PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last newsletter until Wednesday, September 6.
Additionally, the AGUA Swim Team office will be closed Monday, August 21 through Sunday, August 27. Please direct any questions to your lead group coach or to agua@asphaltgreen.org outside of this window.
Great Work at the 2023 Futures and Senior Zone Championships!
Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the 2023 Futures Championships in Richmond, VA!
AGUA swimmers earned multiple qualifications for USA Swimming Junior Nationals. The team was led by Alegra Teixidor-Salerno who earned a sixth-place finish in the women's 400 IM!
The team also earned four top-eight relay finishes courtesy of efforts from Isabella Castano, Abi Greenberg, Azana Karim, Carter Roebuck, Delilah Skaistis, Mia Slowik, and Fayanne Smith-Salzberg on the women's side and Satya Agashiwala, Ryan Kakimseit, Rodin McKenna, and Jagger Stachtiaris on the men's side. A special congratulations to our individual finalists:
Satya Agashiwala - 100 butterfly; 50 freestyle
Isabella Castano - 100 and 200 butterfly
Abi Greenberg - 200 butterfly; 200 and 400 IM
Ryan Kakimseit - 100 backstroke
Azana Karim - 100 freestyle
Aiden Rhee - 200 breaststroke
Carter Roebuck - 200 and 400 freestyle
Oliver Shao - 800 and 1500 freestyle
Delilah Skaistis - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 IM
Mia Slowik - 100 backstroke; 200 freestyle
Fayanne Smith-Salzberg - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Alegra Teixidor-Salerno - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 IM
Heidi Wu - 200 backstroke
Skylar Yoham - 100 and 200 butterfly
Congratulations as well to our athletes who raced at the 2023 Eastern Zone Senior Zone Championships in Buffalo, NY!
The team's efforts were highlighted by a relay medal sweep for the AGUA Women's Team. Stella Anderson, Anisa Basler, Tessa Feld, Lauren Fishbein, Kelly Hsu, Imogen Miller, Katy Niziol, and Estelle Vernhes combined for top-three finishes in all four relays including gold in the 200 freestyle relay.
The team was also led by Stella Anderson and Rohan Mehra. They earned multiple top-16 finishes each to contribute to the overall team scores! A special congratulations to our individual finalists:
Stella Anderson - 100 and 200 backstroke
Anisa Basler - 50 freestyle
Tessa Feld - 200 and 400 freestyle
Lauren Fishbein - 100 backstroke; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
David Gutin - 100 and 200 backstroke
Kelly Hsu - 50 and 100 freestyle
Catherine MacLennan - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
Rohan Mehra - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Imogen Miller - 100 backstroke
Katy Niziol - 50, 100, and 200 freestyle
David Sacca - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Artem Safroniuk - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 IM
Julien Shao - 200 butterfly
Estelle Vernhes - 50 and 200 freestyle
Tommy Wang - 50 and 100 freestyle
Announcements
Asphalt Green's Annual Facility and Pool Maintenance
Don't forget, from August 20 through September 4, Asphalt Green will perform annual maintenance on various parts of its campuses. During this time, all pools will be closed.
