April 15th Weekly Newsletter
This is your River Falls Swim News for April 15th!
Action items are highlighted in yellow.
| ANNOUNCEMENTS Competitive swimmers (Novice Transition, Novice, Age Group, PreSenior, Senior, Masters) will join the Developmental swimmers in the pool this week! Masters swimmers will have their first practice on Tuesday. As a reminder, there are NO parents allowed in the locker rooms on the pool deck. Parents who want to assist their swimmers with changing before or after practice can use the locker rooms in the Band hallway or the upstairs common area. |
| ON DECK SPRING COMPETITIVE SESSION: Our Spring session begins today and will run through June 7th. Registration is open through April 16th. There will be a Competitive Orientation this week. Keep an eye out for the email later today. If you have questions, contact Coach Michael at [email protected] or Coach Marissa at [email protected]. Spring practice times are shown below:
SPRING DEVELOPMENTAL SESSION: The Spring1 session runs through May 10th. The next swim evaluations will be held May 14th and 15th, from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Share with your family and friends if you would like them to get started with RFSC in the coming sessions! |
| UPCOMING SWIM MEETS & EVENTS The meets for the Spring/Summer Session are posted below. Team meets are posted on the Team Events page of the website and in this newsletter. As a reminder, once the deadline passes, we cannot add/remove swimmers or swimmers’ events from the meet registration. April 20: NOR Cows, Colleges & Chlorine Invite (Northfield, MN). This is a one-day, three-session meet. There is a $20 flat fee and an individual per splash fee of $5. Session 1 (10 and Under boys/girls & 11-12 boys) warmups are 7:00am-7:45am, with session start at 7:45am. Session 2 (13 & Over boys/girls & 11-12 girls) warmups not before 11am, with session start 45 minutes after warmup start. Session 3 (Distance) warmups not before 3:45pm, with meet start 30 minutes after warmup start. Event File pending. Registration deadline for this meet has passed. May 3: RFSC Mock Swim Meet (River Falls, WI). Open to Developmental 1 and 2 swimmers and all Competitive groups (Novice Transition, Novice, Age Group, PreSenior, and Senior). Join us Friday night to learn the process and procedures of a competitive swim meet, and try out a few events for some fun racing against your teammates! Seniors and PreSeniors will still have practice at their normally scheduled times. Registration deadline is May 1, 2024. May 5: Hastings Spring Invite (Hastings, MN). $30 per swimmer flat fee. Warmups 7:10-8:10am. Extra warmup time will be created if needed due to amount of entries. Meet starts five minutes after conclusion of warmups. Event File pending. Registration deadline is April 23, 2024. May 17: RWSC Spring Meet (Red Wing, MN). 1 session Friday evening. Meet Information and Event File pending. June 8: Alexandria Invite and Open Water Swim Meet (Alexandria, MN). Alexandria Invite in a 25 yard pool with Open Water lake swim events. $9.00 splash fee and $5.00 facility fee. Splash fee includes a t-shirt for all swimmers. Friday evening warmup session will start at 5pm with meet start at 6pm. Saturday AM warmups begin at 6:15am, with meet start at 7:20am. Sunday AM warmup session begins at 7:50am with meet start at 9am. All lake events will not start before 12:00pm (noon) on Saturday or Sunday. Event File pending. June 14-16: 41st Annual DMSF Birdland Classic Invitational (Des Moines, IA). 50 Meter Long Course swim meet. Meet Information and Event File pending. June 22: RFSC Summer Last Chance Invite (River Falls, WI). RFSC Spring/Summer session home meet. Morning session warmups begin at 7:30am with meet start at 8:30am. Distance session will start after a 20 minute warmup. Afternoon session will start after 60 minute warmup. Warmups will start 10 minutes after prior session ends. $6 individual splash fee, $24 per relay, $2 facility fee per athlete. Volunteer event will be available this week. June 29-30: Fairfax Invite (Eau Claire, WI). 50 Meter Long Course outdoor swim meet. Meet Information and Event File pending. See Team Events for remaining scheduled Summer meets |
| MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION USA Swimming registration (for Competitive groups): Our team has returned to bulk registration for 2024 returning swimmers. If you were not a USA Swimming member in 2023, please contact Robert at [email protected] to help with new registrations. USA Swimming membership is good from January 1-December 31 (CY24). Registration for 2024 opens September 1, 2023. A premium membership will be $78 ($70 to USA Swimming and $8 to MN Swimming) while a Flex membership, available to swimmers 12 and under, will be $40 ($30 to USA Swimming and $10 to MN Swimming). Over the 2022 summer break, we became an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) affiliated swim team. Athlete membership is only $20. This keeps expenses low for Developmental swimmers ($20 AAU membership vs $40-$78 USA Swimming membership). All Developmental swimmers will be invoiced for the $20 membership. Batch registration is sent to AAU and is processed as soon as it is received. All Developmental swimmers will be registered with AAU. Competitive swimmers (Novice Transition through Senior) are still required to register with USA Swimming, in order to participate in local swim meets, but will now have the option of adding the AAU membership, which provides swimmers the ability to participate in the AAU Junior Olympics ($78 USA Swimming membership + $20 AAU membership). AAU memberships are valid from September 1 – August 31. If there are any questions about this information, email Robert, at [email protected], and I will do my best to answer them. Have you ever considered a volunteer position on deck during a swim meet? Would you like to have the best seat in the house at your child’s swim meet events? Meet new friends? Get free entry into the meet? Free food and drinks while you officiate? Consider giving back to the swim community by becoming a swim meet official! We are looking for Stroke And Turn judges, Administrative officials, Starters, and Referees. Serving as an official completes all volunteer requirements with the club for the year. If you have any questions about becoming an official, you can contact Robert at [email protected]. If you have taken pictures of your swimmer at practice or at swim meets, and would like them shared on the RFSC website, Facebook, and/or Instagram, please email them to [email protected]. Any emailed photos will only be shared publicly with the parental consent of all identifiable photographed swimmers due to league athlete protection policies. If you are shopping on SwimOutlet.com, SwimOutlet.com will donate 3%-5% of your eligible purchases to the River Falls Swim Club. You can donate to River Falls Swim Club by using this link. If you have been a part of the River Falls Swim Club for any length of time, and you have a Google account, would you mind leaving a review on Google? Word of mouth is pretty powerful, and there have been many positive things said about the club on social media and among friends. If you would like to share your experiences with the community and let others know about the developmental and competitive sides of the club, you can add your review here. |
HAPPY SWIMMING!
Robert
