The AGUA Swim Team continued our February racing momentum at the 2024 LIE Second Chance Meet! Our athletes achieved several personal best times, and new and additional qualifications for the 2024 Junior and Senior Metropolitan Championships.
The meet included standout performances from Milly Birch (200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, and 100 breaststroke), Nikolai Haridasan (200 breaststroke and 200 freestyle), William Levine (100 breaststroke and 200 IM), Bruce Qian (100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 IM) and Tim Seliger (50 and 100 freestyle), who each won multiple individual events.
The AGUA coaches would like to thank Gillian Asch, Nari Baker,Ali Wright, Kyra Stinebaugh, and Aislinn Moloney for exemplifying our team values of respect, accountability, and discipline throughout the weekend.
Congratulations to our top-three finishers:
Spyros Argeros - 200 freestyle
Isabella Babbitt - 500 freestyle
Naomi Blau - 400 IM
Milly Birch - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 500 freestyle
Salvatore Bove - 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 IM
Kate Casciato - 50 and 100 freestyle
Emily Chan - 100 and 200 backstroke
Sebastian Chang - 100 butterfly
Sienna Cho - 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 and 400 IM
Bea Chukwulozie - 100 backstroke
Milo Devine - 200 butterfly
Luca Fong - 50 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Jazzy Foster - 50 freestyle
Iain Fulnecky - 100 breaststroke
Nikolai Haridasan - 200 breaststroke; 200 and 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Claire Healy - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
Alex Hoffmann - 400 IM
Gebran Kastoun - 200 butterfly
Ella Knox - 500 freestyle
William Levine - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 IM
Veronica McCall - 200 butterfly; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Imogen Miller - 200 backstroke
Cara Neary - 50 freestyle
Jonathan Packles - 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Max Packles - 100 breaststroke; 200 IM
Bruce Qian - 100 backstroke; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 100 freestyle; 400 IM
Lily Ramirez - 200 butterfly
Xan Randolph - 200 backstroke
Will Rankin - 100 backstroke; 100 and 500 freestyle
Matthew Renwick - 50, 100 and 200 freestyle
Hayden Schwartz - 100 and 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Tim Seliger - 50, 100 and 200 freestyle
Mark Silverman - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke
George Wang - 100 butterfly; 100 breaststroke
Penny Wheaton - 100 butterfly; 100, 200 and 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Jack Wiggins - 200 backstroke
Sienna Wiggins - 200 breaststroke; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Ali Wright - 100, 200 and 500 freestyle
Leo Yang - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 breaststroke
Stay tuned next week for a recap of the 2024 TYR Senior Metropolitan Championships!
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Uniform:
Saturday - Black AGUA shirt
Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
All Days - AGUA Team Cap; Swimmers 10-and-under must wear the AGUA Team Suit; Swimmers 11-and-over may wear their age-eligible tech suits and should confirm with their lead group coach
Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY
Announcements
Mark Your Calendars!
Add our upcoming winter and spring 2024 events to your calendar:
Today, February 21 through Thursday, February 22: Long course season group placements assigned. If your swimmer turns 11, 13, or 15 by June 1, 2024, they will likely be placed into a new group for the long course season.
Monday, February 26: Spring schedule begins (swimmers will remain in current groups until Monday, April 8, 2024).
Monday, April 1 through Sunday, April 7: AGUA Swim Team spring break. All practices are canceled.
Monday, April 8: Long course group placements begin.
Upcoming Birthdays
February 20
Camille Turpin
February 21
Zoe Ross Allen
February 22
Anna Hsu
Lauren Hsu
February 23
Kyra Stinebaugh
February 25
Lily Ramirez
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