JR Riptide Fall Session One
Our upcoming Fall session will begin Monday Aug 30 and end Oct 6. Because of North Middle School pool still being closed the practice schedule varies more. A practice calendar for the upcoming season with JRR shaded in blue is on the calendar page.

Our Fall Session One is currently full. Another session will start around mid October.

Contact Suelyn at sritsema@riptide.org with any questions.

Jr. Riptide is a USA Swimming and American Red Cross development, pre-competitive  swimming program for younger swimmers!

Jr. Riptide is administered by the Rockford Riptide Swim Team, a USA Swimming registered, age group swim program.

Jr. Riptide swimming is designed for swimmers ages five-11 who are new to the sport and have progressed beyond a Learn-to-Swim program, and want to learn more about a competitive swimming program.

Jr. Riptide instruction focuses on:
•   Stroke fundamentals of the four competitive swimming strokes, starts and turns
•   Motor development acquisition and integration
•   Sport specific terminology
•   Sport specific activities and techniques

Athletes are taught in a positive, encouraging environment and provided opportunity to develop skill proficiency, while improving needed physical fitness components such as cardiovascular endurance, strength, flexibility and agility.

Athletes also strengthen interpersonal skills, learn problem solving skills, and build self-confidence while developing an understanding of team dynamics.

Our coaches and instructors will work with swimmers to develop and refine competitive swimming skills and techniques.

Jr. Riptide is comprised of several five week swim sessions over the course of the year and most of them involve meet availability in addition to practices.