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NEWSLETTER // APRIL 1, 2025
TEAM UPDATES
WELCOME, COACH ADELL SABOVIC
The AGUA coaching staff is proud to announce the addition of Adell Sabovic - AGUA Class of 2020 and 2024 Paris Olympian - to our assistant coaching staff. Adell will be on deck working with groups in both our age group and senior programs.
Adell started swimming with AGUA Swim League at age 10, moving to the BPC campus’ competitive team the subsequent year. While progressing from BPC to the National Group, Adell won the Junior Olympics High Point Award and was invited to USA Swimming’s Zone & National Select Camps.
Adell graduated from Princeton University, where he competitively swam and represented Kosovo in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Adell looks forward to joining Asphalt Green’s instructional staff.
GREAT JOB AT AGTC!
Congratulations to all our athletes who raced at the 2025 Metropolitan Swimming Age Group Team Challenge. Our athletes raced to medals, heat wins, best times, and new qualifications for Senior Mets and Sectionals!
Stella Anderson and Dylan Zucker led their respective women's and men's teams. Dylan earned top-ten finishes in the 400 IM and 1000 freestyle, while Stella raced to top-four finishes in the 50, 200 and 500 freestyles.
Stella also teamed up with Gillian Asch, Imogen Miller and Lily Ramirez to earn a gold medal in the Women's 400 Freestyle Relay.
Extra congratulations to our individual point scorers:
Stella Anderson- 50, 200 and 500 freestyle
Gillian Asch -50 freestyle
Naomi Blau - 200 backstroke
Emily Chan - 200 backstroke; 200 breaststroke
Lucien Chan - 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle
Sebastian Chang - 100 and 200 breaststroke
Sofie Dewan - 100 and 200 butterfly; 500 freestyle; 400 IM
Ella Knox - 200 backstroke; 500 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Bridget Lockwood - 200 backstroke; 500 and 1000 freestyle
Rayah Milam - 500 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Imogen Miller - 200 backstroke; 50 and 200 freestyle
Max Packles - 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Lily Ramirez - 200 butterfly; 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle
Guest Ticket Sale details will be available in the coming weeks
YOU'RE INVITED! ASPHALT GREEN ANNUAL GALA
You are invited to Asphalt Green’s special Gala Celebration on Thursday evening, May 29.
When you attend the Gala, you honor a coach, you honor a team, and you provide critical support to Asphalt Green’s mission and efforts to create pathways to achievement. Join an AGUA table at the Gala in celebrating our extraordinary year with breathtaking views of Central Park at the Mandarin Oriental.
Questions can be directed to: gala @asphaltgreen.org
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 1
Nikolai Haridasan
April 2
Sophia Hadar
April 3
Tim Seliger
Aidan Zhu
April 4
Rose South
Kaily Zhou
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:
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