NEWSLETTER // OCT. 29, 2024

TEAM UPDATES

CONGRATULATIONS, BRIDGET LOCKWOOD

Congratulations to Bridget Lockwood for being voted to the Metropolitan Swimming Open Water Committee! Athlete representation on Metropolitan Swimming Committees allows the athletes to have a voice in their competition opportunities and experiences within the LSC.

Bridget was the Metropolitan Open Water Champion in the 5K this October and contributed to our overall Team Championship Title in the Women's Competition. We are proud of her efforts to improve Open Water swimming in our LSC!

SERVICE HOURS NOW UPDATED

Thank you to all the families who volunteered at the AGUA Season Starter and October Time Trial. With your help, we ran successful meets 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 Evan at ebanciella@asphaltgreen.org by Friday, November 8.

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.

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

View tentative 2024-2025 short course meet calendar

LIE FALL CLASSIC

FINAL ENTRIES 

• Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
• When //  Friday, November 8 through Sunday, November 10
• Where //  Hofstra University
• Swimmer Uniform //
  • All days - AGUA Team cap and AGUA Team Suit or age-eligible tech suit
  • Friday - Black AGUA Shirt
  • Saturday - Dark gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Light gray AGUA shirt
• Swimmer Call Times //
  • Friday 200 free, 400 IM and 200 IM - 3:30pm
  • Friday 500 free - TBA
  • Saturday/Sunday  11- to 14-year olds - 7:30am
  • Saturday/Sunday  10-and-younger and 15-and-older - 1:30pm

JW THANKSGIVING INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES 

• Who // Senior II and National
• When //  Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 (Friday, November 15 departure)
• Where //  Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ

2024 CPAC DECEMBER INVITE

FINAL ENTRIES 

• Who // Senior I and Senior II
• When //  Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 8
• Where //  Chelsea Piers. CT
• Hotel Block //
  • AGUA Swim Team at the Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa
    • Start Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
    • End Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
    • Reservation Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2024
    • Room Rate: $189/night before tax, $10 Parking
    • Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team
  • AGUA Swim Team at the Courtyard Stamford Downtown
    • Start Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
    • End Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
    • Reservation Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2024
    • Room Rate: $209/night before tax
    • Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team

NYS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

REGISTER TO COMPETE  — Deadline: Friday, November 1

• Who // Please check communication from lead group coach
• When //  Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8
• Where //  Lehman College
• Hotel Block //

  • AGUA Swim Team at the SpringHill Suites Tuckahoe Westchester County

    • Start Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

    • End Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

    • Reservation Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2024

    • Room Rate: $159/night before tax

    • Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team

NCAP INVITE

• Who // Please check communication from lead group coach
• When //  Thursday, December 12 through Sunday, December 15
• Where //  Eppley Recreation Center, UMD College Park Campus, College Park, MD
• Hotel Block //
  • AGUA Swim Team at The Hotel at University of Maryland
    • Start Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
    • End Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
    • Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
    • Room Rate: $189/night before tax plus parking
    • Book your group rate for AGUA Swim Team

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAVE THE DATE: TEAM NUTRITION TALKS

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

November 2

Tsubasa Ogata

November 3

Lucien Chan 

Nicholas Pichlmeier

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

Monday, November 4

• Winter practice schedule begins

Friday, November 8

• UES AG2 Gold // 5pm to 6pm (UES campus)
• AG3 Green and Gold; Senior Prep Green and Gold // 5:30pm to 6:30pm (UES campus)
• Canceled  //  AG3 Gold and Senior Prep Gold drylands

Saturday, November 9

• Canceled  //  BPC and UES AG1, BPC and UES AG2, AG3, Senior I

Sunday, November 10

• Canceled  //  Senior Prep 

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

Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, December 25

• Canceled  //  All BPC & UES Practices