Kirkwood Riptides

Congratulations on a great first meet, Riptides! Both our Swim and Dive teams came in first tonight with great performances, enthusiastic team spirit, and stellar sportsmanship.

Don’t forget that tomorrow (Tues, June 9th) is Picture and Donut Day! Check your email for more details, including adjusted practice times for some of our swimmers. There will be group photos and the opportunity for individual photos. After their photos, each swimmer can grab a donut.

Let’s go, Riptides!!!

UPDATE: ALL MORNING PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED TODAY - MONDAY, JUNE 8th.

We will see you this evening at the Kirkwood Aquatic Center at 5:15 pm for our first dual swim meet of the season! Dive meet information will be sent via email as well. Go Riptides!

Original post: All 8:30-9:30 AM swim and dive practices are cancelled due to inclement weather. We will keep an eye on the weather and communicate any additional changes to today’s practice schedule as soon as possible.

UPDATE (posted at 8:10 AM): PRACTICE IS ON! We are planning to run the rest of this morning’s practices as scheduled (8:30 AM and onward). As always, if something changes with the weather, we will follow our regular weather guidelines. Let there be sunlight! Note: Please do not feel pressure to attend this practice if you prefer to take the morning off - you should always make the choice that is in the best interest of your swimmer and family.

PRACTICE (7:30-8:30 AM) CANCELLED: Due to inclement weather, the 7:30-8:30 AM Kirkwood Riptides practice is cancelled today (Mon, June 1st). Decisions about later practices will be made as the morning progresses. Please keep your eye on your emails and check the rainout line. Rain, rain, go away!

Don’t forget to order your spirit wear! Today is the last day - get your order in by midnight to snag your fire fit. 🔥 We know it feels early, but the start of season is just around the corner.

Riptides Swim & Dive

For those planning out their summer schedules, this is the proposed lineup for summer swim meets!

June 9th- Kirkwood @ Chesterfield
June 24th- Ballwin @ Kirkwood
June 30th- Kirkwood @ Sunset
July 6th- Webster @ Kirkwood
July 10th & 11th- dive conference
July 13th, 14th, 16th- swim conference

Riptide Families, did you know that Kirkwood Parks and Recreation is conducting a survey to learn what is most important to our community when it comes to the Aquatic Center? And did you know that you can specifically highlight the Riptides Swim and Dive Team? Time is running out to contribute to this important survey. Please take a few minutes so that your voice is heard. The results of this survey will impact the future direction of the Aquatics Center and the Parks and Rec Department wants to hear from you. 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

Time is running out! ⏳ Have your voice heard in the future of the Kirkwood Aquatic Center by filling out our Feasibility Study Survey today. Your feedback will help guide important decisions—don’t miss your chance to make a splash in shaping what’s next!

Take the survey here: https://engage.counsilmanhunsaker.com/kirkwood-aquatic-center-feasibility-study

Fantastic job during Prelims, Riptides!! You rocked it! And a huge thank you to all the parent volunteers that made the last two mornings possible. On to Conference Finals on Thursday evening. Let’s go, Riptides!!! 🌊

Great swims and great memories made at last night’s dual meet against Webster. Way to go, Riptides!!! 🌊

Don’t forget to register for our final dual meet (registration closes Saturday, July 5th) and Conference Prelims/Finals! We hope everyone can make it. Let’s go, Riptides!!! 👏👏👏

We cut practice short tonight to avoid any risk of getting caught in the storm but before we cleared the deck, we were able to grab a quick shot with the fire sky. These Riptides are on fire!! 🔥