AGUA Newsletter: July 25, 2023

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Newsletter | July 25, 2023

Great Work at the NBAC Mid-Summer Classic!

Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the 2023 NBAC Mid-Summer Classic in St. Mary's City, MD!

Our swimmers raced to new personal bests, qualifications, and more. The team was led by Chloe Yang and Milly Birch and each posted national top-10 times for 12-year-old girls. A huge congratulations to Chloe for racing to the fifth-fastest time in the country in the 200 butterfly and to Milly who is ninth in the 400 IM.

The AGUA coaches would like to thank Manas Chan, Walker Devine, Claire Healy, Ella Knox, Bridget Lockwood, Rayah Milam, Max Packles, Sienna Wiggins, and Chloe Yang for standing out as RAD teammates throughout the weekend.

A special congratulations to our top-eight finishers:

Milly Birch - 50, 100, and 200 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 200 and 800 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Kate Casciato - 50 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle
Sebastian Chang - 50 and 200 breaststroke
Sienna Cho - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 400 freestyle
Sebby Colvin - 50 butterfly; 50 backstroke; 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke
Milo Devine - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 200 IM
Cooper Dong - 50 backstroke; 200 breaststroke
Chloe Fu - 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 breaststroke
Emily Jukic - 50 and 200 backstroke; 200 breaststroke; 50, 100, and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Jake Kim - 50 and 100 butterfly; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Ella Knox - 200 backstroke; 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Parker Lee-Walters - 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 50, 100, and 400 freestyle; 200 IM;
Wyatt Lee-Walters - 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 400 freestyle
Zach Levin - 100 breaststroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Bridget Lockwood - 100 and 200 backstroke; 100 freestyle
Maya Mulholland - 50 and 100 butterfly; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Ellise Plevin - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke
Xan Randolph - 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 200 freestyle
Zoe Ross Allen - 200 butterfly
Artem Safroniuk - 200 backstroke; 200 IM
Hayden Schwartz - 50 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 100 breaststroke; 200 IM
Rose South - 50 breaststroke
Cassie Wheaton - 200 breaststroke
Penny Wheaton - 200 and 800 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Daniel Wojciechowski - 50 butterfly; 50 freestyle
Addie Yang - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke
Chloe Yang - 100 and 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Emory Yang - 50, 100, and 200 backstroke

Stay tuned next week for a recap of the 2023 Senior Metropolitan Championships!

2023 LCM Meet Updates

USA Swimming Futures Championships

Who: Qualifiers
When: Wednesday, July 26, to Saturday, July 29, 2023
Where: SwimRVA, Richmond, VA
Uniforms:
- Wednesday – Choice AGUA shirt
- Thursday – Black AGUA shirt
- Friday – Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Saturday – Light gray AGUA shirt

ISCA Summer Elite Showcase

Who: Qualifiers
When: Wednesday, August 2, to Saturday, August 5, 2023
Where: North Shore Aquatic Complex, St. Petersburg, FL
Swimmer call times:
- Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday preliminaries - 6:15am
- Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday finals - 3:15pm
Uniforms:
- Wednesday – Choice AGUA shirt
- Thursday – Black AGUA shirt
- Friday – Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Saturday – Light gray AGUA shirt

Eastern Zone Senior Zone Championships

Who: Qualifiers
When: Thursday, August 3, to Sunday, August 6, 2023
Where: Eerie Community College, Buffalo, NY
Swimmer call times:
- Wednesday Warm Up: 4:30pm to 6:30pm
- Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday preliminaries - 7:15am
- Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday finals - 3:15pm
Uniforms:
- Thursday – Choice AGUA shirt
- Friday – Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday – Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday – Light gray AGUA shirt

Announcements

Required: Gear Bag Pick Up

As a reminder, swimmers must take home their gear bags from our equipment closets or crates by the last day of practice on Friday, August 11.

Any gear bags left behind may be thrown away when pools close for Asphalt Green's annual facility maintenance, beginning Saturday, August 19.

Please note, swimmers in all groups will not need any equipment after Friday, August 4.

Registration for the 2023-2024 AGUA Season

Registration for the 2023-2024 season is open through Friday, August 11, and must be completed through your Asphalt Green account.

For the 2023-2024 scholarship application process, all financial information must be submitted 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
Select the 2023-2024 school year

Register for 2023-2024

Upcoming Birthdays

July 25

Jacqueline Constantine

July 28

Sarah Vainer

AGUA Team Handbook

All families are responsible for the information noted in the AGUA Team Handbook.

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

Be sure to follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shout-outs, and more!

Access to the Team's TYR Portal

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

View Instructions

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, AG2, and AG3 Green
Hailey Hewitt: UES AG3
John Alaimo: Senior Prep
Youngho Kim: Senior I
Diana Pimer: Senior II
David Rodriguez: National

Upcoming Schedule Changes

Today, July 25

Senior I will swim from 6:30am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Evening practice is canceled.
AG3 Gold will swim from 3:30pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Swimmers racing at the Senior Zones will swim from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National practices.

Wednesday, July 26

Senior Prep Gold will swim from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Swimmers racing at the Senior Zones will swim from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National practices.

Thursday, July 27

Swimmers racing at the Senior Zones will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Senior Prep Gold will swim from 4:15pm to 5:45pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National and Senior II evening practices.

Friday, July 28

Swimmers racing at the Senior Zones will swim from 4:15pm to 6:15pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National practices; Senior Prep Green dryland practice.

Saturday, July 29

Swimmers racing at the Senior Zones will swim from 7:30am to 9:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
10-and-under swimmers racing at the ISCA Championships will swim from 10am to 11am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: All other practices.

Sunday, July 30

11- to 14-year-old swimmers racing at the ISCA Championships will swim from 8:30am to 10am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: All other practices.

Monday, July 31

Senior II will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Evening practice will occur as regularly scheduled.
Senior I will swim from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National evening practices; all dryland practices.

Tuesday, August 1

National will swim from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
AG3 Gold, Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: Senior I and National morning practices; All dryland practices; AG1 (see the following date).

Wednesday, August 2

Senior I will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
UES AG1, AG2 Green and Gold will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
AG3 Green, Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 5pm to 6:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: Senior II evening practice; All dryland practices.

Thursday, August 3

Senior II will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold will swim from 4:15pm to 5:45pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: National evening practice; All dryland practices.

Friday, August 4

Senior I and Senior II will swim from 6:45pm to 8:15pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 5:15pm to 6:45pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
AG3 Green and Gold will swim from 4:15pm to 5:45pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Canceled: All dryland practices.

Saturday, August 5

Canceled: All practices.

Sunday, August 6

Canceled: All practices.

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