AGUA Swim Team

Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA) Team Tryouts

Tryouts for our Battery Park City campus and Upper East Side campus will be for swimmers 6 to 10 years old only. All participants in the AGUA tryouts must register through the Asphalt Green site and sign all waivers to try out. Walk-ins are not permitted.

Register for 2026 Tryouts
A young swimmer in a blue cap and goggles crouches on a starting block, ready to dive into the pool. Other swimmers are visible in the background.

About AGUA

The Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA) swim team is Manhattan’s premier competitive team and one of the top swim clubs in the Northeast. The AGUA Swim Team is tryout-based and a training ground for the nation’s highest-level swimmers.

AGUA Swim Team’s mission is to train and develop top-level athletes. We strive to teach swimmers technical skills as well as responsibility, hard work, and sportsmanship. Our swimmers learn how to balance academics and athletics, which to prepares them for the challenges of college—where many continue to compete—and beyond.

Child swimming laps in a pool.

As an AGUA athlete, we expect:

  • Swimmers to meet the minimum training requirements set forth by the group coach
  • Swimmers to regularly participate in competitions
  • Parent participation in all home competitions (four per year)
  • A desire to be part of a competitive program that emphasizes team and sportsmanship, along with hard work

2026 AGUA TRYOUTS

Internal Tryouts

// WHO: AGUA Swim Academy and private swim lessons participants

// PRICE: $10

Tuesday, June 23
(Upper East Side)
4pm – 6pm | Ages 6-8

Wednesday, June 24
(Battery Park City)
4pm – 6:40pm | Ages 6-8

Wednesday, June 24
(Battery Park City)
5:20pm – 6:40pm | Ages 9-10

REGISTER

Open Tryouts

// WHO: The public

// PRICE: $20

Wednesday, August 12
(Upper East Side)
5pm-7pm | Ages 6-8

Tuesday, August 11
(Battery Park City)
4:30pm – 6:30pm | Ages 6-8
5:10pm-6:30pm | Ages 9-10

REGISTER

age requirements

  • Must be 7- or 8-years-old by January 1, 2026.
  • Should be able to complete a 25-yard butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
  • Should be able to demonstrate a flip-turn.

  • Must be 9- or 10-years-old by January 1, 2026.
  • Should be able to complete a 50-yard butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
  • Should be able to demonstrate racing starts and flip-turns.

AGUA Tryout Fast Facts

Swimmers must try out at the location where they intend to practice.

Swimmers should arrive with a swimsuit on and have a swim cap, goggles, and a towel.

  • ​AG1 – 3 days per week
  • AG2 – 4 days per week
  • AG3 – 4-5 days per week

​AG1 – 4 meets per year
AG2 – 5 meets per year

Tryouts cost $20 per swimmer

Each session lasts 20 minutes.

Are your children already on a USA Swim Team?

Swimmers interested in AGUA and already on a USA Swim Team may fill out our Prospective Swimmer Interest Form.

Register Your Child for AGUA Swim Team Tryouts

QUESTIONS?

For more information, contact the coach at your preferred campus

BPC, Coach Kalee Walcott
UES, Coach Jeff Chen