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NEWSLETTER // JUNE 30, 2026

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT NASHVILLE SUMMER SIZZLER

 

Congratulations to our athletes who competed at the 2026 Synergy Dryland Summer Sizzler in Nashville, TN! Our swimmers earned new cut times for Junior and Senior Mets and came home with over 65 top-three finishes. 

 

Jeffrey Qian and Atticus Fogarty raced to new AGUA Team Records in the 11-12 Boys 100 Breaststroke (previously set in 2015) and 13-14 Boys 800 Freestyle (previously set in 2025), respectively. 

 

The AGUA coaches would like to thank Aitana Almandoz, Pietro Belvedere, Olivia Cha, Luisa Fadul, Aerin Healy and Jake Kim, for exemplifying our team values of respect, accountability, and discipline throughout the competition. 

 

Extra congratulations to our individual event winners:

  • Atticus Fogarty - 100 and 200 butterfly; 200 IM

  • Chloe Fu - 100 Free, 200 and 400 Freestyle

  • Jade Golnar - 50 and 100 Butterfly; 50 and 100 Backstroke; 50 and 100 Freestyle

  • Avery Goodrich - 100 Breaststroke; 200 IM

  • Mika Lee - 50 Freestyle

  • Tsubasa Ogata - 100 Freestyle

  • Jeffrey Qian - 50 and 100 Breaststroke

  • Felix Turpin - 50 Backstroke

  • Sabrina Shafer - 400 Freestyle

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

TYR SENIOR METS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final entries

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Job Sign Up // Now Available
    • All unfilled jobs will be assigned by the coaching staff.
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • Thursday:
      • 200 Medley Relay - 3:45pm
      • 800 Freestyle - 4:00pm
      • 800 Freestyle Relay - 5:30pm
    • Friday/Saturday/Sunday Prelims - TBA
    • Friday/Saturday/Sunday Finals - TBA

JUNIOR METS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Preliminary Entries; Correction Deadline: Friday, July 3

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

USA SWIMMING FUTURES

CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Wednesday, July 29 through Saturday, August 1, 2026

  • Where // Knoxville, TN

ISCA SENIOR BLAST

  • Who // All 15 & Over Qualifiers

  • When // Tuesday, July 28 through Saturday, August 1, 2026

  • Where // St. Petersburg, FL

ISCA ELITE SHOWCASE

  • Who // All 14 & Under Qualifiers

  • When // Monday, August 3 through Thursday, August 6, 2026

  • Where // St. Petersburg, FL

  • Hotel Blocks //
    • AC Hotel St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • End Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2026
      • Room Rate: $169/night before tax
    • Hyatt Place St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • End Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2026
      • Room Rate: $159/night before tax

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

July 2

Alexis Miele

 

July 3

Lauren Fishbein

Felix Turpin

July 4

Maya Mulholland

 

July 6

Leo Yang

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOW AVAILABLE: SWIM FOR THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

 

As we navigate the remainder of the long course season, please look ahead to information regarding the 2026-2027 AGUA swim season:

  • Season Start Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
  • Swim for the Future Scholarship Information:
    • Apply here
    • Please be sure you are logged in to your Asphalt Green (not AGUA Team Unify) account before starting the application process.

Stay tuned over the coming months for updates on the following:

  • Group placement information
  • Tentative fall practice schedules
  • Asphalt Green 2026-2027 team registration

SERVICE HOURS NOW FINALIZED

 

All service hours for the 2025-2026 season are now accounted for on our team website. Please follow the instructions below to check your service hours. If you note any discrepancies, email Coach Isaac by Friday, July 3, 2026.
 
How to check the status of your service hours:
  1. Visit our website and log in to your account.
  2. In the top right corner, hover over your account name and click "My Account".
  3. In the left-side menu, hover over the fourth icon down, then click "Invoices & Payments".
  4. Navigate to the "Service Hours" tab.

Please note that we are happy to correct any errors in service hours. As a reminder, all AGUA families must complete ten service hours per year in accordance with our Family Service policy.

 

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. 

VIEW TEAM STORE

AGUA TEAM TYR DISCOUNT CODE

 

Looking for additional TYR gear? Make sure you use our AGUA team discount code: TYRSWIM6NV directly on the TYR website. 

 

COACH COMMS

 

To streamline communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. Instead, please use the following email addresses for all questions:

Andy Ross // UES AG1 + Private Lesson Booking Assistance

Jeff Chen // UES AG1 + UES AG2

Isaac Gomez //  BPC AG1 + AG2

Hailey Hewitt //  UES AG3

John Alaimo // Senior Prep

Youngho Kim // Senior I

Diana Ross // Senior II

David Rodriguez //  National

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PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

Summer practice schedules have begun:

  • View UES schedules here
  • View BPC schedules here

Friday, July 3, 2026

  • Senior I [UPDATED] // 8:30am–10am swim (UES campus)
  • AG3 Green & Gold // 10am-12pm swim (UES campus)
  • Senior II // 1pm-3pm swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland 11:45am-12:45pm (UES campus)
  • Senior Prep Green & Gold // 3pm-5pm swim (UES campus)
  • UES AG2 Green & Gold // 5pm–6pm swim (UES campus)
  • UES AG1 // 5pm-6pm swim (UES campus)

Saturday, July 4, 2026

  • Senior II and National // 8am–9am swim (UES campus)
  • Canceled // All other BPC and UES practices

Thursday, July 9, 2026

  • Senior Prep Gold // 6:15pm-7:45pm swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland canceled
  • Canceled // National and Senior II

Friday, July 10, 2026

  • Senior I // 7am-8:30am swim (UES campus)
  • Canceled // National and Senior II; AG3 and Senior Prep drylands

Saturday, July 11, 2026

  • AG3 Green & Gold // 7:30am-9:15am swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland canceled
  • Canceled // National and Senior II

Sunday, July 12, 2026

  • Senior Prep Green & Gold // 8am-9:45am swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland canceled
  • Senior I // 10:30am-12:30pm swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland canceled

Friday, August 14, 2026

  • Last day of practice
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