Weekly News - August 2, 2021

Amy Parratto

Riptide Weekly News – August 2, 2021 

New Information

  • CONGRATULATIONS to our own Regan Smith!!! She brings home three well-earned medals from the Tokyo Olympic Games: Bronze in the 100 Backstroke, Silver in the 200 Butterfly and Silver in the women’s 4 x 100 Medley Relay. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!
  • CONGRATULATIONS to our swimmers who competed at the MN Swimming Senior State Championships at the U of M this past Thursday through Sunday. Riptide swimmers achieved a ton of PB’s and finished 7th in the combined team standings.
  • Riptide has eight Senior Elite swimmers heading to USA Swimming’s Summer Senior Championships in Irvine, CA August 3-7. Good luck to our swimmers!!!!
  • Riptide has a record number of swimmers (16) headed to the 14&U Central Zone Championships in Westmont, IL August 5-8. Have a blast and swim fast everyone!!!
  • The MN Open Water State Meet was canceled due to concerns regarding unhealthy air quality. The event may be rescheduled. Stay tuned for more details. If you have any questions, contact coach Amy Parratto.
  • Remember, if interested, to sign-up for our August FlexSwim option which runs the weeks of August 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd. Practices will be M/W/F from 6:30-7:30p with an additional dryland session following the in-water practices. Dryland will conclude at 7:50. Be sure to sign up soon if you are interested! The price is $125 for in-water practices only and $150 if dryland is selected. Please note your desire to do dryland in the comment section of the sign-up.
  • Fall registration will open on Monday, August 23rd.

Reminders

  • We still require masks while at BWAC. Fully vaccinated coaches may now remove masks while swimmers are in the water but will wear them during any interactions with the swimmers before or after practices. Thank you for your continued attention to these procedures.
  • Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should swimmers exhibiting symptoms associated with Covid-19 and/or with a fever of 100.4 or higher attend practices. Please work together to reduce the risk of infection. If your swimmer has had close contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case, you must keep them away from the pool for 10 days. You may not test out of this quarantine. Please review the Standard Operating Procedures.
    • Stay home if you are not feeling well. Please err on the side of caution as one bad decision can impact numerous other swimmers and families.
    • Remember that family members sharing the same household are considered “close contact” when it comes to Covid exposure. Therefore, if a member of your family tests positive for Covid, you must quarantine from practice for 10 days. You may not “test out of quarantine”. In the event you must miss practice due to Covid exposure, please notify [email protected] and a credit will be arranged.
    • Please remind your swimmers to always wear masks at BWAC while not swimming. Send your swimmer with a small plastic baggie in which they may place their mask at the end of their lane. The mask may be taken off just prior to entering the water and must then be placed back on immediately after exiting the water.
  • Roster changes for September will be announced by August 6th.
  • The Fall practice schedule will be announced by August 13th.
  • An important administrative reminder for all families – our annual Team Unify registration system purge occurs in August. We clear the system and begin with a clean slate for the 2021-22 season. All swimmers must re-register in August for the new season which begins on September 7th.
  • We will offer a new Riptide Swim Camp in early August for our interested age group swimmers. The dates are August 2-6 and the camp will run from 9a-2p each day. You will learn some great skills, have fun with your friends and stay away from the dreaded “couch trap!” The price for the week is $325. You may find more details and sign up here. Capacity is limited to 30 swimmers so act quickly!
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