AGUA Newsletter

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Great Work at the BGNW 14-and-under Invitational!


Congratulations to our athletes who competed at the BGNW 14-and-under Invitational in Westchester, NY!


Our swimmers raced to new cuts for Senior Metropolitan Championships and the Metropolitan Age Group Championships. The AGUA team was led by performances from Jake Kim who placed third in the high-point standings for the 9-and-under pentathlon and Milly Birch who posted the top time in the country in the 400 IM for 11-year-old girls (4:49.31)!


AGUA picked up 13 additional event wins courtesy of Kate Casicato (100 freestyle), Chloe Fu (100 breaststroke), Pia Ghimire (50 butterfly), Jake Kim (100 butterfly), Wyatt Lee-Walters (25 and 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle), Zach Levin (50 and 100 breaststroke), Veronica Mccall (100 breaststroke), Gabriela Sabulis (100 freestyle), and Rio Versfeld (25 backstroke; 25 breaststroke).


The AGUA coaches would like to extend an extra thank you to the following athletes who stood out as RAD teammates: Annabelle Ceria, Lucas Dressler, Cruz Malick, Elvis Orchowski, Maria Spartioti, and Kaelen Thakker.


Congratulations as well to our top-three finishers:

  • Daniel Andguladze - 100 backstroke; 100 IM
  • Milly Birch - 400 IM
  • Salvatore Bove - 400 IM
  • Emma Bratu - 25 butterfly; 100 freestyle
  • Ela Brozyna - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke
  • Kate Casciato - 50 and 100 freestyle
  • Christian Colvin - 100 butterfly
  • Sam Crisostomo - 100 butterfly
  • Elliott Darwell - 25 butterfly; 25 backstroke
  • Milo Devine - 200 breaststroke
  • Luca Fong - 200 freestyle
  • Chloe Fu - 100 breaststroke
  • Pia Ghimire - 50 and 100 butterfly; 50 freestyle
  • Noah Gutin - 100 backstroke; 200 IM
  • Jaden Huang - 50 breaststroke
  • Kai Huang - 100 breaststroke
  • Eamonn Hynes - 50 and 200 backstroke
  • Jake Kim - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 100 freestyle
  • Ella Knox - 200 and 400 IM
  • Wyatt Lee-Walters - 25 and 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle
  • Zach Levin - 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke
  • Bridget Lockwood - 100 freestyle
  • Benjamin Luding - 25 and 100 freestyle
  • Sofia Manukyan - 25 butterfly; 100 freestyle
  • Veronica Mccall - 100 butterfly; 100 and 200 breaststroke; 200 and 400 IM
  • Tegan Mejia - 100 breaststroke; 100 freestyle; 100 IM
  • Daniel Mente - 100 breaststroke; 200 IM
  • Skyler Miskin - 50 and 100 butterfly
  • Jonathan Packles - 100 butterfly; 100 backstroke; 400 IM
  • Jeffrey Qian - 25 breaststroke
  • Zoe Ross Allen - 200 butterfly
  • Gabriela Sabulis - 100 freestyle
  • Hayden Schwartz - 200 backstroke
  • Tim Seliger - 50 and 100 freestyle
  • Quinn Smith - 100 freestyle
  • Allegra Speight-Ray - 500 freestyle
  • Shanel Tan - 100 and 200 backstroke; 100 and 200 breaststroke
  • Rio Versfeld - 25 backstroke; 25 breaststroke
  • Daniel Wojciechowski - 50 freestyle
  • Annette Yu - 100 backstroke
  • Clara Zampetti - 25 backstroke


Stay tuned to our Instagram and next week's newsletter for highlights from the NCAP Invitational!

2022-2023 Meet Updates


AGUA MLK Invitational

Register here. Deadline: Friday, December 16, 2022

  • Who: All swimmers
  • When: Saturday, January 14 to Monday, January 16, 2023
  • Where: Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus


Condors Last Chance Meet

Register here. Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2023

  • Who: AG1, AG2, and AG3
  • When: Friday, February 3 to Sunday, February 5, 2023
  • Where: Felix Festa Middle School, West Nyack, NY (tentative)


LIE Second Chance Challenge

Register here. Deadline: Friday, January 13, 2023

  • Who: Senior Prep, Senior I, Senior II
  • When: Friday, February 10 to Sunday, February 12, 2023
  • Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (tentative)


TYR Senior Metropolitan Championships

Register here. Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2023

  • Who: Qualifiers
  • When: Thursday, February 16 to Sunday, February 19, 2023
  • Where: Nassau County Aquatic Center, East Meadow, NY
  • Hotel room block information: Long Island Marriott at 101 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale, NY, 11553
  • $169 per night
  • Deadline to book: Monday, January 16, 2023
  • Book a group rate through Asphalt Green

Upcoming Birthdays


December 18

Bea Chukwulozie


December 19

Alan Louzao

AGUA Team Handbook

All families are responsible for the information noted in the AGUA Team Handbook.

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Asphalt Green ID Cards

All swimmers must use their ID cards to access Asphalt Green's Upper East Side and Battery Park City campuses at each practice. Swimmers will not be permitted to enter the facilities without swiping in with their ID.

Access to the Team TYR Portal


As a reminder, we've updated the access instructions for our team's upgraded TYR portal. The team portal can be used for tech suits, team suits, AGUA apparel, and practice equipment.

View Instructions

Parent/Coach Communication 

To streamline parent/coach communication, please do not reply to this newsletter. Use the following email addresses for all questions:


Training Schedule and Updates 

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

  • BPC AG2 Green and Gold will swim from 5pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Battery Park City campus.
  • Senior Prep Green, Senior Prep Gold, and Senior II will swim from 4:30pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Senior Prep dryland is canceled.
  • National will swim from 4pm to 6pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus. Dryland is canceled.
  • AG3 Gold practice is canceled (see the next date).


Wednesday, December 21, 2022

  • AG3 Green dryland is canceled.
  • AG3 Gold will swim from 4pm to 5:30pm at Asphalt Green's Upper East Side campus.


Friday, December 23 through Monday, December 26, 2022

  • All practices are canceled.


Tuesday, December 27 through Saturday, December 31, 2022


Sunday, January 1, 2023

  • All practices are canceled.


Monday, January 2, 2023

  • Return to the regular winter practice schedule.
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