Select Camp qualifiers, upcoming swim meets and nutrition talks, announcements, reminders, and plenty more!
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
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:
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: