Hello Regency Riptide and Riplet Families,

Welcome to 2021 Riptide Swim Season! Please read this whole email, there is a lot of important information in it. (It will also be posted on our website.)

PRACTICE STARTS TOMORROW! https://regencyriptides.swimtopia.com/practices

PRACTICE TIMES FOR THIS WEEK:

MON, TUES, WED, THURS

6 & under 5:00- 5:45 PM

7/8 5:45- 6:30 PM

9/10 6:30- 7:30 PM

11 & up 7:30- 8:30 PM

Our team could not become the success it is today without the strong support of our team parents and our surrounding community!!!

It is our great honor to thank our 2021 Regency Riptides Team Sponsors!

GOLD: Restore Pro, Toyota of Apex

SILVER: Cary Periodontics

BRONZE: Clayton Flooring, Kelly Cobb Realtor

OTHER: Alphagraphics and Progressive Graphics

OUR COACHES: We have a great group of coaches to head our swimteam. Follow this link for their bios:

https://regencyriptides.swimtopia.com/coaches

Olivia Brewer- Head Coach

Mallory Tate- Assistant Coach

Ethan Finsel- Assistant Coach

JUNIOR COACHES:

Kate Evenhouse

Luke Haltom

Claire Brenegan

Keara Pencola

PROTOCALS/ORDER- Let's all stay safe!

• Swimmers cannot have any symptoms in the past 48 hours:
• Fever or chills
• Shortness of breath/ difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Sore Throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

• Each swimmer will keep their belongings on their own chair spaced out around the pool or with their parents/babysitter.

• Swimmers will be assigned by a coach to a lane and asked to stand on colorful vinyl dots for spacing on deck.

• No more than 3 people in the bathroom at a time. (masks are to be worn when in the bathroom)

• A swimmer who tests positive for COVID-19 must do all the following:
• a.Notify the Head Coach by email to [email protected] so that contact tracing can begin.
• b.Self-isolate and self-quarantine until 10 days have passed since the date of the positive test.
• c.Have no symptoms for the last 24 hours.
• d.Receive medical clearance to return to the pool from a licensed medical provider.

$ SWIM TEAM PAYMENT $

If you choose to pay by check, please get your check to Vanessa Trout [email protected], ASAP.

RIPLETS

Riplet families will soon be contacted by Laura [email protected], our Riplets coordinator. Please add her to your contact list. Mark your calendar for June 5th from 2-4. She will send a sign up genius for you to pick one 30 minute evaluation slot at Danbury Pool.

OUR MEET SCHEDULE: https://regencyriptides.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

June 8- Time Trials: HOME

June 15- Vs. Lifetime Fitness: AWAY

June 29- Vs. Oxxford Hunt: AWAY

June 29- Vs. Woodcreek: HOME- SUPER HERO THEME

July 6- Vs. Weldon Ridge: HOME- LUAU THEME

July 13-Vs. Amberly: AWAY

July 20- Vs. West Lake: HOME- TYE DYE THEME

July 22- SWIM BANQUET- Cambridge Pool will close at 5pm for our Swim Team Families to celebrate their season's accomplishments.

SWIMMINGLY- We are adopting a new way to run the meets this year. We will be able to have live results (even if they are virtual), meets will run smoother and need less volunteers. More information regarding signing up your swimmer with the swimmingly clubhouse and downloading the app will come in the next two weeks. Stay tuned!

SWIM BUDDIES

We are going to try to try to match up the kids for cheering and comradery. Our coaches will talk more about this with the kids. 😊

PRIZE BOX/BULLETIN BOARD

The coaches will be tracking weekly improvement and celebrating them. Stay tuned for more information!

TEAM STORE

Our team store will be open until 5/23/21. We have team shirts, tanks, shirts, towels and swim caps. (tanks/shirts/towels) will be updated tomorrow on the site. Please visit: https://regencyriptides.swimtopia.com/shop to order.

FACEBOOK

If you have not done so, please join our Regency Riptides Swim Team Facebook page! Here, we will post important dates, reminders and share photos of the team.

REMIND

If you have a smartphone, get push notifications. On your iPhone or Android phone, open your web browser and go to the following link: rmd.at/k6eh23h

Follow the instructions to sign up for Remind. You will be prompted to download the mobile app.

If you do not have a smartphone, get text notifications.

Text the message @k6eh23h to the number 81010.

If you are having trouble with 81010, try texting @k6eh23h to (508) 258-3822.

RIPTIDES LEADERSHIP

You may contact any one of us with questions or concerns.

Laura Haltom, Chair: [email protected]

Colleen Brenegan, Volunteer Coordinator: [email protected]

Vanessa Trout, Registration Chairperson: [email protected]

Wendy Monroe, Treasurer: [email protected]

REFUND POLICY

Within the first week of practice, you may withdraw your child for any reason and have 100% of the registration fee returned to you. During week two of practice, withdrawal from the team will result in a return of 75% of the registration fee. Payment for swimsuits and spirit wear are nonrefundable.

To withdraw your swimmer from the team, please contact one of the following: Vanessa Trout [email protected] or Wendy Stanley ([email protected]).

All swimmers will be evaluated by the coaches during the first week of practice. Your child may be asked by the coaches to do Riplets if they are not able to swim 15 yards unassisted or if the coaches feel your child may benefit from the Riplet learn to swim program.

WEATHER POLICY

You will see this information more than once over the coming weeks. Weather plays a big role in our swimming plans. We have three reasons to delay or cancel a practice or meet.

1. LIGHTNING Deck is cleared. Everyone must return to their cars or home for 30 minutes from each instance of lightning.

2. THUNDER You may stay on deck, but the pool closes for 30 minutes from each clap of thunder.

3. HEAVY RAIN If the lifeguards cannot see the bottom of the pool due to heavy rain, they will close the pool until conditions improve.

FIRST JUNE EVENT: MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Saturday, June 5th Parent Meeting & First Saturday Practice

Please join us for the first of our Saturday practices and our ONLY parent meeting. The swim team board and committee chairs will share our vision for the season and discuss the vital role of our wonderful parent volunteers.

7 & up 9- 10 AM

Parent Meeting 9:30 AM

6 & under 10- 10:30 AM

VOLUNTEERS

Everyone was required to sign up for 5 volunteer spots during registration. We still do not know how the meets will be handled. TSA has told us that we are to give the other team a one week notice of virtual or in person. If we have virtual away meets (at Cambridge Pool), our volunteer positions are not currently all covered. We will need at least 8 more people to help at each meet if this happens. 😊

FINALLY, HELP NEEDED!! We need the following positions covered to have our swim season:

Concessions-Prepare, stock and manage concessions for time trials and three home meets. Wicked Links will be here for 6/29 and 7/20 home meets. Arrangement for pizza/chick-filet for other home meet and potential virtual away meets done at home. Our concessions director purchases drinks/water/candy/snacks from Costco or BJs and sells them at our meets. (I did this in 2019 and I enjoyed it!)

Announcer- Communicates to meet attendees over the PA system. You will welcome the visiting team, announce meet officials, call events, direct swimmers to the Clerk of Course, and announce team scores throughout the evening.

Starter- The Starter works closely with the Announcer, COC and timer manager. The Starter has control of the starting device button. You will direct each heat of swimmers onto the starting blocks and deliver commands.

Please contact Colleen Brenegan if you can help your team: [email protected].

We are all looking forward to another fantastic summer of swimming! GO RIPTIDES!

Laura Haltom