Metropolitan LSC

Agua Swim Team
Brief History

USA Swimming (USS)
National Governing Body
Local Swimming Committees

About Asphalt Green
WHAT IS ASPHALT GREEN? Asphalt Green, home of the AGUA swim team, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals of all ages and backgrounds to achieve health through a lifetime of sports and fitness. Asphalt Green offers sports, fitness and health programs to individuals, members, groups and institutions. It is the only facility in Manhattan with a 50-meter Olympic standard swimming pool.

Community Partnership

Through the Community Partnership, Asphalt Green makes its outstanding programs and facilities available to all community residents through free programming and scholarships. The Partnership provides exceptional opportunities in sports and fitness education to individuals with limited incomes and to non-profit organizations and public schools that lack recreational facilities. For example, each year over 1500 community children learn to swim at Asphalt Green through the Waterproofing program, a partnership with public schools.

Special Blend

Asphalt Green bring together people of different backgrounds and abilities through scholarships for fee-based programs. It is this special blend of people learning and playing together that makes Asphalt Green such a unique place.

AGUA SWIM TEAM-BRIEF HISTORY The AGUA swim team was formed in 1993 when the AquaCenter opened at Asphalt Green. The name AGUA stands for the Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics. The AGUA program was created by the unification of several small swim programs in New York City, coming to swim together in Manhattan's only 50 meter Olympic standard pool. The team consists of 165 members, with abilities ranging from the novice to national levels. The AGUA Swim team is a member of Metropolitan Swimming, the Local Swimming Committee (LSC) of USA Swimming.

National Governing Body

USA SWIMMING (USS) is the National Governing Body for competitive swimming in the United States. USS was conceived in 1978 with the passage of the Amateur Sports Act which specified that all Olympic sports would be administered independently. As the National Governing Body for the sport, USS is responsible for the conduct and administration of swimming in the United States. In this capacity, USS formulates the rules, implements policies and procedures, conducts the national championships, disseminates safety and sports medicine information and selects the athletes to represent the United States in international competition.

Local Swimming Committees

Within the United States, USS is divided into 59 Local Swimming Committees (LSC's); each one responsible for administering USS activities in a defined geographical area. Each LSC has its own set of by-laws under which it operates. A House of Delegates with representation of athletes, coaches, members of the Board of Directors and clubs is responsible for managing the business affairs of each LSC. (For further information, visit USA Swimming website, www.usa-swimming.org)