NEWSLETTER // MARCH 4, 2025

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

AGUA LAST CHANCE MEET

Final Entries. Changes will no longer be made.

• Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 9 and older
• When // Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9
• Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side
• Service Hour Sign Up // Now available
  • All families must complete ten service hours between October 2024 and July 2025 in accordance with our service policy.
  • View job descriptions here
• Uniform //
  • Saturday - Black AGUA shirt with updated logo
  • Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt with updated logo
  • All Days - AGUA team suit and AGUA cap with updated team logo; Swimmers 11 and over may wear age-eligible tech suits
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
  
  • 9-to 12-year olds - Saturday and Sunday 7:30am
  • 13 and over - Saturday 2:30pm; Sunday 12:30pm
  • Saturday Distance - 12:30pm

METRO 8 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final Entries. Changes will no longer be made.

• Who // All AGUA swimmers ages 8 and under
• When // Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9
• Where // Felix Festa Middle School
• Uniform //
  • Saturday - AGUA 8 & Under Championship shirt
  • Sunday - Black AGUA team shirt with updated logo
  • All Days - AGUA team suit and AGUA cap with updated team logo
• Swimmer Call Times //
  • 8-year-old girls, 6 and 7-year-old boys - Saturday 7:45am; Sunday 7:30am
  • 8-year-old boys, 6 and 7-year-old girls - Saturday 2:15pm; Sunday 1pm

JUNIOR MET CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final entries. We can no longer make changes to events.

• Who // All 14 and Under Qualifiers
• When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
• Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
• Spectator Tickets // Now available for purchase
• Team Uniform //
  • Friday - Black AGUA team shirt with updated logo 
    
  • Saturday - Dark gray AGUA team shirt with updated logo
  • Sunday - Light gray AGUA team shirt with updated logo
  • All Days - Updated AGUA Team Cap & age-eligible tech suit
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
  • 10 & Under Timed Finals & 11 to 14 Prelims - 6:45am
  • 11 to 14 finals: 5pm

AGTC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Final entries. We can no longer make changes to events.

• Who // 15 and Over Qualifiers
• When // Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16
• Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center
• Spectator Tickets // Now available for purchase
• Team Uniform //
  • Friday - Black AGUA team shirt with updated logo 
    
  • Saturday - Dark gray AGUA team shirt with updated logo
  • Sunday - Light gray AGUA team shirt with updated logo
  • All Days - Updated AGUA Team Cap 
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
  • All Days - 12pm

EASTERN ZONE SPEEDO SECTIONALS

Preliminary entries are now available. Please submit any errors or changes to your lead group coach by Friday, March 7.

• Who // Qualifiers
• When // Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30
• Where // Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
• Hotel Options //  
  • AGUA Swim Team at Hotel Ithaca
    • Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
    • Start Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
    • End Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
    • Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
    • Room Rate: $169-$199/night before tax

EAST COAST ELITE SHOWCASE

• Who // Qualifiers
• When // Wednesday, April 2 through Saturday, April 5
• Where // St. Petersburg, Fl
• Hotel Options //  Available here

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Don't miss out! Add our upcoming spring 2025 events to your calendar:

• Saturday, April 26: Asphalt Green's Big Swim
• Saturday, May 3: AGUA College Commitment Day [TENTATIVE] 
• Saturday, May 24 & Sunday, May 25: AGUA Memorial Day Swim Meet
  • See our full tentative Long Course Meet Calendar here
• Thursday, May 29: Asphalt Green's Gala. Purchase tickets.
• Saturday, June 7: AGUA Team Banquet

Details and registration for all events will be available in the coming weeks. 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

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. 

COACH COMMUNICATIONS

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

Jeff Chen // UES AG1 + AG2

Evan Banciella //  BPC AG1 + AG2

Hailey Hewitt //  UES AG3

John Alaimo // Senior Prep

Youngho Kim // Senior I

Diana Ross // Senior II

David Rodriguez //  National

Andy Ross // Admin + Private Lessons

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PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

• Canceled //  All BPC & UES Practices

Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, 2025

• Canceled / All BPC & UES Practices

Monday, April 14, 2025

• Long course group assignments begin