AGUA Newsletter
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Reminder: Register for the 2022-2023 Swim Season |
As a reminder, registration for the 2022-2023 AGUA swim season is now open. Swimmers should have received their group placement and registration link from the AGUA coaching staff. If you have not received an email, please reach out to your current lead group coach.
Please note: Registration closes on Friday, August 12, 2022. A late fee of $300 will be incurred if this deadline is missed.
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AGUA Women Win the LC Senior Zone Championships! |
Congratulations to all of the AGUA swimmers who raced at the 2022 Eastern Zone LC Senior Zone Championships in Pittsburgh, PA! Be sure to check out our Instagram for shout outs to all of the team's individual and relay medalists.
AGUA brought home three top awards including first place in overall team scores in the women's competition! The team also earned second place in the combined teams category as well as the third-place award for overall team scores in the men's competition.
Individually, our swimmers raced to personal bests and made new championship cuts including USA Swimming's Eastern Zone Sectionals, Futures Championships, and Junior National Championships. A special congratulations to Rohan Mehra on lowering his own team record in the 13- to 14-year-old boys' 200-meter butterfly by two full seconds!
The AGUA coaches would also like to thank Daijin Dorsey-Reyes and Ryan Kakimseit for standing out as RAD teammates throughout the weekend.
Congratulations to our individual point scorers:
- Lexi Asch - 200 butterfly
- Isabella Castano - 100 and 200 butterfly
- Abi Greenberg - 200 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM
- Ryan Kakimseit - 100 backstroke
- Azana Karim - 100 freestyle
- Penelope Leonard - 100 butterfly, 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 IM
- Rodin McKenna - 1500 freestyle
- Aiden Rhee - 200 breaststroke
- Carter Roebuck - 200 and 800 freestyle
- Ari Rosenstein - 100 butterfly
- Sonia Seliger - 50, 100, and 400 freestyle, 200 and 400 IM
- Delilah Skaistis - 100 and 200 breaststroke
- Sebi Vernhes - 50 and 100 freestyle
- Heidi Wu - 100 and 200 backstroke
- Skylar Yoham - 100 and 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke
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Tune in Next Week for a Recap! |
Stay tuned for next week's newsletter and get a full recap of the 2022 ISCA Summer Elite Showcase Classic in St. Petersburg, FL. where AGUA swimmers raced to new records, nation-leading times, and more.
Plus, if you don't already, make sure to follow us on Instagram for highlights of our top-three finishers! |
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Required: Gear Bag Pickup |
As a reminder, swimmers must take home their gear bag from our equipment closets or crates by the last day of practice on Friday, August 12. Any gear bags left behind may be thrown away during Asphalt Green's annual pool maintenance closure, Sunday, August 21 through Monday, September 5.
Please note, swimmers in all groups will no longer need equipment at practice.
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Upcoming Birthdays
August 9
Azana Karim
August 10
Evie Taylor
August 11
Xanthe Blackburne
August 12
Maria Manukyan
August 14
Josie Martin
August 15
Benjamin Luding
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Asphalt Green IDs
All swimmers must use their ID cards to access Asphalt Green's Battery Park City and Upper East Side campuses at each practice.
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Follow Us on Instagram
Be sure to follow us @aguaswim for announcements, shoutouts, and more!
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Register Now: USA Swimming Safe Sport Classes |
All participants need to register to attend. We encourage you to participate and help our club achieve Safe Sport Club Recognition!
For parents:
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Wednesday, September 7 at 8pm — Register
For athletes ages 12 to 17:
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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:
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Upcoming Schedule Changes |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- Senior I, Senior II, and National will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- UES AG3 Green and Gold will swim from 3:30pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- UES AG1, AG2 Green, and AG2 Gold will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- All dryland practices at Asphalt Green's Upper East side campus are canceled.
- Senior Prep Green and Gold practices are canceled.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
- Senior I, Senior II, and National will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- BPC AG1, AG2 Green, and AG2 Gold will swim from 5pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Battery Park City campus.
- BPC AG3 will swim from 5pm to 6:30pm at Asphalt Green's Battery Park City campus.
- AG3 Gold practice is canceled.
- All dryland practices are canceled.
Friday, August 12, 2022
- Senior I, Senior II, and National will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 5pm to 6:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- UES AG3 Green and Gold will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- UES AG1, AG2 Green, and AG2 Gold will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- All dryland practices at Asphalt Green's Upper East side campus are canceled.
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