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...

This is your River Falls Swim News for October 10th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. There will be a RFHS home volleyball game on Thursday, October 13th. 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). This past weekend the River Falls Swim Club attended the Aquajets Splash Into the Season Invite. Our team...

This is your River Falls Swim News for October 3rd! Action items are highlighted in yellow. THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITIVE PRACTICE OR DEVELOPMENTAL LESSONS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th. There have been a few incidents in the locker rooms lately. Please remind your swimmers to be respectful of other swimmers, the property of other swimmers, and the property of the school. Failure to act in a responsible and respectful manner may result in a loss of locker room privileges. With the changes to USA Swimming registration, there appears to be...

This is your River Falls Swim News for September 26th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. This Tuesday, September 27th, all competitive groups (Novice Transition through Senior) will start practice at 6:00pm. Plan for roughly 1.5 hours of practice (Senior group expect the full 2 hours). With the changes to USA Swimming registration, there appears to be some growing pains. USA Swimming is only charging $68 for membership. They are not collecting the $8 fee for Minnesota Swimming. In order to get the appropriate funding to Minnesota Swimming, an invoice...

This is your River Falls Swim News for September 19th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. I hope everyone enjoyed their first week of the fall session! THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITIVE PRACTICE OR DEVELOPMENTAL LESSONS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, DUE TO A SWIM MEET. Since there is no practice, we would appreciate any swimmers and/or parents (age 11+) volunteering as a timer for the high school meet. Please sign up on the spreadsheet posted on Google Drive. With the changes to USA Swimming registration, there appears to be some...

This is your River Falls Swim News for September 12th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. Welcome to the first day of the Fall Session! We are excited to see everyone back in the pool! THERE WILL BE NO COMPETITIVE PRACTICE OR DEVELOPMENTAL LESSONS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, DUE TO A SWIM MEET. Since there is no practice, we would appreciate any swimmers and/or parents (age 11+) volunteering as a timer for the high school meet. Please sign up on the spreadsheet posted on Google Drive. Beginning September 1st, there...

This is your River Falls Swim News for September 6th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. Beginning September 1st, there will be some changes to USA Swimming registration. First, the price of the Premium membership will increase from $74 to $76. Second, the FLEX Membership option, which will increase from $20 to $30, will only be offered to athletes ages 12 and under. Furthermore, USA Swimming will begin using Online Member Registration for USA Swimming memberships. This means that the swim team will not batch process swimmers for USA Swimming...

This is your River Falls Swim News for August 29th! Action items are highlighted in yellow. Beginning September 1st, there will be some changes to USA Swimming registration. First, the price of the Premium membership will increase from $74 to $76. Second, the FLEX Membership option, which will increase from $20 to $30, will only be offered to athletes ages 12 and under. Furthermore, USA Swimming will begin using Online Member Registration for USA Swimming memberships. This means that the swim team will not batch process swimmers for USA Swimming...

This is your River Falls Swim News for August 22nd! Action items are highlighted in yellow. Beginning September 1st, there will be some changes to USA Swimming registration. First, the price of the Premium membership will increase from $74 to $76. Second, the FLEX Membership option, which will increase from $20 to $30, will only be offered to athletes ages 12 and under. Furthermore, USA Swimming will begin using Online Member Registration for USA Swimming memberships. This means that the swim team will not batch process swimmers for USA Swimming...