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NEWSLETTER // MARCH 10, 2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Asphalt Green Gala Thursday, May 28, 2026 at the Central Park Zoo.
Join fellow AGUA families at Asphalt Green’s special Gala celebration on Thursday evening, May 28. 
 
When you attend the Gala, you honor a coach, uplift a team, and provide critical funding to advance Asphalt Green’s mission to create pathways to achievement through sports, fitness, and play.  
 
Help us celebrate the joy of movement at a venue that reminds us where play once began.  We look forward to bringing our community together at the iconic Central Park Zoo for this unforgettable evening.  The sea lions may even show us some impressive strokes at cocktail hour! 
 
Reserve your sponsorship, purchase tickets, or make a donation today – and be sure to request a seat at an AGUA table!  If you cannot attend, please consider sponsoring an AGUA coach to join us. 
 
Inquiries can be directed to gala@asphaltgreen.org.
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TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT AGUA LAST CHANCE!

Congratulations to our athletes who raced at the 2026 AGUA Last Chance meet at Asphalt Green! A big thank you to all of our families who created a safe, fun and competitive racing environment for the athletes. 

 

AGUA athletes swam to over 115 new cut times for the upcoming Junior Met and Age Group Team Challenge Championship meets. Be sure to check out our Instagram this week to see our newest qualifiers!

 

The team brought home 35 event wins, with Tegan Mejia leading the way. She raced to first place in the 11-12 Girls 100 and 200 Breaststroke, 50 and 100 Freestyle, and 200 IM. AGUA also brought home countless personal best times, heat-winner ducks, and hot-heat prizes!

 

The AGUA coaches also thank Henry Bruttomesso, Daenerys Fong, Lauren Koh, Oskar Davidsen, Aria Freeman, Darren Liu, Morgan Lynton, Vivian Roveri, Lucas Reznik, Wilson Qi, Audrey Tong, and Jack Wiggins for standing out as R.A.D. teammates over the weekend. These AGUA team members exemplified our team values of respect, accountability, and discipline. 

 

Extra congratulations to our event winners:

  • Milly Birch - 200 backstroke
  • Ray Cao - 50 freestyle
  • Eddy Chen - 100 breaststroke
  • Sienna Cho - 100 butterfly
  • Juniper Eaton - 50 backstroke
  • Luca Fong - 500 freestyle
  • Chloe Fu - 100 backstroke; 500 freestyle
  • Iain Fulnecky - 100 butterfly 
  • Elizabeth Gehrie - 100 IM
  • Jaden Huang - 200 freestyle
  • Olivia Kim - 200 backstroke
  • Eva Johnson - 200 butterfly
  • Ella Knox - 400 IM
  • Ryan Kostov - 50 freestyle
  • Jolie Loghmanee - 100 butterfly
  • Benjamin Luding - 50 backstroke
  • Veronica McCall - 200 breaststroke
  • Rohan Mehra - 200 backstroke
  • Tegan Mejia - 100 and 200 breaststroke; 50 and 100 freestyle; 200 IM
  • Alexis Miele - 200 freestyle 
  • Tsubasa Ogata - 100 backstroke
  • Ethan Pak - 100 freestyle 
  • Nicholas Pichlmeier - 50 breaststroke
  • Jeffrey Qian - 200 butterfly
  • Xan Randolph - 400 IM
  • Elonu Rodrigues - 200 breaststroke
  • Mark Silverman - 200 IM
  • Astrea Sorin - 50 butterfly
  • Jack Wiggins - 100 backstroke
  • Chloe Yang - 200 freestyle

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

JUNIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries

  • Who // All qualifiers

  • When // Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Spectator Tickets // Available Here
  • Swimmer Uniform  // 
    • All Days - AGUA Cap & Outerwear; AGUA Team Suit or age-eligible tech suit
    • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
    • Saturday - Dark Gray AGUA shirt
    • Sunday - Light Gray AGUA shirt
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • 10 & Under Timed Finals & 11 to 14 Prelims - 6:45am
    • 11 to 14 Finals: 5pm

AGE GROUP TEAM CHALLENGE

Final Entries

  • Who // All qualifiers (minimum and maximum time standards)

  • When // Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Spectator Tickets // Available Here
  • Swimmer Uniform  // 
    • All Days - AGUA Cap & Outerwear
    • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
    • Saturday - Dark Gray AGUA shirt
    • Sunday - Light Gray AGUA shirt
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • All Days - 12pm

EASTERN ZONE SENIOR SECTIONALS

Final Entries

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Thursday, March 26 through Sunday, March 29, 2026

  • Where // Ithaca, NY

  • Apparel Pre Order // Now available

EASTERN ZONE AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All qualifiers 

  • When // Wednesday, April 1, through Saturday, April 4, 2026

  • Where // Buffalo, NY

OPEN WATER JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All qualifiers 

  • When // Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4, 2026

    • Friday - Junior National 5K
    • Saturday - Junior National 3K Knockout
  • Where // Sarasota, FL

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

March 10

Tegan Mejia

Rayah Milam

Michael Xin

 

March 11

Cooper Dong

Luca Fong

 

March 12

Daniel Mente

March 14

Alegra Teixidor-Salerno

 

March 15

Emma Matta

Billy-jazz Pique

 

March 16

Milo Devine

Henry Tong

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOW AVAILABLE: LONG COURSE MEET SCHEDULE

Our tentative Long Course Meet schedule is now available for all groups. Sign-ups will be available soon.

    VIEW MEET SCHEDULE

    MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

    Add our upcoming spring 2026 events to your calendar:

    • Monday, April 13: Long course group placements begin
    • Saturday, April 25: AGUA College Commitment Day
    • Saturday, May 2: Asphalt Green 29th Annual Big Swim. RSVP!
    • Monday, June 29: Summer practice schedules begin (available soon)

    The AGUA Team Banquet date will be confirmed in the coming weeks. 

     

    NOW AVAILABLE: USA SWIMMING SAFE SPORT CLASSES 

    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 your help in keeping us a USA Swimming SafeSport- recognized club!

    • Parent Trainings: Tuesday, March 17, at 8pm ET – REGISTER
    • Athlete Trainings (12-17 years old): Thursday, March 19, at 8pm ET – REGISTER

     

    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 COMMUNICATIONS

     

    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

    FOLLOW US ON INSTA

     

    Follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shoutouts, and more!

    PRACTICE

    SCHEDULE UPDATES

     

    Thursday, March 12, 2026

    • Senior Prep, Senior I and Senior II AGTC Qualifiers // 4pm-5:30pm swim (UES campus) 
    • All 14 and Under Junior Met Qualifiers (BOYS) // 4:30pm-5:45pm swim (UES Campus)
    • All 14 and Under Junior Met Qualifiers (GIRLS) // 5:30pm-6:45pm swim (UES Campus)
    • Canceled // Senior I, Senior Prep Green and Gold, AG3 Gold, BPC AG2 Green and Gold, BPC AG1

    Friday, March 13, 2026

    • Canceled // Senior I, Senior Prep Green and Gold, AG3 Green and Gold, AG2 Green and Gold, AG1

    Saturday, March 14, 2026

    • Senior II // 10am-11:30am swim (UES campus)
    • Canceled // Senior I, AG3 Green and Gold, BPC and UES AG2 Green and Gold

    Sunday, March 15, 2026

    • Canceled // Senior Prep Green and Gold

    Monday, March 16, 2026

    • Canceled // Senior Prep Gold

    Wednesday, March 25, 2026

    • Canceled // Senior I dryland, AG3 Green dryland, AG2 Green dryland

    Friday, April 3, through Sunday, April 5, 2026

    • Canceled // All BPC & UES Practices

    Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12, 2026

    • Canceled // All BPC & UES Practices
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