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AGUA Newsletter
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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2022-2023 Meet Updates
LIE Fall Classic
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Who: AG1 (9- and 10-year olds), AG2 Green and Gold (9- and 10-year olds), AG3 Green and Gold, Senior Prep Green and Gold, Senior I
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When: Friday, November 4 to Sunday, November 6, 2022
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Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
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Final entries are now available.
- Uniform requirements:
- Friday – Black AGUA shirt
- Saturday – Dark gray AGUA shirt
- Sunday – Light gray AGUA shirt
- All days – AGUA team cap and AGUA team suit
- Swimmer call times:
- Friday session one – 3:30pm
- Friday session two – 4:30pm
- Saturday and Sunday 11- to 14-year-olds – 7:30am
- Saturday and Sunday 9- and 10-year-olds and 15- and older – 1:30pm
BGNW Distance Meet
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Who: AG2 Green and Gold, AG3 Green and Gold, Senior Prep Green and Gold, Senior I
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When: Saturday, November 12, 2022
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Where: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco, NY
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Final entries are now available.
- Uniform requirements:
- Black AGUA shirt
- AGUA team cap and AGUA team suit
- Swimmer call times:
- Session one – 7:30am
- Session two (1650 free only) – 2pm
BGNW 8-and-under Meet
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Who: AG1 and AG2 Green (athletes 8-and-under only)
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When: Sunday, November 13, 2022
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Where: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco, NY
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Final entries are now available.
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Uniform requirements:
- Black AGUA shirt
- AGUA team cap and AGUA team suit
- Swimmer call times:
- Session one (8-year-olds) – 7:30am
- Session two (7-and-under) – 10am
BGNW 14-and-under Invitational
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Who: 14-and-under athletes not racing at the NCAP Invitational
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When: Friday, December 2 to Sunday, December 4, 2022
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Where: Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco, NY
CP-AC December Invitational
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Who: Senior I, Senior II, and National
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When: Friday, December 2 to Sunday, December 4, 2022
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Where: Chelsea Piers, Stamford, CT
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Hotel room block information: Courtyard Stamford Downtown
- $159 per night
- Deadline to book: Friday, November 4, 2022
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Book a group rate through Asphalt Green
NCAP Invitational
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Who: Qualified swimmers
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When: Thursday, December 8 to Sunday, December 11, 2022
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Where: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Welcome, Coach Isaac Gómez!
Coach Isaac is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. As an athlete, he swam for Ecuador’s national swim team and played for Ecuador’s national water polo team. Isaac was a national state champion with the water polo team for five consecutive years, from 2003 to 2007, and was named the best Ecuadorian water polo player in 2008.
Also in 2008, Isaac earned his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy. After completing his degree, he started a second career in physical education. He gained additional skills and knowledge to help both his patients and swimmers achieve their athletic and fitness goals. He began his coaching career with a youth group in 2010, where he developed a program to create a new swim team in Ecuador.
Since moving to New York City in 2011, Isaac has been an instructor at Asphalt Green for many years, teaching swimmers at every level. During his time here he has helped swimmers who started out as beginners go on to join the Asphalt Green Swim League and the AGUA Swim Team.
Isaac shares our coaching philosophy, focusing his instruction on the core values of respect, accountability, and discipline. He's always working to motivate his swimmers to be better than they were yesterday.
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Upcoming Birthdays
November 1
Emerson Hofmann
November 3
Lucien Chan
November 4
Tara Chan
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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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AGUA Team Handbook
All families are responsible for the information noted in the AGUA Team Handbook.
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AGUA Online Team Store
As a reminder, please make sure your athlete has the correct equipment and team suit for upcoming trainings and competitions. All swimmers are required to purchase the new AGUA shirt bundle for $10, available on our online team store. You may purchase multiple bundles.
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Register Today for Fall Cocktails With Coaches
Registration is now available for our first Cocktails With Coaches happening next Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30pm. As a reminder, AGUA coaches will discuss appropriate swimmer behavior and how to represent the AGUA team, dryland training, and championship meet preparation followed by a Q&A session.
The event will be on Zoom, and the link to join will be distributed on the morning of November 8.
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Parent/Coach Communication | |
To streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. Use the following email addresses for all questions:
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Training Schedule and Updates | |
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Friday, November 4, 2022
- UES AG1 dryland practice is canceled. Swim practice will occur as regularly scheduled.
- UES AG2 Gold will swim from 4pm to 5pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland practice is canceled.
- AG3 Gold dryland practice is canceled. Swim practice will occur as regularly scheduled.
- Senior Prep Green and Gold will swim from 5pm to 6:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland is canceled.
- Senior I dryland is canceled. Swim practice will occur as regularly scheduled.
- UES AG2 Green and AG3 Green practices will occur as regularly scheduled.
Saturday, November 5, 2022
- UES and BPC AG2 Green and Gold practices are canceled.
- AG3 Green and Gold practices are canceled.
- Senior I practice is canceled.
Sunday, November 6, 2022
- Senior Prep Green and Gold practices are canceled.
Monday, November 7, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022
- Senior II practice is canceled.
- UES AG2 Green will swim from 6pm to 7pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Senior II and National practices are canceled.
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AG3 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. Dryland is canceled.
- UES AG1 will swim from 10am to 11am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior I will swim from 11am to 1pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland practice will be from 9:45am to 10:45am.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
- National practice is canceled.
- Senior Prep Gold will swim from 8am to 10am at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.
- Senior Prep Green will swim from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland practice will be from 12:45pm to 1:15pm.
2022-2023 Season Updates
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The 2022 Thanksgiving practice schedule is available.
- The 2022 winter break will take place Friday, December 23 through Monday, December 26.
- The holiday training schedule is now available and will take place Tuesday, December 27 through Saturday, December 31.
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