Become an AGUA official, Eastern Zone Speedo Sectionals recap, spring events, schedule updates, and more!
NEWSLETTER // APRIL 8, 2025
TEAM UPDATES
GET INVOLVED: BECOME AN OFFICIAL
AGUA is looking for stroke and turn judges! Being an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and the sport. You will learn the rules of competitive swimming and how meets work.
Click here to learn more and please note the upcoming Spring Virtual Clinics held by Metropolitan Swimming:
These clinics will offer question and answer sessions, teach the rules of competitive swimming and plenty more!
GREAT JOB AT EASTERN ZONE SPEEDO SECTIONALS!
Congratulations to all our athletes who raced at the 2025 Eastern Zone Speedo Sectionals Championships. Our athletes raced to medals, records, best times, and new qualifications for Futures and Junior Nationals!
AGUA earned runner-up honors in the Women's Team Scores, Men's Team Scores and Overall Combined Scores. The team was led individually by Alegra Teixidor-Salerno (44 points: 200 breaststroke; 1000 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM) and Edhy Vargas (65 points: 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle).
AGUA athletes also raced to nine all-time team records:
Milly Birch - 13 to 14 Girls 200 Backstroke (1:58.43)
Edhy Vargas - 15 to 18 and Open Boys 200 Backstroke (1:44.19)
David Gutin, Edhy Vargas, Yahro Pique and Tim Seliger - 15 to 18 and Open Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (3:02.53)
David Gutin, Edhy Vargas, Yahro Pique and Rohan Mehra - 15 to 18 and Open Boys 800 Freestyle Relay (6:40.10)
Edhy Vargas, Aiden Rhee, David Gutin and Yahro Pique - 15 to 18 and Open Boys 400 Medley Relay (3:19.00)
Extra congratulations to our individual point scorers:
Spyros Argeros - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
Milly Birch - 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Kayla Bolster - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle
Naila Broening-Chai - 200 breaststroke
Isabella Castano - 200 butterfly; 200 IM
Justin Chiang - 200 IM
Tessa Feld - 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle; 400 IM
Lauren Fishbein - 200 breaststroke
Vincent Gookin - 1000 and 1650 freestyle
David Gutin - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle
Rohan Mehra - 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle
Jonathan Packles - 100 and 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Yahro Pique - 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle
Aiden Rhee - 200 breaststroke
Elonu Rodrigues - 1000 freestyle; 400 IM
Julien Shao - 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle
Mia Slowik - 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Allegra Speight-Ray - 1000 and 1650 freestyle
Alegra Teixidor-Salerno - 200 breaststroke; 1000 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Guest Ticket Sale details will be available in the coming weeks
YOU'RE INVITED! ASPHALT GREEN ANNUAL GALA
You are invited to Asphalt Green’s special Gala Celebration on Thursday evening, May 29.
When you attend the Gala, you honor a coach, you honor a team, and you provide critical support to Asphalt Green’s mission and efforts to create pathways to achievement. Join an AGUA table at the Gala in celebrating our extraordinary year with breathtaking views of Central Park at the Mandarin Oriental.
Questions can be directed to: gala @asphaltgreen.org
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 9
Wilson Qi
April 10
Nikhil Mehra
April 11
Leo Huang
April 12
Edward Chan
Nikol Goncharenko
Malcom Vincent-Gravenhise
Mila Zhang
April 13
Rylee Ferraro
Thomas Louzao
Riley Reardon
Rio Versfeld
April 14
Kai Huang
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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