RIVER RATS

The River Rats (RATS) is an open water workout group in Louisville, Kentucky. The Rats were founded to bring SKY swimmers together to enjoy the beauty of open water swimming and host events for the USMS community nationwide. Our mission is simple— to enjoy the best qualities of swimming, together.

Labor Day 2017 "Bridge to Bridge" participants (left to right) Andrew Magazine, John Fischbach, Brad Parks, Jennifer Brey, Thomas Altstadt, Creighton Benoit, Nina Norris, Terri Torres, Shep Sanford, Mike Jotautas, Michael Johmann, Merri Ann Schmitt … — Labor Day 2017 "Bridge to Bridge" participants (left to right) Andrew Magazine, John Fischbach, Brad Parks, Jennifer Brey, Thomas Altstadt, Creighton Benoit, Nina Norris, Terri Torres, Shep Sanford, Mike Jotautas, Michael Johmann, Merri Ann Schmitt pose for a photo before the start of the swim.

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The "Silly 7" inaugural swim was held on July 4, 2017 with swimmers (left to right) John Fischbach, William Kolb, Victoria Rian, Michael Johnmann, Terri Torres, Andrew Magazine, and Mike Jotautas.

Official practice INFORMATION

Official River Rats practices are held on Sunday mornings at 7:00 a.m. All other practices are unofficial and not recognized by USMS.

River Rats "home base" is:

Louisville Community Boathouse
1325 River Road
Louisville, KY 40206

Google Maps directions available here.

All River Rats team members MUST be registered with U.S. Masters Swimming or have a USMS 30-day-trial form on file with the USMS National Office. There are NO exceptions to this rule.

Satellite view of the Louisville Community Boathouse and docks.

Guide to Operations AND REGISTRATION

Please see our Guide to Operations and team registration form below:

River Rats 2022 Guide to Operations

River Rats Member Information Form

Name

First Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

YYYY

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone

(###)

###

####

Email Address

USMS #

Please provide your USMS membership number or acknowledge that you will contact kycommunications@usms.org to fill out a 30-day trial membership form.

Emergency Contact

First Name

Last Name

Emergency Contact Phone #

(###)

###

####

Primary Care Physician

Hospital of Choice

Regular Medicine/Medical Conditions of Note

REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY, May 29, 2022

Please use the form below to register for the River Rats open water swim on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

Sunday, May 29 Swim Information

Sunday, May 29 Swim Registration

Name

First Name

Last Name

USMS Registration #

Please list your USMS registration #. If you don't know this, please look it up here: https://www.usms.org/reg/members/lmsc.php?LMSCID=41&RegYear=2021

Affiliation

Please indicate whether you will be paddling or swimming.

Course

Please indicate which course you will follow.

Acknowledgements

Please indicate that you have read and understood the River Rats 2022 Guide to Operations, Sunday, May 29 Swim Info document, and have completed the Rats Team registration form, all published on kylmsc.org/rats.

I have read and understood the River Rats 2021 Guide to Operations

I have read and understood the Sunday, October 10 event information.

I have completed the River Rats team registration form.

Message

Please include any additional information the organizers of this event should know.

Board of directors/contacts

John Fischbach
Christina Norris
Michael Johmann
Karen Reynolds
Dee Schreur
Krista Belanger
Jennifer Brey
Betsy Whittemore

President/Head Coach Andrew Magazine
andrewmagazine@yahoo.com

Secretary/Safety Coordinator William Kolb
tothedocks@gmail.com

Board Member/Coach Mike Jotautas
mjotautas@gmail.com

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