AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Action Required: Declare Your Intent for 2022-2023 |
As planning begins for the 2022-2023 AGUA swim season, please let us know if your swimmer intends to return to the team in the fall.
We ask that all athletes declare their intent by Wednesday, June 1. The 2022-2023 season will start on Monday, September 12, 2022 and will run through August of 2023. Information on schedules, group placements, and competitions will be shared as soon as they are available.
Please note, your roster spot may be lost without this confirmation.
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Great Work at PAC May Meet! |
Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the Phoenix May Meet in West Nyack, NY. AGUA athletes worked together and raced to heat wins, new personal bests, and qualifying standards for Junior Olympics.
The AGUA coaches would like to thank Isabella Castano, Delphine D'Hollander, Luca Fong, Anna Hermann, Kelly Hsu, Ellise Plevin, and Lillie Tyrrell for standing out as RAD teammates over the weekend.
Congratulations to our top-three finishers:
- Zander Auth: 50 freestyle
- Milly Birch: 100 butterfly
- Isabella Castano: 100 butterfly
- Ryan Choi: 50 and 400 freestyles, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM
- Chloe Comisarow: 400 IM
- Tessa Feld: 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke
- Lauren Fishbein: 200 breaststroke
- Vincent Gookin: 100 backstroke, 400 IM
- Anna Hunt: 100 breaststroke
- Kouros Javaheri: 200 backstroke
- Eva Johnson: 50 and 200 backstrokes, 100 butterfly, 400 IM
- Mayrah Johnson: 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 IM
- Azana Karim: 50 freestyle, 200 IM
- Parker Lee-Walters: 200 IM
- Rohan Mehra: 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 IM
- Ethan Pak: 200 breaststroke
- Tenzin Panamserkhang: 400 freestyle
- Jasmine Pendsay: 100 breaststroke
- Bruce Qian: 400 IM
- Cole Radnay: 400 freestyle
- Will Rankin: 50 backstroke
- Shanel Tan: 200 breaststroke
- Alegra Teixidor-Salerno: 400 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke
- George Wang: 200 IM
- Jack Wiggins: 50 backstroke
- Heidi Wu: 100 backstroke
- Ha-im Yoo: 100 breaststroke
- Liam Zucker: 100 butterfly, 50 backstroke
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Summer Long Course Meet Updates |
AGUA Memorial Day Invitational
- Who: All swimmers
- When: May 28 to May 29, 2022
- Where: Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus
- Preliminary entries are now available. Please notify your lead group coach of any errors by Thursday, May 19 at 8pm.
- Job sign up is now available. As a reminder, all families must complete 10 service hours between October and July in accordance with our service policy.
- Swimmer uniform and call times:
- Saturday and Sunday 12-and-under - 7:30am (Gray AGUA shirt)
- Saturday and Sunday 13-and-over - 12:30pm (Green AGUA shirt)
- 14-and-under swimmers are permitted to wear AGUA team suits only. Swimmers ages 15 and over are permitted to wear AGUA team suits or solid-colored, non-technical TYR suits.
Sarasota Shark Open
- Who: 14-and-under swimmers and Senior I
- When: June 16 to June 19, 2022
- Where: Sarasota, FL
Nashville Summer Sizzler
- Who: Invited 13-and-over swimmers
- When: June 23 to June 25, 2022
- Where: Nashville, TN
- Hotel room block information: Hyatt Place Nashville Brentwood
- $169 per night
- Deadline to book: June 3, 2022
- Book a group rate through Asphalt Green
- Enter dates
- Click the special rates drop down
- Click on corporate or group code
- Enter code: G-AGUA
LIAC Summer Fun
- Who: Swimmers not racing at Sarasota or Nashville
- When: June 25 to June 26
- Where: NCAC
Condors July Jubilee
- Who: Swimmers not racing at Senior Mets or Junior Olympics
- When: July 8 to July 10
- Where: Felix Festa Middle School
Senior Metropolitan Championships
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: July 14 to July 17, 2022
- Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
- Hotel room block information: Long Island Marriott
- $199 per night
- Deadline to book: June 14, 2022
- Book a group rate through Asphalt Green
Metropolitan Swimming Junior Olympics
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: July 22 to July 24, 2022
- Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
- Hotel room block information: Long Island Marriott
- $199 per night
- Deadline to book: June 21, 2022
- Book a group rate through Asphalt Green
ISCA Summer Elite Showcase Classic
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: August 3 to August 6, 2022
- Where: St. Petersburg, FL
- Hotel room block to come
LC Senior Zone Championships
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: August 4 to August 7, 2022
- Where: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Hotel room block to come
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Sign Up Now Available: AGUA Team Banquet |
Join us in celebrating the hard work of our athletes for the 2021-2022 season! All AGUA swimmers are encouraged to sign up for an afternoon of honoring our swimmers for their accomplishments in and out of the water.
- AGUA swimmers attend free
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RSVP here by Tuesday, May 24, 2022
- All additional guests: $60
- Make checks out to Asphalt Green and bring to Coach Youngho or Coach Caroline
- Cash also accepted at the door
- When: Sunday June 5, 2022 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
- Where: House of Joy (28 Pell Street, New York, NY)
- Photo submission: Please submit photos from this season to [email protected] to be included in our slideshow!
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Upcoming Birthdays
May 17
Cate Hsu
Zoe Jalkut
May 18
Tyler Thompson
May 22
Tamara El-Eshmawi
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Asphalt Green IDs
All swimmers must use their ID card to access Asphalt Green's Battery Park City and Upper East Side campuses at each practice.
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Follow Us on Instagram
Be sure to follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shoutouts, and more!
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Please Do Not Remove Towels from Asphalt Green |
You love our towels, and so do we!
We would like to remind you that we provide complimentary towels for our guests to make your experience more seamless.
At the end of your visit, please return the towels so that we can clean, disinfect, and prepare them for the next time we see you. Towels should never be removed from our facility.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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Register Now: AGUA Summer Rising Star Clinic |
Registration is now available for AGUA summer swim clinics. Refine your skills and gain a competitive edge in the water. All activities, including dryland training and nutritional awareness, are designed for swimmers' specific needs.
- Rising Star Clinic (ages 7 to 10) - June 27 to July 1, 2022
- Register here
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Parent/Coach Communication |
In order to streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to the newsletter. Use the following email addresses for all questions:
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Upcoming Schedule Changes |
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Saturday, May 28, 2022 through Monday, May 30, 2022
Monday, June 27, 2022
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