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AGUA Swim Team

Newsletter | January 9, 2024

Register Now: Team Workshops With Level Up Leadership

 

Sign up to join us tonight, January 9, or this Thursday, January 11 as we introduce our new partnership with Level Up Leadership Coaching!

  • Tonight, January 9 at 8pm — AG3 and Senior Prep: Register Here
  • This Thursday, January 11 at 8pm — Senior I, Senior II, and National: Register Here

Swim Meet Calendar Updates

AGUA Swim Team's MLK Invitational

Final entries are now available. 

  • Who: Full AGUA Swim Team
  • When: Saturday, January 13 through Monday, January 15
  • Where: Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus
  • Service Hour Sign Up: View job descriptions and sign up for a job today! As a reminder, all families must complete 10 service hours between October 2023 and July 2024 per our service policy.
  • Swimmer Uniform:
    • Saturday - Black AGUA shirt
    • Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
    • Monday - Light 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
  • Swimmer Call Times:
    • Saturday/Sunday/Monday 12-and-under - 7:30am
    • Saturday and Sunday Distance - 12:30pm
    • Saturday 13-and-over - 2:30pm
    • Sunday 13-and-over - 2:15pm (updated)
    • Monday 13-and-over - 12:30pm (updated)

Condors Last Chance Invitational

Preliminary entries will be available in next week's newsletter.

  • Who: AG1, AG2 and AG3
  • When: Friday, February 2 through Sunday, February 4
  • Where: Felix Festa Middle School

LIE Second Chance Challenge

Preliminary entries will be available in next week's newsletter.

  • Who: Senior Prep and Senior I
  • When: Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 11
  • Where: Hofstra University

TYR Senior Metropolitan Championships

  • Who: All qualifiers
  • When: Thursday, February 15 through Sunday, February 18
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Hotel room block information: Long Island Marriott at 101 James Doolittle Boulevard Uniondale, New York, NY 11553 
    • Price: $199/night
    • Deadline to book: Next Tuesday, January 16
    • Book your group rate through Asphalt Green

Announcements

Upcoming Notable Dates:

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

  • Thursday, February 1: Digital Dive In - AGUA Winter Parent Meeting at 7:30pm on Zoom (Sign up available in next week's newsletter)
  • 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.
  • 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 team spring break. All practices are canceled. 
  • Monday, April 8: Long course group placements begin. 

Spring 2024 Practice Schedule Now Available

Please see below for the tentative spring 2024 practice schedule. As a reminder, the spring schedule will begin on Monday, February 26. All swimmers will stay in their current practice groups upon the start of the spring schedule. 

View Tentative Schedule

Upcoming Birthdays

January 9
Morgan Lynton
Daniel Wojciechowski
 
January 10
Dali Wan
 
January 11
Milly Birch
Charlotte Hammon
January 12
Matthew Chang
 
January 13
Timothy Batanov
 
January 14
Gemma Zampetti
 
January 15
Elle King
Meital Weiner
Fanchen Zeng
 

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.

Follow AGUA on Instagram

Follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shout-outs, and more!

Access to the Team's TYR Portal

Click to view the access instructions for our team's upgraded TYR portal and purchase tech suits, team suits and apparel, and practice equipment.

Parent/Coach Communication

To streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. 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

Practice Schedule Updates

Friday, January 12 

  • Canceled: AG1, AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold dryland practices. 

Saturday, January 13 through Monday, January 15

  • Canceled: All practices
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