NEWSLETTER // NOV. 26, 2024

TEAM UPDATES

GREAT WORK AT JERSEY WAHOOS THANKSGIVING INVITATIONAL

Congratulations to our athletes who competed at the 2024 Jersey Wahoos Thanksgiving Invitational in Sewell, NJ! AGUA swimmers raced hard to countless heat wins, personal best times and new qualification standards. 

Our efforts were highlighted by event wins courtesy of David Gutin (200 backstroke), Oliver Shao (1650 freestyle), Alegra Teixidor-Salerno (200 IM) and Allegra Speight-Ray (1650 freestyle).

The AGUA coaches would also like to shoutout Isabella Castano and Aidan Zhu for standing out as R.A.D. teammates at the meet and exemplifying our team values of respect, accountability and discipline.

Additional congratulations to our individual top three finishers:

• Spyros Argeros - 200 breaststroke 
• Naila Broening-Chai - 100 breaststroke 
• Isabella Castano - 100 butterfly
• Lauren Fishbein - 200 IM
• Nikol Goncharenko - 100 backstroke 
• David Gutin - 200 backstroke; 200 IM
• Eva Johnson - 100 backstroke
• Yahro Pique - 200 freestyle
• Aiden Rhee - 200 breaststroke 
• Oliver Shao - 200 backstroke; 1650 freestyle; 400 IM
• Allegra Speight-Ray - 1650 freestyle
• Alegra Teixidor-Salerno - 200 breaststroke; 200 IM
• Ali Wright - 200 and 500 freestyle

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

View tentative 2024-2025 short course meet calendar

2024 CPAC DECEMBER INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES 

• Who // Senior I and Senior II
• When //  Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 8
• Where //  Chelsea Piers, CT
• Swimmer Uniform //
  • Friday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
  • All Days - AGUA team cap & age-eligible tech suit
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
  • Friday:
    • 400 IM - 3pm
    • 500 Free - 3:30pm
    • 1650 Free - 4pm
  • Saturday Prelims:
    • 100 breast & 200 back: 7am
    • 100 free, 200 IM & 100 fly: 7:30am
  • Sunday Prelims:
    • 50 free & 200 breast: 7am
    • 100 back, 200 fly & 200 free: 7:30am
  • Saturday & Sunday Finals: 5pm

NYS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

FINAL ENTRIES

• Who // Invited athletes
• When //  Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8
• Where //  Lehman College
• Swimmer Uniform //
  • Saturday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
  • All days - AGUA team cap & age-eligible tech suit
• Tentative Swimmer Call Times //
  • Saturday & Sunday 11-to-14 prelims: 7am
  • Saturday & Sunday 10-and-under: 12:30pm
  • Saturday & Sunday 11-to-14 finals: 3:30pm

NCAP INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES

• Who // Invited athletes
• When //  Thursday, December 12 through Sunday, December 15
• Where //  Eppley Recreation Center, UMD College Park Campus, College Park, MD

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: NEW AGUA CAPS WITH UPDATED LOGO

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we continue the 2024-2025 AGUA season, we want to take the opportunity 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. 

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

Wednesday, November 27

• AG3 Green  // 4pm to 5:30pm (UES campus)
• Canceled  //  AG3 Green dryland

Thursday, November 28 through Sunday, December 1

• Adjusted practice schedules 

Monday, December 2

• Senior Prep Green  // 5:30am to 7am (UES campus)
• Canceled  //  Senior II morning practice; Senior Prep Gold

Friday, December 6

• AG3 and Senior Prep NYS swimmers // 5:30pm to 6:30pm (UES campus)
• AG3 and Senior Prep NCAP swimmers // 6:30pm to 8pm (UES campus)
• Swimmers racing at CPAC // May swim from 6:30pm to 7:30pm (UES campus) or 4:30pm to 7:30pm window (Chelsea Piers CT)
• Canceled  //  AG3 Gold dryland and Senior Prep Gold dryland; Senior I and Senior II

Saturday, December 7

• All 11-to 12-year-old swimmers racing at NCAP // 10am to 12pm (UES campus)
• All BPC and UES 9-to 10-year-old swimmers racing at NCAP // 12pm to 1 pm (UES campus)
  
  • Dryland 9:15am to 9:45am (UES campus)
• Canceled  // BPC and UES AG1, AG2 and AG3;  Senior I and Senior II

Sunday, December 8

• All 13-to 14-year-old swimmers racing at NCAP // 10:30am to 12:30pm (UES campus)
• Canceled  // Senior Prep

Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, December 25

• Canceled  //  All BPC & UES Practices

Thursday, December 26 through Tuesday, December 31

• Adjusted practice schedules