May 31st Weekly Newsletter

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This is your River Falls Swim News for May 31st!

Action items are highlighted in yellow.  

We competed in the Star Memorial Classic this past weekend and achieved lots of great long course times from our swimmers!  There were 17 RFSC swimmers that traveled to St. Paul this weekend.  They achieved 64 new PRs and 17 of the swimmers met new Achievement Time standards.  Great job by all of our swimmers. This week’s Swimmer of the Meet is Matteo Fontanesi.  He achieved four silver time standards, one gold time standard, and shaved off a combined total of 1 minute, 33.68 seconds over six events!  That is an outstanding performance!

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS & EVENTS:

The meets for the Spring and Summer Session are posted on the Team Events page of the website.

June 10-12: Alexandria Summer Invite and Open Water Swim (Alexandria, MN). Meet Information and Event file are coming in the next couple of weeks. We are not doing a block of hotel rooms for the team.  Currently, there are four rooms available at the Holiday Inn Alexandria, four rooms available at the Quality Inn & Suites in Alexandria, and seven rooms available at the AmericInn by Wyndham (located in Sauk Center).  We will plan to do a team dinner event during this meet.  Registration for this meet has closed.

June 18: Aquajets June Invite (Eden Prairie, MN). Meet Information and event file are posted.  Registration deadline for this meet is Friday, June 3rd.

June 24-26: MANTAS Summer Invite (Mankato, MN). 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.  Registration deadline for this meet is June 10th.

July 9-10: RFSC Hosted Minnesota Achievement Championships (MAC’s) (River Falls, WI). 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.  Registration deadline for this meet is June 24th.

July 15-17: MSI Minnesota Regional Championships (MRC’s) (New Hope, MN). Meet 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.  Registration deadline for this meet is July 2nd.

July 21-24: MSI LCM Senior State (Minneapolis, MN).  Swimmers 15 & Over who have achieved Champ times or faster.  Registration deadline for this meet is July 11th.

July 28-31: MSI 14 & Under LCM State (Rochester, MN).  Swimmers 14 & Under who have achieved Champ times or faster.  Registration deadline for this meet is July 15th.

August 8: MSI Open Water State Championship (Shady Oak Beach, Minnetonka, MN). Swimmers of any age who have achieved the qualifying times in an open water event.  Registration deadline for this meet is July 25th.

MISC INFORMATION:

SUMMER SESSION: Summer session runs from June 6th- August 5th.  Summer Session registration is currently open until June 7th.  Summer session will have morning practice and evening practice opportunities.  *Note: Practice times for the week of May 30th-June 3rd will be the same as the practice times from the spring session.  The times posted below will being on June 6th.

  • Seniors 7:00AM-9:00AM (Monday-Friday) or 5:00PM-7:00PM (Monday-Thursday)
  • Pre-Seniors 7:30AM-9:00AM (Monday-Friday) or 5:00PM-6:30PM (Monday-Thursday)
  • Age Group 9:00AM-10:00AM (Monday-Friday) or 5:00PM-6:00PM (Monday-Thursday)
  • Novice 6:00PM-7:00PM (Monday-Thursday)
  • Novice Transition 6:00PM-6:45PM (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

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 5:00-6:45!   Summer developmental classes will be offered on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday from either 9:00AM-10:00AM or 5:00PM-7:00PM.  Registration for Summer Developmental lessons are currently open and will close on Tuesday, June 7th.  Share with your family and friends if you would like them to get started with RFSC in the coming sessions!

 

HAPPY SWIMMING!
Robert