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NEWSLETTER // MAY 19, 2026

IMPORTANT NOTE

NEWSLETTER DELIVERY UPDATE

 

The next AGUA newsletter will be sent on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

TEAM UPDATES

AGUA EARNS HIGHEST VCC FINISH IN PROGRAM HISTORY!

 

Congratulations to all AGUA athletes on achieving our highest VCC score in program history with 254,210 points for the 2025-2026 short course season! We also earned first place in the country for teams with 350 to 400 swimmers and a top-20 overall finish, ranking 16 out of over 4,000 USA Swimming teams of all sizes. 

 

The USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship program recognizes and highlights clubs that develop athletes and achieve success at multiple levels, emphasizing the team element of club swimming. Teams are evaluated using the USA Swimming power-point system. 

 

We will wrap up our VCC celebrations with our swimmers ages 15 to 18:

Spyros Argeros

Camille Auth

Milly Birch

Naila Broening-Chai

Kate Casciato 

Lucien Chan

Emily Chan

Sienna Cho

Bea Chukwulozie

Milo Devine

Cooper Dong

Liv Doruk-Olsen

Lauren Fishbein

Luca Fong

Iain Fulnecky

Vincent Gookin

Noah Gutin

Nikolai Haridasan

Claire Healy

Jaden Huang

Eamonn Hynes

Eva Johnson

Emily Jukic

Mason Kostov

Zach Levin

Bridget Lockwood

Serge Lyashchenko

Thomas Mackey

Veronica McCall

Rohan Mehra 

Daniel Mente

Rayah Milam

Jonathan Packles

Ethan Pak 

Ellise Plevin

Bruce Qian

Lily Ramirez

Xan Randolph

Will Rankin

Elonu Rodrigues

Tim Seliger

Mark Silverman

Allegra Speight-Ray

Laura Strassenburg 

Alegra Teixidor-Salerno

Nathan Wang

Lena Watts

Penny Wheaton

Ali Wright

Chloe Yang

Leo Yang

Michael Zhu

Allison Zhu

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

AGUA MEMORIAL DAY INVITATIONAL

Final Entries

  • Who // Full Team

  • When // Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, 2026

  • Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side

  • Service Hour Sign Up // Available here
  • Spectator Ticket Link // Available here
  • Swimmer Uniform //
    • Saturday— Black AGUA Shirt
    • Sunday— Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
    • Both Days— AGUA Team Cap; AGUA Outerwear; Swimmers may wear their age-eligible tech suits
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • Saturday and Sunday 12 & Under— 7:30am
    • Saturday 13 & Over— 12:30pm
    • Sunday 13 & Over—12:15pm

EASTERN ZONE OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Preliminary Entries; Correction Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2026

  • Who // Invite Only

  • When // Saturday, June 13, 2026

  • Where // Beesley Point, Mamora, NJ

  • Hotel Block // Residence Inn by Marriott Egg Harbor Township
    • Start Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
    • End Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
    • Reservation Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026
    • Room Rate: $274/night before tax

NASHVILLE SUMMER SIZZLER

  • Who // Invite Only

  • When // Thursday, June 18, through Saturday, June 20, 2026

  • Where // Tracy Caulkins Pool at Centennial Sportsplex

  • Hotel Block // Homewood Suites Nashville Vanderbilt
    • Start Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
    • End Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
    • Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
    • Room Rate: $209/night before tax

SFTL SPEEDO SUMMER CLASSIC

Final Entries

  • Who // Senior II and National

  • When // Wednesday, June 17, through Saturday, June 20, 2026

  • Where // Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex

  • Hotel Blocks //
    • AC Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach
      • Start Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
      • Room Rate: $209/night before tax
    • Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
      • Start Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
      • Room Rate: $298/night before tax

LIAC SUMMER FUN

  • Who // All Groups; All swimmers not racing at Nashville or SFTL

  • When // Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

TYR SENIOR METS CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Thursday, July 9 through Sunday, July 12, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Hotel Block // Hampton Inn Garden City
    • Start Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2026
    • End Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
    • Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
    • Room Rate: $299/night before tax

JUNIOR METS CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

USA SWIMMING FUTURES

CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // All Qualifiers

  • When // Wednesday, July 29 through Saturday, August 1, 2026

  • Where // Knoxville, TN

  • Hotel Blocks // 
    • Marriott Knoxville Downtown
      • Start Date: Tuesday, July 28 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Sunday, June 28, 2026
      • Room Rate: $184/night before tax
    • Courtyard by Marriott Knoxville Downtown
      • Start Date: Tuesday, July 28 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Sunday, June 28, 2026
      • Room Rate: $179/night before tax

ISCA SENIOR BLAST

  • Who // All 15 & Over Qualifiers

  • When // Tuesday, July 28 through Saturday, August 1, 2026

  • Where // St. Petersburg, FL

  • Hotel Blocks //
    • AC Hotel St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Tuesday, July 28 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2026
      • Room Rate: $169/night before tax
    • Hyatt Place St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Tuesday, July 28 2026
      • End Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2026
      • Room Rate: $159/night before tax

ISCA ELITE SHOWCASE

  • Who // All 14 & Under Qualifiers

  • When // Monday, August 3 through Thursday, August 6, 2026

  • Where // St. Petersburg, FL

  • Hotel Blocks //
    • AC Hotel St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • End Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2026
      • Room Rate: $169/night before tax
    • Hyatt Place St. Petersburg Downtown
      • Start Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
      • End Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
      • Reservation Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2026
      • Room Rate: $159/night before tax

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

May 21

John Huss

 

May 22

Layla Isani 

Skyler Miskin

Maddie Perkins

May 23

Dennis Hauser 

 

May 26

Sky Kaplun

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AGUA TEAM BANQUET UPDATES

 

We look forward to celebrating our athletes at the annual AGUA Swim Team Banquet! Please see the details below:
  • When // Sunday, June 7, 2026, from 12pm—4pm
  • Where // Carmines, Times Square (200 W 44th Street)
  • AGUA Swimmer Sign Up // Details available later this week
  • Guest Ticket Sales // Details available later this week
  • Photo Submission // Submit your photos from the season to aguabanquet@asphaltgreen.org to be included in our slideshow!
  • Nominate a R.A.D. Teammate // Deadline: Friday, May 22
    • Submit your vote for Senior Prep
    • Submit your vote for Senior I, Senior II or National

DECLARE YOUR INTENT FOR 2026-2027

 

Please let us know if your swimmer intends to return for AGUA's 2026-2027 season beginning this fall. We ask that all athletes confirm their intent by Friday, June 5, 2026. 

 

Roster spots will be confirmed no later than July 31, 2026. The 2026-2027 season begins Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and will run through August 2027. 

CONFIRM HERE

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, May 23, 2026

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

Sunday, May 24, 2026

  • Canceled // All UES practices

Monday, May 25, 2026

  • Canceled // All BPC & UES practices

Thursday, May 28, 2026

  • Senior II // 5:30pm—7pm swim (UES campus)
  • Senior Prep Gold // 7pm—8:30pm swim (UES campus)

  • Canceled // Senior II Dryland, Senior Prep Green and Gold Drylands, All BPC Drylands

Monday, June 29, 2026

Summer practice schedules begin

  • View UES schedules here
  • View BPC schedules here
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