Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed at the 2026 Long Course Junior Metropolitan Championships in Long Island, NY! AGUA came home with seven high-point award winners:
Olivia Kim: First Place 13-Year-Old Girls
Mike Lee: First Place 14-Year-Old Boys
Aitana Almandoz: Third Place 14-Year-Old Girls
Sabrina Shafer: Third Place 13-Year-Old Girls
Chloe Fu: Third Place 12-Year-Old Girls
Jade Golnar: Third Place 10-Year-Old Girls
Cooper Chen: Third Place 10-Year-Old Boys
The Team also came home with over 100 individual and relay medals and five new AGUA Team Records:
Atticus Fogarty: 13-14 Boys 400 Freestyle
Everett Lan: 8 & Under Boys 100 Freestyle
Tsubasa Ogata: 11-12 Boys 200 Breaststroke
11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay: Felix Turpin, Nicholas Pichlmeier, Jake Kim, Tsubasa Ogata
11-12 Boys 400 Medley Relay: Mikel Ruiz-Massieu, Nicholas Pichlmeier, Jake Kim, Tsubasa Ogata
The AGUA coaches would also like to thank the following swimmers for standing out as R.A.D. Teammates throughout the meet: Aitana Almandoz, Pietro Belvedere, Olivia Cha, Cooper Chen, Mason Choi, Morgan Dasilva, Leo De La Garza, Avery Goodrich, Eamonn Hynes, Sofia Kim, Anna Magni, Jojo Plevin, Quinn Smith, Audrey Tong, Nathan Wang and Allison Zhu.
UPCOMING SWIM MEETS
USA SWIMMING FUTURES
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Who // All Qualifiers
When// Wednesday, July 29, 2026 through Saturday, August 1, 2026
Please be sure you are logged in to your Asphalt Green (not AGUA Team Unify) account before starting the application process.
SUMMER EQUIPMENT BAG PICKUP
Please plan ahead and bring home your gear bag at your final practice of the long course season. Any remaining gear or equipment bags may be thrown away or recycled during the Asphalt Green pool shutdown starting Saturday, August 15, 2026.
GET INVOLVED: BECOME AN OFFICIAL
AGUA is still looking for more Admin Officials and stroke-and-turn judges! Becoming an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and sport. You will learn the rules of competitive swimming and how meets work.
Learn more and reach out to Charles Asch and Ashley Chan with any questions.
REMINDERS
LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS
As we continue the 2025-2026 AGUA season, we want to remind our athletes of locker room policies and best practices:
Locker rooms are shared spaces at both Asphalt Green's Battery Park City and Upper East Side campuses. 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 inside locker rooms, both on campus and during travel meets.
Swimmers should lock their belongings in a locker during practice.
Only swimmers who are Asphalt Green members 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
You can shop for team gear and the entire SwimOutlet catalog at our AGUA team store using the link below. You may use your normal SwimOutlet account login. No additional instructions or details are required.
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