NEWSLETTER // NOVEMBER 11, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT LIE FALL CLASSIC!

Congratulations to the AGUA swimmers who competed in the 2025 LIE Fall Classic meet in Long Island, NY! Our swimmers raced to many new personal bests and qualification standards for the Junior Metropolitan, Senior Metropolitan and Eastern Zone Sectionals Swimming Championships.

The team's efforts were highlighted by a new AGUA Team Record for Ryan Kostov in the 10 & Under Boys 500 Freestyle. Ryan lowered the mark to a 5:42.14. He was also victorious in the event, and AGUA came home with 49 additional first-place finishes.

The AGUA coaches would also like to thank the following athletes for standing out as R.A.D. Teammates and exemplifying our team values of Respect, Accountability and Discipline at the meet: Aitana Almandoz, Trey Bello, Donald Chan, Oskar Davidsen, Sofia Dimitrova, Belle Liu, Morgan Lynton, Billy-jazz Pique, Quinn Smith, Rose South, Julia Stonitsch, William Tong, Isla Vora, Arabella Wilson, Kaily Zhou and Aurelia Zomopoulos.

Extra shoutout to our event winners:

Aitana Almandoz - 100 and 500 Freestyle
Daniel Andguladze - 50 Backstroke; 50 and 100 Freestyle
Alex Argeros - 100 and 200 Backstroke
Emily Chan - 100 Backstroke
Lucien Chan - 50 Freestyle
Morgan Dasilva - 50 Butterfly; 50 Backstroke; 50 and 100 Breaststroke; 50 Freestyle; 200 IM
Atticus Fogarty - 200 Butterfly; 100 Breaststroke; 100 and 200 Freestyle; 200 IM
Chloe Fu - 50 Freestyle
Jade Golnar - 50 Butterfly
Jake Kim - 100 Butterfly
Olivia Kim - 50 Backstroke; 100 Breaststroke
Ella Knox - 400 IM
Ryan Kostov - 500 Freestyle
Jolie Loghmanee - 100 Backstroke
Cruz Malick - 50 Breaststroke
Emma Matta - 200 IM
Nicholas Pichlmeier - 100 Breaststroke; 200 and 500 Freestyle; 200 IM
Jeffrey Qian - 100 Butterfly; 100 Backstroke
Sabrina Shafer - 100 Butterfly; 100, 200 and 500 Freestyle; 200 IM
Flip Smit van Riel - 100 Freestyle
Quinn Smith - 200 Freestyle
Rose South - 200 Backstroke; 200 Breaststroke; 200 and 400 IM
Chengmei Xin - 50 Butterfly; 100 Backstroke
Addie Yang - 50 Breaststroke

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

JW THANKSGIVING CLASSIC

Final entries

Who // Senior II and National
When // Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, 2025
Where // Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Friday Schedule //
- 6pm - Girls Swim Out
- 6:30pm - Boys Swim Out
- 7:30pm - Departure

CPAC WINTER INVITATIONAL

Preliminary entries are now available; Please submit any changes or corrections to Coach Diana by Friday, November 14.

Who // Senior I and Senior II
When // Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7, 2025
Where // Chelsea Piers, Stamford, CT
Hotel Info // Courtyard Marriott Stamford Downtown
- Start Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Thursday, November 20, 2025
- Room Rate: $209/night before tax
- Book your group rate for CPAC December Prelim Final

NYS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Preliminary entries are now available; Please submit any changes or corrections to your lead group coach by Friday, November 14.

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3 and Senior Prep Swimmers not racing at the Katie Ledecky Invitational
When // Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7, 2025
Where // Lehman College
Hotel Info // Residence Inn by Marriott New York The Bronx at Metro Center Atrium
- Start Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Today, Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- Room Rate: $299/night before tax
- Book your group rate for Asphalt Green

KATIE LEDECKY INVITATIONAL

Preliminary entries are now available; Please submit any changes or corrections to your lead group coach by Friday, November 14.

Who // Invited Athletes
When // Thursday, December 11 through Sunday, December 14, 2025
Where // University of Maryland
Hotel Info // Holiday Inn Express Suites
- Start Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
- End Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
- Reservation Deadline: Today, Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- Room Rate: $149/night before tax
- Book your group rate for Asphalt Green

Click here to view the full 2025-2026 short course meet calendar.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

November 11

Henry Bruttomesso

Christian Colvin

November 13

Angela Xin

November 14

Matilda Burghart

November 16

Karan Thakker

November 17

Allegra Speight-Ray

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GET INVOLVED: BECOME AN OFFICIAL

AGUA is looking for stroke and turn judges! Being an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and the sport. You will learn the rules of competitive swimming and how meets work.

Click here to learn more and reach out to Charles Asch and Ashley Chan with any questions.

YOU'RE INVITED: OPTIMIZING THE ATHLETE'S EDGE

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Asphalt Green invite you to a panel discussion on Optimizing the Athlete's Edge: The Balance Between Rest, Recovery, and Play to Prevent Burnout! We are excited to have you join us for this informative event.

Who // This event is 21+
When // Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30pm
Where // Asphalt Green AquaCenter, Third Floor

In this exclusive event, speakers from CHOP and Asphalt Green will explore the critical role recovery and sleep play in athletes’ mental well-being in competitive sports and different stages of life. Our featured speakers include:

Christopher Cielo, DO

Medical Director of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at CHOP

Nicole Lee

Certified Nutrition Coach, Master Trainer, and Director of Fitness at Asphalt Green

David Rodriguez

AGUA Head Coach and Senior Director of Aquatics at Asphalt Green

Moderated by: Kelly Ann Livingstone

Asphalt Green employee, former professional soccer player with Gotham FC, Seattle Reign FC, and Fortuna Hjorring

RSVP HERE

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we kick off 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 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 inside 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

You can shop for team gear and the entire SwimOutlet catalog at our 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.