Lloydminster Riptides Swim Club

🏊 Registration is NOW OPEN for the Lloydminster Riptides Swim Club!

Whether your swimmer is looking to build their skills, challenge themselves, or take their swimming to the next level, there’s a place for them with the Riptides!

Come be part of our team for the 2026–2027 season. ❤️💛🖤

👉 Register and learn more: https://lrsc.poolq.net

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Home Welcome to the Riptides – Where Champions Are Made and Friendships Begin! At Riptides Swim Club, we’re more than just a team—we’re a community built around passion, perseverance, and progress. Our mission is to help every swimmer reach their full potential, no matter their starting point. Wh...

🏊‍♀️ Provincial Championships Recap 🏊‍♂️

What a way to wrap up the season!

Five Lloydminster Riptides swimmers competed at the Swim Alberta Provincial Championships in Calgary last weekend, representing our club at the highest level of provincial competition. Qualifying for Championships is an accomplishment in itself, and we couldn’t be prouder of our athletes.

Our swimmers qualified for finals on each day of the meet and brought home an impressive 3 silver medals 🥈 and 3 bronze medals 🥉, along with 12 additional top-10 finishes against some of the fastest swimmers in Alberta.

Provincial Championships are the culmination of months of early mornings, countless hours in the pool, and unwavering dedication. Our swimmers represented the Riptides with outstanding sportsmanship, determination, and pride throughout the weekend.

Congratulations to all five athletes on an incredible meet and an outstanding season. Your hard work, commitment, and perseverance have truly paid off. We can’t wait to see what next season has in store!

💙💛 Go Riptides!

🌊 Day 3 Finals – Go Riptides! 💙💛

Another great day at the Swim Alberta Provincial Championships at the MNP Community & Sport Centre in Calgary!

We’re excited to share that 4 of our 5 Lloydminster Riptides swimmers have qualified for tonight’s finals! This is an incredible achievement at one of the province’s highest-level competitions, and we’re so proud of the hard work and determination our athletes have shown throughout the weekend.

Join us in cheering them on as they race tonight!

📺 Watch the Day 3 Finals live starting at 4:30:
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/live/7d2h5Yiby_g?si=l0tWnZ5I142w-h-n

Good luck, Riptides! Swim fast and have fun—we’ll be cheering for you from home! 💙🏊

Alberta Summer Provincial Championships Session 6 Session 6 Saturday July 25 04:30 PM (Finals)00:00 Event 25 Girls ...

🏊 Keyano International 2026 Recap 🏅

At the beginning of July, four Lloydminster Riptides swimmers travelled to Edmonton to compete at the Edmonton Keyano International 2026.

Hosted by the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club, this four-day meet is one of Alberta’s premier summer competitions and serves as the Provincial Series Finale. With hundreds of swimmers from top clubs across the province and beyond, it provides an exciting opportunity to race against some of the strongest competition in Western Canada.

Our Riptides rose to the challenge, earning:

🥇 2 Gold Medals
🥈 3 Silver Medals
🥉 1 Bronze Medal
⭐ 10 additional Top 10 finishes
⏱️ 6 Alberta Provincial Championship qualifying times

These results are a testament to the dedication, perseverance, and hard work our swimmers have put in throughout the season. Competing at a meet of this calibre and achieving such strong performances is an accomplishment they should be incredibly proud of.

Congratulations to all four athletes for representing the Lloydminster Riptides with determination, sportsmanship, and pride. Your coaches, teammates, and families are proud of everything you’ve achieved.

💙 Go Riptides!

🏊 Day 2 – Alberta Summer Provincial Championships 💙

What a great start to the weekend for our Lloydminster Riptides!

Yesterday, three of our swimmers advanced to the finals, earning impressive 4th, 5th, and 6th place finishes in the 50 m Backstroke against some of Alberta’s fastest swimmers.

We are incredibly proud of all five of our athletes for their hard work, determination, and the way they represented our club throughout Day 1.

Good luck to our swimmers as they head back into the pool for another exciting day of racing!

📺 Watch Day 2 Live:

Prelims:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/_V0BhhZ_bV4?si=gIZ4HW7aobMS9Xmd

Finals:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/uNWVFd8t4-c?si=_PNkmwnoK4QJflzS

Be sure to tune in and cheer on the Riptides from wherever you are! We’ll continue sharing updates throughout the weekend.

💙 Go Riptides! 🏊

Alberta Summer Provincial Championships Session 3 Friday July 24, 2026Preliminaries Warm-up: 7:30 am / Start: 8:30...

🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ It’s Championship Weekend! 💙

The Swim Alberta Summer Provincial Championships are underway this weekend at the MNP Community & Sport Centre in Calgary, where Alberta’s top swimmers have come together to compete for provincial titles.

The Lloydminster Riptides are proud to have six swimmers qualify for this prestigious meet, with five athletes competing this weekend.

Simply qualifying for the Provincial Championships is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects months of hard work, dedication, and perseverance in the pool. We are incredibly proud of each of these swimmers and everything they have achieved this season.

💙 We wish our Riptides the very best of luck as they take on Alberta’s best!

Family, friends, and supporters can cheer them on from anywhere by watching the live stream:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/N7GJVR3SjIQ?si=Z-HChT5DQNPWFMAo

We’ll be sharing updates and celebrating our swimmers’ performances throughout the weekend, so be sure to follow along and help us cheer on the Riptides!

💙 Go Riptides! 🏊

Swim Alberta

Alberta Summer Provincial Championships Session 1 Thursday July 23, 2026 8:30amPreliminaries Warm-up: 7:30 am / Sta...

🏊 Alberta Provincial Trials Recap 🏅

At the end of June, four Lloydminster Riptides swimmers travelled to Calgary to compete at the Alberta Provincial Trials, representing our club with determination, sportsmanship, and outstanding performances.

Together, our swimmers earned:
🥇 3 Gold Medals
🥈 2 Silver Medals
🥉 1 Bronze Medal
⭐ 7 additional Top 10 finishes

The meet was also a milestone for two of our athletes, who qualified for the Alberta Provincial Championships.

💙 Ruby had an outstanding breaststroke meet, qualifying for the Alberta Provincial Championships while earning a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal.

🦋 Jesse qualified for the Alberta Provincial Championships with his butterfly performances, capturing two gold medals and one silver medal.

Congratulations to all four Riptides swimmers for representing our club so well in Calgary. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment throughout the season continue to shine, and we are incredibly proud of everything you accomplished at Provincial Trials.

💙 Go Riptides!

🏊‍♀️ Athlete Spotlight: Emma Damsgaard 🌟

As we wrap up the season, we’re looking back at some of the outstanding performances from our swimmers. One of those highlights came at the Stettler Swim Meet in April, where Emma Damsgaard had an incredible weekend!

Emma captured 1st place in the exciting Eliminator Finals, a fast-paced knockout event that challenged swimmers to race multiple rounds to earn the top spot.

She also had an outstanding meet in her individual events:
🥇 1st – 25 m Backstroke (23.27, personal best by 1.49 seconds)
🥇 1st – 50 m Breaststroke (1:01.30, personal best by 12.32 seconds)
🥈 2nd – 50 m Freestyle

Throughout her first season with the Lloydminster Riptides, Emma has embraced every opportunity to learn, improve, and challenge herself. Her hard work has paid off with personal bests, growing confidence in the pool, and performances like this one in Stettler.

Congratulations on a fantastic first season, Emma! We’re proud of everything you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what next season brings. 💙🏊‍♀️

🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ This past weekend, our Riptides travelled to Red Deer for the Catalina Freeze or Fry—and we definitely experienced both the fry and the freeze! ☀️🌧️🥶

Friday greeted us with beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures, but by Sunday we were facing clouds, rain, wind, and conditions that felt closer to -2°C. Despite the challenging weather, our swimmers were absolute troopers, sticking it out all weekend with smiles on their faces and determination in every race.

Their efforts resulted in:

🥇 6 first-place finishes
🥈 4 second-place finishes
🥉 4 third-place finishes
🔟 18 additional top-ten finishes

Beyond the results, our swimmers braved the elements, supported one another, had fun, and swam their hearts out, earning personal bests along the way. From tents and blankets to parkas and rain gear, our camp was prepared for whatever Mother Nature threw at us! ⛺🧥🌧️

We’re incredibly proud of the resilience, teamwork, and positive attitudes shown throughout the weekend. Great job, Riptides! 💙🐬🎉

🏊‍♀️✨ Last weekend, one of our Riptides represented the team at the Alberta Festival meet in Grand Prairie, and what a performance it was!

She qualified for finals in all six of her events and finished the weekend with:

🥈 1 second-place finish
🥉 1 third-place finish
🔟 4 additional top-10 finishes

She also swam personal bests throughout the weekend, broke the 30-second barrier in the 50 Freestyle for the very first time, and set two new club records in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle! ⏱️🏆

We’re incredibly proud of her hard work, determination, and outstanding accomplishments. Congratulations on an amazing weekend of racing and on making Riptides history! 💙🐬🎉