Newsletter | October 17, 2023

Service Hours Are Now Updated

Thank you to all of the families that volunteered at the AGUA Season Starter. With your help, we were able to run a smooth and successful meet for our athletes!

All service hours are now accounted for. Please follow the instructions below to check your service hours. If you note any discrepancies, email Coach Kalee at kwalcott@asphaltgreen.org by Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

How to check the status of your service hours:

1. Visit our website and log in to your account.
2. In the top right corner, hover over your account name and click "My Account".
3. On the left side menu, hover over the fourth icon down and click "Invoices & Payments".
4. Navigate to the "Service Hours" tab.

Sign Up to Become an Official!

The AGUA Swim Team needs swim stroke and turn judges. Being an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and the sport! You'll learn the rules of competitive swimming and gain a greater understanding of how swim meets work.

Interested? Click here to learn more. Metropolitan Swimming is running clinics for new officials this fall. Sign up today!

• Next Monday, October 23: Sign up here
• Monday, November 6: Sign up here

This Week: TYR Tech Suit Try Ons

TYR will be at Asphalt Green, Upper East Side on Thursday, October 19 from 4pm to 7pm to assist our athletes in finding their tech suit sizes. Please note, all technical suits must abide by the AGUA Competition Suit Policy.

All questions can be submitted to Coach John at jalaimo@asphaltgreen.org. 

Upcoming Events

Save the date and join us on Zoom for our 2023-2024 fall virtual events!

AGUA College Recruiting Seminar

• Who: AGUA athletes currently enrolled in high school and families
• When: Sunday, October 22 at 11am
• Register here

Fall Virtual Cocktails with Coaches

• Who: AGUA Swim Team families (ages 21+)
• When: Thursday, November 16 at 7:30pm
• Register here

Upcoming Birthdays

Asphalt Green 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.

Follow AGUA on Instagram

Be sure to follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shout-outs, and more!

Access to the Team's TYR Portal

View the access instructions for our team's upgraded TYR portal and purchase tech suits, team suits, AGUA apparel, and practice equipment.

Parent/Coach Communication

To streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. Use the following email addresses for all questions:

• Jeff Chen: UES AG1, and AG2
• Kalee Walcott: BPC AG1, and AG2
• Hailey Hewitt: UES AG3
• John Alaimo: Senior Prep
• Youngho Kim: Senior I
• Diana Pimer: Senior II
• David Rodriguez: National

Practice Schedule Updates

Friday, October 20, 2023

• Canceled: AG3 Green and Gold; Senior Prep Green and Gold (see e-mail communication from Coach John regarding Time Trial).

Monday, November 6, 2023

The AGUA Swim Team's winter practice schedule begins.

• A tentative winter schedule for all groups is now available. 

Thursday, November 23 through Sunday, November 26, 2023

• The Thanksgiving weekend practice schedule is now available.

Saturday, December 23 through Monday, December 25

• AGUA Swim Team's winter holiday break
• Canceled: All practices