Congratulations to Everett Lan (8 & Under Boys) and Milly Birch (13-14 Girls) on earning the honor of 2026 Metropolitan Swimming Athletes of the Year!
Metropolitan Swimming calculates athlete awards using USA Swimming’s Power Points system. Each swim that a swimmer swam during the 2025-2026 season was assigned a numeric score from 1 to 1100 points. Power Points indicate how close a swim is to the fastest historical performances for swimmers of the same single age and gender.
Everett and Milly tallied the highest point totals in their respective age groups!
When// Friday, December 4, through Sunday, December 6, 2026
Where //Chelsea Piers, Stamford
KATIE LEDECKY INVITE
Who // Invite Only
When// Thursday, December 10, through Sunday, December 13, 2026
Where //University of Maryland
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 30
Lucy Watts
Zoe Fu
October 1
Maximilian Adams
October 2
Naomi Ye
October 3
Ana Sofia Vucic
William Tong
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAST CALL! FALL WELCOME MEETINGS
We look forward to welcoming our AGUA families at our annual fall welcome meetings. Attendance is strongly encouraged, as the AGUA coaches will review our team values and philosophies, meet calendars, training breaks, and more.
Sign up for your group's Zoom welcome meeting below:
We will also host our annual College Recruiting Seminar on Saturday, October 17 at 1pm. The session will include a guide to the college recruiting process and timeline. It will also feature a Q&A with AGUA Alumni currently enrolled to study and swim at Yale University and Washington University in St. Louis.
All high school athletes and their families are encouraged to attend. Sign up here!
FALL NUTRITION UPDATES
Don't overthink your athlete's recovery! Check out this fall training checklist from our partner, Beine Wellness Building. The reminders cover immunity, rest and sleep.
For more detail, be sure to attend our tentative upcoming fall nutrition calls:
AG1 & AG2 - General Nutrition & Fueling Guidelines
Thursday, November 12th, 7:30pm (Zoom)
AG3, Senior Prep, Senior Groups - Fueling for Peak Performance
Thursday, November 5th, 8:15pm (Zoom)
Sign-ups will be available in the coming weeks!
USA SWIMMING SAFE SPORT TRAINING
Help our team remain a USA Swimming Safe Sport-recognized team! To be recognized, families and athletes aged 13-17 must complete their respective Safe Sport training.
AGUA is looking for more Admin Officials and stroke-and-turn judges! Becoming an official is a great way to get involved in your swimmer's life and sport. You will learn the rules of competitive swimming and how meets work.
Learn more and reach out to Charles Asch and Ashley Chan with any questions.
REMINDERS
LOCKER ROOM REMINDERS
As we begin the 2026-2027 AGUA season, we want to remind our athletes of locker room policies and best practices:
Locker rooms are shared spaces at both Asphalt Green's Battery Park City and Upper East Side campuses. 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 inside locker rooms, both on campus and during travel meets.
Swimmers should lock their belongings in a locker during practice.
Only swimmers who are Asphalt Green members 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 online team store. You may use your normal SwimOutlet account login. No additional instructions or details are required.
Keep an eye out for new items! A new requirement for this season is the Navy Blue AGUA shirt. All other team apparel requirements can be found in the AGUA Apparel Policy.
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