NEWSLETTER // FEB. 25, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT SENIOR METS!

Congratulations to all our swimmers who competed at the 2025 TYR Metropolitan Swimming Winter Championships in East Meadow, NY. Our athletes raced to third-place finishes in the Overall Combined Team Score, Women's Team Score and Men's Team Score.

The meet featured multiple AGUA team records and five medal-winning performances. Alegra Teixidor-Salerno led the charge with her gold-medal-winning performance in the 200 breaststroke.

She was joined on the podium by Jonathan Packles (200 backstroke) and three of our Men's relays: 200 Medley (David Gutin, Spyros Argeros, Derek Cox, Yahro Pique), 200 Free: (Cox, Gutin, Pique, Tim Seliger) and 400 Free: (Gutin, Cox, Pique, Seliger). The 400 Free Relay Team tied the Open AGUA Team Record of 3:02.70 previously set in 2024.

Bruce Qian also broke two program marks in the 13-14 boys 1000 freestyle (9:40.61 - previously set in 2022) and 200 butterfly (1:52.95 - previously set by Bruce in 2024).

The AGUA coaches would like to thank all of our families who volunteered throughout the meet and the following athletes for standing out as R.A.D. teammates: Isabella Castano, Derek Cox, Lauren Fishbein, Mia Slowik and Allegra Speight-Ray.

Additional congratulations to our individual point scorers:

Spyros Argeros – 100 and 200 breaststroke; 400 IM
Milly Birch – 100 and 200 backstroke; 1000 freestyle
Kayla Bolster – 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 50 and 200 freestyle
Naila Broening-Chai – 100 and 200 breaststroke
Isabella Castano – 100 and 200 butterfly; 200 IM
Ryan Choi – 200 backstroke
Justin Chiang – 200 breaststroke
Derek Cox – 200 butterfly; 100 breaststroke; 50 and 200 freestyle
Milo Devine – 200 breaststroke
Tessa Feld – 200 butterfly; 200 freestyle
Lauren Fishbein – 100 and 200 breaststroke
Luca Fong – 200 breaststroke
Vincent Gookin – 1000 and 1650 freestyle; 400 IM
David Gutin – 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Eva Johnson – 200 backstroke
Rohan Mehra – 500 and 1000 freestyle; 200 IM
Katy Niziol – 50 freestyle
Jonathan Packles – 100 and 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Yahro Pique – 100, 200 and 500 freestyle
Bruce Qian – 200 butterfly; 500 and 1000 freestyle
Aiden Rhee – 100 and 200 breaststroke
Will Rankin – 500 and 1650 freestyle
Elonu Rodrigues – 200 backstroke
Artem Safroniuk – 200 butterfly
Julien Shao – 1650 freestyle
Mia Slowik – 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle
Allegra Speight-Ray – 1650 freestyle
Alegra Teixidor-Salerno – 100 and 200 breaststroke; 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Penny Wheaton – 1650 freestyle
Sienna Wiggins – 100 freestyle
Michael Zhu – 200 breaststroke

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

AGUA LAST CHANCE MEET

Final Entries. Changes will no longer be made.

Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 9 and older
When // Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9
Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side
Service Hour Sign Up // Now available
- All families must complete ten service hours between October 2024 and July 2025 in accordance with our service policy.
- View job descriptions here
Uniform //
- Saturday - Black AGUA shirt with updated logo
- Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt with updated logo
- All Days - AGUA team suit and AGUA cap with updated team logo; Swimmers 11 and over may wear age-eligible tech suits
Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
- 9-to 12-year olds - Saturday and Sunday 7:30am
- 13 and over - Saturday 2:30pm; Sunday 12:30pm
- Saturday Distance - 12:30pm

METRO 8 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries. Changes will no longer be made.

Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 8 and under
When // Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
Where // Felix Festa Middle School
Uniform //
- Saturday - AGUA 8 & Under Championship shirt
- Sunday - Black AGUA team shirt with updated logo
- All Days - AGUA team suit and AGUA cap with updated team logo
Swimmer Call Times //
- 8-year-old girls, 6 and 7-year-old boys - Saturday 7:45am; Sunday 7:30am
- 8-year-old boys, 6 and 7-year-old girls - Saturday 2:15pm; Sunday 1pm

JUNIOR MET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Preliminary entries are now available. Changes or errors must be sent to your lead group coach by Friday, February 28. We cannot make changes after this deadline.

Who // All 14 and Under Qualifiers
When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Spectator Tickets // Now available for purchase

AGTC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Preliminary entries are now available. Changes or errors must be sent to your lead group coach by Friday, February 28. We cannot make changes after this deadline.

Who // 15 and Over Qualifiers
When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Spectator Tickets // Now available for purchase

EASTERN ZONE SPEEDO SECTIONALS

Who // Qualifiers
When // Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30
Where // Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Hotel Options //
- AGUA Swim Team at Hotel Ithaca
  - Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
  - Start Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  - End Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
  - Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
  - Room Rate: $169-$199/night before tax
- AGUA Swim Team at Best Western University Inn
  - Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
  - Start Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  - End Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
  - Reservation Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025
  - Room Rate: $182/night before tax

EAST COAST ELITE SHOWCASE

Who // Qualifiers
When // Wednesday, April 2 through Saturday, April 5
Where // St. Petersburg, Fl
Hotel Options // Available here

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Don't miss out! Add our upcoming spring 2025 events to your calendar:

Saturday, April 26: Asphalt Green Big Swim
Saturday, May 3: AGUA College Commitment Day [TENTATIVE]
Saturday & Sunday, May 24 & 25: AGUA Memorial Day Swim Meet
- See our full tentative Long Course Meet Calendar here
Thursday, May 29: Asphalt Green Gala
Saturday, June 7: AGUA Team Banquet

Details and registration for all events will be available in the coming weeks.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

February 25

Lily Ramirez

February 28

William Orzolek

March 1

Jeffrey Qian

March 2

Lasha Rainauli

Kaelen Thakker

March 3

Clara Zampetti

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we continue the 2024-2025 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 to be taken inside the locker rooms, both on campus and during travel meets.
Swimmers should lock their belongings in a locker during practice.
Only swimmers who are members of Asphalt Green 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

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.