AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Great Work at the Condors July Jubilee!
Congratulations to all of our athletes who raced at the Condors July Jubilee in West Nyack, NY! Our swimmers raced to countless personal best times and achieved new qualifications for Junior Olympics and beyond.

A special congratulations to Rohan Mehra on establishing a new AGUA team record in the 13- to 14-year-old boys' 200 meter butterfly!

Rohan's time of 2:16.25 broke the previous mark set in 2011 and was his first qualifying time for Eastern Zone Sectionals.

The AGUA coaches would like to thank Pietro Belvedere, George Erich Gill, Cate Hsu, Simone Lilavois, Yahro Pique, Vera Saidel, Penny Wheaton, and Leo Yang for standing out as RAD teammates.

Congratulations to our top-three finishers:
  • Cece Arabadjiev - 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle
  • Milly Birch - 50 and 100 butterfly, 50 and 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 IM
  • Edward Chan - 200 butterfly
  • Emily Chan - 50 backstroke
  • Sebastian Cheaney - 50 and 100 breaststroke
  • Ryan Choi - 200 breaststroke, 50 and 200 freestyle
  • Lauren Fishbein - 200 backstroke 
  • Vincent Gookin - 200 backstroke
  • Reese Hagmann - 100 backstroke
  • Riley Hagmann - 50 freestyle
  • Maddie Lent - 100 and 200 freestyle
  • Rohan Mehra - 100 and 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 400 IM
  • Daniel Mente - 200 backstroke, 200 IM
  • Ethan Pak - 100 butterfly 
  • Ellise Plevin - 200 breaststroke 
  • Bruce Qian - 50 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 50 and 100 freestyle
  • Cole Radnay - 200 freestyle
  • Will Rankin - 100 butterfly, 100 and 200 backstroke, 200 and 400 freestyle, 400 IM
  • Cassie Wheaton - 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle 
  • Jack Wiggins - 50 and 200 backstroke
25% Off of TYR Tech Suits
Need tech suits for upcoming championships? Don't forget about the 25% discount at our team TYR store!
 
For product-related questions or help with sizing, please reach out to Isabelle Seward at [email protected]. All tech suits must adhere to the team suit policy.
Summer Long Course Meet Updates
Senior Metropolitan Championships
  • Who: Qualifiers
  • When: July 14 to July 17, 2022
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Spectator tickets are available.
  • Swimmer uniform:
  • Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
  • Friday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Saturday - Gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Green AGUA shirt
  • Swimmer call times:
  • Thursday Distance - 3:30pm
  • Thursday 800 Freestyle Relay - 5pm
  • Friday Preliminaries - 7am
  • Friday Finals - 4pm
  • Saturday and Sunday - Swimmers should confirm the time with their lead coach.

Metropolitan Swimming Junior Olympics
  • Who: Qualifiers
  • When: July 22 to July 24, 2022
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center
  • Spectator tickets are available.
  • Apparel orders are available until 10am today.
  • Swimmer uniform:
  • Friday - Black AGUA shirt
  • Saturday - Gray AGUA shirt
  • Sunday - Green AGUA shirt
  • Swimmer call times:
  • Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10-and-under and 13- and 14-year-olds: 7:15am
  • Friday 11- and 12-year-olds and 15-and-over: 1pm
  • Saturday and Sunday 11- and 12-year-olds and 15-and-over: 1:30pm

ISCA Summer Elite Showcase Classic
Register here. Deadline: July 24, 2022
  • Who: Qualifiers
  • When: August 3 to August 6, 2022
  • Where: St. Petersburg, FL

LC Senior Zone Championships
Register here. Deadline: July 24, 2022
  • Who: Qualifiers
  • When: August 4 to August 7, 2022
  • Where: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Upcoming Birthdays

July 13
Cole Radnay
Hayden Schwartz

July 15
Ella Knox
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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2022-2023 Swim for the Future Scholarship Info
For the 2022-2023 Swim for the Future application process, all financial information must be submitted through Asphalt Green’s financial aid software, TADS. Click here and navigate to the purple box labeled “Financial Aid Assessment” to create a login and begin your application.

Once you create a login, make the following selections:
  • State: New York
  • City: New York
  • School: Asphalt Green Swim for the Future
  • For the 2022-2023 school year
Register Now: USA Swimming Safe Sport Classes
USA Swimming's Safe Sport staff is hosting trainings on Zoom for parents, minor athletes, and coaches to assist member clubs in completing the training and education requirement of the Safe Sport Club Recognition program.
 
All participants need to register to attend. We encourage you to participate and help your club achieve the goals of Safe Sport Club Recognition!

Please note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time.
 
For parents:
  • Wednesday, July 13 at 3pm — Register
  • Wednesday, August 3 at 3pm — Register
  • Wednesday, September 7 at 8pm — Register
 
For athletes ages 12 to 17:
  • Thursday, July 14 at 3pm — Register
  • Thursday, August 4 at 3pm — Register
  • Thursday, September 8 at 8pm — Register
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
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
  • Senior Prep Green is canceled.

Thursday, July 14, 2022
  • Senior Prep Green JO qualifiers will swim from 5:30am to 7am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus.

Friday, July 15, 2022
  • Senior II and National practices are canceled.
  • Senior I will swim from 4pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus.
  • Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland is canceled. 

Saturday, July 16, 2022
  • Senior II and National practices are canceled.
  • Senior I and Senior Prep JO qualifiers will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland will be from 8:45am to 9:30am. 
  • UES and BPC AG3 JO qualifiers will swim from 10am to 11:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland will be from 11:45am to 12:15pm.
  • UES and BPC AG2 JO qualifiers will swim from 11:30am to 1pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus. Dryland will be from 10:45am to 11:15am.
  • All other UES and BPC practices are canceled. 

Sunday, July 17, 2022
  • All practices are canceled.

Friday, July 22, 2022
  • National and Senior II will swim from 7am to 8:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus.
  • All other practices are canceled.

Saturday, July 23, 2022
  • National and Senior II will swim from 7am to 9:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side Campus.
  • All other practices are canceled.

Sunday, July 24, 2022
  • All practices are canceled.

August 5 to August 7, 2022
  • All practices are canceled.

Friday, August 12, 2022
  • Last day of practice for all groups.