Upcoming Dates 5/13: New Family Orientation | 4pm 5/13: Welcome Back Party! | 5pm 5/15: Jobs Open | 7pm TL;DR: -we need 1 meet director and 1 S&T judge -Mark 5/13 on your calendar for the Welcome Back Party -check the lost and found Coach’s Message Rats Swimmers & Parents, Thanking all swimmers for a strong week in the pool this past week. Side note: the beautiful weather we are blessed with has made us wild and crazy during practice. Let’s keep in mind to focus on our coaches during...

Upcoming Dates 4/27: No practice 4/29: Adult Spring Social 5/13: New Family Orientation & Welcome Back Party 5/15: Jobs Open Some of you loved the summary, so we will keep with the TL;DRs: New Family Orientation/Welcome Back Party moved to 5/13, job sign ups moved to 5/15, Adult Social this Saturday at Calicraft, volunteer for CTS or S&T, we hope to back at Rudgear Estates real soon. Coach’s Message Aloha friends and families! Thankfully, the warm weather is finally on our side. Big thank you to all RATS who participated...

Upcoming Dates 4/19: No practice 4/27: No practice 4/29: Adult Spring Social We encourage everyone to read the Sunday newsletter in its entirety; however, we know that not everyone does. Soooooo, for those of you who like a summary: -No practice 4/19 and 4/29 -Adult Social at Calicraft on April 29th starting at 6pm -Don’t send sick kids to practice -Don’t park in the red -Platinum Sponsorship gets your family out of jobs -Help Wanted: Stroke & Turn judges, CTS operators, and a Co-Head Shepherd -Rudgear Estates Pool expected to...

Get excited: practice starts Monday (4/10)! We are so pumped up to see all our Rats in the pool and to kick off another amazing. There is a lot of information below and if you're new to the team or need a refresher, please read everything. If you know the drill and need a summary here it is: Practice starts on Monday, it's at Rudgear Meadows, and the times are below. No practice on 4/12. Practice Practice runs Monday-Friday. We will follow the spring practice schedule April 10-May 25. (On...

Happy Saturday RATS! We know you have a lot going on, so we wanted to remind you of some upcoming deadlines - Order by 3/26: Rudgear Vibes flash sale Order by 3/30: Custom Team caps By 4/10: Register for the 2023 season (all team swimmers who register by 4/10 get a free team shirt) Order by 4/10: Team Suits (please make sure your swimmers gets fitted over at Elsmore before you order) Elsmore Swim Shop 2054 Treat Blvd | Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Hours Mon-Wed: 11am-5:30pm Th: 12pm-7pm F &...

Rudgear Vibes are the BEST VIBES. Grab our newest t-shirt/sweatshirt design before the sale is over! Orders close this Sunday, March 26. This order is guaranteed to come long before meets start, so grab some new gear today and you'll be ready to rep your RATS pride! Click here to order.

March 17th isn't only Saint Patrick's Day... it's also GO GREEN DAY! Protect yourself from pinches and show everyone that you're lucky to be RAT by rocking your Rudgear gear on Friday! Whether you're a swimmer or a parent, headed to the classroom or working from home - we want to see everyone BLEEDING GREEN. Bonus if you snap a picture of your family in Rudgear Green and share it with us - tag us on Instagram at @rudgear_rats, post it in our Facebook group, or email it to [email protected]....

It’s time to order team suits and caps. We are working with Elsmore this year and we are confident that we will actually receive everything we order. Please be sure that you head down to Elsmore to get your swimmer(s) fitted before you order. Order everything by March 30th and you’ll be set! There are two suit options for boys (speedo-style or jammer) and two options for girls (thinner or thicker straps) - it is totally up to you to pick the style you like best. All four are the...

Rain or shine (or snow!), Spring Clinic starts next week over at the Rudgear Meadows pool! If you haven't registered yet, we do still have spots in the Six & Under group and spots for 11 and Ups in the newly added 6:30pm-7:15pm group. Click here to register. We can't wait to see everyone! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RATS!!

It’s time to submit your application to join everyone’s favorite pack: the RAT PACK! Rat Packers help our younger RATS during practice and meets and help out with Rugrats (formerly Polliwogs). Rat Packers also exemplify our Rudgear spirit and have tons of fun. Please note that Rat Packers must be at least 13 years old. Click here to learn more and to apply. Applications are due by March 17, 2023. Questions? Contact Coach Liaisons, J.C. and Jill Mathieson - [email protected]