May 16th News & Summer Session Information!
This is your River Falls Swim News for May 16th!
We have a lot of information this week, so please read through everything in the news!
This is the last week of our current session of developmental swim lessons! All developmental swimmers will receive a “report card” on either Wednesday or Thursday night this week. On that report card it will discuss all of the skills they worked on this session, and it will have a check mark in the box if they have the skill mastered to an acceptable level to be ready for the next level. If all of the boxes are checked you will see a note on the bottom that they are ready to sign up for the next level of lessons. If they have categories that still need improvement it will recommend that they repeat the same level for the next batch of lessons. Annalee and I are always available to discuss if you have any questions or concerns about anything. Please don’t hesitate to call or email if you would like to discuss anything.
It has been mentioned a couple of times now, but I will be deploying at the end of this summer as part of a peacekeeping mission to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. This is the third time that RFSC has undergone a deployment from me, and we have the transition plan well in hand! Coach Marissa is stepping up to serve as the Interim Head Coach while I am deployed. You will start to see some email communication from her as we move through the summer, you can also reach out to her at [email protected]. We also have a new Team Administrator who will help with the communication and front office work for the club! Robert Arp is the Team Administrator and can be reached at [email protected]. You will start to see regular communications from him as he takes over the duties and responsibilities of this position. I will continue to be on deck and coaching throughout the summer session and into the first couple of weeks of the Fall session as well! But I will have bouts of extended absences as I start to attend specific training and additional drills as I get ready to leave.
Summer Session registration for the competitive groups opens Today! You will receive an email with information on how to register. If you are extending your registration from Spring into the summer, there is a “Summer Ad-on” registration option, please select that. If you are signing up to join us for the Summer session, please select the appropriate group for registration. Most swimmers are set on their USA Swimming registration, but if you have not swam in the last 7 months, you will need to select the seasonal USA Swimming registration option. The Summer Session runs May 30-August 5th.
Practice Schedule offerings for Summer Session are:
Seniors: 7-9am Monday-Friday or 5-7pm Monday-Thursday, 2 a day practices available, talk with Coach Michael if interested.
Pre-Seniors: 7:30-9am Monday-Friday or 5-6:30pm Monday-Thursday
Age Group: 9-10am Monday-Friday or 5-6pm Monday-Thursday
Novice: 6-7pm Monday-Thursday
Novice Transition: 6-6:45pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Summer Developmental Lessons registration will open on Thursday May 26th. The summer session of lessons run’s June 6-July 15th. Summer developmental classes will be offered on M/W or Tu/Th from either 9-10am or 5-7pm.
UPCOMING SWIM MEETS & EVENTS:
The meets for the Spring and Summer Session are posted on the Team Events page of the website.
May 21-22: SCSC Splash into Summer Invite hosted at Bluewater Aquatic Center, Apple Valley MN. Entered swimmers are attached, I should have a timeline for you in the next day or two!
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, Entered swimmers are attached, timeline should be available early next week.
June 10-12: Alexandria Summer Invite and Open Water Swim. Alexandria MN. Meet information and sign-up was added today. Entry deadline is Friday May 27th. We are not doing a block of hotel rooms for the team, but we are recommending to everyone to stay at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Alexandria MN at 2705 S Broadway St, Alexandria, MN 56308, website is https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/axnmnhx-hampton-suites-alexandria/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HX-AXNMNHX&y_source=1_MjA4MzQwMi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D.
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 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
