AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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EASTERN ZONE SPEEDO SECTIONALS
- When: March 24 to March 27, 2022
- Where: Ithaca College
- Who: Qualifiers
- Tentative swimmer call times:
- Thursday distance session: 2:30pm
- Friday preliminaries: 6:30am
- Friday finals: 3:45pm
- 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
EASTERN ZONE AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
- When: March 30 to April 2, 2022
- Where: Webster Aquatic Center
- Who: Qualifiers
- Tentative swimmer call times:
- 11-14 preliminaries (all days): 7am
- 11-14 finals (all days): 3:30pm
- 10 and under (all days): 11:45am
- Uniform requirements:
- Thursday - Choice AGUA shirt
- Friday - Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday - Gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday - Green AGUA shirt
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Vote Tommy Wang for Metro Swimming Junior Athlete Representative |
Today is the last day to cast your vote for AGUA's Yitao (Tommy) Wang for Metropolitan Swimming Junior Athlete Representative!
You can read Tommy's bio and goals for representing Metro swimmers here.
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Save the Date: Summer Long Course Meets
Please note the following long course competition dates. Details on additional meets and which swimmers may attend each meet will be announced in the coming weeks.
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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
- When: June 16 to June 19, 2022
- Where: Sarasota, FL
Nashville Summer Sizzler
- When: June 23 to June 25, 2022
- Where: Nashville, TN
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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Become a Part of Big Swim Big Kick |
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Sponsor Big Swim Big Kick and our Big Benefit dinner. Show your support for our biggest annual celebration of sports and fitness, this year honoring coach David Rodriguez and our other wonderful coaches.
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Big Benefit will be a dinner held on Wednesday, April 27 at 583 Park Avenue from 6:30pm to 10:30pm. Those sponsoring the event will help Asphalt Green support our coaches and all the good work they do for the community.
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Upcoming Birthdays
March 22
Danan Chan
Vlad Zarytov
March 23
Dylan Zucker
March 24
Olivia Cauley
March 25
Jonathan Packles
Jojo Plevin
March 28
Josephine Luding
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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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Save the Date: AGUA Summer Swim Clinics |
Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for AGUA summer swim clinic registration details. Clinics will be held during the following weeks:
- Rising Star Clinic (ages 7 to 10) - June 27 to July 1, 2022
- Elite Clinic (ages 10 to 13) - July 11 to July 15, 2022
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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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There will be no AGUA practices April 2 through April 10. Long course group placements will begin on Monday, April 11 under the spring schedule. |
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Wednesday, March 23
- National and Senior II practices are canceled.
- Senior Prep Gold will swim from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Sectionals qualifiers may swim from 5:30pm to 7pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Thursday, March 24
- National and Senior II practices are canceled.
- Senior Prep Gold dryland is canceled.
Friday, March 25
- Senior II practice is canceled.
- AG1, AG2, AG3, and Senior Prep dryland is canceled.
Saturday, March 26
- National and Senior II practices are canceled.
- UES AG2 Green and Gold will swim from 9am to 10am at Sacred Heart.
- UES AG3 Green and Gold will swim 8am to 9:30am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- BPC and UES AG2 and AG3 dryland practices are canceled.
Sunday, March 27
- National practice is canceled.
- Senior Prep Gold will swim from 10:30am to 12pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green will swim from12pm to 1:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- All dryland practices are canceled.
Wednesday, March 30
- UES AG2 Green and AG3 Green dryland practices are canceled.
Thursday, March 31
- Senior Prep Gold dryland is canceled.
Friday, April 1
- All dryland practices are canceled.
- Senior Prep Gold will swim from 7pm to 8:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
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