NEWSLETTER // OCT. 1, 2024

COMPETITION UPDATES

AGUA GIRLS WIN METRO OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced in the Metroplitan Swimming Open Water Championships at Glen Island Park! The AGUA Girls achieved the overall Team Title, while the boys brought home Runner-Up honors. Full results for all events are now available.

In order to contribute to the team score, athletes must place in the top four for their team in the 5K Event. The team of Bridget Lockwood, Allegra Speight-Ray, Sofie Dewan and Ella Knox won the team event by over 30 minutes. Our boys team of Oliver Shao, Bruce Qian, Alex Hoffmann and William Levine combined for second place in the boys standings.

Oliver was the fastest competitor in the boys 5K winning the event for all ages and 15 to 16 year olds. Additional event winners include:

Mia Jukic - Girls 10 & Under 1.25K
Penny Wheaton - Girls 13 to 14 2.5K
Will Rankin - Boys 13 to 14 2.5k
Bridget Lockwood - Girls 13 to 14 5K

Additional congratulations to all of our medalists from the event:

Alina Attarwala - 1.25K

Mikel Ruiz - 1.25K

Andrew Nawang - 1.25K

Felix Turpin - 1.25K

Maya Mulholland - 1.25K

Aerin Healy - 1.25K

Elizabeth Gehrie - 1.25K

Liam Zucker - 1.25K

Viaan Ramnath - 1.25K

Parker Lee-Walters - 1.25K

Ben Vargas - 1.25K

Sena Kanzaki - 1.25K

Emily Jukic - 2.5K

Claire Healy - 2.5K

Mark Silverman - 2.5K

Xan Randolph - 2.5K

Atticus Fogarty - 2.5K

Max Paltridge - 2.5K

Allegra Speight-Ray - 5K

Bruce Qian - 5K

Alex Hoffmann - 5K

Sofie Dewan - 5K

Ella Knox - 5K

William Levine - 5K

Tessa Feld - 5K

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

View tentative 2024-2025 short course meet calendar

AGUA SEASON STARTER

FINAL ENTRIES

Who // Full AGUA Swim Team
When // Sunday, October 13
Where // Asphalt Green, Upper East Side
Service Sign Up // Now Open
- All families must complete 10 service hours between October 2024 and July 2025 in accordance with our service policy.
- View job descriptions here
Swimmer Call Times //
- 9, 10, 11 and 12-year-olds - 7:30am
- 6, 7, and 8-year-olds - 12pm
- 13 and older - 1:30pm

LIE FALL CLASSIC

REGISTER TO COMPETE — Deadline: Friday, October 11

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
When // Friday, November 8 through Sunday, November 10
Where // Hofstra University

2024 CPAC DECEMBER INVITE

REGISTER TO COMPETE — Deadline: Friday, October 18

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY WELCOME MEETINGS

We look forward to welcoming our AGUA families at our annual fall welcome meetings. Attendance for these meetings is strongly encouraged, as the AGUA coaches will review our team values, meet calendars, training breaks and more.

Sign up for your group's Zoom welcome meeting below:

Senior I - Today, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 8pm
Senior II - Tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 8pm DATE CHANGE

SIGN UP FOR WELCOME MEETINGS

SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS

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

AGUA College Recruiting Seminar

REGISTER HERE

Who: AGUA athletes currently enrolled in high school and families
When: Sunday, October 20 at 11am

Fall Digital Dive In

REGISTER HERE

Who: AGUA Swim Team families
When: Thursday, October 24 at 7:30pm

AGUA Nutrition Workshops with Beine Wellness

REGISTER HERE (12 & Under)

REGISTER HERE (13 & Over)

Who: 12 & Under AGUA swimmers and families
- When: Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30pm
Who: 13 & Over AGUA swimmers and families
- When: Thursday, November 7 at 8:30pm

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

October 1

Angelina Ash

October 2

Presleigh Astorga-Chan

October 3

Ana Sofia Vucic

October 6

Mira Woo

October 7

Alex Najafov

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.