AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Click here for an at-a-glance illustration of Asphalt Green's COVID-19 visitor access guidelines. For additional information, visit our updated COVID-19 FAQ.

We ask that all families review our procedures for COVID-19 cases: 

  • Swimmers with COVID-19 symptoms should monitor symptoms and should not attend practice.
  • Swimmers who test positive for COVID-19 must email notify@asphaltgreen.org to report the date of positive test and date that any symptoms started. Please copy your lead group coach on this email.
  • Swimmers whose household or family member(s) test positive for COVID-19 must email notify@asphaltgreen.org for further instructions. Please copy your lead group coach on this email.
Great Work at LIE Second Chance Challenge
Our swimmers who raced this weekend in Long Island did a fantastic job. AGUA swimmers earned first-time qualifications for Senior Mets and Junior Olympics, along with many heat and event wins.

Special congratulations to Bruce Qian who set the eighth-fastest time in the country this season for 11-year-old boys in the 100 butterfly. Bruce swam a time of 1:00.41.

The AGUA coaches would like to thank Zander Auth, Emma Chubb, Chloe Comisarow, Cormac Lapolla, Debora Lazarev, Josephine Luding, Jiya Luther, Rayah Milam, Aislinn Moloney, Cole Radnay, Ava Smith and Dylan Zucker for standing out as RAD teammates and exemplifying our team values of respect, accountability, and discipline.
Shoutout to our swimmers who placed in the top three:
Cece Arabadjiev
Gillian Asch
Zander Auth
Liam Benten
Syd Berger
Milly Birch
Naomi Blau
Naila Broening-Chai
Beau Chan
Edward Chan
Emily Chan
Sebastian Cheaney
Chloe Comisarow
Milo Devine
Beth Ebrahimpour
Emir Emre
Tessa Feld
George Erich Gill
David Gutin
Sadie Hargis
Anna Hermann
Kelly Hsu
Kouros Javaheri
Eva Johnson
Azana Karim
Gebran Kastoun
Maddie Lent
Josephine Luding
Jia Luther
Catherine MacLennan
Michael Mahedy
Rohan Mehra
Greta Messinger-Nanni
Rome Neal
Cara Neary
Ethan Pak
Tenzin Panamserkhang
Jasmine Pendsay
Bruce Qian
Cole Radnay
Aiden Rhee
Zoe Ross Allen
David Sacca
Tim Seliger
Oliver Shao
Allegra Speight-Ray
Ollie Speight-Ray
Estelle Vernhes
Heidi Wu
Liam Zucker
Winter Meet Updates
SENIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • Meet information
  • Final entries
  • When: February 17 to February 20, 2022
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Who: Qualifiers
  • Spectator tickets are now available
  • Swimmer call times:
  • Thursday distance session: 3:30pm
  • Thursday 800 freestyle relay: 5:30pm
  • Friday preliminaries: 7am
  • Friday finals: 4pm
  • Saturday/Sunday preliminaries and finals: Swimmers should confirm call times with their lead coach at the meet.
  • Uniform requirements:
  • Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
  • Friday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Saturday - Gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Green AGUA shirt
Don't Miss Out: Championship Sign Up Deadlines
METROPOLITAN SWIMMING JUNIOR OLYMPICS
  • Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
  • When: March 11 to March 13, 2022
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Who: Qualifiers

METROPOLITAN SWIMMING AGE GROUP TEAM CHALLENGE
  • Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
  • When: March 11 to March 13, 2022
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Who: Qualifiers not competing at Eastern Zone Sectionals

2022 EASTERN ZONE SPEEDO SECTIONALS
  • Registration deadline: Monday, February 21, 2022
  • When: March 24 to March 27, 2022
  • Where: Ithaca, NY
  • Who: Qualifiers

2022 EASTERN ZONE AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • Registration deadline: Monday, February 28, 2022
  • When: March 30 to April 2, 2022
  • Where: Webster, NY
  • Who: Qualifiers
Custom AGUA Caps Are Now Available
Ultimate Swim Shop is accepting orders for personalized AGUA swim caps now through March 1, 2022. All customized caps will be delivered by late April. Caps may be customized with swimmers' last names only. 

Ultimate Swim Shop has a new website. Please read these instructions and create a new account. Then, navigate to the customized AGUA cap product page here.
Run the 2022 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon
Looking for ways to get involved at Asphalt Green — and achieve a personal fitness goal? Join team Asphalt Green and race for a great cause in the 2022 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on March 20, 2022. Entry is guaranteed when you join team Asphalt Green, and you get a comped membership during training. What are you waiting for?
Upcoming Birthdays

February 15
Liam Benten

February 16
Liam Zucker

February 17
Sasha Casey
Vera Saidel

February 18
Arianne Dracopoulos
Wyatt Lee-Walters

February 19
Oliver Wyatt

February 21
Zoe Ross Allen
Masks at Asphalt Green

Masks are always required outside of the pool. This includes the pool deck, locker rooms, lobby, and all shared spaces.

Swimmers who enter the pool deck without a mask on will not be permitted to practice.


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Long Course Season Updates
  • Group placements - Long course season group placements will be announced the week of February 21. Please note, this may result in practice schedule changes for swimmers who are turning 11, 13, or 15 before June 1. 
  • AGUA spring break - There will be no AGUA practices April 2 through April 10. Group placements will begin on Monday, April 11 under the spring schedule. All swimmers will remain in their current groups through April 1.
Save the Date: AGUA Summer Swim Camps
Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for AGUA summer swim camp registration details. Camps will be held during the following weeks:

  • Rising Star Camp (ages 7 to 10) - June 27 to July 1, 2022
  • Elite Camp (ages 10 to 13) - July 11 to July 15, 2022
Parent/Coach Communication 
In order to streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to the newsletter. Use the following email addresses for all questions:
Upcoming Schedule Changes
The spring practice schedule is now available. Spring practices will begin on Monday, February 28 for all groups.

Thursday, February 17
  • Senior Mets qualifiers will swim from 5pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
  • Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim 5:30pm to 7pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Senior Prep Gold dryland will be from 4:30pm to 5:15pm.
  • Senior I will swim from 6pm to 7:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland is canceled.
  • Senior II and National practices are canceled.

Friday, February 18
  • Senior I will swim from 6pm to 8pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
  • Senior II practice is canceled.

Saturday, February 19
  • Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
  • UES AG2 Green and Gold will swim from 8:30am to 9:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. AG2 Green will have dryland from 9:45am to 10:15am.
  • Senior I, Senior II, and National practices are canceled.

Sunday, February 20
  • Senior I will swim from 8am to 10am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.