Sep 7, 2010 Registration for the upcoming season will be Teusday, September 7th at Asphalt Green. Registration forms will be handed out during the parents meeting starting at 5:00pm. Aug 30, 2010 Lia Neal and Annie Zhu return from Hawaii this week with several outstanding performances under their belts. The girls did a fantastic job as members of Team USA at the Junior Pan Pacific Championshi... Aug 27, 2010 AGUA swimmers turned in many fantastic performances at Zones this summer. Their trip to Maryland was well worth it! Several of our swimmers finished in the Top-8, scoring valuable points for the Me... Aug 23, 2010 AGUA swimmers Lia Neal and Annie Zhu have been selected to represent the United States as members of the National Youth Team that will compete in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii A... Aug 20, 2010 The last day of practice for all groups will be this Friday, August 20th. Enjoy the rest of your summer! Aug 18, 2010 August 18: 9pm-11:30pm ET LIVE at www.universalsports.com and Universal Sports TV August 21: 5pm-7pm ET online and TV (NBC Re-Air) August 22: 6pm-7pm ET online and TV (NBC Re-Air) Aug 17, 2010 Details of the fall schedule will be released shortly. Check back here for updates. Aug 15, 2010 Eight members of the Senior Team competed in the Junior National Championships last week. Throughout the five day meet our swimmers achieved many lifetime best times, set 11 AGUA team records and ... Aug 12, 2010 Below is an abbreviated weekend practice schedule Saturday, August 14th 7:30am-9:30am - Senior & Green 10:00am-11:30am - Asphalt Sunday, August 15th 8:00-10:00 - Senior & Green 10:30-12:00 - As... Aug 12, 2010 Senior Team swimmers performed well at the U.S. National Championships in Irvine last week. This summer's meet served as the selection meet for the National Team that will represent the United States... Aug 11, 2010 A small group of Senior Team swimmers competed at the Super Sectionals in Buffalo last weekend. Swimmers achieved many lifetime bests. Sam Sherman had an impressive drop in the 1500 Free. Taylor Sc... Aug 5, 2010 Below is an abbreviated weekend practice schedule for those swimmers not away at meets this weekend. Saturday, August 7th 7:30am-9:30am - Senior & Green 10:00am-11:30am - Asphalt Sunday, August 8th N... Aug 3, 2010 AGUA swimmers raced well at the Metro Junior Olympics. Our age groupers had many new Zone qualifying times and Senior Team swimmers Michael Domagala and En-Wei Hu-Van Wright set several meet recor... Aug 2, 2010 All senior and national weekday morning practices are canceled for the rest of the summer season or until further notice. Aug 1, 2010 The AGUA Senior Team had many outstanding performances and lifetime bests at the Senior Mets Championships. Twenty-one swimmers scored points in individual events which contributed to a First Place ... Jul 28, 2010 There will be no practice for any team this Sunday, August 1st. Jul 28, 2010 The Junior Olympic Meet next weekend is going to be very crowded. In order to be sure that no one gets scratched out of the meet unnecessarily, the coaches ask that all swimmers arrive by the followi... Jul 26, 2010 **Due to Color Wars, Naitonal and Senior 2 practice will be at 4:00 this afternoon. 2010 AGUA COLOR WAR Date: Monday July 26 Time: 5:00 Teams will be posted on Bulletin Board Items for ea... Jul 20, 2010 Qualification times Zone Meet Information Zone Equipment order form (due July 22) Zone Form Athlete 2010 LC Zone Code of Conduct 2010 LC Zone Parents Note 2010 LC Summer Zone Travel Hotel and fees Ho... Jul 20, 2010 AGUA swimmers did a great job at the LIE Summer Sizzler last weekend! We had five event champions: Nadia Eguchi (100 Free, 100 Fly), Hadley Chang Ackerman (50 Fly), Alessia McGowan (50 Free), Annie ... Jul 20, 2010 Due to Senior Mets, the following practice changes will be in effect on Sunday. Please note changes below in green : Saturday, July 24 Normal Schedule Sunday, July 25 National: Cancelled Senior 2... Jul 20, 2010 AGUA swimmers performed very well at the Condors July Jubilee! Congratulations to AGUA event winners Hadley Chang Ackerman (100 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Fly), Charlotte Chudy (200 Free), Nadia Eguchi (200... Jul 14, 2010 Due to the LIE Swim Meet at Hofstra University, the following practice changes will be in effect this weekend. Please note changes below in green : Saturday, July 17 National: 7:00am-9:30am Senior ... Jul 14, 2010 Date: Friday 7/16 Time: 4:00 pm This time trial is only being offered to swimmers who are looking to make qualifying times for JOs and/or Zones. If you would like to swim any of the events below, ple... Jul 13, 2010 2010/2011 Swim for the Future Scholarship Applications are available for any current AGUA swimmer who would like to apply. Please see Clare Clemens for an application or to ask any questions. Applicat... Jul 9, 2010 Reminder -- Time Trials will be held at Asphalt Green NEXT Friday (7/16) for swimmers trying to make JO and/or Zone qualification times. Details will be announced next week. Jul 8, 2010 The coaching staff would like to remind everyone that AGUA will not be attending the July Jubilee swim meet this Friday, July 9th (tomorrow). We will instead be offering a time trial meet at Asphal... Jul 6, 2010 Coach Brian Brown was recently interviewed by Swimming World TV on the Morning Swim Show. Follow the link below and listen as speaks about Lia Neal's prospects and training young athletes. http://www... Jul 6, 2010 Due to the July Jubilee Swim Meet, The following practice changes will be in effect this weekend. Please note changes below in green : Saturday, July 10 National: 7:00am-9:30am Senior 2: 7:00am-9:... Jun 29, 2010 This Sunday, July 4th, there will be no practices for the following groups: Junior, Asphalt, Green, Senior 1. Senior 2 and National will practice from 8:00-10:00 AM. Jun 29, 2010 AGUA swimmers in all age groups did a great job racing at the meet in Long Island last weekend. Three of our 10 & Under swimmers set new team records (see below). Keep up the great work, AGUA! The ... Jun 25, 2010 AGUA swimmers performed well last weekend at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix meet in California. Lauren Morford and Lia Neal achieved AGUA's first top-3 finishes in our seven year history of... Jun 23, 2010 If you would like to see a video of Lia's awesome 50m freestyle at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, click here and search for the race! Jun 22, 2010 Many AGUA swimmers are headed to Nassau County Aquatic Center this weekend to compete in the LIAC Summer Fun Invitational Swim meet. Because LIAC got so many entries, they had to make cuts in nearly ... Jun 22, 2010 Please note that our summer schedule has been moved up and will start on Wednesday, June 23. This means more Long Course training for everyone! Jun 22, 2010 Due to the LIAC Summer Fun Invitational swim meet this weekend, the following practice changes will be in effect. Please note changes below in green . Saturday June 26 : National: 7:00-9:30am Senior ... Jun 17, 2010 Dear Friend of Asphalt Green: We'd like to thank everyone who has taken the time to complete our AGUA parent survey. We rely on your feedback to help us provide you and your kids with the best exper... Jun 15, 2010 AGUA's 8 & Under swimmers did a great job last Sunday at our meet! Our swimmers had 63% best times! A big thank you to all parents who helped with timing and awards. Cameron Matossian set two new t... Jun 13, 2010 The 8&U Meet this Sunday will have a 12:30 PM Warm Up and 1:00 PM Start. We will also need parent volunteers. Thanks and good luck! Jun 12, 2010 Due to the 8&U swim meet this Sunday, June 13th, Asphalt and Junior Team practices will be cancelled. Jun 12, 2010 Please see the "Summer Schedule" tab under the "Schedules" section for the practice schedule this summer. This schedule will begin on June 26th. Jun 11, 2010 Seven Senior Team swimmers will travel to California next week to compete in the Santa Clara International Grand Prix Meet. AGUA has performed very well at this meet for the last seven years. You ca... Jun 11, 2010 Please click here to view our AGUA summer practice schedule. It is also posted under the Schedules tab above. Jun 10, 2010 Lia Neal raced against many of the best sprinters in the world in the 100-meter Freestyle today. In the preliminaries she tied for 9th place with 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin. Lia then ... Jun 8, 2010 Senior Team swimmers Lia Neal and Annie Zhu will be competing in the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona, Spain on June 9th and 10th. The girls are representing the United States as members of the National You... Jun 7, 2010 Please click here to fill out the 2010 AGUA Parent Survey. All parents should have received this link via e-mail but it is also here for your convenience. If you have any issues accessing the surv... Jun 7, 2010 Senior Team swimmers Kevin Hughes and Lauren Morford represented AGUA at the 2010 Open Water National Championships last weekend in Long Beach, CA. Both swimmers competed in the 10K event. Hughes to... Jun 7, 2010 Senior Team swimmer Isla Hutchinson-Maddox was recently interviewed by New York Family Sports magazine. Isla talks about her training with AGUA, race preparation and how she makes it through the ch... Jun 6, 2010 AGUA swimmers turned in an impressive 55% best times at our Gotham City Challenge swim meet over Memorial Day weekend. Thirteen AGUA swimmers won individual events: Hadley Chang Ackerman (50 Back, 50... May 27, 2010 The Warm Up and Start Times for the AGUA Gotham City Challenge meet this weekend on Saturday and Sunday are: 13&O -- 9:00 AM WU, 10:00 AM Start 12&U -- 1:30 PM WU, 2:15 PM Start Please be on time ... May 26, 2010 The Gotham City Challenge is fast approaching and there are many volunteer positions still open. In order for the meet to start (and finish!) on time, we need to have all of our volunteers position... May 25, 2010 Due to the Gotham City Challenge swim meet and Memorial Day, the following practice changes are in effect. Please note changes below in green : Saturday May 29 National: 7:00am- 9 :00am Senior 2: ... May 22, 2010 Congratulations to our graduating seniors who will be moving on to college next year! We are very proud of these seven swimmers and look forward to following their success in college and beyond. ... May 21, 2010 USA Swimming has launched a new website at the same domain name: www.usa-swimming.org . It contains a lot of great information for swimmers and parents and is easier to navigate than the old site. ... May 20, 2010 The Volunteer Job Signup for the meet is now active online. Sign in and register for one of the open positions here , or go to the Events page and click 'Job Signup.' If there is something that i... May 20, 2010 The athlete registration deadline for the Gotham City Challenge meet has been changed to this Saturday, May 22nd . If you have not yet signed up for the meet and plan on competing, please do so by t... May 18, 2010 Swimmers from all AGUA groups raced in the LIAC Spring Kick-Off last weekend. The team turned in a very impressive 79% best times! We had many tremendous time drops, especially among the 12 & Un... May 15, 2010 Due to the meets this weekend, the following practice changes will be in effect. Please note changes below in green : Saturday, May 15 National: 7:00-9:30am Senior 2: 7:00-9:30am Senior 1: 7... May 12, 2010 Four AGUA swimmers are entered in the Charlotte Ultraswim Grand Prix meet this weekend. The meet begins on Thursday at 4:00PM and runs through Sunday evening. Many Olympians, National Team membe... May 11, 2010 Head Coach Brian Brown is featured in this week's Speedo Tip of the Week on the USA Swimming website. Read Coach Brown's recommendations for maximizing efficiency in freestyle arm technique. Click ... May 4, 2010 USA Swimming released a guide for high school athletes regarding the college recruiting process for swimming. There are many websites out there, but this article provides concise and basic advice t... Apr 29, 2010 Senior Team swimmers Lia Neal and Annie Zhu will be traveling to Spain with the National Youth Team in June to compete in the second stop of the Mare Nostrum international swim series. The Mare Nostr... Apr 27, 2010 Due to the LIAC Spring Kick-off meet on May 15-16, the weekend practice schedule will be modified on these dates. Click here to sign up if you have not already done so. Please note practice chan... Apr 27, 2010 On Sunday May 9th, Asphalt and Junior practices will be combined at 12:30 pm . Please note practice changes below in green . National & Senior 2: 7:00 - 10:00 am Green: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Asphalt:... Apr 22, 2010 There will be a make-up practice for the Asphalt Team on Monday, April 26th from 4-5:00pm . Tuesday will be back to normal schedule for all groups. The 4/26 schedule is as follows: Junior: 4-5:00pm... Apr 22, 2010 Due to the Big Swim, there will be practice for the National group only this Saturday, April 24 th from 7 am - 9 am. There will be no dryland . Junior, Asphalt, Green, Senior 1, and Senior 2 pra... Apr 21, 2010 The following practice changes are taking place this weekend due to the Big Swim and the AGUA Banquet : Please note changes are in green . Friday 4/23 Junior: 4-5pm Asphalt: 4-5:30pm Green: 4-5:... Apr 14, 2010 The AGUA 2010 summer meet schedule is now posted under the schedules tab of the website. Additional information will be posted on the events page in the near future. Apr 13, 2010 If you would like to submit a page for the banquet yearbook this year, please pick one up by the 2nd floor bulletin board and return it to Clare or Mike no later than this Friday, April 16th . Late ... Apr 6, 2010 Head Coach Brian Brown is featured in this week's Speedo Tip of the Week on the USA Swimming website. Check out his advice regarding race finishes below, or click here for the USA swimming link. ... Apr 5, 2010 Five AGUA swimmers traveled to Rochester, NY to compete with the Metro Zone Team last weekend. The Metro team took third place overall, with the Girls placing third and the Boys placing fourth. ... Apr 5, 2010 Our annual team banquet will be held on Sunday, April 25th from 4-7pm at Providence which is located in midtown at 311 West 57th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). There is no cost for swimmers, bu... Mar 31, 2010 Effective Thursday, April 1st: Junior Swimmers Moving to Asphalt Girls: - Sofia Machkouri, Rachel Rubenzahl, Sonia Tartakovsky Boys: - Mathias Altman-Kurosaki, Noah Fields, Stuart Harris, Pietro Lugat... Mar 30, 2010 AGUA swimmers in all age groups performed well at Metro?s Age Group Invitational last weekend. Swimmers achieved 56% best times and won many exciting races. Seventeen swimmers won individual eve... Mar 30, 2010 All team practices are cancelled this Sunday. Have a happy Easter! Mar 29, 2010 Six AGUA swimmers will compete in the Short Course Eastern Zone Championships this week as members of the Metro Zone Team. Good luck to Hadley Chang Ackerman, Cole Collier, Nadia Eguchi, Stephan Koen... Mar 25, 2010 Senior Team swimmers competed at the Southern Sectional meet in Maryland last weekend. The women placed 9 th , the men placed 13 th , and AGUA took 11 th place in combined team scoring. Daniell... Mar 25, 2010 Due to this weekend's Age Group Invitational and Southern Sectional swim meets, there will be no Senior practice on Sunday, March 28th. All other practices will run as scheduled. Mar 23, 2010 Senior Team swimmer Kevin Hughes competed in the NCSA Junior National meet in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last week. He swam lifetime bests in the 500-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Backstroke and 1650-yard... Mar 23, 2010 Many AGUA swimmers competed in Metro?s Junior Olympics meet last weekend in Long Island. We performed well, bringing home 42% best times and eight new team records (see below). Our 14 & Under ... Mar 22, 2010 The Metro Age Group Champs will be held at Lehman College in the Bronx this weekend, beginning with distance events on Friday, March 26 th . Please arrive for warm-up on time so that the coaches se... Mar 19, 2010 AGUA Senior Team swimmer Danielle Sims competed in the Swiss Championships in Geneva last week and performed well, returning home with two lifetime best times. She was the top 18 & Under finisher i... Mar 18, 2010 Dan McCarthy, a Performance Support Consultant with USA Swimming's National Team, will be visiting the AGUA Senior Team to speak with our coaches and observe practices. Coach McCarthy has a M.S. in E... Mar 16, 2010 This year's Metro Junior Olympics begin on Friday, March 19 th and run through Sunday, March 21 st . The meet will be held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Long Island, NY. Swimmers with qu... Mar 15, 2010 AGUA's 8 & Under swimmers did a fantastic job at the Metro 8 & Under Championships last weekend turning in 70% best times! Everyone had a great time. Noah Fields set four team records (see below... Mar 11, 2010 The AGUA Senior Team performed well in Austin, Texas last weekend. Many swimmers returned to New York with multiple best times and all gained great experience watching and competing against many of... Mar 10, 2010 The Junior, Asphalt, and Green team parents are contributing toward team ads in the Big Swim Journal. Team support has been strong?thank you! There is still time to donate as some teams are working to... Mar 9, 2010 There will be no Junior Team practices this Saturday, March 13th or Sunday, March 14th. For those Junior team swimmers not entered in 8 & Under Champs, there will be a combined practice with the Asph... Mar 9, 2010 High school sophomores, juniors and seniors should review the qualifying criteria for USAS's Scholastic All-America Team. Please click here to view the complete application and information. The US... Mar 8, 2010 AGUA swimmers in all age groups did a great job last weekend at the Metro Silver Championships turning in 56% best times! We had many new Junior Olympic qualifying times: Lydia Eguchi (500 Fre... Mar 8, 2010 Metro?s 8 & Under Championships will be held this Saturday 3/13 and Sunday 3/14 at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Long Island. The girls race in the morning session (Warm-up 9:00 AM, Start 10:... Mar 2, 2010 Schedule changes this week. Please note: Friday (3/5) -- Senior 2 / National -- No AM practice Saturday (3/6) ? Senior 2 / National -- 7:00-9:30 & No double practice; Senior 1 ? 7:00-9:30; Green ... Mar 2, 2010 Our new Spring Practice Schedule will go into effect on Monday, March 8th. With the changes we have made, we have sought to balance the needs of all the highly-motivated swimmers in each group wit... Mar 2, 2010 AGUA had lots of great swims at the Zone Qualifier meet last weekend with 68% best times! In addition to many best times, seven of our swimmers qualified for the Metro Zone Team based on Top 2 (13 ... Mar 1, 2010 Metro?s Silver Championship Meets will be held this weekend, beginning on Friday, March 5 th . Swimmers entered in the meet should confirm their events with the coaches this week. Each swimmer i... Mar 1, 2010 USA Swimming updated their All-Time Top 100 age group rankings on February 25, 2010. The lists were started in 1965 and show the fastest 100 times by age group in each individual event. The list... Feb 26, 2010 Due to the AGUA and Zone Qualifier meets this weekend, the follow schedule changes have been made: Senior 2 / National Team -- Saturday Practice: 6:00-8:00 AM & Sunday Practice: 12:00-2:00 PM Senior ... Feb 26, 2010 We ask that you please donate any new and gently used swim suits, caps, and goggles to the Waterproofing program this weekend. There will be a donation box located on the pool balcony concession table... Feb 26, 2010 Snowstorm Updates: Lehman College is closed and the Zone Qualifier Meet has been canceled today! FRIDAY SESSION IS CANCELED DUE TO SNOW. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE RUN AS TIMED FINALS AS FOLLOW... Feb 25, 2010 We are hosting our annual Last Chance Meet this weekend, beginning Saturday, February 27 th . Swimmers, please review your entries with your coaches this week. The usual parent volunteer positions... Feb 25, 2010 Senior Team swimmer Lauren Morford has been invited to attend USA Swimming?s Open Water Select Camp in June. The fastest 12 swimmers of each gender in the 1500-meter Freestyle for 2009 have been ch... Feb 23, 2010 Due to the expected snow storm, Friday?s sessions have been modified. The 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 swimmers will now only swim once on Friday. There will be a Timed Finals session with a 4:00 PM ... Feb 23, 2010 AGUA has been recognized by USA Swimming as a Silver Medal Club for 2010. This is the fourth consecutive year that AGUA has achieved this honor. It is based on results posted during the 2009 cale... Feb 22, 2010 The Senior Team did an awesome job at Senior Mets last weekend! Many best times were achieved over the four days of competition. Four new team records were set (see below) and AGUA finished in... Feb 18, 2010 Senior Team swimmers Isla Hutchinson-Maddox and Nicole Rodriguez have been selected to attend the Eastern Zone Select Camp in May. The USAS Zone Select Camps are viewed as an integral step for athlet... Feb 17, 2010 Warm-up for Thursday's Distance session begins at 4:30 PM. Warm-up on Friday, Saturday and Sunday begins at 7:30 AM for Prelims and at 5:00 PM for Finals. Warm-up is very important. Please be on ti... Feb 16, 2010 Swimmers who are attending the Austin Grand Prix meet must submit their checks to Coach Brown as soon as possible . The total amount due is $450.00 and checks should be made payable to "Asphalt Gree... Feb 16, 2010 There will be no practice for the Senior 2 and National Teams this Sunday, February 21st. Swimmers should be competing at Senior Mets. Feb 16, 2010 There will be no double practice this Saturday, February 20th. Swimmers should be competing in Senior Mets. Feb 16, 2010 Parents: As we begin the championship meet season, please remember that AGUA is expected to provide volunteers to help with timing at Metro meets. This applies for the upcoming Senior Mets Champions... Feb 16, 2010 Parent-Swimmer-Coach meetings will continue through the month of February. Please check the bulletin board on the second floor of the Aquacenter to sign-up for your preferred time slot. Remember th... Feb 16, 2010 Due to the AIAS High School Championships being held at Asphalt Green this Friday, February 19th, Junior and Asphalt practices have been cancelled. Feb 13, 2010 AGUA practices will run at different times on Monday, February 15th for the following groups: Senior 2 / National - 4:00-6:30 PM Senior 1 - 4:00-6:00 PM Green - 4:00-6:00 PM Feb 10, 2010 There will be a Senior 1 / Senior 2 / National Team practice at 5:30 AM Thursday AM. Please attend this practice only if you think you can do so safely! Feb 9, 2010 Due to the snow storm which is expected to hit NYC on Wednesday afternoon, practices for normally-scheduled groups have been changed as follows: Senior 1 / Senior 2 / National Team -- 10:00-11:30 AM G... Feb 8, 2010 AGUA swimmers did a fantastic job at our annual Time Trials last Friday. Six new team records were set and many of our swimmers achieved personal best times. We are so pleased with the high part... Feb 5, 2010 Due to the Winter Time Trials there will be NO PRACTICES today for Junior, Asphalt, Green, and Senior 1 Teams. Swimmers should be in the Time Trials today! 5:00 Warm Up / 5:30 Start. Jan 30, 2010 Graduating Seniors: Your attendance is requested at a meeting with Coach Brown and Asphalt Green's Aquatics Director on Monday, February 1st at 5:00 PM. The purpose is to discuss your involvement in... Jan 27, 2010 We will be holding our annual time trials event on Friday, February 5th. The warm-up is at 5pm and the time trials will begin at 5:30pm. This always provides good racing experience for our younger s... Jan 21, 2010 This Saturday's Senior Circuit meet has been postponed! It will be rescheduled. Please see Coach Brown if you have any questions. Jan 20, 2010 Please remember that there is no Tuesday afternoon practice for Senior 1. We have many groups to juggle throughout the week as well as high school teams to accommodate and have set up the practice sc... Jan 20, 2010 USA Swimming initiated this event in 2010 to promote participation in distance swimming and emphasize its importance for developing swimmers. Several members of the AGUA Senior Team traveled to Princ... Jan 19, 2010 AGUA swimmers did an outstanding job at our Martin Luther King meet! Seven new team records were set and there were many great races throughout the weekend. The meet was also a great opportuni... Jan 19, 2010 We have added a practice to our Green Team winter practice schedule. The Green Team will practice 6:15-7:30pm on Thursdays beginning this week. Jan 19, 2010 USAS Club Development representative Ed Spencer will be visiting AGUA this week beginning Wednesday evening, January 20 th through Saturday morning, January 23 rd . Coach Spencer is a Master Coa... Jan 19, 2010 AGUA had a very successful weekend racing longcourse at the CeraVe Invitational. There were many lifetime best times, especially for our age group swimmers and many of the Senior swimmers earned seco... Jan 13, 2010 Behaving Like a Champion BY JENNY SUSSER, PhD/Sport Psychologist Dealing with distractions is something we all must do on whatever level we compete, whether it be the Olympics or Sectionals. The high... Jan 13, 2010 Applications for Metro's annual Joseph Stetz Memorial Scholarship Award are due by Monday, February 15th . One male and one female swimmer will each be awarded $1,000 towards their college tuition f... Jan 13, 2010 Please note that the third Senior Circuit Meet of the 2009-2010 season is now official. It will take place on Saturday, January 23rd at Lehman College. The complete meet information has been posted ... Jan 8, 2010 Happy New Year! The coaching staff is looking forward to excellent swimming in 2010. Our swimmers did a great job of training over the winter holidays and we are looking forward to seeing the re... Jan 4, 2010 AGUA National Team swimmer Sara Giberson was recognized as a Health Plus/NY1 scholar-athlete. Read the article here . Dec 18, 2009 The Senior Team's Sara Giberson has been recognized as the TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month for December by Swimming World Magazine . You can read the full article here . Congratulations, Sara! Dec 18, 2009 Excerpts from Secrets of the World Class , by Steve Siebold Self-talk is what we say to ourselves all day long and also how we say it. For years, philosophers, psychologists and performance experts ... Dec 17, 2009 The AGUA Senior Team attended New York Family Sports magazine's first annual Pinky Awards on Monday, December 14th. The Senior Team was named Team of the Year and Head Coach Brian Brown was named... Dec 14, 2009 AGUA 12 & Under swimmers had an awesome meet at the Star Invitational in Buffalo, NY last weekend! The team had 70% lifetime bests and numerous Finals swims (top 8 for 10 & Under, top 16 for 11-12). ... Dec 14, 2009 The AGUA Senior Team swam great at the Holiday Classic last weekend. The team had 60% lifetime bests, including some very impressive time drops and many Top 16 finishes! Griffin Schumacher set a n... Dec 9, 2009 AGUA 12 & Under swimmers will travel to Buffalo, NY this week to compete in the STAR Short Course Invitational. You can follow their results live here . Complete meet information can be viewed her... Dec 8, 2009 AGUA swimmers swam great at our Holiday Qualifier meet last weekend. There were many lifetime bests and a lot of great racing in all of the age groups. Cole Collier, Nadia Eguchi and John Nunez all ... Dec 7, 2009 Eleven members of the Senior Team competed at the AT&T Short Course National Championships in Federal Way, WA last week. The participation of several of the country's top college teams made the meet ... Dec 6, 2009 AGUA had many best times and lots of great races at our annual distance meet held on the day after Thanksgiving. Five new team records were set and AGUA had 10 individual event winners (listed below... Dec 1, 2009 AGUA swimmers had a lot of success at the 8 & Under Little Pilgrim Meet and the Butterball Burn-Off Distance Meet. Thank you to all parents, coaches, officials and volunteers for making these meets p... Nov 25, 2009 AGUA will be hosting our annual Butterball Burn-Off Distance Meet this Friday, November 27th. All swimmers will participate in the 1650 Free, 400 IM or both. Warm-up begins at 10am and the meet star... Nov 17, 2009 Coach Brown will be holding an important meeting regarding the Senior Team training trip at 5:00pm this Thursday, November 19th. All Senior Team parents are encouraged to attend. Nov 17, 2009 AGUA will be hosting an 8 & Under meet this Sunday, November 22nd at Asphalt Green. As usual, we will need volunteers dedicated to timing, running, awards and admissions. Senior Team swimmers are al... Nov 16, 2009 Fifteen members of the Senior Team participated in the second Metro Senior Circuit meet of the season on Sunday. The meet was a great opportunity to gain more racing experience during this period of ... Nov 15, 2009 Lia and Annie competed in the same events as their first World Cup stop in Stockholm. Each of them improved several of their times from their Stockholm performances. Day One Lia took 24th place in th... Nov 11, 2009 Day One Lia Neal and Annie Zhu competed in the preliminaries of the FINA World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden this morning. The girls swam well against a strong field of international competitors. Only th... Nov 10, 2009 Effective Monday, November 9th, the winter practice schedule changed for the Junior, Asphalt and Senior 1 groups. Junior and Asphalt have very high participation levels this year and we want to provi...  Nov 9, 2009 Our annual New York City Open meet was a great success this year. Thank you to all swimmers, parents, coaches, officials and volunteers for contributing to a great weekend! AGUA swimmers had numerous ... Nov 5, 2009 AGUA Senior Team swimmers Lia Neal and Annie Zhu will be leaving this Saturday to compete in two World Cup competitions in Europe! The first will be in Stockholm, Sweden on November 10th and 11th. F...  Nov 3, 2009 Parent and swimmer volunteers are needed to help out at AGUA?s annual NYC Open meet this weekend. The usual positions are open -- timing, running, awards, admissions and hospitality. All volunteers ... Nov 3, 2009 There will be a meeting with Coach Brown for parents of Senior Team swimmers who will participate in the winter training trip. Senior 2 and National Team swimmers are expected to attend. Senior 1 sw... Nov 2, 2009 USA Swimming released the final Top 10 lists for performances during the 2008-2009 swimming season today. Five AGUA swimmers are included in these lists for their performances between September 2008 ... Nov 2, 2009 Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics has a block of 20 rooms reserved at the Adam?s Mark Hotel in Buffalo , NY for check-in on Wednesday, December 9th and check-out on Monday, December 14th. All fa... Nov 2, 2009 There will be no practices this weekend - Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th - for any AGUA groups. We are hosting our annual New York City Open meet at Asphalt Green. Please come help ... Oct 28, 2009 New York Family Sports magazine has awarded AGUA Swim Team the 2009 Pinky Award for Team of the Year! The Pinky Awards are awarded annually and dedicated to honoring sportsmanship, teamwork, and oth... Oct 27, 2009 Any 13 & Over swimmers competing in the Eastern Express Holiday Classic meet December 11th-13th who are interested in staying overnight near the pool are encouraged to stay at the Marriott Courtyard S... Oct 26, 2009 AGUA swimmers did a great job at LIAC?s annual Chappy?s Big Race last weekend. AGUA age groupers achieved many new Junior Olympic and Zone Qualifier times! Five new team records were set (see below)... Oct 26, 2009 Asphalt Green is pleased to announce the appointment of two new AGUA coaches , Jailin Hu and Michael Smit. Coach Smit will start on November 2nd and Coach Hu will join us on November 9th. Jialin Hu H... Oct 26, 2009 Coach Brown will be traveling to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO later this week as the Head Coach of the 2009 National Select Camp. Select Camps are designed to prepare athletes ... Oct 23, 2009 Chappy?s Big Race October 24-25, 2009 - Saturday & Sunday 11-12 and 10 & under: Warm up 7:45AM Open 13 and up: Warm up 1:15PM Oct 21, 2009 There will be no practices on Saturday, October 24th or Sunday, October 25th for Junior, Asphalt or Green. The Senior Team will have normal 7:00AM practices on both days. The Saturday double is TBA.... Oct 20, 2009 The AGUA Senior Team competed in the first Metro Senior Circuit Meet at Lehman College last Saturday. It was a successful afternoon for the team and set the tone for a great season. Thank you to all... Oct 14, 2009 After receiving feedback from swimmers and parents, the AGUA coaching staff has decided on the following course of action regarding December meets. We want all of our athletes to have excellent compe... Oct 12, 2009 All practices will be held at their normal times today. Oct 2, 2009 There is a membership promo for Masters Swimmers and AGUA Parents to become AG Gold members for a discount of 15%. Additionally, AGUA Parents will be invited to participate in a FREE one month Masters... Sep 18, 2009 FINA World Rankings -- Four AGUA swimmers are ranked among the top 100 in the world for Long Course swims in the year 2009! Congratulations to Sara Giberson, Lauren Morford, Lia Neal and Annie Z...  Jul 28, 2009 Want to be part of the finest team in Manhattan? Motivated to take your shot at London in 2012? The AGUA team consists of 230 members, ages 8 & over, with abilities ranging from the novice to the nat...  Jul 28, 2009 Interested in joining the most competitive youth swim team in New York City? Asphalt Green and Swim for the Future are accepting applications for the Andrew Fischer and Doug Irgang Scholarship Fund. T... Jul 28, 2009 AGUA Head Coach Brian Brown has been named to the 2009 ASCA Awards of Excellence list for having swimmers finish in the Top 8 at the National Championships. This is the fourth time in seven years Co...  Jul 27, 2009 AGUA WOMEN TAKE 6TH PLACE AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, LIA NEAL 50 FREE 18&U NATIONAL CHAMPION US National Championships / World Championship Team Trials (7/6-7/11) -- Four AGUA swimmers competed ...  Jul 13, 2009 LIA NEAL, 14, New York City -- Sports Illustrated, "Where will They Be?" -- July 13-29, 2009 Achievements -- Lia broke three national age-group records as a 10-year-old, and at the 2009 Junior Pan Pa... |
