IMPORTANT REMINDERS SWIM MEETS ON SUNDAY: Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed yesterday at the Great Wolf Howl at the Moon Invite and the Northfield Spooky Splash Invite. Way to go everyone!!! The results are not yet posted for either meet but should be by the end of the day. SWIM MEET DEADLINES: FM Gator IMX Fall Invite / Junior Select and Senior Elite – deadline extended to Oct. 30th Riptide Jingle Bell Invite – deadline is Nov. 4th FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: Please consider taking part in this...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS SWIM MEETS THIS WEEKEND: We have two swim meets going on this Sunday! The Great Wolf Howl at the Moon Invite at the University of Minnesota and the Northfield Spooky Splash. Please go to our team events page for the latest details on both meets. The final programs and timelines will be posted as soon as we receive the information from the meet directors. FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: Please consider taking part in this charitable event on November 30th, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Eagen location -...

UPCOMING SWIM MEET DEADLINES: HAST IMX Challenge – moved up to October 15th FM Gators IMX Invite – October 20th HALLOWEEN PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGES: There will be no practice on Thursday, October 31st due to Halloween for the following groups: 8&U, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Junior Select, Senior Prep, and Senior. Senior Elite has morning practice and a shorter afternoon practice from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Happy Halloween! FAITHFUL SHEPARD SWIM TEAM: We are still looking for a few Senior level swimmers who would like to volunteer their time to help...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS LOCKER ROOM CODE OF CONDUCT: Please take some time at home to review Riptide’s Locker Room Code of Conduct (see team email on Oct. 6th). We have seen an increase in behavior issues in the locker room since the season began. The coaching staff is continually addressing issues as they arise, but your help as parents to address this at home will certainly help. Thank you! UPCOMING SWIM MEET DEADLINES: HAST IMX Challenge – October 16th FM Gators IMX Invite – deadline extended to October 20th LOOKING FOR...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE INTRASQUAD MEET – Congratulations to the White Team for their win over the Green and Blue Teams!!!! We are super proud of our Riptide swimmers for their fantastic swims and team spirit. After only three weeks of practice, we saw a very high percentage of best times – WAY TO GO!!! A huge thank you also to all our volunteers and officials who worked hard to make the meet run smoothly. Thank you also to our coaches for all that they did to help the swimmers swim...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE INTRASQUAD MEET – This Saturday, we have our Intrasquad meet!!! All practices are canceled except for Senior Elite. The coaching staff is currently finishing up the lineups for the Blue, Green, and White Teams. This is a scored meet with lots of team spirit and is a little different than a normal season meet. We encourage all swimmers and parents to stay until the end of the meet for the final relay that usually determines the winner! The meet warm up is at 8:30 a.m. and the...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS MEET & GREET– Thank you to everyone who attended our Meet & Greet on Saturday! Due to the weather conditions, we had to cancel the three Senior groups' activities. Stay tuned for more details on another plan for these groups. If you have any pictures from the day, please email them to coach Olga or coach Amy. Thank you! RIPTIDE INTRASQUAD MEET – Saturday, September 28th / This is a great opportunity to build TEAM and get the season started. The meet is sanctioned so the times will...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS PARENT MEETINGS: We still have a few meetings this week (see below). If you missed your swimmer’s group parent meeting, please reach out to the lead coach. 8&U – Monday, September 9th / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. / upstairs meeting room Bronze – Tuesday, September 10th / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. / upstairs meeting room Senior – (rescheduled) Friday, September 13th / 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. / Bring a camp chair as the meeting will be outside. MEET & GREET– Saturday, September 14th at Antlers Park in Lakeville....

IMPORTANT REMINDERS PARENT MEETINGS: We always like to begin the season by connecting with the parents and making sure everyone has the information they need to help the swimmers get off to a great start. Please make every effort to attend the appropriate meeting. If you have questions regarding the meeting, reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach (see coach contact list below). 8&U – Monday, September 9th / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. / upstairs meeting room Bronze – Tuesday, September 10th / 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. / upstairs meeting...

IMPORTANT REMINDERS RIPTIDE ZONE SWIMMERS: Congratulations to our Zone swimmers who competed August 8-11 in Des Moines, Iowa at the 14&U Central Zone Championships for TEAM MINNESOTA: Micah Debeltz, Kathryn Deeb, Aiden Finch, Alyce Gaffke, William Jiang, Marian Kalweit, Wes Knapp, Anh-na Le, Vivian Lenzen, Chandler Offerman, Elaina Pontrelli, Mackenzie Schroeder, and Paige Turnbow. Team Minnesota won the meet and our Riptide swimmers played a key role in that victory. WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!! NEW COACHING STAFF: We would like to welcome the following coaches to our staff. Bios for...