WINTER SEASON SCHEDULE & more
This is the first of several info-packed emails that will be coming out. Please watch you emails in the upcoming days to stay up to date on all River Rats news and announcements!
Winter season is upon us!
As we have navigated the changes this season – longer novice practices, unfortunately late pool schedules, enrollment patterns, and staffing availability – below is the winter schedule, effective Monday 11/10/25.
WINTER 11/10/25-2/27/25
| NOVICE | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| HHDS | 6:45-7:45 | 6:45-7:45 | 6:45-7:45 | ||
| CPP MS | 7:00-8:00 | 6:00-7:00 | |||
| INTER | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| HHDS | 6:45-8:15 | 6:45-8:15 | 6:45-8:15 | ||
| CPP MS | 7:00-8:30 | 7:00-8:30 | |||
| SENIOR | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
| HHDS | 6:45-8:45 | 6:45-8:45 | 6:45-8:45 | ||
| CPP MS | 7:00-8:45 | 6:00-8:30 |
Reminder: Novice can pick any three days per week, and intermediates any four days per week.
*No practice this Tuesday 11/11 due to Veteran’s Day and closed school campuses.
*No practice 11/27-11/28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
All Horseheads practices will be moving up 15 minutes earlier – presumably no later than Nov. 24 but we will confirm the schedule with the school after this weekend’s varsity sectional meet. Stay tuned!
We tentatively have pool time at the CPP MS over Xmas break 11:30-2 – we are working on confirming the holiday schedule and will communicate as soon as possible!
If your swimmer signed up for fall season only but wants to continue to swim winter, make sure you reach out to us (there is a system glitch only allowing one registration). We will get kids registered.
December 6th is the first Southern Tier Swim League (STSL) meet in Watkins Glen. These are great for all levels, including our beginners. Kids that participate in swim meets have a higher rate of staying with the sport – and we want all our awesome kids to keep swimming! Registering is simple – on the website www.riverratsswimclub.com – select Events & Competition > Team Events > select the meet of your choice > Edit Commitment > click on your swimmers name > click on the Declaration drop down and chose YES! > Save. No need to select events, Coach Cindy will do that for you! 😊 If you use the app, the process is very similar, reach out if you have questions! Hope your swimmer will be on deck with us at Watkins!
The next email will be about team suits – stay tuned!
Let us know if you have questions. GOOO RIVER RATS!
