SWIM TEAM NEWSLETTER

JULY 2, 2024

COMPETITION UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT JUNE JAMBOREE AND SUMMER FUN!

Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the LIE June Jamboree and the LIAC Summer Fun in Long Island, NY! Our swimmers capped off the 2024 LCM in-season competition with countless personal best times and new qualifications for the Metropolitan Swimming Junior Metropolitan Championships.

The AGUA coaches thank Alex Bannasch, Bea Chukwulozie, Juniper Eaton, Esme Hynes, Maya Mulholland, Max Packles, Sabrina Shafer, and Laura Strassenburg for standing out as R.A.D. teammates over the weekend.

Next up is our series of Championship meets starting this weekend in New York City and St. Mary's City, MD!

Congratulations to our individual event top-three finishers:

Aitana Almandoz - 100 freestyle
Alexander Argeros - 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 breaststroke
Milly Birch - 100 and 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Naomi Blau - 200 backstroke
Kate Casciato - 50 freestyle
Sienna Cho - 400 freestyle
Bea Chukwulozie - 100 and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle
Cooper Dong - 100 and 200 backstroke; 400 IM
Atticus Fogarty - 100 butterfly; 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle
Chloe Fu - 50 butterfly
Iain Fulnecky - 100 breaststroke
Pia Ghimire - 50 butterfly
Annabel Gui - 100 breaststroke
Claire Healy - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Mayrah Johnson - 50 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 freestyle
Emily Jukic - 200 backstroke; 400 freestyle
Jake Kim - 100 butterfly; 100, 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Olivia Kim - 100 butterfly; 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle
Mason Kostov - 50 freestyle
William Levine - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Jolie Loghmanee - 50 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 100 freestyle
Thomas Mackey - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke
Veronica McCall - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 backstroke; 50 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Maya Mulholland - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Nicholas Pichlmeier - 50 and 100 breaststroke
Ellise Plevin - 200 breaststroke
Viaan Ramnath - 50 butterfly
Xan Randolph - 100 and 200 backstroke
Will Rankin - 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke
Mark Silverman - 200 butterfly; 200 breaststroke
Rose South - 100 backstroke; 50 breaststroke; 100 freestyle
George Wang - 100 butterfly; 200 and 400 IM
Lucy Watts - 50 breaststroke
Penny Wheaton - 200 butterfly; 200 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Chloe Yang - 400 freestyle
Leo Yang - 100 breaststroke

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

QNS ONE MORE CHANCE INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
When // Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7
Where // Lehman College
Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
- Saturday & Sunday 13 and over - 7:30am
- Saturday & Sunday 12 and under - 1pm
Uniform //
- Saturday - Black AGUA Shirt
- Sunday - Dark Gray AGUA shirt

2024 NBAC MID-SUMMER CLASSIC

FINAL ENTRIES

Who // Qualifiers
When // Friday, July 5 through Monday, July 8
Where // St. Mary's City, MD
Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
- Friday 800 Freestyle - 2:15pm
- Friday Remaining Events - 4:30pm
- Saturday, Sunday & Monday 13 & Over Preliminaries - 6:30am
- Saturday, Sunday & Monday 12 & Under - 11:45am
- Saturday & Sunday Finals - 4pm
- Monday 1500 Freestyle - 3:30pm
- Monday Finals - 4:30pm
Uniform //
- Friday - Choice AGUA Shirt
- Saturday - Black AGUA Shirt
- Sunday - Dark Gray AGUA shirt
- Monday - Light Gray AGUA shirt

2024 TYR SENIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

FINAL ENTRIES

Who // Qualifiers
When // Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Spectator Tickets // Now available.
Job Sign Up // Now available. All remaining spots will be assigned by the coaching staff.
Tentative Swimmer Call Times // May change upon meet timeline confirmation.
- Thursday 800 Freestyle - 3:45pm
- Thursday 800 Freestyle Relay - 5pm
- Friday Preliminaries -
  - 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle - 7am
  - 100 butterfly and 400 IM - 8am
- Saturday Preliminaries -
  - 200 IM and 50 freestyle - 7am
  - 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle - 8am
- Sunday Preliminaries -
  - 200 backstroke and 200 breaststroke - 7am
  - 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly - 8am
- Friday & Saturday Finals - 4pm
- Sunday Distance - TBA
- Sunday Finals - 3:30pm

2024 JUNIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

PRELIMINARY ENTRIES - Please report any errors to your lead group coach by Friday, July 5 at 12pm.

Who // Qualifiers
When // Friday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

2024 SENIOR ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Who // Qualifiers
When // Thursday, August 1 through Sunday, August 4
Where // Burt Flickinger Aquatic Center, Buffalo, NY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2024-2025 SWIM FOR THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN

If you are interested in applying for a 2024-2025 AGUA Swim for the Future scholarship, you must submit all financial information through Asphalt Green’s financial aid software, TADS. Once you create a login, please make the following selections:

State // New York
City // New York
School // Asphalt Green Swim for the Future
School Year // Select 2024-2025

APPLY NOW

JULY NUTRITION BITE: FUELING FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

This month's Nutrition Bite, courtesy of our partner Beine Wellness, focuses on fueling up for our upcoming Championship season.

This month, our guide provides detailed tips for each hour of your championship meet day, including meals and snacks.

VIEW HERE

USA SWIMMING SAFE SPORT CLASSES NOW AVAILABLE

USA Swimming Safe Sport staff is hosting Zoom trainings for parents, young athletes, and coaches to assist clubs in completing the Training and Education requirements of the Safe Sport Club Recognition program.

All participants must register in advance to attend training (see below). Alternatively, you can log in as an athlete or as a parent to take the course. We appreciate you for helping us remain a USA Swimming SafeSport recognized club!

Parent Trainings:

Wednesday, July 17 at 8pm ET – REGISTER
Wednesday, August 7 at 8pm ET – REGISTER

Athlete Trainings (12-17 years old):

Thursday, July 18 at 8pm ET – REGISTER
Thursday, August 8 at 8pm ET – REGISTER

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

July 2

Alexis Miele

July 3

Lauren Fishbein

Felix Turpin

July 4

Maya Mulholland

July 5

Nari Baker

July 6

Leo Yang

July 8

Morgan Dasilva

REMINDERS

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 TO AGUA'S PORTAL

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

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

Kalee Walcott // 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

Monday, June 24 through Friday, August 9, 2024

All Groups // Summer practice schedule has started

Thursday, July 4

Canceled // All BPC & UES Practices

Friday, July 5

AG3 Green // 4:15pm to 5:15pm swim (UES campus)
AG3 Gold // 5:15pm to 6:30pm swim (UES campus)
13 & Over QNS Invitational Swimmers // 5:15pm to 6:30pm swim (UES campus)
13 & Over Senior Mets Swimmers (Senior Prep, Senior I, Senior II) // 6:30pm to 8:15pm swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior Prep; Senior I; Senior II; AG1 dryland; AG3 Green and Gold dryland

Saturday, July 6

Senior Prep, Senior I and Senior II Senior Mets Qualifiers (Girls) // 10am to 11:30am
Senior Prep, Senior I and Senior II Senior Mets Qualifiers (Boys) // 11:30am to 1pm
Canceled // BPC & UES AG2 Green and Gold; AG3 Green and Gold

Sunday, July 7

National // 8:30am to 9:45am swim (UES campus)
Senior II // 1pm to 2:30pm swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior Prep and Senior I

Monday, July 8

14 & Under Junior Mets Qualifiers // 4pm to 5:30pm swim (UES campus)
Senior II // 5:30pm to 7:30pm swim (UES campus)
Senior Prep Senior Mets Qualifiers // 5:30pm to 7:30pm swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior II morning swim; BPC & UES AG1; BPC & UES AG2; AG3 Green and Gold; Senior Prep Green and Gold

Thursday, July 11

Senior Prep Gold // 4:15pm to 6:15pm swim (UES campus)
National, Senior II & Senior I Senior Mets Qualifiers // 6pm to 7:30pm swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior II; National evening swim; Senior Prep Gold dryland

Friday, July 12

Senior I // 4:15pm to 6:15pm swim (UES campus)
Senior Mets Qualifiers // 7am to 8:30am swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior II; National

Saturday, July 13

AG3 Green and Gold // 7:30am to 9am swim (UES campus)
Senior Mets Qualifiers // 10am to 11:30am swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior II; National

Sunday, July 14

Senior Prep and Senior I Junior Mets Qualifiers // 8am to 9:45am swim (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior Prep Green and Gold; Senior I; National

SPORTS, FITNESS, AND PLAY FOR ALL

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