Be sure to review the updates to our 2023-2024 AGUA Team Handbook. All changes are effective immediately. As a reminder, families are responsible for being aware of all information provided in the team handbook and in the weekly newsletters.
As a reminder, photography and/or filming during AGUA practice is strictly prohibited.
Great Work at the ISCA Summer Showcase
Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced at the 2023 Summer Elite Showcase in St. Petersburg, FL!
The AGUA Swim Team was led by four swimmers earning high point awards: Milly Birch (first-place) and Chloe Yang (second-place) swept the titles for 11- and 12-year-old girls, while Veronica McCall and Elonu Rodrigues each earned second-place overall honors for 13- and 14-year-olds.
Veronica (100 breaststroke) and Milly (50 and 100 butterfly; 50 and 200 backstroke) were joined by Jonathan Packles (100 and 200 backstroke) in setting new ISCA Championship Meet records in their respective events.
The AGUA coaches would also like to thank the following athletes for standing out as RAD Teammates throughout the meet: Atticus Fogarty, Eva Johnson, Jake Kim, Parker Lee-Walters, Veronica McCall, Skyler Miskin, and Penelope Wheaton.
Extra congratulations to our individual point-scorers:
Alina Attarwala - 100 butterfly; 200 freestyle
Pietro Belvedere - 200 backstroke
Milly Birch - 50, 100, and 200 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 400 and 800 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Kate Casciato - 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle
Emily Chan - 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 100 breaststroke
Sienna Cho - 100 butterfly; 50 and 200 backstroke
Sebastian Colvin - 50 and 100 breaststroke; 200 IM
Chloe Comisarow - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 50 and 100 freestyle
Elliott Darwell - 50 and 100 butterfly; 200 IM
Milo Devine - 100 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 IM
Atticus Fogarty - 50, 100, and 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 200 and 800 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Luca Fong - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 50, 100, and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Vincent Gookin - 100 butterfly; 50 and 200 backstroke; 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Nikolai Haridasan - 50, 100, and 200 butterfly; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 freestyle
Alexander Hoffmann - 100 and 200 butterfly; 200 backstroke; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Eva Johnson - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 50 freestyle; 200 IM
Emily Jukic - 50 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 freestyle; 200 IM
Mia Jukic - 100 butterfly; 50 breaststroke; 100 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Jake Kim - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 50, 100, and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Parker Lee-Walters - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 50, 100, and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Wyatt Lee-Walters - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 100 breaststroke; 50 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Maddie Lent - 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle; 200 IM
Zach Levin - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 400 freestyle; 200 and 400 IM
Bridget Lockwood - 50, 100, and 200 backstroke
Benjamin Luding - 100 backstroke; 50 and 100 breaststroke; 100 and 200 freestyle; 200 IM
Josephine Luding - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50, 100, and 200 backstroke; 50 and 100 freestyle; 200 IM
Veronica McCall - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 and 100 backstroke; 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke; 200 freestyle; 200 IM
USA Swimming, the AGUA Swim Team's national governing body, requires every family to read and acknowledge MAAPP. It was designed to prioritize the safety of athletes and addresses one-on-one interactions, social media and electronic communications, local and team travel, locker rooms and changing areas, and athletic training modalities.
TYR will visit Asphalt Green on the dates below to assist athletes with proper suit and gear fittings. As a reminder, the AGUA Swim Team suit is required during in-season competition for all 14-and-under athletes.
2023-2024 Suit Fittings Dates and Times:
Upper East Side campus:
Wednesday, September 20 — 4pm to 7pm
Friday, September 22 — 4pm to 7pm
Battery Park City campus:
Thursday, September 21 — 4pm to 7pm
Join Us for Our Family Welcome Meetings
Join us on Zoom for our 2023-2024 AGUA Swim Team family welcome meetings! All families are strongly encouraged to attend.
AG3 and Senior Prep: Monday, September 18 at 7:30pm
Join us in welcoming CoachAdrienne Bilello as a new AGUA Swim Team assistant coach!
Adrienne was a competitive swimmer for sixteen years, including collegiately at both Iona University and the University of San Diego. She competed in distance events and also is a top competitor in open water races for the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol. This fall, she will be working with our age group and senior programs. Welcome, Coach Adrienne!
Upcoming Birthdays
September 12
Alex Chang
Max Paltridge
Aurelia Zomopoulos
September 13
Sena Kanzaki
September 15
Veronica McCall
September 16
Beatrice Koffey
September 17
Grace Chen
Mark Zilberman
September 18
Rohan Mehra
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.
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