River Falls Swim Club

09/04/2024

We had a great first night back for our Competitive groups! Tonight, we welcome back our Developmental swimmers! If you're missing out, and would like to join us in the pool, please contact [email protected] to get started.

08/27/2024

Our Fall Competitive session is starting next week on September 3rd! Come join us in the pool for a great Short Course swimming season!

Registration can be completed for returning swimmers at: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/wirfsc/page/events #/team-events/upcoming

We are always welcoming new swimmers to the program as well, feel free to share about RFSC and encourage them to reach out to Coach Michael at [email protected].

See you at the pool!😎

08/18/2024

Come Swim with us this Fall! New swimmer evaluations for anyone interested are this week on August 20 & 21 from 6:o0-7:30pm!

We start our 9 week competitive groups and our 6 week swim lesson groups on Tuesday September 3rd! Come join us in the pool this fall and winter!

We'll see you in the pool!

08/06/2024

*Continued from the previous post*
6. Margot Thompson nabbed two PRs from two splashes. She pulled in 1st-place finishes in both events, captured a “B” National Time standard in the 100 IM and the 200 IM, and earned a “Silver” MNSI Time standard in the 200 IM. Additionally, she shed 17.28 seconds from her previous 200 IM PR, which was a nine percent reduction, and contributed to her cumulative time drop of 21.50 seconds!
7. Syd Thompson earned three PRs and three 1st-place finishes from three splashes. She earned a “BB” National Time standard in the 100 Free along with a “B” National Time standard and “Silver” MNSI Time standard in the 100 Breast. She cut 7.63 seconds from her 100 Breast PR and had a cumulative time drop of 11.46 seconds.
8. Wes Thompson secured four PRs from 4 splashes and earned a 1st-place finish in each event. He earned a “BB” National Time standard in the 100 Free, the 50 Back, and the 100 Breast and had a cumulative time drop of 8.15 seconds.
9. Niya King set a new short course team record for the girl’s 9-10 200 Breast with a time of 3:21.57, reducing the team record by 20.54 seconds!
10. Connor Perfect set two new long course team records at the MNSI 11-14 Long Course State meet. He lowered the team record by 4.77 seconds on the 50 Back with a time of 38.30 seconds. He also lowered the team record on the 100 Back with a time of 1:23.40, which dropped the previous record by 3.03 seconds.

08/06/2024

This past weekend we hosted the RFSC Summer Blast and we attended the Minnesota 11-14 Long Course State Championship in Minneapolis, MN. First, we would like to thank all of the families that volunteered this weekend. Your time and efforts helped make this meet a great success! Overall, we had a total of 32 swimmers compete in 116 races. There were 78 new PRs achieved, 22 swimmers met new Achievement Time standards, and three new team records were set.
Here are 10 notable achievements from just this past weekend.
1. Tinsley Lamm captured four PRs from four splashes. She earned a “BB” National Time standard and a “Gold” MNSI Time standard in the 100 Free, and dropped a combined total of 24.16 seconds, while placing 1st in each of her events!
2. Isla Page netted four PRs from four splashes. She earned a “B” National Time standard and a “Silver” MNSI Time standard in the 50 Free, and dropped a combined total of 17.71 seconds. She placed 1st in three events and 2nd in one event.
3. Nate Zimmerman bagged three PRs from three splashes. He placed 1st in all three events while also earning a “BB” National Time standard in the 50 Free and the 100 Free. He dropped a combined grand total of 25.33 seconds. In the largest time drop by percentage, he reduced his 100 Free time by 27.79 percent when he eliminated 20.95 seconds from his previous PR.
4. Jenna Juetten seized three PRs from three splashes. She had podium finishes in all three events with one 1st-place finish and two 2nd-place finishes. She grabbed a “B” National Time standard in the 100 Free and a “Bronze” MNSI Time standard in the 100 Back. She also knocked off 12.63 seconds from her 100 Back time, which was a 14 percent reduction of her PR.
5. Ryan Sell hooked three PRs from three splashes. He earned 2nd-place finishes in all three events. He also had the largest cumulative time drop on the team with a reduction of 31.19 seconds from his previous PRs.

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08/02/2024

It's been a few days of AMAZING swimming in Paris! If you haven't been watching, Katie Ledecky has cemented her dominance in the sport of swimming by winning the most medals by any female swimmer ever with her win in the 1500m free and her 4x200 relay today. There have been many medals won in the pool already, including a pair of Silver medals by Regan Smith, a Lakeville MN native!

At the local level, swimmers with the River Falls Swim Club have been competing over the last three weekends at State and National championship meets, and bringing home some hardware as well. Hunter (pictured) brought home a 2nd and 2 5th place finishes this last weekend at the 10&Under championships held down in Rochester!

If your child has been enjoying and loving seeing the great swims and success in the pool during the Olympics, we invite you to check out your local swim club! RFSC practices out of the River Falls High School, and we have programs that run year round in swim lessons and competitive swimming! We have a spot in the pool for everyone, and we would love to work with you and your children on building a great life skill and learning a fun and exciting sport!

Our fall sessions start on September 3rd, and we have new swimmer evaluations on August 20 & 21 for anyone interested! You can contact our head coach at [email protected] to get started, or you can check out our website at https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/wirfsc/page/home for more information!

Keep cheering on Team USA as the fun and fast swimming continues in Paris!

07/31/2024

Yesterday, we hosted the Swim-A-Thon. Our swimmers put in hard work, over 2 hours, to swim up to 100 laps (200 pool lengths). Following the Swim-A-Thon, we gathered for a cookout with brats, hotdogs, chips, vegetables, fruit salad, and many delicious desserts. To close out the evening, we watched a movie in the pool, jumped off the diving board, and played games in the pool. Thank you to all families for the great event and a wonderful evening!

07/31/2024

Over the weekend of July 13-14, we attended two swim meets. We had three swimmers attend the Minnesota Regional Championship located in Austin, Minnesota. There were 10 splashes, three PRs, and two cuts during that meet. We also had one swimmer attend the Central Zone North sectionals meet located in Westmont, Illinois. There were four splashes, one PR, one cut, and one new team record.
The Swimmer of the Week for July 15th is Jacob Weiss. Jake started off his Friday evening by knocking 1.70 seconds off his 100 Free PR, which was a 2.43 percent improvement over his previous PR. On Saturday, he returned to reduce his 100 Back PR by 1 percent when he shaved off 0.74 seconds from his previous record and earned a “B” National Achievement Time standard. Finally, Jake made a final appearance on Sunday where he dropped 1.07 seconds off his 50 Free PR, which was a 3.37 percent improvement that resulted in a “Silver” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard.
We would also like to recognize Macyn Sawall for setting a new team men’s long course record on the 100 backstroke and earning a “AAAA” National Achievement Time standard.

07/30/2024

Congratulations Hailey, our first finisher of the 2024 Swim-A-Thon! She completed her goal of 5,000 yards in 1:11:20!

07/30/2024

Let the 2024 Swim-A-Thon commence!

07/30/2024

Over the weekend of July 20-21, we attended the Minnesota Senior Long Course State Championship in Rochester, MN. We had one swimmer compete in five races. There were five splashes, two PRs, two new Achievement Time standards, and two new team records achieved.
The Swimmer of the Week for July 22nd is Macyn Sawall. Macyn kicked off Saturday with a new PR in the 50 free during the prelims. Later, during the finals, he sliced off even more time for a total of 1.09 seconds dropped. That was a 4.3 percent improvement from his seed time. That time cut resulted in a 2nd-place finish, an MNSI “Champ” Achievement Time standard, and a “AAAA” National Achievement Time standard! Later that day, Macyn sliced 0.34 seconds off his 100 Back in the prelims. During the finals, he was able to shave off another 0.14 seconds, which culminated in a 0.78 percent time cut from his seed time. Furthermore, Macyn set a new team record in men’s 15-16 long course 50 Free with a time of 24.26. Finally, he set a new team record in men’s 15-16 long course 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.32.

07/29/2024

This past weekend we attended two swim meets. The first meet was the Minnesota 10 and Under Long Course State Championship in Rochester, MN. The second meet was the USA Swimming Futures Championship in Minneapolis, MN. Together, we had three swimmers compete in eight races.
This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Hunter Perfect. Hunter kicked off Saturday with a new PR in the 50 Free. He sliced off 2.16 seconds from his PR, which was a 5 percent improvement, and resulted in a 5th-place finish. Later that day, he blasted another 6.77 seconds off his 50 Breast time. This 10.8 percent PR reduction resulted in a 2nd-place finish and a “B” National Achievement Time standard! Hunter returned to the pool on Sunday still excited from the previous day. On his first swim, he peeled another 1.06 seconds off his 50 Back PR. He finished off the weekend with a nail-biter of a swim in the 100 Free. Hunter battled hard and secured a 4th-place finish! Over the weekend, Hunter set new team records in men’s 8 and Under long course 50 Free, with a time of 40.71, 50 Back, with a time of 49.97, and 50 Breast, with a time of 55.73!

07/02/2024

This past weekend, we attended the Fairfax Invite in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We had a total of 11 swimmers compete in 53 races. There were 41 new PRs achieved and 11 swimmers met new Achievement Time standards. Additionally, five swimmers set new club long course records!

This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Charlotte Vukovich. Charlotte started off the day with a bang! She shredded 1:38.88 off her previous 400 free PR, which was a 20.6 percent time reduction. She kept the fire going when she dumped 24.95 seconds off her 100 back PR, which resulted in a 20.8 percent time reduction. For her final swim, Charlotte was still blazing down the lane lines when she reduced her 50 free PR by 18.5 percent when she knocked off 8.33 seconds. During each of her swims, she also netted a “Silver” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard and earned a “B” National Achievement Time Standard!

06/24/2024

This past weekend, we hosted the RFSC Summer Last Chance Invite. First, we would like to thank all of the families that volunteered this weekend. Your time and efforts helped make this meet a great success! Overall, our swimmers had a successful weekend! We had a total of 25 swimmers compete in 127 races. There were 75 new PRs achieved and 21 swimmers met new Achievement Time standards.

This week’s Swimmer of the Week is Jacob Weiss. Jake was ready to get to work pocketing PRs this weekend. He earned seven PRs throughout his eight events this weekend and was able to knock off a cumulative 30.45 seconds from his seed times. During the 100 breast, he placed 3rd, while slicing off 1.61 seconds and netting a “Silver” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard. After some rest, Jake barreled down the lane during the 200 freestyle to capture a 4th-place finish. He lopped off 16.79 seconds from his previous PR, which was an 11 percent decrease, and earned a “B” National Achievement Time Standard. Jake’s next appearance on the blocks was for the 100 back. He peeled away another 1.30 seconds from his old PR, secured a 1st-place finish, and earned a “B” National Achievement Time Standard. He was still in the groove during his next race, where he locked in a 1st-place finish in the 200 breast! Jake eliminated another 6.51 seconds off that PR, which was a 3.7 percent time drop, and allowed him to collect a “Silver” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard. Finally, he closed out the meet with a 2nd-place finish in the 100 IM by carving 2.53 seconds from his previous PR.

We would also like to congratulate Niya King on achieving a state cut (“Champ” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard) in the 50 breast!

06/05/2024

The results have been published for the Best of St. Croix Valley! River Falls Swim Club was selected as the Best Swim School or Lessons! You can view the complete list of winners here: https://stcroixvalleymag.com/celebrate-your-best-of-st-croix-valley-2024/

We want to thank all River Falls Swim Club families, swimmers, and staff for making this team so wonderful!

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05/20/2024

This past Friday, we attended the RWSC Spring Mini-Meet in Red Wing, MN. We had six swimmers compete in 21 races. There were 10 new PRs and four swimmers met new time achievement standards. This week’s swimmer of the week is Abigail Truso. Abby was a trooper during her second competition! After experiencing a minor setback early in the meet, Abby rebounded and set a new PR on the 50 breast. Following the breaststroke, she finished strong on the 50 free, where she captured another PR by shaving off 1.39 seconds. Great work!

05/16/2024

Due to the power outage last night, the pool's filtration system requires purging and the chemicals need to be balanced. We expected the pool to be safe for swimming tomorrow. Practice will be offered to all groups on Friday. Senior and Pre-Senior will practice at normal times. Age Group, Novice, and Novice Transition will practice from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

05/15/2024

Good evening everyone! As some of you are also experiencing, we have lost power at the High school and the pool. We are cancelling the remainder of practices for the evening as a precaution.

We are able to continue our swim evaluations as scheduled with the backup power on. So if you were coming in this evening, please feel free to do so. If you would rather reschedule, please reach out to myself or Robert and we will be happy to accommodate!

Thanks everyone!

05/12/2024

Registration is currently open for returning Developmental swimmers. Registration for new swimmers will be May 14th and 15th, from 6:00pm-7:30pm. If you are new to River Falls Swim Club, please schedule an evaluation at [email protected]. Our next Developmental session will begin May 20th and run through June 28th.

05/06/2024

This past weekend we attended the HAST Cinco de Mayo Meet in Hastings, MN. We had 13 swimmers compete in 38 races. There were 13 new PRs and seven swimmers met new time achievement standards. This week’s swimmer of the week is Ryan Belz. Ryan competed in three events and recorded new PRs in each of them! He kicked off the meet by cutting 4.34 seconds in the 50 Free, which resulted in the largest time cut by percentage for the team! He also achieved a “Silver” Minnesota Achievement Time standard, a “B” National Time standard, and a second-place finish in that event! On Ryan’s next ascent of the blocks, he sliced 1.45 seconds in the 50 Breast, which resulted in a “Gold” Minnesota Achievement Time standard and a first-place finish. Ryan’s final leap off the blocks was in the 100 IM, where he netted another first-place finish and a “Silver” Minnesota Achievement Time standard.

04/26/2024

This past weekend we attended the NOR Cows, Colleges, and Chlorine Invite in Northfield, MN. We had eight swimmers compete in 36 races. There were eight new PRs and two swimmers met new time achievement standards. This week’s swimmer of the week is Isla Page. Isla had a dominant weekend! She competed in four events and recorded new PRs in three of them! She started off the meet by dropping 2.64 seconds in the 50 Back, earning a first-place finish, and achieving a “Silver” Minnesota Achievement Time standard! When she returned to the blocks, she cut 3.25 seconds in the 100 Free, which resulted in a second-place finish. As she flew off the blocks for a third time, she eliminated 8.32 seconds off her previous 50 Breast PR! Isla secured the largest RFSC single-event time cut for this meet and also the largest RFSC cumulative time drop for this meet. Our next swim meet will be the HAST Cinco de Mayo meet in Hastings, MN on May 5, 2024.

04/13/2024

River Falls Swim Club is excited to announce the addition of a United States Masters Swimming Program! Starting April 16th: 4 days a week, Monday-Thursday from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the River Falls High School Pool.

The Master’s swim program is for adults 18 and older interested in swimming either competitively, recreationally, or educationally. If you were a competitive swimmer and would like to get back into the sport, we are open to you. If you are just learning how to swim and want to become a more competent, efficient swimmer, we welcome you. If you are a triathlete and want to enhance your swimming, come join us!

What is Masters Swimming? U.S. Masters Swimming is a national membership nonprofit that provides membership benefits to nearly 60,000 Masters swimmers across the country. RFSC USMS provides a structured training environment for all skills and goals. Our program is coached by USA Swimming and US Masters Swimming certified coaches. Practices are broken down by skillset and overall training objectives. We have programs that are dedicated to Competitive Swimming, Triathlon/Open Water, and Recreational health & exercise.

The word “Masters” sounds intimidating. Do I have to be an expert? In swimming, Masters simply means 18 & older. You don’t need any experience or prior swimming to join the program! What if I don’t think I’m fast enough? Masters coaches and swimmers don’t care how fast you are. In every program, there are others of similar ability or those who started where you are and have improved.

How much does it cost? RFSC Masters runs from April 15- June 10th and is $135.00. USMS registration is $70, and is an annual registration fee.

Our dedicated coaching staff wants to get to know you and your goals, and will work with each swimmer individually to maximize your workouts and achieve your goals in the best way possible. Email Coach Michael at [email protected] for more information or to register and we will see you at the pool!

03/26/2024

*EDIT - Tuesday's swim evaluations will be held on Wednesday at their originally scheduled times*

The roads are snow-covered and slippery. Additionally, all after-school activities have been canceled, including tonight's swim evaluations. Please stay safe and standby for further updates.

03/17/2024

And that's a wrap on the winter season for RFSC! Great swims and improvement this season from all of our swimmers!

Extra shout-out to our 11-12 swimmers at state this weekend! Kate Dolliver swam the 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 IM, and 200 Breast, placing in the top 20 in each event! Our 200 Free Relay of Margot Thompson, Aviva Matzek, Charlotte Vukovich, and Kate Dolliver dropped over 5 seconds collectively and swam all new Best Times!

Thanks for a great season and awesome set of championship meets! We will see you back in the pool in April!

03/11/2024

This past weekend, we attended two state-level swim meets! The Minnesota Senior State Championships in Minneapolis, MN, and the Minnesota 10 and Under State Championships in Eden Prairie, MN. From those two meets combined, we had 10 swimmers compete in 27 races. There were 17 new PRs and two swimmers met new time achievement standards. This week’s swimmer of the week is Connor Perfect. Connor competed in seven events and recorded PRs in six of those events, which culminated in a combined total time reduction of 16.75 seconds. Additionally, he dropped 9.76 seconds from his previous PR in the 200 freestyle, which was a 6.69 percent time reduction, and the largest time drop on our team over the weekend. It also resulted in a 3rd place finish, a Zone Minnesota Achievement Time standard, and a AAA National Achievement Time standard! Furthermore, he also attained fourth-place finishes in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. The time cut in both of those events also netted a Zone Minnesota Achievement Time standard, and a AAA National Achievement Time standard. Finally, during the 50 breaststroke, Connor was able to shed 1.86 seconds, which directly contributed to an “A” National Achievement Time standard.

03/10/2024

Busy day today at the State swim meets for RFSC! Macyn Sawall picked up some hardware finishing 6th in the state in the 50 Free and also finished 11th in the 100 Back!

Meanwhile, at 10&Under state Connor Perfect medaled 3rd in the 100 IM, 4th in the 50 Free, and 6th in the 100 Back while also finishing 14th in the 50 Breast. Hunter Perfect had top 20 finishes in the 100 IM, 50 Free, and 50 Breast! Brayden Dolliver finished 7th in the 50 Breast to get on the podium and also finished 19th in the 100 IM and 29th in the 50 Free!

Congrats on the hard work paying off everyone and great swimming!

Lastly, shout out to our State 10&Under 200 Free Relay of Brayden Dolliver, Ryan Belz, Wes Thompson, and Hunter Perfect!

😎👍💚💙Great work RFSC!!!💙💚💙💚

03/08/2024

We are thrilled to announce River Falls Sim Club is a USA Swimming Safe Sport Recognized club! This is an exciting time for our team and we want to continue to be a leader in our community to provide a healthy and positive environment, free from abuse for our athletes. The process of becoming recognized was not easy, but we truly believe it is our responsibility to provide the best environment for our athletes, coaches, and parents. Thank you to everyone who helped us accomplish this! USA Swimming Minnesota Swimming Inc

03/06/2024

Back in January, we asked you to vote for us in the “Best of St. Croix Valley” feature of the St. Croix Valley Magazine. Thanks to your outstanding support, the River Falls Swim Club has been listed as one of three finalists for “Best Swim School or Lessons”!! We aren’t sure how the winner will be decided, but we are grateful to have been recognized at this level. Our families, swimmers, and coaches are what make this club so successful! Regardless of the final outcome this June, please know that we appreciate each and every one of you.

03/04/2024

This past weekend, we attended the Minnesota Regional Championships in Lakeville, MN. We had 20 swimmers compete in 81 races. There were 52 new PRs and 10 swimmers met new time achievement standards. This week’s swimmers of the week are Kate Widner and Wes Thompson.
Kate competed in seven events and recorded PRs in five of those events. She removed 20.93 seconds from her previous PR in the 500 freestyle, which was the largest time reduction of the weekend! During the 100 butterfly, she shined again when she dropped 5.11 seconds, which was directly contributed to a “Silver Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standard and a “B” National Achievement Time standard. Finally, she also earned two “BB” National Achievement Time standards during the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle.
Wes competed in five events and recorded new PRs in each of those events. He started the weekend off by shedding 7.17 seconds in the 100 breaststroke. He was also able to cut 4.75 seconds during the 50 backstroke, which was a 10.02 percent reduction from his previous PR. Best of all, he was able to attain four new “Gold” Minnesota Achievement Time standards along with two 3rd place finishes and one 2nd place finish!

03/03/2024

This past weekend, we hosted the RFSC Last Chance Invite. Overall, our swimmers had a successful great weekend! A total of 45 swimmers attended and competed in 228 races. There were 179 new PRs achieved and 41 swimmers met new Achievement Time standards. With so many fabulous accomplishments this past weekend, we are going to recognize a swimmer from each competitive group for Swimmer of the Week!
From Novice Transition, our Swimmer of the Week is Edee Morrison! Edee competed in her first sanctioned swim meet! She swam in six events and recorded new PRs in four of those events! We look forward to seeing Edee compete in the future and continue to make improvements in the pool.
From Novice, our Swimmer of the Week is Addison Hyland! Addison also competed in her first sanctioned swim meet. She competed in six events and recorded PRs in five of them! In both the 50 backstroke and the 100 backstroke, Addison secured “Bronze” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standards. Keep up the great work!
From Age Group, our Swimmer of the Week is Brayden Dolliver! Brayden competed in seven events and recorded new PRs in each of his events! He eliminated a combined total of 45.39 seconds off his events. His 17.38 second drop in the 100 individual medley and 8.21 second drop in the 50 backstroke were instrumental in Brayden securing “Champ” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standards in those events. He also added one “Silver” and two “Gold” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standards as well as two “B” National Achievement Time Standards over the weekend! Solid swimming this past weekend!
From PreSenior, our Swimmer of the Week is Miles Kamrath! Miles is back to competing after a brief hiatus from swimming. He competed in four events and recorded PRs in each of his new events. His return to the pool kicked off with a 4.74 second time drop during the 50 freestyle, which was a 12.9 percent time drop, and resulted in securing a “Bronze” Minnesota Achievement Time Standard. Miles was also able to secure a “Bronze” Minnesota Achievement Time Standard in the 100 freestyle, where he shed 9.32 seconds off his previous PR. He eliminated a combined total of 1 minute and 5.36 seconds off his four events this past weekend. It's great to see Miles back to competing in the pool this past weekend!
From Senior, our Swimmer of the Week is Jenna Juetten! Jenna competed in four individual events and recorded new PRs in each of her events. She eliminated a combined total of 18.03 seconds off her events. This accomplishment was pivotal in Jenna capturing two new “Silver” Minnesota Swimming Achievement Time standards, one “B” National Achievement Time standard, and two “BB” National Achievement Time standards.