NEWSLETTER // DECEMBER 2, 2025

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

CPAC WINTER INVITATIONAL 

Final entries are now available

• Who // Senior I and Senior II
• When // Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7, 2025
• Where // Chelsea Piers, Stamford, CT
• Timer Sign Up // Now Available
• Swimmer Uniform // 
  
  • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
  • Saturday - Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
  • Sunday - White/Light Gray AGUA Shirt
  • All Days - AGUA Team Cap & AGUA Outerwear
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times // 
  • Friday Distance  - 3pm
  • Saturday Prelims - 
    • 100 Breast & 200 Back - 6:45am
    • Remaining Events - 7:15am
  • Sunday Prelims -
    • 50 Free & 200 Breast - 6:45am
    • Remaining Events - 7:15am
  • Saturday & Sunday Finals - 4:45pm

NYS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Final entries are now available

• Who // AG1, AG2, AG3 and Senior Prep Swimmers not racing at the Katie Ledecky Invitational
• When // Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7, 2025
• Where // Lehman College
• Swimmer Uniform //
  
  • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
  • Saturday - Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
  • Sunday - White/Light Gray AGUA Shirt
  • All Days - AGUA Team Cap & AGUA Outerwear
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times // 
  • Friday - 5pm 
  • Saturday & Sunday 11 to 14 Prelims - 7am
  • Saturday & Sunday 9 and 10 Prelims / 8 & Under Finals - 12:30pm
  • Saturday & Sunday 9  and Over Finals - 4pm

KATIE LEDECKY INVITATIONAL

Final entries are now available

• Who // Invited Athletes
• When // Thursday, December 11 through Sunday, December 14, 2025
• Where // University of Maryland
• Volunteer Sign Up // Now Available
• Swimmer Uniform //
  
  • Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
  • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
  • Saturday - Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
  • Sunday - White/Light Gray AGUA Shirt
  • All Days - AGUA Team Cap & AGUA Outerwear
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times // 
  • Thursday Timed Finals - 4pm
  • Friday/Saturday/Sunday 13 & Over Prelims - TBA
  • Friday 10 & under Timed Finals and 11-12 Prelims - 11:30am
  • Saturday/Sunday 10 & under Timed Finals  and 11-12 Prelims - 12pm
  • Friday/Saturday/Sunday 11 & Over Finals - 4pm
    

TYR LC INVITATIONAL

• Who // Invited Athletes (Will be confirmed by Friday, December 19)

• When // Friday, January 16 through Sunday, January 18, 2026 

• Where // Rutgers University

AGUA MLK INVITATIONAL

• Who // All swimmers not racing at the TYR LC Invitational

• When // Saturday, January 17 through Monday, January 19, 2026

• Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

LIE LAST CHANCE MEET

• Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I 

• When // Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1, 2026

• Where // Hofstra University 

Click here to view the full 2025-2026 short course meet calendar.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

December 8

Alessandra Chou

Annette Yu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we kick off the 2025-2026 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 inside locker rooms, both on campus and during travel meets.
• Swimmers should lock their belongings in a locker during practice. 
• Only swimmers who are Asphalt Green members 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

You can shop for team gear and the entire SwimOutlet catalog at our 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. 

AGUA TEAM TYR DISCOUNT CODE

Looking for additional TYR gear? Be sure to use our AGUA Team Discount Code: TYRSWIM6NV directly on the TYR website. 

COACH COMMUNICATIONS

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

Andy Ross // UES AG1 + Private Lesson Booking Assistance

Jeff Chen // UES AG1 + UES 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

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PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

• UES AG2 NYS Competitors // 5pm-6pm swim (UES campus)
• UES AG2 KLI Competitors // 5:30pm-7pm swim (UES campus)
• AG3 NYS Competitors // 5pm-6pm swim (UES campus)
  • No Dryland
• AG3 KLI Competitors // 5:30pm-7:30pm swim (UES campus)
  • Dryland 4:45pm-5:15pm
• Senior Prep NYS Competitors // 6pm-7pm swim (UES campus)
  • No Dryland
• Senior Prep KLI Competitors // 5:30pm-7:30pm swim (UES campus)
  • Dryland 4:45pm-5:15pm
• CPAC Competitors // May swim 6pm-7pm swim (UES campus) or from 5pm to 7pm (CPAC)
• Canceled // UES AG1 Dryland (swim as regularly scheduled); UES AG2 Green Dryland; Senior I and Senior II

• AG3 KLI Competitors // 10am-11:30am swim (UES campus)
• BPC & UES AG2 KLI Competitors // 11:30am-12:30pm swim (UES campus)
• Canceled // Senior I and Senior II; Regularly scheduled BPC & UES AG1, AG2 and AG3 Practices

• Senior Prep KLI Competitors // 10:30am-12:30pm
• Canceled // Regularly scheduled Senior Prep Practices

• Canceled // Senior II; Senior Prep Green

• AG3 Gold // 7pm-8:30pm swim (UES campus)
  • Dryland 6:15pm-6:45pm
• Canceled // National

• Canceled // Senior I (see below)

• AG3 Green and Gold // 7:30am-9:30am swim (UES campus)
• UES AG2 Green and Gold // 10am-11am swim (UES campus)
  • Gold Dryland canceled
• UES AG1 // 11am-12pm swim (UES campus)
• Canceled // Senior II (see below); National

• Senior Prep Green and Gold // 8am-10am swim (UES campus)
  • Green Dryland canceled 
• Senior II // 10:30am-12:30pm swim (UES campus)
• Senior I // 12:30pm-2pm swim (UES campus)
• Canceled // National

Monday, December 15, 2025

• UES AG2 Gold // 4pm-5:30pm swim (UES campus)
  • Green dryland canceled 
• AG3 Green // 5:30pm-7pm swim (UES campus)
  • Dryland 4:45pm-5:15pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025

• BPC AG2 Green and Gold // 5pm-6pm swim (BPC campus)
• Canceled // National; Senior II; Senior I; Senior Prep Gold; All BPC and UES drylands

Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, December 26, 2025

• Canceled // All BPC & UES Practices

Saturday, December 27, 2025 through Thursday, January 1, 2026

• Adjusted schedule for all groups (BPC & UES)

Friday, January 2, 2026

• National // 3:30pm-5:30pm (UES campus)
• Senior I // 3:30pm-5pm (UES campus)
• Resume normal winter practice schedule for all other groups