NEWSLETTER // SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

TEAM UPDATES

REQUIRED: USA SWIMMING MAAPP POLICY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

USA Swimming, AGUA's national governing body, requires every family to read and acknowledge the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP).

MAAPP prioritizes 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.

Acknowledgment by all families is mandatory. Please complete your acknowledgement by Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

COMPLETE HERE

SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING FALL VIRTUAL EVENTS

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 be reviewing our team values and philosophies, meet calendars, training breaks and more.

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

All New 14 & Under Families
- Thursday, Sept. 18, 7:15pm
- Register Here
All New and Returning AG1 and AG2 Families (BPC and UES)
- Monday, Sept. 29, 7:15pm
- Register Here
All New and Returning AG3 and Senior Prep Families
- Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:15pm
- Register Here
Senior I
- Thursday, Sept. 25, 7:30pm
- Register Here
Senior II
- Tuesday, Sept. 30, 8pm
- Register Here

We will also host our annual College Recruiting Seminar on Sunday, October 19, at 11am. Sign up will be available in the coming weeks. All high school athletes and their families are encouraged to attend.

UPCOMING SWIM MEETS

METROPOLITAN OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Who // Invited Athletes
When // Sunday, September 21, 2025
Where // North Hempstead Beach Park
Uniform // Black AGUA shirt
Final Swimmer Call Times //
- 1.25K - 9:30am
- 2.5K - 10am
- 5K - 10am

AGUA SEASON STARTER

Sign up here; Deadline: Friday, September 19

Who // Full AGUA Swim Team
When // Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12, 2025
- 13 & Over - Saturday afternoon only
- 8 & Under - Sunday afternoon only
- 9- to 12-year-olds - Both days, morning session
Where // Asphalt Green AquaCenter

LIE FALL CLASSIC

Sign up here; Deadline: Friday, September 26

Who // AG1, AG2, AG3, Senior Prep and Senior I
When // Friday, November 7 through Sunday, November 9, 2025
- Friday Evening - All ages
- Saturday/Sunday Morning -11-to-14-year olds (tentative)
- Saturday/Sunday Afternoon - 10 & under and 15 & over (tentative)
Where // Hofstra University

JW THANKSGIVING CLASSIC

Who // Senior II and National
When // Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, 2025
- Friday Evening departure
Where // Gloucester County Institute of Technology

Click here to view the full 2025-2026 short course meet calendar.

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

September 16

Jade Golnar

September 17

Mark Zilberman

September 18

Sofie Dewan

Rohan Mehra

September 19

Max Packles

September 20

Mia Messina

September 22

Mia Jukic

Leonardo Sanchez

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WELCOME, NEW AGUA COACHES!

We are thrilled to introduce four new AGUA assistant coaches to our staff this season: Meghan Bentley, Yul Bravo, Kate Hallex and Abbey Ketslakh. Together, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team. Over the next four weeks we'll introduce each coach, starting with Coach Meghan!

Meghan Bentley graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Business-Marketing and is currently studying Child and Adolescent Psychology at Lehman College. Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, she was the Palm Beach County District Champion in the 500 Freestyle and was an FHSAA Class 4A State Championship Finalist in the 200 and 500 Freestyles.

Most recently, Meghan coached as an AGUA Swim Academy instructor, including AGUA Swim League and the AGUA Rising Stars Clinics. She has also instructed at The Polo Club, Addison Mizner School and St. Andrew’s School. Welcome, Meghan!

REMINDERS

LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS

As we kick off the 2025-2026 AGUA season, we want 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.
Only swimmers who are members of Asphalt Green are permitted to use the member locker rooms at Asphalt Green. There are no exceptions.

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

You can shop for team gear and the entire SwimOutlet catalog at our 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.