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NEWSLETTER // MARCH 3, 2026

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

METRO 8 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries

  • Who // All swimmers ages 8 and under

  • When // Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, 2026

  • Where // Felix Festa Middle School

  • Swimmer Uniform //
    • Saturday - AGUA 2026 8 & Under Championship Shirt
    • Sunday - Black AGUA Shirt
    • Both Days - AGUA Team Suit, Cap & Outerwear
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • Saturday 8-year-old Girls and 7 and Under Boys - 7:45am
    • Saturday 8-year-old Boys and 7 and Under Girls - 2:15pm
    • Sunday 8-year-old Girls and 7 and Under Boys - 7:30am
    • Sunday 8-year-old Boys and 7 and Under Girls - 1pm

AGUA LAST CHANCE MEET

Final Entries

  • Who // All swimmers ages 9 and Older.

  • When // Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, 2026

  • Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

  • Service Hour Sign Up // Now available
    • We still need many timers for the afternoon sessions!
  • Spectator Ticket Link // Now Available
  • Livestream Link // Asphalt Green YouTube Page
  • Swimmer Uniform //
    • Saturday - Black AGUA Shirt
    • Sunday - Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
    • Both Days - AGUA Team Suit or age-eligible tech suit, AGUA Team Cap & AGUA Team Outerwear
  • Final Swimmer Call Times //
    • Saturday & Sunday 9- to-12-year olds - 7:30am
    • Saturday Distance Session - 12:15pm
    • Saturday 13 & Over - 2:30pm
    • Sunday 13 & Over - 12:30pm

JUNIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries

  • Who // All qualifiers

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

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Apparel Order // Now Available
    • Deadline: Tomorrow, March 4, at 2pm
  • 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

  • Apparel Order // Now Available
    • Deadline: Tomorrow, March 4, at 2pm
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • All Days - 12pm

EASTERN ZONE SENIOR SECTIONALS

Preliminary Entries; Correction Deadline: Friday, March 6

  • Who // All Qualifiers

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

  • Where // Ithaca, NY

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 4

Trey Bello

Jack Wiggins

 

March 5

Abigail Kennell

March 8

Mayrah Johnson

Rome Neal

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Add our upcoming spring 2026 events to your calendar:

  • Monday, April 13: Long course group placements begin
  • Saturday, May 2: Asphalt Green 29th Annual Big Swim
  • Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24: AGUA Memorial Day Invitational
  • Thursday, May 28: Asphalt Green Gala
  • Monday, June 29: Summer practice schedules begin (available soon)
  • Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12: Senior Met Championships
  • Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19: Junior Met Championships

The AGUA Team Banquet date and full long-course meet calendar will be available 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

 

Saturday, March 7, 2026

  • National  // 6am-8am swim (UES campus)
  • Canceled // All other BPC & UES practices

Sunday, March 8, 2026

  • National // 6am-8am swim (UES campus)
  • Canceled // All other UES practices

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

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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