This is your River Falls Swim News for May 22nd! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS Silicone Swim Cap Order: We are going to run an order of the black silicone swim caps with the green and blue logo. There will be an option to personalize the swim cap with names in white. If you want a cap personalized with your name, you must order at least two of them. Costs will vary based on the overall size of the order, but the initial estimate for caps are: $10.50...

This is your River Falls Swim News for May 15th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, we attended the SHARK IM Tough Challenge in Farmington, MN. We had seven swimmers participate in 30 races. There were 15 new PRs, and five swimmers met new achievement time standards. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Harrison Smith. Harrison scooped up a PR in each of his three events, in addition to earning a “B” National Time Standard and a “Gold” MNSI Achievement Time Standard. He shed 4.32...

This is your River Falls Swim News for May 8th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS A couple months ago, Erik Small was voted Swimmer of the Year by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Erik swims with the Gustavus Swim and Dive team as a Senior with Gustavus Adolphus College. Near the end of February, 2023, he competed in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships and placed first in all five of his events (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay). Erik previously...

This is your River Falls Swim News for May 1st! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, we traveled to Northfield, Minnesota, for the Northfield Spring Splash! We had 7 swimmers participate in 24 races. There were 12 new PRs, and 3 swimmers met new achievement time standards. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Jacob Weiss. Jacob competed in three events and earned a PR in all three events. He was able to trim off 2.96 cumulative seconds over all events and reduced his 50 freestyle...

This is your River Falls Swim News for April 24th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS Today marks the beginning of the Spring Developmental session. As a reminder, only swimmers are allowed in the locker rooms. If you need restrooms to change or assist your swimmers, they are located in the commons area or the band hallway. Swimmers are not permitted to change on the pool deck. The observation balcony will be open for all families to watch lessons/practices. Parents are not permitted to remain on the pool deck...

This is your River Falls Swim News for April 17th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE POOL IS OPEN! The water is clear and warm. See you at the pool! As we open the spring competitive session, we would like to take this opportunity to continue to recognize our swimmers. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Lucey VanOverbeke. Lucy competed in four events during the RFSC Snowflake Splash during the Winter session. She earned a PR all four events. Lucy was recognized by her coach for showing...

This is your River Falls Swim News for April 10th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. While we are between seasons, and the pool is closed, we would like to take this opportunity to continue to recognize our swimmers. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Hailey Perfect. Hailey has competed in six meets over the Winter session. Over the course of the Winter session, Hailey dropped 6.22 seconds on the 50 breast, which was a 10.78 percent time reduction, and also met...

This is your River Falls Swim News for April 3rd! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. While we are between seasons, and the pool is closed, we would like to take this opportunity to continue to recognize our swimmers. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Azalea Brueske. Azalea earned a PR in the 50 freestyle during the Snowflake Splash swim meet. She comes to practice with a positive attitude and displays good lane leadership. She is always looking for the coach’s input...

This is your River Falls Swim News for March 27th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. While we are between seasons, and the pool is closed, we would like to take this opportunity to continue to recognize our swimmers. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Arielle Sirucek. Arielle earned a PR in the 50 freestyle during the Snowflake Splash swim meet. She has a positive attitude during practice, she is receptive to coach input and feedback, and she implements corrections during practice....

This is your River Falls Swim News for March 20th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE. This past weekend, River Falls Swim Club attended the Minnesota Senior Short Course State Championship, hosted by Red Dragon Swimming, in West Fargo, North Dakota. We had one swimmer participate in one race. There was one new PR achieved. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Mason Toronto. Mason was one of the younger swimmers to qualify and compete in the 100 yard Individual Medley at the...