NEWSLETTER // DEC. 10, 2024

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT CPAC DECEMBER INVITATIONAL!

Great work to all of our athletes who raced at the 2024 CPAC December Invitational in Stamford, CT! AGUA swimmers raced to countless finals splashes, personal best times and new qualification standards for Senior Mets, Sectionals and Futures.

Naila Broening-Chai led the team with victories in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. She shared the podium with gold-medal performers Kate Casciato (50 freestyle), Tim Seliger (200 freestyle) and Allegra Speight Ray (1650 freestyle).

The AGUA coaches would also like to thank the following athletes for standing out as RAD teammates throughout the meet and exemplifying our team values:

Stella Anderson

Beau Chan

Edward Chan

Rylee Ferraro

Catherine MacLennan

Imogen Miller

Laura Strassenburg

Sienna Wiggins

Ali Wright

Additional congratulations to all of our top-three finishers:

Naila Broening-Chai - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Kate Casciato - 50 freestyle
Beau Chan - 200 butterfly
Justin Chiang - 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
Milo Devine - 100 breaststroke
Luca Fong - 200 breaststroke
Nikol Goncharenko - 200 backstroke
Noah Gutin - 100 backstroke; 100 breaststroke
Nikolai Haridasan - 200 butterfly
Eva Johnson - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke
Ella Knox - 400 IM
Thomas Mackey - 100 butterfly
Catherine MacLennan - 100 backstroke; 200 and 400 IM
Katy Niziol - 50 and 100 freestyle
Lily Ramirez - 200 butterfly
Tim Seliger - 200 freestyle
Allegra Speight-Ray - 1650 freestyle
Laura Strassenburg - 200 breaststroke
Sienna Wiggins - 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle
Ali Wright - 200 and 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Michael Zhu - 100 breaststroke

Stay tuned to next week's newsletter for a recap of the NYSA Invitational and be sure to follow along on Instagram while our swimmers race at NCAP!

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

View tentative 2024-2025 short course meet calendar

NCAP INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES

Who // Invited athletes
When // Thursday, December 12 through Sunday, December 15
Where // Eppley Recreation Center, UMD College Park Campus, College Park, MD
Swimmer Uniform //
- Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
- Friday - Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
- All days - AGUA team cap & age-eligible tech suit
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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: NEW AGUA CAPS WITH UPDATED LOGO

AGUA caps with our new logo are now available for purchase at the front desk! These caps are not customized. Please note that either an updated customized or generic AGUA cap is required for competition beginning January 1, 2025. Please plan accordingly.

You can purchase caps at the front desk of the AquaCenter or the front desk of our Battery Park City campus. Latex caps cost $6 and silicone caps cost $16.

Please note that all swimmers will be limited to purchasing a maximum of two caps until further notice.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

December 10

Daenerys Fong

Kaila Katz

December 11

Avery Goodrich

Ivy Maa

Quinn Smith

December 12

Everett Lan

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we continue the 2024-2025 AGUA season, we want to take the opportunity 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.

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.

COACH COMMUNICATIONS

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

Jeff Chen // UES AG1 + 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

Andy Ross // Admin + Private Lessons

FOLLOW US ON INSTA

Follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shoutouts, and more!

PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

Thursday, December 12, 2024

AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold // 5:30pm to 7:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled  // National; AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold drylands

Friday, December 13, 2024

UES AG2 Gold // 5pm to 6pm (UES campus)
Senior Prep Green // 5:30pm to 7pm (UES campus)
AG3 Gold // 7pm to 8:30pm (UES campus)
Senior I // 7pm to 8:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled  // AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold drylands

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Canceled  // UES AG2 and AG3; UES AG1 and Senior I drylands; BPC AG1 dryland

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Senior Prep Green and Gold // 7am to 8:30am (UES campus)
AG3 Green and Gold // 8:30am to 9:45am (UES campus)
UES AG2 Green and Gold // 10:30am to 11:30am (UES campus)
Canceled  // Senior Prep Green dryland

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Canceled  // All UES practices

Friday, December 20, 2024

UES AG2 Green and Gold // 4pm to 5pm swim (UES campus)
Senior II // 5:30pm to 7:30pm swim (UES campus)
- Dryland 4:30pm to 5:15pm (UES campus)
Canceled  // AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold drylands