NEWSLETTER // DECEMBER 23, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT NYSA HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Sofia Dimitrova
Aerin Healy
Sena Kanzaki
Lauren Koh
Leo Lambert
Anna Magni
Emerson Mars
Margaret Marsek
Veronika Popmihajlov
Lucas Reznik
Edison Rosenberg
Sana Shibata
Teagan Sullivan
Dree von Schreiber
Sebastian Wassenaar
Preston Zarnegar
Aurelia Zomopoulos

Ava Appignani – 50 backstroke
Camille Cruz – 25 butterfly; 25 backstroke; 25 freestyle
Arabella Fang – 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 breaststroke
Pia Ghimire – 100 butterfly
Sophia Hadar – 200 butterfly; 500 freestyle
Adrian Harutunyan – 50 and 100 breaststroke
Aerin Healy – 200 breaststroke
Everett Lan – 25 butterfly; 25 backstroke
Belle Liu – 25 breaststroke
Tegan Mejia – 100 backstroke
Alexis Miele – 100 freestyle
Jack Moore – 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Maya Mulholland – 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 500 freestyle; 100, 200 and 400 IM
Zubin Reuter – 50 and 100 backstroke
Mia Schneider – 100 and 200 backstroke
Quinn Smith - 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Sophie Tu – 100 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Ben Vargas – 100 backstroke; 200 IM
Lucy Watts – 100 breaststroke; 400 IM
Allison Zhu – 50 freestyle

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

TYR LC INVITATIONAL

Who // Invited Athletes
When // Friday, January 16 through Sunday, January 18, 2026
Where // Rutgers University
Hotel Blocks //
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Piscataway Somerset
  - Start Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
  - End Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
  - Reservation Deadline: Saturday, December 27, 2025
  - Room Rate: $155/night before tax
- Delta Hotels Somerset
  - Start Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
  - End Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
  - Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
  - Room Rate: $139/night before tax

AGUA MLK INVITATIONAL

Register Here; Deadline: Friday, December 26, 2025

Who // All swimmers not racing at the TYR LC Invitational
- Morning Sessions - 12 & Under
- Afternoon Sessions - 13 & Over
When // Saturday, January 17 through Monday, January 19, 2026
Where // Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus
Service Hour Sign Up // Will open at 9am on Tuesday, January 6

LIE LAST CHANCE MEET

Register Here; Deadline: Friday, January 2, 2025

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
When // Friday, January 30 through Sunday, February 1, 2026
Where // Hofstra University

2026 TYR SENIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Who // All Qualifiers
When // Thursday, February 12 through Sunday, February 15, 2026
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Job Sign Up // Now Available
Hotel Block // Long Island Marriott
- Start Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
- End Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026
- Reservation Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026
- Room Rate: $219/night before tax

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

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

December 27

Winter Su

December 28

Alina Attarwala

Emily Jukic

Mason Kostov

December 29

Selom Ahouandjinou

Eamonn Hynes

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVE THE DATES: DIGITAL DIVE IN SERIES

We look forward to hosting two more Digital Dive In events this swim season. Coaches will provide program and training updates, followed by Q&A sessions. Save the dates below!

Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 7:30pm
- Main Topic of Discussion: Dryland Training, Planning & Philosophy
- Register Here
Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 7:30pm
- Main Topic of Discussion: Group Placements & Long Course Review
- Register Here

GET INVOLVED: BECOME AN OFFICIAL

AGUA is looking for stroke-and-turn judges! Becoming an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and sport. You will learn the rules of competitive swimming and how meets work.

Click here to learn more and reach out to Charles Asch and Ashley Chan with any questions.

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 Asphalt Green's Battery Park City and Upper East Side campuses. 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.