May 13th Weekly Newsletter
This is your River Falls Swim News for May 13th!
Action items are highlighted in yellow.
| ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration is open for the Spring2 Developmental session! The Spring 2 session will run from May 20-June 28. Coach Michael was hand-picked as the head coach of the MN Central Zone 14 & Under Championship team! As the head coach of the River Falls Swim Club, Coach Michael’s hard work on and off the pool deck has created a safe environment where our swimmers can learn and thrive. His motivation encourages each swimmer to improve every day. In August, Coach Michael will take an elite team of swimmers down to Des Moines, Iowa, to motivate and challenge some of the fastest swimmers in Minnesota Swimming. If you see him around, please congratulate him on his well-deserved selection! |
| ON DECK SPRING COMPETITIVE SESSION: Our Spring session is will run through June 7th. If you have questions, contact Coach Michael at [email protected] or Coach Marissa at [email protected]. Spring practice times are shown below:
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| 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. May 17: RWSC Spring Mini-Meet (Red Wing, MN). 1 session Friday evening. Fees for this meet are $20 per swimmer. Warmup runs from 5:40pm-6:20pm. Meet starts at 6:30pm. Registration deadline has passed. June 7-9: 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. Registration deadline is May 21, 2024. June 14-16: 41st Annual DMSF Birdland Classic Invitational (Des Moines, IA). 50 Meter Outdoor Long Course swim meet. This is a 2.5 day meet. Friday warmups begin at 2:30pm, with meet start at 4:00pm. Saturday/Sunday AM warmups begin at 8am, with meet start at 9am. Saturday/Sunday PM warmups will not start before noon (12pm), and competition will not start before 1pm. There is a $6 IASI surcharge per swimmer. $8 per individual splash. $12 per relay. Registration deadline is June 3, 2024. June 22-23: 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. Registration deadline is June 7, 2024. This will be one of two home swim meets for the Spring/Summer Session, and we will need everyone’s help to volunteer at the meet and make the weekend a success. The volunteer event is available for signups here. Volunteer by June 17, 2024. June 29-30: Fairfax Invite (Eau Claire, WI). 50 Meter Long Course outdoor swim meet. $4 LSC splash fee for each name listed on the entry sheet plus $5 per individual event. $20 per relay and $10 admission fee. Registration deadline is June 7, 2024. July 11-14: Speedo Sectionals (Westmont, IL). This is a 4-day Prelims/Finals meet. Meet check-in is July 10th from noon (12pm) to 7pm and July 11th from 7am-9am. Pool will open for Prelim warmups at 7am each day, with meet start at 9am. Finals warmups begin at 4:30pm on Thursday-Saturday and 3:30pm on Sunday. Finals competition begins at 6pm on Thursday-Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. There is a $1.25 Central Zone surcharge, a $2 Illinois Swimming surcharge, and a $15 facility surcharge per athlete. $14 individual splash fee, $25 per relay. Event file pending. Registration deadline is tentatively May 31, 2024. July 12-14: Summer Minnesota Regional Championships (Austin, MN). Meet information and event file pending. Registration deadline is tentatively Jun 3, 2024. July 18-21: Long Course Senior State (Rochester, MN). Meet information and event file pending. Registration deadline is tentatively Jun 10, 2024. July 26-28: Kim Olson Memorial Invite (Hastings, MN). Meet information and event file pending. Registration deadline is tentatively Jun 26, 2024. July 27-28: Long Course 10 and Under State (Rochester, MN). Meet information and event file pending. Registration deadline is tentatively Jun 17, 2024. 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
