Weekly Update: 1/12/26 - 1/18/26
Hello Red Dragon Families!
With changes at MSUM, our practice times will start at 7PM moving forward. All practice times will be updated in SportEngine soon. Please reference the weekly schedule for your athletes' practice times.
Practice this Week
We have practice Monday - Thursday this week. Thursday practice is at Moorhead High. Please do not arrive earlier than 7:45PM on Thursday. Gold will have a meeting at 7PM on Tuesday.
As it is darker before and after practice, we do ask parents to come into the building to pick up their athletes. This is for your athlete's safety.
GCA/MONC - RECAP
We had a small but MIGHTY group this weekend! Every athlete who attended had a time drop! Also, shout out to Keegan on breaking the team record in the 10 and Under 200 Breast! Way to go Red Dragons!
HOME MEET - January 24th
Our Home Meet is just around the corner! We need everyone's help to make it a success! Below is the Volunteer sign-up and the Hospitality and Concession sign-up! We need 9 more timers! Please sign up for Hospitality and Concessions before Friday, 1/16, so we can plan accordingly for food!
2026 USA Swimming Registration
As we enter the new year, all athletes need to be 2026 registered to attend practices and meets. Athletes not registered will not be able to participate until this is completed. You can see if your athlete is registered with USA Swimming by logging into your USA Swimming account and seeing their membership card that says "Good Standing" or "Not In Good Standing".
Time Standards
Time Standards have been officially published by Minnesota Swimming. Below is the time standards link.
Meet Schedule
Below is our Meet Schedule for this short course season. This is subject to change throughout the season.
***This schedule is subject to change at any time***
| Date | Meet | Location | Entries Due |
| January 24 | HOME MEET | Moorhead, MN | January 6th |
| January 31 | DL Meet | Detroit Lakes, MN | January 6th |
| February 1 | FMY Meet | Fargo, ND | January 6th |
| February 7-8 | WFF Invite | West Fargo, ND | January 22nd |
| February 21-22 | Bronze Meet | St. Cloud, MN | NA |
| February 27-29 | MRC | Edina, MN | NA |
| March 7-8 | 10 and Under State | Rochester, MN | NA |
| March 12-15 | Senior State | U of M, MN | NA |
| March 19-22 | 11-14 State | U of M, MN | NA |
Senior Spotlight
Seniors! Please take time to fill out the Google form for your senior spotlight recognition on social media!
MESSAGE FROM MSUM
MSUM deep-cleaned the filters and pool, which had many hair ties, gum, etc this last spring. With that being said, they will no longer allow food, gum, color drinks (Gatorade, Powerade, etc) in the pool area. Please be diligent in cleaning up after yourself. Please notify your athletes of this change and assist them in cleaning up after themselves. Thank you.
Sickness
Please make sure to keep your athletes home if they are sick or not feeling good. We do not want our staff, athletes, and families to get sick during the season!
Practice Group Equipment
Friendly reminder on our practice groups and the equipment needed for each group.
- Beginner Minis - Equipment bag, kickboard, pullbouy
- Advanced Minis - Equipment bag, kickboard, pullbouy
- Bronze - Equipment bag, kickboard, pullbouy, paddles
- Silver - Equipment bag, kickboard, pullbouy, paddles, snorkel
- Gold - Equipment bag, kickboard, pullbouy, paddles, snorkel, fins
You can also access this list on our website and see the recommended brands/type of equipment under the parent corner. Link is below to our parent corner.
Social Media Comments and Posts
There have been a few comments on social media by some scammers. Please know any posts that include links will only be posted from the Red Dragon page. No personal account will be posting links for you to purchase clothing, etc. To be safe only use the links that are posted in our Weekly Updates.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know and have a fantastic holiday weekend!
Jessica Colby
Head Coach
Red Dragon Swimming
763-229-7701
