Newsletter: June 18, 2023
Now Available: Our Summer Practice Schedules

The start of summer is just days away! Don't forget to check out the summer practice schedules.

Please click below to view the summer 2023 schedules, beginning Monday, June 26.
Announcement
Open Water Swim Sign-Up
Who’s ready to kick off our 2023 summertime open water series? Whether this is your first time or you’re a seasoned open water swimmer, this is a great way to test out the waters (pun intended). Join coach Nate on June 24 for our first swim. Please see the details below.
 
Date:
  • Saturday June 24, 2023

Time:
  • Meet at 9:45am
  • Swim at 10am

Meeting Location:
  • Covered area across the boardwalk from Tatiana Grill
  • Directions via subway: Q train to Brighton Beach
  • View on google maps here

What to bring:
  • Bright-colored caps, mirrored goggles, sunscreen, Vaseline and/or Body Glide®, water bottle, towel, and swimsuit
  • Cash for piroshkis and a wetsuit are optional.
  • Personal items will be safe next to the lifeguard stand.

Expected Water Temperature:
Swim Spotlight
Support Fellow Swimmer Chris Harris!
Chris, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, began swimming at age 5 and eventually came to New York City to swim for the team at Columbia University from 1993 to1997, where he swam alongside Justin from lane 7 as a sprinter. Chris has been with AGUA since college, from swimming for the club team during the summer to now working hard on the Masters team.
Chris's mother, Guerda Harris (née Marie-Jose Guerda Edeline), was born and raised in Haiti and was orphaned as a teenager. Through personal determination and the charity of people around her, she was given the tools to build a successful life and safe passage to the US, where she now resides with her family.

Inspired by his mother's story, Chris decided to use his passion for swimming to make a positive impact on the world. He is teaming up with Urban Swim to attempt a solo circumference of Manhattan for charity. The swim will cover a distance of 28.5 miles and is one of the most challenging, but also one of the most exhilarating, tests any swimmer can attempt.

Chris aims to raise $1,000 per day until the swim on Thursday, July 6 to support three important charities: + POOL, Have Faith Haiti, and Worldwide Orphans. We are looking for support from the swimming community to drive awareness and support through charitable contributions.

For more information on the swim and to contribute, visit Chris's website and follow him on Instagram!
Training Tips
If you have any swim or dryland workouts you've done or would like to share, we’d love to highlight them! Submit your workouts to Coach Jim at jwu@asphaltgreen.org.
Dryland Workout

Warmup (One round through; 0:40 for each exercise with 0:10 of rest between exercises)
  • Easy jog
  • Side lung and knee hug
  • Butt kicker jog
  • Hamstring swoops
  • High knee jog
  • Inchworm
  • Easy jog

Set 1 (Two rounds through; 0:40 for each exercise with 0:20 of rest between exercises)
  • Jumping jacks
  • Squats
  • Jumping jacks
  • Alternate reverse lunges
  • Jumping jacks
  • Squats

Set 2 (Two rounds through; 0:40 for each exercise with 0:20 of rest between exercises)
  • Plank
  • Pushups
  • Side plank (left side)
  • Squat thrusts
  • Side plank (right side)
  • Burpees
Swim Workout
Please note these intervals are for short course yards but feel free to adjust as necessary.

Warmup (Set yards: 800)
  • 400 swim
  • 400 IM (50 kick/50 drill)
  • 200 pull
 
Preset (Set yards: 500)
  • 10x50 backstroke at 1:00 (with fins)
  • 6 kick rotation (head stays still, shoulders touching chin for six kicks, then switch)
  • Frankenstein catchup
  • 3 strokes/6 kicks
  • 25 backstroke with butterfly kick/25 easy swim
  • swim
 
Main set (Set yards: 1700)
  • 100 freestyle at 1:30
  • 8x25 backstroke at 0:30
  • 100 freestyle at 1:30
  • 6x50 backstroke at 1:00
  • 100 freestyle at 2:00
  • 4x100 backstroke at 2:00
  • 100 freestyle at 1:30
  • 2x200 backstroke at 3:30
Asphalt Green is a nonprofit. When you participate in our programs, you stand with Asphalt Green to provide free sports and fitness opportunities for all New Yorkers.

Don't forget! You have access to 25% off AGUA Masters-branded training suits, sunglasses, sneakers, and much more on our online team store with TYR when you use code AGUAM25 at checkout. Questions? Reach out to our TRY representative, Ashley, at ajiran@tyr.com. Happy shopping!
To access the store follow the directions:
1) Go to teams.tyr.com
2) Click "Create an account"
3) Enter the AGUA Masters access code: 01164
4) Fill out the rest of the form with your information