Towel Embroidery

  For those of you who purchased towels and would like to get your Sea Lion's name on it, Stich-By-Design in Ripon will personalize your towels with the first or first and last name for $9.  You can c...

 Online Team Suit Order

  http://www.swimshop.com/norcal/dept.asp?s_id=0&dept_id=3749&mscssid=SEQA3LFPXF759GBEN2LTK0GPTGKC41U5 Order your suits online by going to the link above.  You will need to download the form and fax i...

 Team Caps & Towels - Sale

  Towels and caps are still available.  Feel free to ask any board member at the pool or email info@riponsealions.com    We have about 15+ towels remaining and about 20 silicone caps.     The items b...

 Check out the SWIM GEAR tab for special Sea Lions savings!

  For the second year, AllAmericanSwim.com is offering the Sea Lions a team discount on all items.  See the "Swim Gear" tab for more information.  

 2008 Season Wrap-up

Thank you, again, Sea Lions for a terrific year!  We had such a great family of swimmers and parents that formed an awesome team!   For those who were unable to attend our Season Awards Dinner, please...

 Ripon Sea Lions Championships and Season Wrap-up

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes It was a perfect day at the Ripon Aquatics Center as the Sea Lions took on three other teams in the MVSL?s Western Zone Championships.  A light breeze rippled the surfac...

 Extended Swim Season with Ripon Aquatics

**Most of the following information is available on the Ripon Aquatics website. The costs, etc., are listed on the website, and there will be an orientation meeting on Monday, August 4th, for interest...

 2008 Sea Lions Awards Dinner

The Sea Lions will have their season celebration on Monday, July 21st at the Ripon High Pool from 5-7:30 pm.   Open swim will be available and season end awards will be presented.   We are asking fami...

 Records Fall As Sea Lions Take On League

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes The Hughson Invitational, which finally took place on July 12th, after being postponed for two weeks due to bad air quality and the 4th of July holiday, was another bann...

 Sea Lions Take 3rd // Make the Meet

It was a hot and long day yesterday in Turlock at the Sea Dog Invitational.  We took a lean team of approximately 65 Sea Lions, but the Sea Lions attending powered through the water breaking records, ...

 Hughson Invitational

Hi Sea Lions - It's hard to believe we're down to our last two regular season meets for 2008.  We have had a great season thus far, but we're not done!!   Can the Sea Lions triple trophy this year for...

 Swim Meet Called Early For Fear Of Lightning Strikes

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes It began as a summer day like any other.  It was 80 warm degrees by the time Ripon's Rosie Vaughn stepped up to the mike to sing the Star Spangled Banner to open the Sea...

 MAKE THE MEET Program

Starting with TRACY. We want our Sea Lions at our meets!  The Ripon Sea Lions cannot do well as a team without our team there.   Your Sea Lion competes individually for their team.  Their team counts ...

 MAKE THE MEET Program

Starting with TRACY. We want our Sea Lions at our meets!  The Ripon Sea Lions cannot do well as a team without our team there.   Your Sea Lion competes individually for their team.  Their team counts ...

 Tri Meet and Rally Details

There is practice Friday morning.  There is no evening practice this Friday or any Friday evening.  Don't forget to come to the rally on Friday from 6:15 to 7:30.   Saturday's warmup time is 6:45.  Se...

 Tri Meet Volunteer Sign Ups

Hi Sea Lions - We still have over 30 volunteer spots open for our meet on Saturday.  At this point we have approximately 75 families signed up and we have about 75 jobs, which means that we are going ...

 Rally this Friday

Hey Sea Lions and Sea Lions' families: It is Rally time again!!  We will be having another rally/set-up get together this Friday to get ready for our home meet on Saturday.  The start time for the Ral...

 Seven Records Fall As Sea Lions Take Third In Oakdale

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes It was a day for the record books, as they say.  At the 38th Annual Oakdale Invitational, Ripon's very own Sea Lions broke no fewer than seven records, two of them from ...

 Oakdale Invitational Results / Sign-ups

The Sea Lions had another impressive outing at the Oakdale Invitational this past Saturday.  Our team tied for 3rd place with the Ceres Dolphins.   The sign-up deadlines for other upcoming meets, incl...

 Meet Information

Sea Lions, all three of our remaining regular season meets are on Direct Athletics.  Please get signed up for the meets early to avoid missing a cutoff.   IMPORTANT: To qualify for Championships, a Se...

 Sea Lions Take On The Sea Dogs

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes The Ripon Sea Lions travelled to Turlock this past Saturday to swim against the Sea Dogs (formerly of Hughson) and the new start up team from Modesto called the Sharks. ...

 REMINDER: Swim gear at a discount

Just a reminder that Ripon Sea Lions can go to www.allamericanswim.com and get 20 percent off your purchase for swim gear.  Grab bag suits are a great value.  Due to the company being in Florida, no...

 Practice Schedule Change

Please note that the early morning practice time has changed to 8:00 to 9:30 for the remainder of the summer. Enjoy the extra half-hour of sleep!

 Tonight is cutoff for Oakdale Invitational Signup

Get signed up by tonight for the Oakdale Invitational.  Invitationals are all-team meets where we swim for our rank among the teams.  We MUST have Sea Lions swimming in order to perform well as a team...

 Sea Lions Take First At Season Home Opener

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes Saturday, May 31st, was an unforgettable day for the Ripon Sea Lions; for the first time in recent memory, certainly in the memory of the person writing this article, th...

 IMPORTANT SEA LIONS PRACTICE INFORMATION

THE POOL IS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pool was fixed this morning and will be ready for use in the morning.  Practice will start again tomorrow morning with the summer schedule.  If you are s...

 Work Shifts for Away Meet in Turlock

In light of our short week, I am going to list our volunteer slots for this coming meet.  If you wish, email me the position and time you wish to sign up for.  Once a lane timer time slot is fille...

 IMPORTANT: Meet Signups/Practice Change

Due to some maintenance work that must be performed on the pool, we will not be having practice on Monday or Tuesday.  Please make sure to check the e-mail for status on Wednesday practice.  We will l...

 Sea Lions Take Third at Tracy Invitational

High point winners:  From left to right:  Christian Britton, Andrew Britton, Katelin Britton, Andria Martin, Annika Rigney.  Not pictured:  Roland Davis Led by brothers and sister trio Andrew, Christi...

 SEA LIONS TAKE FIRST PLACE!!!

WOW!  Did anyone know Sea Lions could swim so fast??   Yesterday our Sea Lion Team worked together to take first place in our tri-meet against the Oakdale Gators and the Turlock Marlins.   I am incred...

 Saturday's Meet - Important

Our swim meet on Saturday will start at 8AM.  All Sea Lions must be checked in no later than 7AM. Sea Lions warms ups are at 6:45.  All Sea lions need to warm up.  Please arrive in time to have your s...

 Sea Lions rally this Friday

RALLY, RALLY, RALLY All Sea Lions and their families are invited to our first rally of the season.   It will be this Friday from 5:00 pm- 7:00 or 7:30.  Open swim will be from 5-6:30 and we will BBQ h...

 First Home Meet is this weekend, sign-up today!

Our first home meet is this Saturday the 31st.  I would like to see EVERY Sea Lion at this meet.  Sign up by clicking the Meet Sign-ups link to the left no later than Thursday (29th) 10 pm. Remember S...

 Summer Practice Schedule

Hi Sea Lions - Our summer practice schedule will include practice in the time slots of: 7:30-9:00; 9:00-10:00; 10:00-11:00; and 11:00-12:00 The coaches are working on a list of what time your Sea Lion...

 Tracy Invitational Results

Hi Sea Lions I am very proud to announce that the Sea Lions took 3rd place at the Tracy Invitational!!!!!!  Every Sea Lion that attended Tracy contributed to that trophy!   WAY TO GO SEA LIONS!!!!!! T...

 Sea Lions Team Directory Now Available

Happy Friday, Sea Lions.   The RSL Member Directory is now available in the Parent's Corner.   The link to download the directory is password protected, so check your email for details on how to get a...

 Fireworks Fundraiser

As June approaches, we need to plan ahead for our Fourth of July fireworks fundraiser.  The fireworks stand is the second half of our fundraising efforts to keep team costs down, purchase necessary eq...

 Tracy Warm-up Times

Good morning Sea Lions - Our warm-up time at Tracy is from 7:30-7:45.  Sea Lions need to be there to warm up.  The coach will guide the Sea Lions in a short warm up.   There will be NO practice on Fri...

 More details about the Tracy Invitational

Hi Sea Lions - For those of you going to Tracy, below is some information regarding the meet.   The meet is at Tracy High. Please refer to the directions sent several days ago.   The meet will start 9...

 Team Towels and Decals

We are selling the team towels for $35.  If you haven't had the opportunity to see our towels, please ask.  They are quality towels.   Personalization is available from Stitch By Design in Ripon for $...

 Meet information and instructions...

Hi Sea Lions - I have uploaded the next two meets in our schedule to Direct Athletics. Please note, our May 31st meet originally had us swimming against Ceres and Turlock. We are now swimming against ...

 Team Picture Day

All day  Team Picture Day

 Stroke & Turn/Starter Clinic

6:30am  Stroke & Turn/Starter Clinic

 Stroke & Turn/Starter Clinic

6:30am Stroke & Turn/Starter Clinic

 Norcal scheduled to be at pool

All day  Norcal scheduled to be at pool

 Norcal at Practice.

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 Swim Team Tryouts (ends at 12:30am)

Swim Team Tryouts (ends at 12:30am)

 Swim Team Tryouts

4:30am Swim Team Tryouts 10:30pm Swim Team Tryouts

 Tryouts (Ripon HS Pool)

April 4, 4-6 p.m. & April 5, 10-12 p.m.

 First day of swim practice

All day  First day of swim practice

 First Practice For Returning Swimmers

April 1

 2008 Season All Parents Meeting at Colony Oak

2008 Season All Parents Meeting at Colony Oak

 Orientation Meeting

March 27, 7:00 ? 8:00

 Sea Lions Host Tracy And Hughson

Ripon Record Sports Tani Hanes The Ripon Aquatics Center was teeming with activity last Saturday as the Ripon Sea Lions hosted a rare "tri-meet" between themselves, the Tracy Tritons, and the Hughson ...

 Vaughn, Johnston and Mejia Smash Hughson Swim Records

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Hughson, CA ? Sea Lions Spenser Vaughn, Kelsey Johnston and Kellie Mejia rocketed their way into Mid Valley Swim League history June 23 as each swimmer sped to record...

 Gators Nip Sea Lions at Ripon Aquatic Center

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ripon, CA ? The Ripon Sea Lions combined for thirty four individual first place finishes and four relay wins, but came up short on the team scoreboard 932-777 to the ...

 Rigney sets Backstroke Record at Oakdale

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Oakdale, CA ? It has been said often by sports fans around the world that records are made to be broken and this time it was Annika Rigney of the Ripon Sea Lions chal...

 Ripon Sea Lion Pups Shine against Ceres Dolphins

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ceres, CA ? Despite ending up on the losing side against the Ceres Dolphins in the opening Mid Valley Swim League dual meet of the year, the Ripon Sea Lions will have...

 Rigney and Pratt Open Strong for Sea Lions

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Tracy, CA ? Swim fans who attend swim meets in Tracy over the years have grown accustomed to facing afternoons of fierce winds blowing down off the Altamont. Mother N...

 Sea Lions Post 16 Champions & Set 4 Records at Pitman

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports TURLOCK, CA - While temperatures were soaring above 110F throughout the Central Valley this past Saturday and residents were trying desperately to find a way to avoid...

 Sea Lions Grab 45 First Place Finishes Against Manteca

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports RIPON AQUATICS CENTER - In their final dual meet of the season the Ripon Sea Lions came up short against the Manteca Dolphins by a team score of 973.5 to 752.5 this p...

 Sea Lions split with Tracy & HughsonSea Lions split with Tracy & Hughson

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports RIPON AQUATICS CENTER - With pool deck temperatures soaring above 135 degrees and just two weeks to go until the Mid Valley Swim League Championships, the Ripon Sea L...

 Sea Lions Take 5th in Hughson

Tani Hanes?Ripon Record Sports Hughson, CA ? With barely fifty swimmers, the Sea Lions hit the water last Saturday in Hughson for their annual invitational. Despite the searing, 105 plus degrees, and...

 Sea Lions survive Gator attack in Oakdale

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Oakdale, CA ? Making their second trip in a span of eight days to Clarence Royce Memorial Pool in Oakdale, the Sea Lions made a respectable showing despite ending up ...

 Rigney And Friends Re-Write History At Oakdale Invitational

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Oakdale, CA ? It was a day of record-breaking races, trophies and a wheelbarrow full of medals for the Sea Lions as they swam to a third-place finish at the 36th Annu...

 Sea Lions Swim Circles Around Dolphins at Ripon Aquatic Center

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ripon, CA ? The Ripon Sea Lions gave their fans plenty to cheer about during their home opener at the Aquatic Center pool on the grounds of Ripon High School this pas...

 Sea Lions Power to 3rd Place Finish at Tracy Invitational

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Tracy, CA ? Quality over quantity proved to be a workable recipe for success this past weekend as the Ripon Sea Lions surged to a third place finish at the 37th Annua...

 Sea Lions Bring Home 19 Championship Medals

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Turlock, CA ? The Ripon Sea Lions emerged from the early evening shadows of Pitman High School in Turlock celebrating the teams? third-place finish at the Mid Valley ...

 Sea Lions Steamroll Ceres on Way Towards MVSL Championships

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ceres, CA ? The Sea Lions completed their regular season finale this past Saturday in grand fashion with a resounding defeat of the Ceres Dolphins by an overall team ...

 Sea Lions Win Tri Meet At Home

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ripon, CA ? The Sea Lions continued writing their latest chapter for the history book of Ripon athletics as they stunned the Mid Valley Swim League leading Oakdale Ga...

 Sea Lions Soar to 3rd Place Finish at Hughson Invitational

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Hughson, CA ? The host team Hughson Sea Dogs fielded 161 swimmers. The Oakdale Gators made the trek to Hughson with 123 swimmers. Sea Lions head coach Ervin Zador was...

 Young Sea Lions Step Forward Against Manteca Dolphins

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ripon, CA ? A team victory eluded the surging Sea Lions this past Saturday as the local swimmers came up short against the visiting Manteca Dolphins. For Manteca, the...

 Sea Lions Storm to 2nd Place Finish at Oakdale Invitational

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Oakdale, CA ? First it was McDonalds. Then Jack-in the Box, Starbucks and Sonic. Ripon made the big time again this past Saturday as the Sea Lions stunned Central Val...

 Sea Lion Swimmers Swamp Tracy in Home Opener

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Ripon, CA ? First it was McDonalds. Then Jack-in the Box, Starbucks and Sonic. Ripon made the big time again this past Saturday as the Sea Lions stunned Central Valle...

 Sea Lion Swimmers Haul Home Hardware from Tracy Invitational

Pat Johnston?Ripon Record Sports Tracy, CA ? The Ripon Sea Lions opened their season Saturday May 29 at the 36th Annual Tracy Invitational under cloudy skies and brisk winds. By the end of the second...