Select Camp qualifiers, upcoming swim meets and nutrition talks, announcements, reminders, and plenty more!
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NEWSLETTER // APRIL 22, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

CONGRATS SELECT CAMP QUALIFIERS!

 

Congratulations to Milly Birch, Veronica McCall and Penny Wheaton 

on being selected for 2025 USA Swimming Select Camps!

 

Veronica and Penny will travel to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO for the 2025 USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp. To be selected for the camp, athletes must represent a diverse community and be top performers in their age group across the country. 

 

Milly will travel to the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, as a member of the 2025 Eastern Zone Select Camp. She is the first AGUA swimmer since 2022 to qualify for the camp. To qualify for Zone Select Camp, an athlete must be the fastest performer in the Eastern Zone in an Olympic Event for the 12 to 14 age group. 

 

These swimmers join a list of distinguished AGUA Swim Team alum who have attended camps and gone on to qualify for Olympic Trials, win international medals, swim collegiately, and more!

 

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

 

ASPHALT GREEN ANNUAL BIG SWIM

  • Who // Full AGUA Swim Team (All Groups)
  • When // Saturday, April 26, 2025
  • Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side
  • Swimmer Check-In Times //
    • Session 1 (9 to 12) - 10am
    • Session 2 (6 to 8) - 12pm
    • Session 3 (13 and older) - 2pm

LIAC SPRING KICKOFF

Preliminary Entries; Please notify your lead group coach of any errors by Friday, April 25. CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THIS DEADLINE.

  • Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep, Senior I, Senior II
  • When // Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025
  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center 

AGUA MEMORIAL DAY INVITATIONAL

Register Here; Deadline: Friday, May 2

  • Who // Full AGUA Swim Team (All Groups)
  • When // Saturday May 24, and Sunday, May 25, 2025
  • Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

EASTERN ZONE OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // Invite Only 
  • When // Saturday June 14, 2025
  • Where // Beesley's Point, Marmora, NJ
  • Hotel Block // AGUA Swim Team at Eastern Zone Open Water Championship
    • Start Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
    • End Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
    • Reservation Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025
    • Room Rate: $259/night before tax

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NUTRITION TALKS WITH BEINE WELLNESS

 

Save the date and join us on Zoom for our 2025 spring nutrition talks with our partner Beine Wellness:

  • Who: 12 & Under AGUA swimmers and families
    • When: Tuesday, April 29 at 8:30pm
    • Register Here
  • Who: 13 & Over AGUA swimmers and families
    • When: Tuesday, May 6 at 8:30pm
    • Register Here

UPDATES: 2025 AGUA TEAM BANQUET 

 
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
    • Deadline: Friday, May 2
  • Guest Tickets // Available here.
    • Cost: $70
    • Limit: 1 ticker per family
    • Tickets are available on a first-come-first-serve basis
    • Reminder: All AGUA swimmers attend free and do not need a ticket
  • Photo Submission // Submit your photos from the season to aguabanquet@asphaltgreen.org to be included in our slideshow!
  • Nominate a R.A.D. Teammate // Every year, we ask our athletes to nominate one teammate from their short course training group for RAD Teammate of the Year. Nominees should embody our team values of respect, accountability, and discipline:
    • Submit your vote for AG1, AG2 or AG3
    • Submit your vote for Senior Prep
    • Submit your vote for Senior I, Senior II or National

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! Please note that today, April 22, there will be partial access to the natatorium (center of the two elevator banks) as construction wraps up.

    UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

    April 22

    Theia Sorin

    Arabella Wilson

     

    April 24

    Eliza Holloway

    April 25

    Catherine MacLennan

     

    April 26

    Bruce Qian

    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:

     

    Click here for the link to the new AGUA Team Store. You may use your normal SwimOutlet account login. No additional instructions or details are required. 

    COACH COMMUNICATIONS

    To streamline communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. Instead, please use the following email addresses for all questions:

    Jeff Chen // UES AG1 + AG2

    Evan Banciella //  BPC AG1 + AG2

    Hailey Hewitt //  UES AG3

    John Alaimo // Senior Prep

    Youngho Kim // Senior I

    Diana Ross // Senior II

    David Rodriguez //  National

    Andy Ross // Admin + Private Lessons

    FOLLOW US ON INSTA

    Follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shoutouts, and more!

    PRACTICE

    SCHEDULE UPDATES

    Saturday, April 26, 2025

    • Senior II and National // 6:30am-9am swim (UES campus)
    • AG3 Green and Gold // 6am-7:30am swim (Sacred Heart)
    • BPC and UES AG2 Green // 7:30am-8:30am swim (Sacred Heart)
    • BPC and UES AG2 Gold // 7:30am-9am swim (Sacred Heart)
    • Canceled // Senior I (see below); BPC AG2 Gold dryland; UES AG2 Green dryland

    Sunday, April 27, 2025

    • Senior Prep Gold // 10:30am-12pm swim (UES campus)
    • Senior Prep Green // 12pm-1:30pm swim (UES campus)
      • Dryland 11:15am-11:45am
    • Senior I  // 1:30pm-3pm swim (UES campus)

    Thursday, May 1, 2025

    • Senior I  // 4:30pm-5:15pm dryland (UES campus)
      • Swim as regularly scheduled

    Saturday, May 3, 2025

    • Canceled // Senior I dryland
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