AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Congratulations to our senior athletes who raced at the 2020 Senior Metropolitan Championships! Follow @aguaswim for live meet updates, including this weekend's HMST 8 & Under Finale.
Winter Meet Updates
HMST 8 & Under Finale
February 23; Hopkins School, New Haven, CT

Final entries are available here.

We still need five timers! Sign up today.

Swimmer Call Times:
  • Boys - 7:45am
  • Girls - 11:45am

Uniform Requirements:
  • AGUA 8 & under t-shirt or green AGUA shirt and AGUA team suit or solid-colored TYR suit.
AGUA Last Chance Meet
March 7-8; Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus

Preliminary entries are available here . Please notify your lead group coach of any errors by Thursday, February 20 at noon .
Metropolitan Swimming Junior Olympics
March 13-15; Nassau County Aquatic Center

Pre-order custom h oodies, sweatpants, t-shirts, and more here before Monday, March 2 .
Team Handbook

Please review our team handbook  for information on team policies and procedures. You are responsible for knowing and adhering to its contents. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your coach.

Locker Room 
Reminders

AGUA Swim Team members are expected to use appropriate language and speaking volume at all times. The use of cell phones is strictly prohibited. Use a lock to protect your valuables.

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AGUA Breaks Records at
Senior Metropolitan Championships
Great work to our swimmers who raced at the 2020 Senior Metropolitan Championships. AGUA athletes broke barriers and kicked off the championship season with success.

Isabel Gormley was named the high point-scorer of the meet, edging her competitors out on the final night of competition. Along the way, Isabel earned her fifth and sixth United States Olympic Trials cuts in the 200 backstroke (2:14.50) and 200 freestyle (2:00.68). Both times made new Senior Metropolitan Championship meet records, and her backstroke was a new AGUA team mark. Isabel also earned gold in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 200 butterfly and 200 IM.

Dylan Rhee led the men's team, earning third-overall in the high-point race. He set new Senior Metropolitan Championship meet records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Dylan also earned a silver medal in the 400 IM, and played a major role in AGUA's Metropolitan Swimming and team record in the 400 medley relay. He teamed up with Eugenio Massari , Tristan Pragnell, and Adell Sabovic for the win.

Tristan earned individual silver in the 200 backstroke and bronze in the 100 distance, while Adell took home silver in the 100 butterfly. Further medalists include Jonathan Choi (400, 800, and 1,500 freestyle), Charlotte Krevitt (100 freestyle), and Sophia Zhang (100 and 200 breaststroke).

Congratulations to the following point scorers:

  • Diana Bates - 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 and 400 IM
  • Jonathan Choi - 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyle, 200 butterfly
  • Stella Chukwulozie - 100 breaststroke
  • Taiyo De Jong - 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 and 200 breaststroke
  • Lauren Eng - 200 freestyle
  • Emma Feld - 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke
  • Isabel Gormley - 200 butterfly, 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 and 800 freestyle, 200 IM
  • Rene Hernandez - 800 and 1,500 freestyle
  • Charlie Hinckley - 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 IM
  • Momoe Kawahara - 200 backstroke
  • Charlotte Krevitt - 100 backstroke, 100 and 200 freestyle
  • Penn Lee - 100 butterfly
  • Gabriele Lunardi - 100 and 200 butterfly, 100 and 200 backstroke, 400 freestyle
  • Eugenio Massari - 50, 100, and 200 freestyle
  • Rodin McKenna - 1,500 freestyle
  • Ryan Mitchener - 200 breaststroke, 200 and 400 IM
  • Ido Petel - 800 freestyle
  • Harrison Pire - 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle, 200 IM
  • Tristan Pragnell - 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle
  • Dylan Rhee - 200 butterfly, 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 and 400 IM
  • Ari Rosenstein - 100 butterfly
  • Adell Sabovic - 50, 100, and 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 IM
  • Sonja Seliger - 200 breaststroke
  • Dylan Zhang - 400 freestyle, 400 IM
  • Sophia Zhang - 100 and 200 butterfly, 100 and 200 breaststroke
Coming Soon: AGUA Summer Swim Camp
AGUA's annual summer swim camps are designed to meet the specific needs of our swimmers. Camp days run from 8am to 4pm and include two swim sessions, dryland training, team building activities, and catered lunch. Swim campers get an AGUA camp t-shirt and swim cap.

Summer swim camp dates are as follows:

AGUA Rising Star Camp
AG1 and AG2 swimmers
  • June 29 through July 3

AGUA Elite Camp
Long course AG3 swimmers
  • July 13 through July 17
Private Lessons
Private lessons are available. Limit two lessons per athlete, per month. One may take place during the first 15 days of the month and one from the 15 th through the end of the month. Click here to log in and purchase your sessions.
Upcoming Events 

February 23
HMST 8 & Under Finale

March 7-8
AGUA Last Chance Invitational

March 13-15
Metropolitan Junior Olympics
Metropolitan Age Group Team Challenge

March 17-21
NCSA Junior Nationals

March 25-28
NCSA Age Group Championships

March 26-29
Eastern Zone Sectionals

Upcoming Birthdays 

February 18
Arianne Dracopoulos
Max Levin

February 19
Alysse Barnecut
Oliver Wyatt

February 20
Jagger Bennett
Jema Dosembet
Michael McLoughlin
Brandon Minaker

February 21
Zoe Ross Allen
Josephine Cramer

February 22
Anna Hsu
Lauren Hsu
Isha Krishnamurthy

February 23
Kyra Stinebaugh

Parent/Coach Communication
In order to streamline parent/coach communication for the remainder of the season, please do not reply to the newsletter, but instead use the following email addresses for all questions:

Sign Up to Be an AGUA Official
One of the most critical parts of running a high-quality swim meet is having a team of certified and experienced officials. AGUA is fortunate enough to have such a great team of officials made up of AGUA parents – past and present.

Please help us maintain the tradition of staffing our meets with AGUA officials by getting certified. This is a terrific way to contribute to the team while also learning more about swimming.

If you are interested in hearing more about the certification process, please click here or contact AGUA meet referees Rachel Skaistis or Sharon Greenberg. It is an incredibly rewarding position that makes meets fly by!
Upcoming Schedule Changes

There are no schedule changes at this time.
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