NEWSLETTER // JUNE 17, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT OPEN WATER ZONES!

Congratulations to the AGUA swimmers who competed in the 2025 Eastern Zone Open Water Championships in Marmora, NJ! We had over 30 swimmers race across all three distances.

The team was led this time around by Max Paltridge, who scored a top-eight all-ages finish in the Men's 2.5K race! Additionally, AGUA took home three age-group first-place finishes courtesy of efforts from Daniel Andguladze, Milly Birch and Sabrina Shafer.

The AGUA coaches were incredibly proud of athletes for overcoming new challenges and learning many new open-water skills and strategies. A special thank you to all our families for your support throughout the day and to our standout RAD teammates: Pietro Belvedere, Kaelen Thakker and Ben Vargas.

Special congratulations to all of our top-eight age-group finishers:

Daniel Andguladze - 1st place 11-12 Boys 1.25K
Milly Birch - 1st place 13-14 Girls 5K
Morgan Dasilva - 2nd place 10 & Under Boys 1.25K
Sophia Hadar - 5th place 13-14 Girls 2.5K
Jolie Loghmanee - 7th place 11-12 Girls 1.25K
Maya Mulholland - 5th place 11-12 Girls 2.5K
Max Paltridge - 2nd place 13-14 Boys 2.5K
Sabrina Shafer - 1st place 13-14 Girls 2.5K
Brady Shiferman - 2nd place 11-12 Boys 1.25K
Mikel Ruiz Massieu - 7th place 11-12 Boys 1.25K

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

SYNERGY DRYLAND SUMMER SIZZLER

Final Entries

Who // Invite Only
When // Thursday, June 19 through Saturday, June 21, 2025
Where // Nashville, TN
Wednesday Swim in Competition Pool // 5pm-7pm
Swimmer Uniform //
- Thursday - Black AGUA shirt
- Friday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Saturday -Light gray AGUA shirt
Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
- Thursday/Friday/Saturday 13 & Over Prelims - 7am
- Thursday/Friday/Saturday 11 & Over Finals - 4:30pm
- Thursday/Friday/Saturday 12 & under - TBA (Approx. 12:30pm)

LIAC SUMMER FUN

Final Entries

Who // Full AGUA Swim Team (All swimmers not attending Summer Sizzler)
When // Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 2025
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Swimmer Uniform //
- Saturday - Black AGUA shirt
- Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
- 12 & Under - Saturday 7:30am; Sunday 11:30am
- 13 & Over - Saturday 11:30am; Sunday 7:30am

LIAC SUMMER SPLASH

Final Entries

Who // All 12 & Under Swimmers; Select 13 & Over Swimmers
When // Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2025
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

SENIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Preliminary Entries

Who // Qualifiers
When // Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 23, 2025
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Hotel Block // Residence Inn Long Island Garden City
- Start Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- Room Rate: $349/night before tax

JUNIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Who // Qualifiers
When // Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20, 2025
Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
Hotel Block // AGUA Swim Team at Junior Metropolitan Championship
- Start Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
- Room Rate: $249/night before tax

ISCA SUMMER SENIOR BLAST

Preliminary Entries

Who // 15 & Over Qualifiers
When // Tuesday, July 29 through Saturday, August 2, 2025
Where // North Shore Aquatic Center, St. Petersburg, Fl
Hotel Block // Hyatt Place St Petersburg Downtown
- Start Date: Monday, July 28, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025
- Room Rate: $199/night before tax

ISCA SUMMER ELITE SHOWCASE

Register Here; Deadline: Friday, June 13

Who // 14 & Under Qualifiers
When // Wednesday, August 6 through Saturday, August 9, 2025
Where // North Shore Aquatic Center, St. Petersburg, Fl
Hotel Block // Hyatt Place St Petersburg Downtown
- Start Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Monday, July 7, 2025
- Room Rate: $199/night before tax

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SERVICE HOURS NOW CONFIRMED

All service hours for the 2024-2025 season are now accounted for on our website. Please follow the instructions below to check your service hours. If you note any discrepancies, email Coach Evan by Friday, June 20, 2025.

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 BIRTHDAYS

June 18

Ethan Pak

June 19

Eva Dolan

June 20

Maximilian Hoffmann

June 21

Michael Zhu

June 22

Naila Broening-Chai

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we continue the 2024-2025 AGUA season, we want 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.
Only swimmers who are members of Asphalt Green 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

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.