Regional Age Group - Notice Board: April 2011

Thursday 21 April 2011

Easter Training Reminder!

Competition Squad Central

Friday 22^nd April 2011 Facility Closed

Sunday 24^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Monday 25^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Wednesday 27^th April 2011 Normal

Thursday 28^th April 2011 Normal

Friday 29^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Sunday 1^st May 2011 Facility Closed

Monday 2^nd May 2011 0700-0830 25m x 12m (Diving Pit end)

* Monday 30^th May 2011 Facility Closed

Have a good few days recovery and don't go too crazy on the Easter Eggs

Kevin & Ryan

Sunday 17 April 2011

The Leg and Armpit Wax is done!

Area manager above walked in mid waxing and offered the second £20 for the second armpit....

Hello Everyone!

Above are two of the videos from the leg waxing yesterday, and I then got offered 20 pound for each armpit, which was an extra 40 quid for the fantastic cause, so that is an entertaining watch for you all. Photos follow.

Above: Store manager enjoying it too much...

I will add more photos to this post as I get them emailed in. Some parents from both squads got some rather funny snaps.

Thank you all for your generous contributions, I really did go through enough pain for every penny for the NSPCC, I can't stop scratching....

If you have not yet handed in your money, I would appreciate it if I can have it in by this coming Friday, So I can get it sent off.

Between myself and the extremely brave Pam who had her head shaved, we reckon that we will of raised £500 for the charity, a massive achievement and I am very grateful for the support.

Thanks for your support,

Ryan Mortimer.

Friday 15 April 2011

Leg Waxing, Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, 16th April, at 1pm, my leg waxing will take place.... At Matalan Leeds Wortley, Just off the ring road. A lady is also getting her head shaved. Feel free to come down and have a laugh at my expense, its for a good cause.

Cheers!

Ryan.

Thursday 14 April 2011

Timetrials

If there are any swimmers needing timetrial times to enter York B Grade can you please email me with which times you need. I will be setting a side a few lanes on Sunday 17th April to do these.

Thanks

Kevin

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Easter Training, Draft Timetable

Competition Squad Central

Friday 22^nd April 2011 Facility Closed

Sunday 24^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Monday 25^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Wednesday 27^th April 2011 Normal

Thursday 28^th April 2011 Normal

Friday 29^th April 2011 Facility Closed

Sunday 1^st May 2011 Facility Closed

Monday 2^nd May 2011 0700-0830 25m x 12m (Diving Pit end)

* Monday 30^th May 2011 Facility Closed

This is the draft training times over easter. I will post on here if anything changes.

Regards,

Ryan.

Friday 1 April 2011

Easter Training Arrangements

As far as I know the Leisure Centres will be closed on the following dates so there will be no training.

Friday 22nd April

Sunday 24th April

Monday 25th April

Friday 29th April

Sunday 1st May

Monday 2nd May

Have a nice rest

Kevin

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Quote Bank!

"Kevin!, On the whole I think C Central have swum absolutely fantastic this year". Jacob Butterfield - C Central.

"Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit"

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it". Michael Phelps.

"Train insane, or remain the same".

"Dream. Believe. Achieve".

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get". Michael Phelps.

"I can definitely take more off my world record - a lot more. I have no doubt about that. I'm by no means putting pressure on myself, it's just the belief I have in myself ..... I'm not going to limit myself by nominating times or anything like that. I never thought I'd do 14:34 and I did. I thought I'd maybe do 14:38 or 14:39 that day, and I went nearly five seconds quicker so I don't want to limit the possibilities". Grant Hackett.

"In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races it's 90% mental because there's very little that seperates us physically at the elite level". Elka Graham.

"The hardest thing about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom".

"We need to create a way of working, and that's why I felt the need to set some rules. For example, we will all eat together, leave the table together - it is all about respecting each other. And being punctual is key". Fabio Capello.

"Unleash the Inner Beast!".

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing". Muhammad Ali.

"Many people say you are as only good as your last race, but we know we are only as good as our next race!".

"It was not the 10 work outs I did every week for four years that allowed me to overcome my competitors, it was the ones that they missed". Graeme Smith (1996).

"It's how you prepare months before in the training pool that will determine your performance at the main event. Your ruthless attendance, quality and consistency of your training will serge you forward to a result you will be happy with!"

"Winning the Gold Medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career, mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience". Frank Shorter (American Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist) (Munich 1972).

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what if's' and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win". Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic Gold Medalist) (Atlanta 1996).

"As the years go by I train physically harder and I am always trying to go faster, further and higher. I train seven days a week and at the end of the day, I'm pretty tired but I never wish I was anyone else. If I miss a days training I feel guilty and I know I should have done it. I'm conscientious and unless I have a very good reason to, I never miss a session. It seems unfair to train for years and miss days just for the hell of it, and if I ever start to skip days, I would realise my attitude was not right and it was time for me to finish". Olympic Champion.

"Have a clear goal in your head of where you want to be and never give up!".

"Remember what doesn't challenge you, doesn't change you!"

"Not a day goes past where I don't go to bed with aching limbs ..... I have lost friends over it ..... I have lost girlfriends because of it ..... My family hates it ..... The only person that understands it wants to beat me ..... But I love it more than anything in the world!"

"Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning". Robert Kiyosaki.

'Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday'. William Rudolph (American Athlete, three-time Olympic Gold medalist) (Rome 1960).

"It's been told that swimming is a wimp sport, but I don't see it. We don't get timeouts in the middle of a race; we can's stop and catch our breath; and we can't ask for a substitution".

"We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can".

"In 2004 , I won a bronze. This is a silver. Maybe in 2012, it will be a gold. Slowly, slowly". Eliud Kipchoge (Kenyan Athelete, Olympic silver medalist) (Beijing 2008).

"I came out here to beat everybody in sight and that is exactly what I'm going to do. Sure, I can do anything". Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson (American Athlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist) (Los Angeles 1932).

"Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualisation. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was going to be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally". Michael Phelps. (6 Gold Medals, 2004 Olympic Games).

"Success comes with determination to get up the morning after the hardest practice of your life and do it all over again!"

"There is nothing like the smell of chlorine in the morning, and nothing like the smell of victory in the evening"

"Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment and quit worrying bout winning and losing". Matt Biondi. (American Swimmer, eight-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992).

"You only get one shot, go out there and do your best". Chad le Clos (200m Butterfly Champion).

"No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them". Danny Harris. (American Athlete, Olympic Silver Medallist. Los Angeles 1984).

"When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done ... to beat myself, basically. People find that hard to believe because we've had such a bias to always strive to win things. If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work hard for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe.

"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let other swimmers think about me, not me about them". Amanda Beard.

"An athlete cannot race with money in his pockets. He must race with hope in his heart and dreams in his head". Emil Zatopek. (Four Time Olympic Gold Medallist).

"If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe. (Australian swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medallist. Sydney 2000, Athens 2004).

"No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up and never give up!".

"Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow".

"Champions train, losers complain".

"Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up." Dwayne Johnson.

"Life is full of disappointments, failures and setbacks. None of those things can permanently stop you. You have the power to overcome anything that life throws at you. There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Surround yourself with people who remind you that you matter, and support you in the ways that matter most to you. No person, situation, or circumstance can define who you are. Don't give up. cave in, or stop believing that it's possible. It's not over until you win."