NEWSLETTER // FEB. 4, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

NOW UPDATED: SERVICE HOURS

Thank you to all the families who volunteered at home and away meets this season. With your help, we ran successful meets for our athletes!

All service hours are now accounted for. Please follow the instructions below to check your service hours. If you note any discrepancies, email Coach Evan at ebanciella@asphaltgreen.org by Friday, February 14.

How to check the status of your service hours:

Visit our website and log in to your account.
In the top right corner, hover over your account name and click "My Account."
On the left side menu, hover over the fourth icon down and click "Invoices & Payments."
Navigate to the "Service Hours" tab.

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

LIE SECOND CHANCE CHALLENGE

Final Entries

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
When // Friday, February 7 through Sunday, February 9
Where // Hofstra University
Swimmer Uniform //
- Friday - Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
- All Days - AGUA cap with updated team logo & age-eligible tech suits
Swimmer Call Times //
- Friday Session 1 - 3:30pm
- Friday Session 2 - TBA
- Saturday and Sunday 11 & under to 14 & under - 7:30am
- Saturday and Sunday 10 & under and 15 & over - 1:30pm

TYR SENIOR MET WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries

Who // All qualifiers
When // Thursday, February 13 through Sunday, February 16
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Service Sign Up // Now available
Spectator Ticket Link // Now available
Swimmer Uniform //
- Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
- Friday - Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
- All Days - AGUA cap with updated team logo & age-eligible tech suits
Swimmer Call Times //
- Thursday 1000 freestyle - 3:30pm
- Thursday 800 freestyle relay - 4:45pm
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday - TBA

AGUA LAST CHANCE MEET

Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 9 and older
When // Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9
Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

METRO 8 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 8 and under
When // Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
Where // Felix Festa Middle School

JUNIOR MET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Register Here - Deadline: Friday, February 7

Who // All 14 and Under Qualifiers
When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Hotel Information // Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
- - AGUA Swim Team at the Long Island Marriott
  - Start Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
  - End Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025
  - Reservation Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 2025
  - Room Rate: $229/night before tax

AGTC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Register Here - Deadline: Friday, February 7

Who // 15 and Over Qualifiers
When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Hotel Information // Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
- - AGUA Swim Team at the Long Island Marriott
  - Start Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
  - End Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025
  - Reservation Deadline: Thursday, February 13, 2025
  - Room Rate: $229/night before tax

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

LAST CALL: SIGN UP FOR TONIGHT'S DIGITAL DIVE IN

Join us this evening for our winter Digital Dive In event! This virtual AGUA Winter Parent Meeting will review championship meets and preparation, group placements and our annual intent to return process.

Register Here
When: Tonight, February 4, at 7:30pm
Where: Zoom (Link will be distributed this afternoon)

NOW AVAILABLE: AGUA CUSTOM NAME CAPS

An updated customized or generic AGUA cap is required for all AGUA competitions in 2025. Please plan accordingly.

To purchase an updated logo cap, please do one or more of the following:

Generic AGUA Caps (not customized) are now available for purchase at the front desk of the AquaCenter or our Battery Park City campus.
- Latex caps cost $6 and silicone caps cost $16.
Custom Cap Order #2 - Please note that our second round of custom cap orders is now open!
- Order Here; Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025
  - Each unit comes with two silicone caps.
  - Families may purchase up to five packs.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

February 4

Aitana Almandoz

Allison Zhu

February 6

Chloe Yang

February 7

Daniel Andguladze

Donald Chan

Nadia Morbi-Husain

February 8

Kylie Zhu

February 9

Spyros Argeros

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

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PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Canceled  //  AG3 Gold, Senior Prep Gold, Senior I and Senior II

Friday, February 7, 2025

AG3 Green and Gold // 5:30pm to 6:30pm swim (UES campus)
Senior Prep Green and Gold // 6:30pm to 7:30pm swim (UES campus)
Canceled //  AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold Drylands

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Canceled  //  BPC and UES AG1, BPC and UES AG2, AG3, Senior I

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Senior II Girls  //  Swim 10:30am to 12pm (UES campus)
Senior II Boys  //  Swim 12pm to 1:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled  //  Senior Prep

Monday, February 10, 2025

Canceled  //  Senior II morning practice

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

All Senior Mets Qualifiers // Swim 5:30pm to 7:30pm (UES campus)
AG3 Gold  //  Swim 4pm to 5:30pm (UES campus)
- Dryland 5:45pm to 6:15pm
Senior II // Dryland 4:30pm to 5:15pm (Sacred Heart)

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Senior Prep Gold // Swim 6pm to 7:30pm (UES campus)
National and Senior II // May swim from 6pm to 7pm (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior Prep Gold and Senior II drylands

Friday, February 14, 2025

Senior I // Swim 6:30pm to 8:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior II

Saturday, February 15, 2025

AG3 Green and Gold // Swim 7am to 9am (UES campus)
UES AG2 Gold // Swim 11am to 12pm (UES campus)
UES AG2 Green // Swim 12pm to 1pm (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior I (see below), Senior II and National; UES AG1 and AG2 drylands

Sunday, February 16, 2025