NEWSLETTER // July 20, 2025

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SUPPORT OUR AMAZING AGUA MASTERS SWIMMERS AND THEIR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS!

// 20 BRIDGES SWIM FUNDRAISING

On August 13, the ladies of lane 3.5 from our UES morning crew are doing the 20 Bridges Swim, a 28.5-mile (48.5-kilometer) swim around Manhattan Island traditionally completed in a counter-clockwise direction.

A full loop, through three “rivers” that are actually all tidal straits or estuaries: The East River, The Harlem River, and The Hudson.

Their goal is to raise funds for four causes close to their hearts:

1. Asphalt Green - saves lives by waterproofing (teaching children to swim) and transforms lives by awarding Swim for the Future Scholarships to deserving swimmers. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌
2. Riverkeeper - fight for clean water in the Hudson River and New York City’s drinking water supply.
3. Epilepsy Foundation - stop seizures, find a cure, and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy
4. Parkinson's Foundation - find a cure

Please find more information below and cheer them on!

// SUPPORT FLEUR SOHTZ SWIMMING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

One of our own, Fleur Sohtz, will be taking on the final leg of the Triple Crown of open water swimming this August! After six years of preparation, Fleur is tackling the English Channel, a 21-mile swim.

Fleur is swimming not just for personal achievement, but for a cause close to her heart. Fleur is dedicating her journey to support Asphalt Green’s AGUA scholarships and inclusive programming for neurodivergent kids. Check out her campaign page here: Donate to Fleur Sohtz's Triple Crown.

Let’s rally behind Fleur as she takes on this incredible challenge. The Triple Crown is one of the highest accomplishments of open water swimmers, and a feat achieved by fewer than 400 people worldwide.

Your support will help her reach her Triple Crown goal and empower young swimmers in NYC to achieve their own dreams in the water. 

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