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NEWSLETTER // MAY 5, 2026

TEAM UPDATES

AGUA EARNS HIGHEST VCC FINISH IN PROGRAM HISTORY!

 

Congratulations to all AGUA athletes on scoring 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. 

 

The Virtual Club Championship runs throughout each swim season. Teams may score two swimmers per event and age group, while individual swimmers are limited to contributing four swims. Swimmers must be 11 years old or older to score points.

 

We are proud to recognize our swimmers who scored in the VCC this season, starting with the 11-12 age group:

Daniel Andguladze

Olivia Cha

Elliott Darwell

Juniper Eaton

Luisa Fadul

Arabella Fang

Chloe Fu

Gloria Jiang

Mia Jukic

Elliot Katz

Jake Kim

Olivia Kim

Ryan Kostov

Jolie Loghmanee

Sofia Manukyan

Tegan Mejia

Maya Mulholland

Andrew Nawang

Tsubasa Ogata 

Nicholas Pichlmeier

Jeffrey Qian

Mikel Ruiz-Massieu

Sabrina Shafer

Brady Shiferman

Quinn Smith

Felix Turpin

Rio Versfeld

David Xin

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

LIAC SPRING KICKOFF

Final Entries

  • Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep, Senior I, Senior II

  • When // Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, 2026

  • Where // Nassau County Aquatic Center

  • Swimmer Uniform //
    • Saturday - Black AGUA Shirt
    • Sunday - Dark Gray AGUA Shirt
    • Both Days - AGUA Team Cap; AGUA Outerwear
  • Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
    • Saturday 12 & Under - 7:30am
    • Sunday 12 & Under - 12:30pm
    • Saturday 13 & Over - 12:30pm
    • Sunday 13 & Over - 7:30am

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 in next week's newsletter.

EASTERN ZONE OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Who // Invite Only

  • When // Saturday, June 13, 2026

  • Where // Beesley Point, Mamora, NJ

NASHVILLE SUMMER SIZZLER

  • Who // Invite Only

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

  • Where // Tracy Caulkins Pool at Centennial Sportsplex

SFTL SPEEDO SUMMER CLASSIC

  • Who // Senior II and National

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

  • Where // Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex

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

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

May 7

Hudson Chiu

Lucas Reznik 

May 11

Penny Wheaton

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 // Available soon
  • Guest Ticket Sales // Available soon
  • 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 AG1, AG2 or AG3
    • 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

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

  • BPC and UES AG2 Green and Gold // 4pm–5pm swim (UES campus)
    • Canceled // UES AG2 Gold dryland
  • BPC and UES AG1 // 5pm–6pm swim (UES campus)
    • Canceled // UES AG1 dryland
  • UES AG3 Green and Gold // 5pm–6:15pm swim (UES campus)
    • Canceled // Gold dryland
  • Senior Prep Green and Gold // 6:15pm–7:45pm swim (UES campus)
  • Senior II // 6pm–8pm swim (UES campus)
    • Dryland 4:45pm–5:45pm

Saturday, May 16, 2026

  • Canceled // BPC and UES AG2 Green and Gold; BPC and UES AG3 Green and Gold; Senior I and Senior II

Sunday, May 17, 2026

  • Canceled // Senior Prep Green and Gold

Monday, June 29, 2026

Summer practice schedules begin

  • View UES schedules here
  • View BPC schedules here
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