This is your River Falls Swim News for December 19th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Winter Competitive Session is in full swing! If you have not registered your swimmer with USA Swimming for the 2023 swim year, that needs to be accomplished prior to December 31, 2022. Failure to register with USA Swimming will result in your swimmer being unable to participate in swim practice due to liability issues. The pool will be closed for Winter Break from December 23rd to January 1st. There will be no...

This is your River Falls Swim News for December 12th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to the Winter Competitive Session! If you have not registered your swimmer with USA Swimming for the 2023 swim year, that needs to be accomplished prior to December 31, 2022. Failure to register with USA Swimming will result in your swimmer being unable to participate in swim practice due to liability issues. This past weekend, we attended the BAC Holiday Classic Invitational in Shakopee, MN. We had six swimmers participate in 24...

This is your River Falls Swim News for December 5th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, we attended the 14 and Under Single Age Group State Meet in New Prague, MN. We had five swimmers participate in four races. There was one new individual PR and one relay team PR achieved. This week’s Swimmer of the Week is the 400 Freestyle Relay team consisting of Mallory Zifko, Summer Moller, Payten Pearson, and Elise Gulick. Together, they dropped 5.91 seconds from their seed time, which was a...

This is your River Falls Swim News for November 28th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS I hope everyone took advantage of the time away from the pool to have an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Practice and lessons resume tonight. It’s getting chilly outside, but the pool is nice and warm! There are two boy’s basketball games tonight, November 28th. The first game begins at 5:45pm, and the second game begins at 7:15pm. There is also a basketball game this Friday, December 2nd, at 5:45pm. Bring the new bag tag to...

This is your River Falls Swim News for November 21st! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, our team attended the OMNI Team Building Challenge. We had 23 swimmers participate in 119 races. There were 71 new PRs achieved and 14 swimmers met new Achievement Time Standards. The swimmer of the week is Connor Perfect. Connor shaved off 6.88 seconds over eight events, cemented seven new PRs, and attained an astounding nine achievement times. He netted four "B" National achievement times, one Gold MNSI achievement time, and...

This is your River Falls Swim News for November 14th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, our team attended the Riptide Fall Festival Invite. We had 11 swimmers participate in 36 races. There were 22 new PRs achieved and 7 swimmers met new Achievement Time Standards. The swimmer of the week is Natalie Bankes. Natalie dropped 17.88 seconds over four events, which resulted in cementing three new PRs and two new Bronze MNSI achievement times. She really shined in the 100 Individual Medley, where she shed...

This is your River Falls Swim News for November 7th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, our team attended the Hastings Candy Cleanup. We had 10 swimmers participate in 28 races. There were 20 new PRs achieved and 9 swimmers met new Achievement Time Standards. The swimmer of the week is Mallory Zifko. Mallory participated in three events this weekend, earning two Gold MNSI Achievement times and a "BB" National Achievement time. All three of her events resulted in entries into her record book as new...

This is your River Falls Swim News for October 31st! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, our team attended the Northfield Spooky Splash. We had 7 swimmers participate in 45 races. There were 27 new PRs achieved and 6 swimmers met new Achievement Time Standards. The swimmer of the week is Matthew Waterman. Matthew sliced 8.26 seconds off of his times over 4 events, and secured 3 new PRs. During the 50 Back, he dropped just over 7 seconds off his previous PR, which was a...

This is your River Falls Swim News for October 24th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. ANNOUNCEMENTS This past weekend, we hosted the RFSC Skeleton Splash. I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the volunteers that made to event a success! Your support was vital to our swimmers being provided the opportunity to show off all of their hard work. We had 37 swimmers participate in 198 races. There were 124 new PRs achieved and 58 swimmers met new Achievement Time Standards. The swimmer of the...

This is your River Falls Swim News for October 17th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. There will be a RFHS home volleyball game tonight. The south doors of the gym may be locked (the entrance doors on the main level may still be open for swimmers). If you want to access the pool’s observation deck, you will need to enter the gym through the north end (commons area). Bring your swim pass to get in for free. THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITIVE PRACTICE OR DEVELOPMENTAL LESSONS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER...