AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Please carefully review the upcoming practice schedule changes for April. |
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Congratulations 11-12 Virtual Club Championship Scorers! |
The USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship program recognizes and highlights clubs that develop athletes and achieve success at multiple levels in club swimming. It emphasizes the team element in club swimming, and teams are scored using the USA Swimming power point system.
The Virtual Club Championship runs from the start to finish of each swim season. To earn points, teams may score two swimmers per event and age group, while individual swimmers are limited to contributing four swims. Swimmers must be 11 years old or older to score points.
Congratulations to all AGUA athletes on our highest VCC score in program history with 231,995 points for the 2022 short course season. We will be recognizing our swimmers who scored in the VCC this season over the next four weeks, starting with our youngest athletes.
Shoutout to our 2022 VCC contributors in the 11 and 12 age group:
Milly Birch
Emily Chan
Chloe Comisarow
Milo Devine
Riley Hagmann
Sadie Hargis
Eva Johnson
Marcus Krahe
Bruce Qian
Carson Radnay
Will Rankin
Elonu Rodrigues
Zoe Ross Allen
Tim Seliger
Mark Silverman
Allegra Speight-Ray
Herschel Tan
George Wang
Jack Wiggins
Penny Wheaton
Daniel Wojciechowski
Chloe Yang
Dylan Zucker
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Register Now: Summer Long Course Meets |
Phoenix May Meet
- Who: Details TBA
- When: May 13 to May 15, 2022
- Where: Felix Festa Middle School
AGUA Memorial Day Invitational
- Who: All swimmers
- When: May 28 to May 29, 2022
- Where: Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus
Sarasota Shark Open
- Who: 10-and-under swimmers, 11 to 14 qualifiers, and Senior I
- When: June 16 to June 19, 2022
- Where: Sarasota, FL
Nashville Summer Sizzler
- Who: Invited 13-and-over swimmers
- When: June 23 to June 25, 2022
- Where: Nashville, TN
LIAC Summer Fun
- Who: Swimmers not racing at Sarasota or Nashville
- When: June 25 to June 26
- Where: NCAC
Condors July Jubilee
- Who: Swimmers not racing at Senior Mets or Junior Olympics
- When: July 8 to July 10
- Where: Felix Festa Middle School
Senior Metropolitan Championships
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: July 14 to July 17, 2022
- Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
Metropolitan Swimming Junior Olympics
- Who: Qualifiers
- When: July 22 to July 24, 2022
- Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
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Athlete Volunteers Needed for Big Swim |
The AGUA coaches are excited to host our first Big Swim in over two years. While our coaches will be organizing the action in the pool, we need your help to run a smooth and successful day for our Big Swim racers.
AGUA Swimmers ages 12 and over are encouraged to sign up to help hand out awards, cheer on athletes, and more.
Swimmers may earn AGUA service hours for their family and/or community service hours for school. When you sign up, please note if you will be requesting school service hours. As a reminder, all families are required to complete 10 service hours between October and August.
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Join Asphalt Green's Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Our Coaches! |
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Asphalt Green is running a crowdfunding campaign to help support our incredible coaches. Become a part of our campaign on behalf of your favorite AGUA coach! You can join as a fundraiser or simply make a donation. Your generosity will show your support for AGUA, and you will help improve and expand our world-class coaching staff.
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Participation is just a click away. Become a fundraiser or donate today by visiting our crowdfunding page. The whole process is fast, easy, and secure.
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Any donations we receive will make twice the difference. The George E. and Annette Cross Murphy Charitable Fund is matching the amount we raise up to $100,000.
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Upcoming Birthdays
April 19
Lauren Nam
April 21
Simone Lilavois
Natalie Reinhart
April 23
Eli Liebowitz
Margaux Purcell
April 25
Catherine MacLennan
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Asphalt Green IDs
All swimmers must use their ID card 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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Registration Now Open:
AGUA Summer Swim Clinics
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Registration is now available for AGUA summer swim clinics. Refine your skills and gain a competitive edge in the water. All activities, including dryland training and nutritional awareness, are designed for swimmers' specific needs.
- Rising Star Clinic (ages 7 to 10) - June 27 to July 1, 2022
- Register here
- Elite Clinic (ages 10 to 13) - July 11 to July 15, 2022
- Register here
- Our Elite Clinic is currently at capacity. Stay tuned, more slots may be opening in the coming days.
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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, April 27
- National, Senior II, and Senior I practices are canceled (see below).
- Senior Prep Green will swim from 5:30am to 7am at Sacred Heart.
- UES AG3 Gold and AG3 Green will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. AG3 Green dryland is canceled.
- UES AG1, AG2 Green, and AG2 Gold practices are canceled (see below).
Thursday, April 28
- Senior II will swim from 6pm to 8pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green practice is canceled (see above).
- UES AG2 Gold and AG2 Green will swim from 5pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- UES AG1 will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Friday, April 29
- National will swim from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior I will swim from 6:30pm to 8pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Saturday, April 30
- Senior II will swim from 7am to 9am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland will be remote.
- Senior I will swim from 7am to 9am at Sacred Heart. Dryland will be remote.
- BPC and UES AG3 Gold, AG3 Green, AG2 Gold, and AG2 Green practices are canceled.
Sunday, May 1
- Senior II will swim from 7am to 9am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior I will swim from 1:30pm to 3pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Gold will swim from 10:30am to 12pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green will swim from 12pm to 1:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Monday, June 27, 2022
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