NEWSLETTER // MARCH 11, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

THANK YOU, AGUA FAMILIES!

The AGUA staff would like to extend a thank you to all of our AGUA families for your incredible support and flexibility during the AGUA Last Chance Meet weekend. We couldn’t have pulled off relocating these meets without the help of the entire AGUA community.

You did whatever was necessary to ensure the meet ran smoothly. Whether you timed, herded swimmers, fed coaches, or handled the countless details needed to make this meet a reality—your efforts did not go unnoticed.

We also acknowledge our athletes who raced to countless personal best times and 27 new cuts for the upcoming Junior Metropolitan Championships!

Extra congratulations to our event winners:

Daniel Andguladze - 50 backstroke; 100 freestyle; 100 IM
Noah Gutin - 100 backstroke
Sophia Hadar - 500 freestyle
Charlotte Hammon - 50 backstroke; 100 and 200 freestyle
Jaden Huang - 200 freestyle
Eamonn Hynes - 500 freestyle
Elliott Katz - 100 and 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke
Bridget Lockwood - 1650 freestyle
Rohan Mehra - 1650 freestyle
Tegan Mejia - 50 butterfly
Alexis Miele - 100 butterfly
Brady Shiferman - 500 freestyle
Sophie Tu - 200 IM
Annika Wahlquist - 50 and 100 breaststroke
Addie Yang - 500 freestyle; 200 IM
Annette Yu - 100 and 200 backstroke

Stay tuned to next week's newsletter for a recap of the 8 & Under Championships!

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

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

Final entries.

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

March 11

Cooper Dong

Luca Fong

March 12

Daniel Mente

March 14

Alegra Teixidor-Salerno

March 15

Emma Matta

March 16

Milo Devine

Henry Tong

March 17

Adrian Harutunyan

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

FOLLOW US ON INSTA

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

PRACTICE

SCHEDULE UPDATES

Thursday, March 13, 2025

AGTC Competitors // Swim 6:30pm-7:30pm (UES campus)
10 & Under Junior Mets Competitors // Swim 4:30pm-5:30pm (UES campus)
11-14 Junior Mets Competitors (BOYS) // Swim 6:30pm-7:30pm (UES campus)
11-14 Junior Mets Competitors (GIRLS) // Swim 5:30pm-6:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled // BPC AG1, AG2 Green and Gold; Senior I, Senior Prep Green and Gold, AG3 Gold

Friday, March 14, 2025

National // Swim 5pm-7pm (UES campus)
Senior I Sectionals Qualifiers // Swim 5:30pm-7:30pm (UES campus)
Canceled // Senior I, Senior Prep Green and Gold, AG3 Green and Gold, AG2 Green and Gold, AG1

Saturday, March 15, 2025