May 1st
This is your River Falls Swim News for May 1st!
Welcome to May! Although the weather outside is still cold and wet, the pool is warm and we are in full swing of our session! Our first swim meet of the Spring is this weekend in Farmington; the entry list is attached and I will send out timeline information as soon as I have it.
This week starts our overlap in the pool with RF Parks and Recreation. From May 2-26 we will be sharing the pool from 5:30-7:30. RFSC swimmers are shifting locker rooms for the Month of May to avoid overlap with Parks and Rec. RFSC swimmers should use the Large locker rooms near the Lane 1 side of the pool from now on; Parks and Rec will get to use the small locker rooms.
The pool will be reconfigured as well during this time. All RFSC swimmers and developmental lessons should use the far wall (Lane 8) chairs from now on. Novice and Novice Transition will now swim in lane 6 from 5:30-6:30pm, Developmental groups from 5:30-6:30 will use lanes 4 & 5, the middle of the pool. Age Group is going to shift their practice times back an hour and will swim from 6:30-7:30 on Mon-Thurs, Friday practice remains 5:30-6:30pm. Age Group will swim in lane 6, and developmental groups from 5:30-6:30 will use lanes 4&5. Annalee and I will be on deck to assist everyone today in the change and transition, but I recommend that you arrive a little early to have time to get used to the new system.
UPCOMING SWIM MEETS & EVENTS:
The meets for the Spring and Summer Session are posted on the Team Events page of the website.T
May 7-8: Farmington Tigersharks Invite: swimmers events are attached. Timeline coming soon.
May 21-22: SCSC Splash into Summer Invite hosted at Bluewater Aquatic Center, Apple Valley MN. Meet Information and event file are up, entry deadline is May 7th.
May 26: St. Paul Saints Baseball game honoring Minnesota Swimming. Join teams from Minnesota Swimming at CHS Field for a baseball game, all swimmers who attend will get a St. Paul Saints Swim Cap. Information about the event and to purchase tickets can be found on the team event page.
May 27-28: STAR Memorial Weekend Invite; Highland Park Outdoor Pool. Initial entries have been submitted.
June 10-12: Alexandria Summer Invite and Open Water Swim. Alexandria MN. Meet Information, Event file and team Hotel block are all coming in the next couple of weeks. We will also plan to do a team dinner event during this meet.
June 18: Aquajets June Invite. Eden Prairie, MN. Meet Information and event file are posted.
June 24-25: MANTAS Summer Invite. This is our second Long Course Meter (50m) outdoor pool meet of the summer. A great meet and pool in Mankato MN. Meet Information and event file are uploaded, there was an error in the initial meet file; I have uploaded a new one with corrections.
July 9-10: RFSC Hosted Minnesota Achievement Championships (MAC’s). Home Swim meet and first Championship meet of the summer. Meet information and event file pending. MAC’s entry qualifications: swimmers must have a posted time in the event, but must be slower than the Silver time standard.
July 15-17: MSI Minnesota Regional Championships (MRC’s). Meet location, information, and event file are all pending. Eligible swimmers are those who have achieved a Silver or Gold time in an event, but slower than a Champ time.
July 21-24: MSI LCM Senior State. Location TBD, swimmers 15 & Over who have achieved Champ times or faster.
July 28-31: MSI 14&Under LCM State. Location TBD, swimmers 14&Under who have achieved Champ times or faster.
August 8: MSI Open Water State Championship. Location TBD, swimmers of any age who have achieved the qualifying times in an open water event.
MISC INFORMATION:
SUMMER SESSION: Summer session runs from June 6th- August 5th. Summer session will have morning practice and evening practice opportunities. Full practice times will be posted next week. Summer Session registration will open on May 16th.
SUMMER DEVELOPMENTAL: Summer developmental session are offered June 6-July 15th & July 18-August 26th. New swimmer evaluation nights are scheduled for Tuesday May 31 & Thursday June 2nd from 5:00-6:30! Share with your family and friends if you would like them to get started with RFSC in the coming sessions!
HAPPY SWIMMING!
Michael
