IMPORTANT REMINDERS GREAT WOLF INVITE: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers for a fantastic four days of swimming at the Great Wolf Huff ‘n Puff Invite at the U of M. We had a ton of great swims for an early season long course meet. Our swimmers did a great job showing team spirit and support for each other. Special congratulations to Marian Kalweit and Ayce Gaffke who both set new meet records. Marion set records in the 13-14 50 and 100 fly as well as the 100 and 200 back....

IMPORTANT REMINDERS MAGGIE MEMORIAL MEET: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at the Maggie Meet today! We are so proud of every Riptide swimmer!!! Thank you to all our volunteers (swimmers and parents) who helped to make the meet possible. You are the best!!! TEAM SUIT AND ATTIRE REMINDER: Please be sure your swimmer has the Riptide team suit and wears only Riptide team attire to swim meets. If you have any questions about this, contact your swimmer’s lead coach. Thank you �� LOST and FOUND: Our lost and...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS SIOUX FALLS LONG COURSE INVITE: Congratulations to our Riptide swimmers for a fantastic three days of swimming in Sioux Falls. This was a great way to start the long course season and we had a ton of best times and new champ times! Way to go everyone!!! The results are now loaded in TU. MAGGIE MEMORIAL MEET: We will honor our beloved Coach Maggie this Sunday at her Memorial Meet. This will be a fun, short meet! More meet details will be posted this Thursday. Warm-up starts at...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS TEAM BANQUET: Thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s banquet a great success!!! Coach Olga and the banquet committee gave so much of their time to make the evening special for everyone. You are the BEST!!! If you see any of the following folks, please let them know you appreciate their time and effort: Lauren Olson, Cheryl Gengler, Melissa Brateg, Bryan McGrath, Shannon Fokken, Michelle Acosta, Justin King, Brian Hurley, Matt Gengler (DJ), Bennett Olson (DJ), Jeremy Bell (MC). Thank you also to those who also helped to...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE WATER POLO NIGHT: Thank you to all our parents and coaches who helped to run a fun filled evening for our swimmers on Friday. Pictures from the event will be posted soon on our social feed. TEAM BANQUET: Today is the last day to register for our team banquet this Sunday! https://www.riptideswimteam.org/controller/cms/admin/index#/team-registration/ev:1626723 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lakeville North High School Please wear semi-formal attire. UPCOMING MEET DEADLINES: Riptide Maggie Memorial Meet – May 4th Star Summer Kick-Off Invite – May 5th PARKING LOT REMINDER: Please remember...

Get ready for one of our most beloved team events—Inner Tube Water Polo—coming up next Friday, April 25! All practices are canceled that day so everyone can come together for an evening of fun, food, and team bonding! What You Need to Know: • Arrive 30 minutes early to your group’s scheduled play time ⏰ • Check-in begins 25 minutes before game time—teams will be made at that time ✅ • Tubes are provided—just bring your energy and team spirit (and your best cannonball!) �� • Stick around after your...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE WATER POLO NIGHT: We have a special team activity for all groups this Friday, April 25th. The water polo games will be available for all groups. We encourage everyone to participate in this fun team building night! The cost is $5.00 which will be billed to your team account. After each group’s water polo games, there will be food and time to socialize. Stay tuned for an email with the group times. Volunteers are needed for this important team bonding event. If you can pitch in some...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS TEAM INNERTUBE WATER POLO NIGHT: We have a special team activity for all groups on Friday, April 25th. The water polo games will take the place of their normal swim practices. Stay tuned for a specific email about the details! UPCOMING MEET DEADLINE: The deadline to register for the SFST Get Ready for Long Course Invite is April 20th. SWIM MEETS: Please make every effort to sign up and attend the swim meets that are scheduled for your swimmer’s practice group. All questions regarding meets should be directed...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS WELCOME BACK: This is our first week of practice for the 2025 long course season. We are excited to see everyone back in the pool! If you have any questions, be sure to reach out to your swimmer’s group lead coach (see contact list below). Welcome back! NO PRACTICE ON THURSDAY: Riptide is hosting the Middle School Championships on Thursday, April 10th. Afternoon and evening practices are canceled for all groups. There is practice for Senior Elite (8 lane) from 5:30 to 6:45 a.m. NEW MEET ADDED: We...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS 11-14 AGE GROUP STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the 11-14 Age Group State Championships this past Thursday through Sunday. We have been waiting for the results and finally received them late last night. The final combined team standings had Riptide finishing 6th in a very competitive team race. In the women’s team standings, Riptide finished in first place! In the individual high point standings, Paige Turnbow tied for 3rd in the 11-12 age group and Marion Kalweit was 1st in the 13-14 age group....