Delaware Riptide Swim Team

🌊🏊‍♀️ TEAM NIGHT AT BRUSTER’S! 🏊‍♂️🍦

The Riptide Team Board will be at Bruster’s next Wednesday, August 26, from 6:00–7:30 PM.

🏅 Come collect your Championship medals & ribbons from us!
💙 Come see your Riptide teammates and swim family!
🍦 And enjoy some Bruster’s while you’re there!

A quick update: we’re still waiting on some of the 4th-place ribbons to arrive. If they aren’t here by Wednesday, we’ll keep you posted and make sure you get them another way.

Can’t make it Wednesday? No worries! We’ll find another time to have a second Riptide meet-up so everyone has an opportunity to pick up their awards.

📣 One more important ask: Please take a few minutes to complete our End-of-Season Riptide Survey! Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us. We want to hear what you loved, what we can improve, and how we can continue making Riptide the most incredible team and experience possible. 🌊💙

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUzbjDQRnqxdsSPkaX0hbXySk9cUsA_FDVa4F5RQ4KNy9pow/viewform?usp=dialog

Thank you all for an amazing season and for helping make Riptide so special! We appreciate you more than you know. 💙

🏊💙 CHAMPS DECLARATION REMINDER 💙🏊

The deadline to declare for Champs is TONIGHT! ⏰

If you believe your child has qualified for CHAMPS at either the Seaford Meet or the Miles River Invitational, please declare now that they will be attending Champs.

Once the official qualifying times are received and uploaded, you’ll be able to sign up for your swimmer’s qualifying events.

The Seaford Meet results will be posted soon, and the Miles River Invitational results will be posted this afternoon.

What an incredible season it’s been! We are so proud of every Riptide swimmer and the amazing effort everyone gave at the Miles River Invitational. We already know several more swimmers earned CHAMPS qualifying times today WOO HOO! 🎉💙

Go Riptide! 🌊

💙 THANK YOU, Riptide Family & Community! 💙

We are incredibly grateful for the amazing support shown during our Swimathon fundraiser. Because of your generosity, we raised $1,700 to support our team!

Every dollar raised helps us:
🏊 Maintain and replace pool equipment
🛟 Certifications for our coaches/lifeguards
🎉 Create fun experiences and memorable events for our swimmers
💙 Keep the cost of participating on our summer swim team as affordable as possible for our families

Our team wouldn’t be what it is without the incredible support of our swimmers, families, friends, sponsors, and community. Thank you for investing in our program and helping us continue to provide a fun summer experience for every swimmer.

Several people have asked if they can still make a cash donation. Because of that, we’ll be keeping donations open through our banquet on Monday. If you’d still like to contribute, we’d be so grateful for your support.

Thank you for helping our team grow, thrive, and make lasting memories. We can’t wait to celebrate an incredible season with all of you at the banquet!
💙🏊

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SWIMATHON MORNING!

Our Delaware Riptide swimmers absolutely crushed it this morning! We are so proud of every swimmer who jumped in the pool, swam hard, and helped support our team. Check out the pictures below to see the amazing lap counts from all of our swimmers! ⭐🌊 66 laps equals a MILE!! Look how many swimmers swam a mile this morning!!

💰 We’re thrilled to announce that we have already raised over $1,400! A HUGE thank you to all of our families, friends, and supporters who have donated. Your generosity helps us maintain our equipment and continue providing affordable and fun experiences for all of our swimmers. We truly could not do it without you! 💙

🎉 There is still time to donate! Donations can be made in three ways up until Friday!

💙 Venmo: -Clem (last four digits of phone number: 3764)
💙 Check: Payable to Delaware Riptide Swim Team
💙 Cash: Place it in an envelope with the name of the swimmer you are supporting written on the outside. You can give to one of our Board Members or place in the “clem” folder in the ribbon box

Fill out this form to donate 🙂

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMi1V0fDSmw9oQD9-yAsAfPjbT_bNCDLWJwJ3OqdC55Thctw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=112738165911774261121

Thank you for making our Swimathon such a success and for continuing to support the Delaware Riptide Swim Team! 🌊💙🏊‍♀️

Every lap makes a splash! 🌊⭐

💙🌊 SUPPORT OUR RIPTIDE SWIMATHON! 🌊💙

Our swimmers are ready to make every lap count, and we’re asking our amazing Riptide community to help support them!

As a community-based nonprofit swim team, fundraisers like our Swimathon help us keep up with regular maintenance, replace much-needed equipment, and keep costs affordable so more swimmers have the opportunity to participate. 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Families, friends, neighbors, and community members can support our swimmers by making a flat donation or pledging an amount per lap!

💙 Every lap. Every donation. Makes a difference!

👉 Donate or make your pledge here:
⁠Support the Riptide Swimathon

Thank you for supporting our swimmers and helping us continue to provide an affordable, fun, and welcoming summer swim experience for our community! 💙🌊

SWIM • SUPPORT • MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

📅🏊‍♀️ RIPTIDE SAVE THE DATES! 🏊‍♂️📅

We have lots of fun and exciting things coming up as we head toward the end of our season! Please save these important dates:

📸 TEAM PICTURE — MONDAY BEFORE THE MEET

Please plan to arrive by 4:30 PM so we can get everyone together and ready for our team picture around 4:45 PM before the meet!

🏊 SWIMATHON — TUESDAY, JULY 14

Our Swimathon will take place during normal practice times!

The Junior Board will be sharing more information about the fundraiser soon. Families can support our swimmers by making a flat donation or pledging an amount per lap and donating after the Swimathon.

🎉 END-OF-YEAR PARTY — MONDAY, JULY 20 AT 6:00 PM

Come celebrate another great Riptide season with us!

We’ll begin setting up around 5:45 PM and would appreciate anyone who is interested in helping. Families will be asked to bring something to share, and the team will provide a special treat!

A SignUpGenius will be shared next week with more details.

🏆 CHAMPS WEEK PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Practice times during Champs week will be determined after Monday’s meet. Stay tuned for more information!

We’re looking forward to celebrating the final weeks of the season with our Riptide families! 💙🌊🏊

🚨 Practice Update 🚨

Unfortunately, due to the pool chemicals being out of balance this morning, we have to cancel all remaining practices for today.

The safety of our swimmers always comes first. Thanks for your understanding, and we’ll see everyone tonight at the meet! 🌊🏊💙

Riptide Families,

After closely monitoring the weather and speaking with the opposing team, we have decided to cancel tonight's swim meet. With storms expected and the visiting team facing a drive of over an hour, we feel this is the safest decision for everyone.

We are working to reschedule the meet and will share the new date as soon as it is confirmed.

Thank you for your understanding!