MAAPP prioritizes athlete safety 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 acknowledgment by Friday, October 2, 2026.
AGUA EARNS HIGHEST LONG COURSE VCC FINISH IN PROGRAM HISTORY!
Congratulations to all AGUA athletes on scoring our highest long course VCC score in program history with 248,803 points for the 2026 long course season! We also earned our highest final ranking ever,ranking 12th out of over 4,000 USA Swimming teams of all sizes.
The USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship program recognizes and highlights clubs that develop athletes and achieve success at multiple levels, emphasizing the team element of club swimming. Teams are evaluated using the USA Swimming power-point system, and individual swimmers may contribute four swims.
Shoutout to our highest-scoring contributors: Jonathan Packles (3,940 points) and Milly Birch (3,537 points).
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 8
Jake Kim
September 9
Elliott Darwell
September 10
Annabel Gui
Viaan Ramnath
September 11
Elvis Orchowski
September 12
Max Paltridge
Aurelia Zomopoulos
September 13
Sena Kanzaki
September 14
Mason Messina
Nariman Sheini
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SAVE THE DATE: UPCOMING FALL VIRTUAL EVENTS
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 tentatively on Saturday, October 17. Sign up, and more details will be available in the coming weeks. All high school athletes and their families are encouraged to attend.
GET INVOLVED: BECOME AN OFFICIAL
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 team store using the link below. You may use your normal SwimOutlet account login. No additional instructions or details are required.
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