazing Parent Volunteer Committee for organizing the Bingo nights for Gold and Junior Select! The swimmers had a blast! Pictures are now posted on TU! Free Nutrition Workshop: This is a friendly reminder that the registration for this great opportunity to learn about nutrition is coming up on January 24th. Please register on our events page if you are planning on attending. Both parents and swimmers are welcome! March Privates Special: We are offering a...

Riptide Weekly News – January 16, 2023 Latest Information Three Meet Weekend Wrap-up: Congratulations to all of the swimmers who competed this past weekend at the TYR PRO meet in Knoxville, TN; the ACAC Tundra meet in Ames, IA; and our own Winter All Levels meet! All in all, Riptide has 222 swimmers competing over the weekend. Thank you to all of our families, coaches and officials who helped to run another great Riptide swim meet for our swimmers and the visiting teams. You are the best! We don’t yet...

Riptide Weekly News – January 9, 2023 Latest Information Meet News: We have three swim meets going on this weekend → TYR PRO Series in Knoxville, TN; Ames Cyclone Invite in Ames, IA; Riptide Winter All Levels Invite. We will have updated information posted on our meet page as soon as it is made available. Mid States All-Stars: Congratulations to Marion Kalweit and Elaina Pontrelli for representing Team Minnesota at the Mid States All Star Championships in Indianapolis this past weekend. Way to go girls!!! Important Parking Lot Information: We...

Riptide Weekly News – January 2, 2023 Latest Information Happy New Year to One and All!!!! Upcoming Meet Deadline: Riptide Valentine Splash Invite (February 4th-5th) – deadline January 16th. Mock Meet – Training Opportunity in January: On Sunday, January 29th, we are hosting an unsanctioned "mock meet" as a way to offer training for the Colorado Timing System, Hy-Tek Meet Manager and other volunteer positions. If you are interested in training on any of these systems or giving another volunteer position a try, please sign up here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F48AEA92BA6FD0-mock. We...