SWIM TEAM NEWSLETTER

AUGUST 27, 2024

COMPETITION UPDATES

CONGRATS, COACH ANDY: 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES CORRESPONDENT

Congratulations to Coach Andy Ross on a successful trip to Paris working for World Aquatics as a 2024 Olympic Editorial Correspondent. Coach Andy had a front-row seat to all the swimming action during the Games, including watching AGUA Alumnus Adell Sabovic compete in the 100-meter freestyle!

Coach Andy's role as an Editorial Correspondent included watching and analyzing the prelims, semi, and finals races, interviewing the Olympic Medalists in each event, and creating content for the World Aquatics Website. Check out some of Coach Andy's most-read recaps below:

ACTION REQUIRED

SAFESPORT CLUB RECOGNITION

AGUA is proud to be recognized as a USA Swimming SafeSport recognized club. In order to maintain our status as a SafeSport Team through the next Olympic quad, we need our athletes and families to watch the 20-minute videos linked below by Saturday, August 31.

We greatly appreciate your help!

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

METROPOLITAN SWIMMING OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

REGISTER TO COMPETE — Deadline: Tuesday, September 10

The AGUA coaches will confirm invitations by September 10; Please declare your interest above.

Who // Invited AGUA Swim Team athletes (Minimum 9 years-old with qualifying standard; details will be confirmed in the coming weeks)
When // Sunday, September 22
Where // Glen Island Park, NY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2024-2025 SEASON UPDATES

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for our full fall meet calendar, meet sign ups, parent meeting dates, and more.

IN-PERSON SUIT FITTINGS & NEW AGUA T-SHIRTS

SwimOutlet, our new provider for t-shirts, practice equipment, tech suits and more will be on-site for in-person fittings on:

Tuesday, September 10 (UES campus, 4pm to 7pm)
Wednesday, September 11 (UES campus, 4pm to 7pm)
Thursday, September 12 (BPC campus, 4pm to 7pm)

AGUA team T-shirts with our new logo are now available for order at the team store. All new members must purchase one of each color (Black, Dark Gray, and Light Gray).

Please see below for more details on our SwimOutlet Team Store, required training gear and more.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

August 27

Parker Lee-Walters

Maddie Lent

Amara Vanemoortele-Sethi

August 28

Jae-Lim Choi

September 1

Sienna Cho

Aerin Healy

September 2

Atticus Fogarty

REMINDERS

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.