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High Tides Swim Club Board

Hello High Tides Families Please see the August 2021 newsletter for the latest happenings and updates from the club! /mnhht/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/august-2021_057509.pdf

RJ Greseth

High Tides Families, Today is the last day of the Senior State Championships, and we are swimming well! This marks the end of our Long Course season for both practices and meets. We have a couple of big fundraisers coming up during our break in August that you need to be aware of. Mum sales -- We will be using the same pricing as last year. All orders will need to be returned by August 24th (which is the tentative date of our Summer Banquet) A page has been set...

RJ Greseth

Due to unforseen circumstances, the Hutchinson Rec Center will not be available for our age group practices tomorrow. We will be holding all practices tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Middle School and be following our typical Friday schedule. Championship and Gold -- 6:00-8:00am Black -- 6:30-8:00am Silver -- 7:00-8:00am White -- 7:00-8:00am see you all at the pool in the morning!

RJ Greseth

Swimming families, There has been a bit of confusion about the July practice calendar. Because of the short, irregular season we have had, and the way it was billed to families, regular practices for all swimmers continue to be held through the end of July. Our last day of scheduled practice for the team is Thursday, July 29th. There are some adjustments to the routine schedule for these last two weeks, so check the online calendar for the most current dates and times for each group/location. See you at the...

RJ Greseth

High Tides Members, The Jerry Carlson Memorial Golf Outing is just around the corner, and we need help from every family!! There are 3 ways to help out either personally, or by reaching out to friends/co-workers and encouraging participation. 1) hole sponsorships -- we have plenty of businesses and groups already commited, but there is room for more if someone is interested in being a hole sponsor for $200. 2) raffle item donations -- we are still in need of raffle items. 3) golfers -- This is the thing we...

RJ Greseth

Swimming families, Today is the deadline for entries for the State championships! I have checked and entered everyone that has committed our finals meets, or has talked to me directly. Please check these over to be sure all entries are complete and accurate. The links below should take you to the entry report, and they are found on the meet information pages of our website as well. Let me know ASAP if I have missed something. Last Chance Meet -- July 16-18, Mankato MN Age Group State Championships -- July...

RJ Greseth

Swimming families, The calendar has been updated from now through July 10th because of the closing of Carlson pool for cleaning and maintenance. Tomorrow (Thursday, July 1st) is the last day we will have normal practices in Carlson pool before it is shut down. There will be no practices on Friday, July 2nd due to the closure. because of the missed practice on Friday, We will be having practice on Monday, July 5th, as well as Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. All of next weeks practices will be...

RJ Greseth

Swimming families, I have a number of meet information updates on the upcoming events we plan on attending for the rest of the season. This information has changed (and may change again!) and is a bit confusing so if you have any questions please contact me. Monticello Summer Splash (Becker MN) -- Friday, July 9th This is a short course, one day, one session meet for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Warmups will start at 3:20pm and the meet will start at 4:30pm. Entries for this meet are due...

RJ Greseth

Swimmers families, There are some updates that I would like you to be aware of. WEST meet May 21-22 -- signups are closed at this time. Rochester meet June 11-13 -- Signups are still open for silver swimmers and above. Will close this sunday the 16th. Mankato meet June 25-27 -- entries will remain open untill the meet is full. There were some problems with the event file that was sent out, and it is now updated and the sessions/events are in the correct order. If you have already signed...

RJ Greseth

Swim families, The meet director for the WEST meet on May 21-23 has given us until Wednesday to register our swimmers for the meet. If you are interested in participating in our first meet opportunity of the season, please register for the meet sometime tomorrow.