Open Water Junior Nationals & East Coast Elite meet recaps, upcoming meet schedules, announcements, reminders, and plenty more!
NEWSLETTER // APRIL 15, 2025
TEAM UPDATES
CONGRATS OPEN WATER JUNIOR NATIONALS SWIMMERS!
Congratulations to the AGUA athletes who competed at the 2025 USA Swimming Open Water Junior National Championships in Sarasota, FL. AGUA set a program-best of five athletes competing at the meet.
The competition featured the best distance and open water swimmers from across the country.
Great work to our swimmers on their races!
Milly Birch - 5K Junior National Championship (25th)
Emily Jukic - 5K Junior National Championship (46th)
Bruce Qian - 5K Junior National Championship (34th)
Allegra Speight-Ray - 7.5K Junior National Championship (32nd)
Penny Wheaton - 5K Junior National Championship (24th)
GREAT JOB AT EAST COAST ELITE SHOWCASE
Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the 2025 ISCA East Coast Elite Showcase in St. Petersburg, Florida! The team raced to countless personal best times, heat wins and more.
Jolie Loghmanee (40 points: 100 and 200 backstroke; 100 and 200 freestyle; 100 and 200 IM) and Mikel Ruiz-Massieu (16 points: 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 500 freestyle; 200 IM) led their respective teams in overall points scored.
The AGUA staff would also like to thank Olivia Cha, Pierce Dowhy Canfield, Zach Finston, Alexis Miele, Jack Moore, Max Paltridge and Quinn Smith for exemplifying our team values of respect, accountability and discipline throughout the meet.
Extra congratulations to our individual point scorers:
Aitana Almandoz - 100 freestyle
Camille Auth- 50, 100 and 500 freestyle
Morgan Dasilva - 50 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 200 IM
Eamonn Hynes - 100 backstroke
Emily Jukic - 500 freestyle
Sena Kanzaki - 100 breaststroke
Jolie Loghmanee - 100 and 200 backstroke; 100 and 200 freestyle; 100 and 200 IM
Maya Mulholland - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle; 200 an 400 IM
Max Paltridge - 200 backstroke; 500 free; 400 IM
Nicholas Pichlmeier - 100 breaststroke
Andrew Quach - 50, 100 and 200 butterfly
Zubin Reuter - 100 butterfly
Mikel Ruiz-Massieu - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Rose South - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 100 IM
Felix Turpin - 100 backstroke
Benjamin Vargas - 500 freestyle
Penny Wheaton - 100 and 200 butterfly; 500 freestyle
JOIN NOW: SWIM-A-THON FOR WATER SAFETY & ASPHALT GREEN COMMUNITY
Our very own AGUA swimmer, Ali Wright, is organizing a swim-a-thon in support of Asphalt Green’s community water safety initiatives and our skill development programs.
These efforts will create pathways to swim instruction for individuals and families facing financial hardships.
The event is Saturday, May 31 – the last day of water safety month – from 2-5 p.m. at Sacred Heart’s pool. The more swimmers who participate, the more we can raise for a great cause!
Ask friends & family to donate to your effort, either through a flat donation or by pledging a certain amount of money per lap you swim. (Donation links and promotional materials will be provided.)
We look forward to celebrating our athletes at the annual AGUA Swim Team Banquet! All swimmers are encouraged to attend. Please see the details below:
When //Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Where //House of Joy (28 Pell St., New York, NY 10013)
AGUA athlete attendance confirmation //Sign up here
Guest Tickets // Details available in next week's newsletter.
Photo Submission// Submit your photos from the season to aguabanquet@asphaltgreen.org to be included in our slideshow!
AQUACENTER SECOND FLOOR ACCESS UPDATE: April 14–22
We're excited to share that a cafe is coming to Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side campus! From April 14 to April 18, the second floor of the AquaCenter will be unavailable to all members, program users, and guests while construction beings to install the cafe. Spectator seating will still be accessible via the pool deck stairs.
From April 19 to April 22, there will be partial access to the natatorium (center of the two elevator banks) as construction wraps up.
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 15
Ava Appignani
April 18
Cassie Wheaton
April 19
Sloane Solash
April 20
Thomas Mackey
REMINDERS
LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS
As we continue the 2024-2025 AGUA season, we want to remind our athletes of locker room policies and best practices:
Locker rooms are shared spaces at both BPC & UES. All AGUA swimmers should speak and behave in alignment with our team values of respect, accountability and discipline.
There are absolutely no photos or videos permitted to be taken inside the locker rooms, both on campus and during travel meets.
Swimmers should lock their belongings in a locker during practice.
Only swimmers who are members of Asphalt Green are permitted to use the member locker rooms at Asphalt Green. There are no exceptions.
REQUIRED ID CARDS
All swimmers must use their ID cards to access our facilities. Swimmers are not permitted to enter the facilities without their ID cards.
ACCESS AGUA'S SWIMOUTLET PORTAL
We are excited to announce our new partnership with SwimOutlet for the 2024-2025 season. You can shop for team gear and the entire SwimOutlet catalog at our new AGUA team store using the link below:
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