Newsletter | February 6, 2024

Stay tuned next week for a recap of the 2024 Condors Last Chance Meet!

LIE Second Chance Challenge

Final entries are now available. 

• Who: Senior Prep and Senior I
• When: Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 11
• Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
• Swimmer Uniform:
  • Friday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
  • All Days - AGUA Team Cap; Swimmers may wear their age-eligible tech suits and should confirm with their lead group coach.
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times:
  
  • Friday 400 IM - 3:30pm
  • Friday 500 Freestyle - 4:30pm
  • Saturday and Sunday 13-to-14 - 7:30am
  • Saturday an Sunday 15-and-over - 1:30pm

TYR Senior Metropolitan Championships

Final entries are now available

• Who: All qualifiers
• When: Thursday, February 15 through Sunday, February 18
• Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY
• Tickets: Now available.
• Volunteers: Please sign up here. All unfilled slots will be assigned by the AGUA coaching staff. 
• 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; Swimmers may wear their age-eligible tech suits and should confirm with their lead group coach.
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times:
  
  • Thursday 1000 Freestyle - 3:30pm
  • Thursday 800 Free Relay - 4:30pm
  • Friday/Saturday/Sunday Preliminaries - 7:15am
  • Friday/Saturday Finals - 4pm
  • Sunday Distance - TBD
  • Sunday Finals - 3:30pm

Metropolitan Swimming 8 & Under Championships

Registration is now available; Deadline: Next Tuesday, February 13

• Who: All swimmers ages 8-and-under
• When: Saturday, March 2 through Sunday, March 3
• Where (tentative): Felix Festa Middle School, West Nyack, NY

AGUA Last Chance Invitational

Registration is now available; Deadline: Next Tuesday, February 13

• Who: AGUA Swim Team (9-and-over)
• When: Saturday, March 2 through Sunday, March 3
• Where: Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

Junior Metropolitan Championships

• Who: All qualifiers
• When: Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10
• Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY
• Hotel room block information: Long Island Marriott at 101 James Doolittle Boulevard Uniondale, New York, NY 11553 
  
  • Price: $199 per night 

  • Deadline to Book: Next Tuesday, February 13

  • Book your group rate through Asphalt Green

Register Now: 10-and-under Nutrition Workshop

Registration is now open for our first 10-and-under Nutrition Workshop with Beine Wellness Building! Join us Wednesday, February 21 between 7:30pm and 8:30pm to discuss nutrition best practices for our swimmers 10 years old and younger.

Mark Your Calendars!

Add our upcoming winter and spring 2024 events to your calendar:

• Monday, February 19 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.
• Wednesday, February 21: 10-and-under Nutrition Workshop with Beine Wellness Building from 7:30pm to 8:30pm
• 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

Required: Asphalt Green 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.

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Parent/Coach Communication

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

• Jeff Chen: UES AG1 and AG2
• Kalee Walcott: BPC AG1 and AG2
• Hailey Hewitt: UES AG3
• John Alaimo: Senior Prep
• Youngho Kim: Senior I
• Diana Pimer: Senior II
• David Rodriguez: National
• Andy Ross: Admin and Private Lessons

Practice Schedule Updates

If you haven't already, please view the updated spring 2024 practice schedule (as of January 2024). As a reminder, the spring schedule will begin on Monday, February 26. All swimmers will remain in their current practice groups.

Thursday, February 8

• Canceled: Senior II; Senior I; Senior Prep Gold; AG3 Gold.

Friday, February 9

• National will swim from 7pm to 8:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus (see February 11).
• Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 7pm to 8pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: Senior Prep Gold dryland.

Saturday, February 10

• Senior II and National will swim from 7:30am to 9:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: Senior I

Sunday, February 11

• Senior II will swim from 10:30am to 12pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus (see following date).
• Canceled: National; Senior Prep Green and Gold.

Monday, February 12

• Senior Prep Green will swim from 5:30am to 7am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: Senior II morning practice

Tuesday, February 13

• AG3 Green will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus (see following date).

Wednesday, February 14

• All Senior Mets qualifiers will swim from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: National; Senior II; AG3 Green

Thursday, February 15

• Senior Prep Gold will swim 6pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland will be from 5:15pm to 5:45pm.
• Senior I will swim from 6:30pm to 8pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland will be from 5:30pm to 6:15pm.
• Senior II and National swimmers racing at Senior Mets may swim from 5pm to 6:30pm.
• Canceled: National; Senior II

Friday, February 16

• Senior I will swim from 6pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
• Senior I and Senior II swimmers racing at Senior Mets will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
• Canceled: Senior II

Saturday, February 17

• AG3 Green and Gold will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
• UES AG2 Green and Gold will swim from 8:15am to 9:15am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
• Senior Prep, Senior I, and Senior II swimmers racing at Senior Mets may swim from 11am to 12pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: National; Senior II; Senior I (see following date)

Sunday, February 18

• Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 8am to 10am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Senior I will swim from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. 
• Canceled: National; Senior Prep Green dryland

Monday, February 19

• Canceled: Senior II morning practice