Weekly News - August 16, 2024

Amy Parratto

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 our new staff will be posted soon on our website. We are looking forward to an amazing season with our entire fantastic staff who are all committed to helping our swimmers be the best they can be!

  • Laura Theodore – Lead Coach for Gold and Senior Prep
  • Andrew Linsmeyer – Gold Assistant
  • Steven Will – Silver Assistant
  • Hannah Howell – Silver Assistant
  • Sarah Linsmeyer – Multiple Group Assistant
  • Katy Ploehn – Multiple Group Assistant
  • Michele Graves – Multiple Group Assistant
  • Melissa Persigehl – Multiple Group Assistant

2024-2025 SHORT COURSE SEASON: Riptide will be back in action for the short course season the week of September 9th. Registration will open on August 19th. Stay tuned for emails from our lead coaches regarding parents’ meetings, practice schedules and more.

QUESTIONS REGARDING BILLING AND REGISTRATION: If you have questions regarding billing and registration, please reach out to Cara Pavek. Our contact information is listed below.

REGULAR REMINDERS

  • Adult Swim Training & Private Lessons: Group Training for Triathletes & Masters; Beginner Adult Swim Classes; Individual and Small Group Lessons going on now! For more information –contact [email protected].
  • Private Lessons: Riptide Coaches offer 30 and 60 minute private lessons. If your swimmer is interested, contact your lead coach directly and they can help you out or recommend another coach on our staff.
  • Stroke and Turn Officials - Anyone interested in learning to become a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official - please contact Wendy Peterson at [email protected].  

RIPTIDE LEAD COACH and STAFF CONTACTS: