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Asphalt Green Annual Report 2008-2009
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COMPETITIVE TEAMS: STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE
In 2008-2009 our competitive sports teams for youth and adults demonstrated the power of
teamwork and expert coaching and training. Congratulations to all the coaches and players
for their hard work and outstanding performances!
Our 600-member triathlon club had 145 finishers at the New York City Triathlon this year and took 2nd place in the
New York City Tri Club Championships.
Asphalt Green's AGUA Masters adult swim team won four gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the 2009 USMS
Long Course Nationals. Our medalists ranged in age from 35-80 years.
Coming off a year in which seven of its swimmers competed
in the Olympic trials, our AGUA youth swim team delivered an
outstanding performance at the 2009 Junior National Champion-
ships, taking second overall in the women's competition. The
team set 16 AGUA team records and six Metro LSC records at
the meet. Two swimmers ­ Sara Giberson (age 16) and Annie Zhu
(14) ­ were named to the National Junior Team.
The Asphalt Green Wave youth soccer program has grown to
20 teams with nearly 300 players. Three of the girls teams ­
U11 Green, U12 Green and U14 Green ­ finished first in their
leagues in Spring, 2009. The U11 Green Wave boys team competed
in the 2009 U.S. National Futsal Championships and made it to the
State Cup semifinals.
World-Class,
Whatever Your Speed...
* Over 1 million visits and growing
* 1,345 swimmers every day
* 1,938 adults and children
on competitive teams
* 75 program partnerships
with schools and non-profits
* One-third of all programs and services
are free to the community