Our AGUA Swim Team is Manhattan’s premier competitive swimming team and one of the top teams in the Northeast. AGUA’s mission is to develop the character traits, technical skills, and intense desire necessary for success. We believe the qualities which are developed by our pursuits in the pool translate effectively to our work habits in school and beyond to our adult life.

More than 200 children ages 6-18+ of all skill levels from each of the five boroughs of New York and northern New Jersey enjoy improving themselves on the AGUA Swim Team. In recent years the Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics program has produced Olympic Trials participants, Senior and Junior National Championship finalists, National Junior Team members, National Age Group and Metro LSC record holders, and multiple swimmers ranked in the Top 100 in the world and Top 16 in the nation.

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Olympian Cullen Jones at Asphalt Green

Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones came to Asphalt Green on October 20 to host clinics for our competitive swim teams, AGUA and AGUA Masters. Cullen is an inspiration to our AGUA competitive swimmers, ranging from 6-18 years old, and AGUA Masters adult swimmers. He also signed autographs for his eager fans of all ages in between hosting the clinics.

Thank you to Cullen for sharing his tips on technique, knowledge and encouragement with our AGUA teams!

AGUA Finds Success in June

AGUA had a very successful month of June at the Barcelona Mare Nostrum Meet in Barcelona, Spain from June 9 and 10, and at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix from June 17-20.

Barcelona Mare Nostrum Meet

Senior Team swimmers Lia Neal and Annie Zhu competed in the Mare Nostrum Meet as members of the United States National Youth Team.

Lia raced against many of the best sprinters in the world in the 100-meter Freestyle. Lia took first in the Consolation Final, beating 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin and swimming faster than half of the competitors in the Championship Final, including Olympians Kara Lynn Joyce and Dana Vollmer. In the final, Lia dropped more than a half second off of her prelim time.

Annie took 10th place overall in the 200-meter IM. She placed 2nd in the Consolation Heat and 10th overall with a lifetime best 2:16.25.Annie qualified 15th in the Preliminaries for a spot in the Consolation Final.

Scholarships

Swimmers trying out for AGUA can also apply for Swim for the Future scholarships. In addition to financial need, recipients are selected based on their talent, dedication, and passion. Scholarship applicants should contact AGUA here for an application form. The scholarships honor the lives of Andrew Fisher and Doug Irgang, two Asphalt Green Masters swimmers who tragically lost their lives in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.