Regional Age Group - Notice Board: May 2015

Thursday 28 May 2015

City of Leeds Swimming Club Party

Hi All,

This years Swim club summer party will be on Saturday 11^th July at The Bramley Villagers Sports & Social Club.

Tickets will be available from Monday 8th June at the balcony stall from Helen Butterfield and Lucie Black.

The cost of tickets are £3.00 and will be sold on a first come first served basis!

There will be a Disco, Buffet, Raffle & Bar

*Please note children must be accompanied by an adult

Last year was a huge success and a fantastic evening.

Hope you can all attend.

The Supporters Committee

Thursday 21 May 2015

White Rose Junior League A & B Team Selection 2015

Hi all,

Below is the Regional Squad List for the White Rose Junior League which is going to be held at John Charles on Saturday 11th July. Can the following swimmers please confirm your availability to Craig (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) no later than Friday 1st June.

Date: Saturday 11th July

Venue: JCCS

Arrive: 08:30

Warm Up: 09:00

Finish: Approx 12:00

Selected swimmers will not be told what they are swimming until the day. A link to the selection policy is also at the bottom of this post.

A TEAM
Boys 12 Years (A)
George S (RAG1)
Zak M (RAG1)
Eldric G (RAG2)
Akal R (RAG2)

Boys 11 Years (A)
Louis A (RAG1)
Emilio PG (RAG1)
Matthew W (RAG1)
Harry M (RAG2)
Ben S (RAG2)

Girls 11 Years (A)
Ella B (RAG1)
Isabelle G (RAG1)
Eve J (RAG1)
Millie Ag (RAG2)
Caitlin W (RAG2)

Boys 10 Years (A)
Thomas K (RAG1)
Alex R (RAG1)
Thomas S (RAG1)
Sam E (RAG2)

Girls 10 Years (A)
Faith B (RAG1)
Alexandra H (RAG1)
Evie M (RAG1)
Elizabeth R (RAG1)
Leah S (RAG1)
Lara T (RAG2)

Girls 9 Years (A)
Martha E (RAG1)

B TEAM
Boys 12 Years (B)
Jacob B (RAG2)
Jacob G (RAG1)
Freddie (RAG1)
Isong (RAG2)

Boys 11 Years (B)
Charlie B (RAG1)
William E (RAG1)
Jack Mi (RAG2)
Jack Se (RAG2)

Girls 11 Years (B)
Joanna B (RAG1)
Isabel B (RAG2)
Ella C (RAG2)
Amelie T (RAG2)

Boys 10 Years (B)
Luke R (RAG1)
Harrison S (RAG1)
Hugo S (RAG1)
Joshua B (RAG2)
Jack Sc (RAG2)

Girls 10 Years (B)
Charlotte B (RAG1)
Lilia R (RAG1)
Aimee W (RAG1)
Amelia K (RAG2)
Edith U (RAG2)

National Junior Swimming League (NJSL) Selection Policy

Thanks

The Regional Team

Tuesday 19 May 2015

Timekeepers Course (Help Needed)

Hi All,

We are running a timekeepers course (J1) for any parents that are in any squad and would like to help out at future meets. This is being held on Monday 8th June at 6.30 pm in the Timing Suite (at the end of the balcony). The course will last approximately one hour.

Anyone who is interested, please could you let Vicki Spencer know either at the Help desk on the 1st June or by email at vickispencer@hotmail.com

Thanks

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Regional Training Changes

Good Afternoon,

Please see below a couple of training changes due to the Bank Holiday and Competitions at JCCS

Sunday 17th May - No Training (National Qualifying Meet)

Monday 25th May

7.00-8.00 (11 & Over)

8.00-9.00 (10 & Under)

No Pm Training

Sunday 31st May - No Training (Sports Aid Meet)

The Regional Team

Tuesday 12 May 2015

Your Club Needs You!

Every year the City of Leeds Swimming Club supporters committee raise funds to help support our swimmers. Most of the money raised is from fundraising at our Gala's through Raffles, Bookstalls and Tombola's.

We will be fundraising at the City of Leeds National Qualifying Meet and the Summer B Grade Meet. In order to do this we need your help by donating prizes. Donations can be anything you feel that would be suitable as a raffle prize or a prize for the tombola.

Please see Lucie, Helen or John who can be found on the bookstall on a Monday evening.

Without your help we cannot support our swimmers.

Thank you

The Supporters Committee

Friday 8 May 2015

City of Leeds B Grade Meet 2015

Hi All,

Below is a link to the programme for the Leeds B Grade Meet which will be held on the 27th & 28th June 2015. Please can you all check through and email any amendments to leedsentries@gmail.com no later than Friday 29th May 2015.

City of Leeds B Grade Draft Programme

Thanks

The Regional Team

200m Max Kick Test & 15m Underwater Fly Kick Test Results

Hi All,

Here are the results from this months kick test. PB's are highlighted in green. The next kick test will be held on Monday 1st June.

All times from the start of the season can be viewed using the link below.

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Regional 1	200m FS Kick
Louis	03:16.03
Ella B	03:17.68
Maxim	03:20.78
Mia	03:28.22
Joanna	03:30.53
Elizabeth	03:36.19
George	03:36.47
Isabelle	03:40.78
Tom	03:44.13
Charlie	03:47.03
Joe	03:49.87
Eve	03:49.89
Faith	03:50.66
Emilio	03:51.22
Jacob G	03:55.46
Matthew W	03:56.40
Freddie	03:56.56
Thomas Sp	03:57.69
Thomas K	04:00.04
Finlay	04:00.38
Charlotte B	04:09.65
Millie Mc	04:09.69
Evie	04:16.84
Alexandra	04:24.19
Lillia	04:24.91
Aimee	04:44.85
Charlotte K	04:48.01
Zak	04:52.61
Harrison	05:00.79
Alex	05:01.20
Luke	07:10.96
Lucy S	Absent
William	Absent
Hugo	Absent
Leah	Absent
Martha	Absent
Chloe	Sick

Regional 1	15m U/W
Ella B	8.56
Isabelle	8.84
Louis	9.02
Faith	9.55
Freddie	9.62
Joanna	9.67
George	9.78
Tom	9.81
Maxim	10.04
Emilio	10.06
Charlie	10.11
Alexandra	10.31
Jacob G	10.38
Mia	10.44
Millie Mc	10.47
Charlotte B	10.5
Finlay	10.78
Elizabeth	10.78
Thomas Sp	10.83
Thomas K	11.12
Evie	11.17
Eve	11.21
Joe	11.28
Zak	11.28
Matthew W	11.31
Lillia	11.49
Charlotte K	12.14
Aimee	12.59
Harrison	13
Luke	13.69
Alex	13.69
William	Absent
Lucy	Absent
Hugo	Absent
Leah	Absent
Martha	Absent
Chloe	Sick

Regional 2	200m FS Kick
Benjamin B	03:14.78
Ella C	03:15.90
Joseph H	03:28.90
Akal	03:29.28
Caitlin	03:30.43
Ben S	03:30.65
Eve B	03:31.78
Millie Ag	03:37.25
Jenna	03:37.93
Lucy P	03:38.03
Anouska	03:39.57
Libby	03:39.99
Charlotte T	03:40.11
Millie Ai	03:40.43
Eldrick	03:42.90
Alyssa	03:43.53
Amelie	03:46.22
Jacob B	03:48.03
Jasmine	03:48.22
Jack Se	03:55.65
Abby	03:56.47
Jack Mi	04:00.22
Lara	04:05.28
Harry	04:05.72
Sam	04:06.23
Elle	04:15.60
Emily	04:21.93
Kendra	04:27.83
Isong	04:28.33
Joshua	04:32.97
Edie	04:39.50
Jack Sc	05:07.08
Niamh	Absent
Isabel B	Absent
Josie	Absent
Amelia	Absent

Regional 2	15m U/W
Eve B	8.19
Akal	8.21
Benjamin B	8.25
Jenna	8.53
Caitlin	8.66
Alyssa	8.72
Ella	8.75
Ben S	8.76
Libby	8.94
Millie Ai	9.09
Jacob B	9.14
Charlotte T	9.18
Anouska	9.21
Jasmine	9.24
Joseph H	9.35
Jack Mi	9.36
Eldrick	9.36
Millie Ag	9.51
Elle	9.51
Harry	9.55
Jack Se	9.67
Abby	9.77
Amelie	10.12
Isong	10.55
Lara	10.58
Lucy P	11.05
Emily	11.16
Sam	11.16
Kendra	12.04
Joshua	12.27
Jack Sc	12.46
Edie	13.07
Niamh	Absent
Josie	Absent
Isabel B	Absent
Amelia	Absent

Wednesday 6 May 2015

ASANER Age Group Championships 2015

Hi All,

This is just a reminder to any swimmers who achieved any additional North Eastern qualifying times over the weekend at the Doncaster Meet.

Vicki Spencer will be taking any additional entries on Monday 11th May.

Swimmers should enter ALL events they have qualified for. This is one of the harder competitions in the Regional calendar to qualify for and anyone who has achieved a time (even if it is only in one event) should swim. This meet is a fantastic opportunity to compete against the fastest swimmers in the North East.

NER Qualifying Times 2015

The Regional Team

Monday 4 May 2015

Doncaster Dartes May Day Meet 2015

After two long and tiring weekends we have had some fantastic results and some very big PB's. We hope you are all enjoying your well deserved day of rest. The coaching staff are very happy and proud of you all.

With the Big NER's coming up and the next City of Leeds B Grade Meet please try and attend all the sessions you can. This will give yourself the best chance of success.

Regional 1 achieved 127 PB's out of 143 Swims, 11 Gold Medals, 11 Silver Medals, 20 Bronze Medals, 34 Runners Up Medals, 21 more Yorkshire times and 8 more NER times.

Gold Medalists (7)

Jacob G (3), Ella B (2), Matthew (2), Isabelle G (1), Chloe (1), Louis (1), Maxim (1)

Silver Medalists (5)

Isabelle G (5), Matthew (3), Faith (1), Ella B (1), Maxim (1)

Bronze Medalists (11)

Eve J (3), Tom St (3), Louis (3), Chloe (2), Matthew (2), Ella B (2), Zak (1), Isabelle G (1), Charlie (1), Emilio (1), Faith (1),

Runners Up Medals

12 4th Place Medals (12)

Zak (2), Eve J (2), Ella B (2), Matthew (1), Tom St (1), Chloe (1), Louis (1), Emilio (1), Martha (1),

11 5th Place Medals (9)

Jacob G (2), Elizabeth (2), Eve J (1), Chloe (1), George (1), Charlie (1), Emilio (1), Martha (1), Evie (1)

11 6th Place Medals (10)

Emilio (2), Charlotte B (1), Eve J (1), George (1), Tom St (1), Louis (1), Jacob G (1), Faith (1), Elizabeth (1), Joanna (1)

Regional 2 achieved 125 PB's out of 152 Swims, 4 Gold Medals, 8 Silver Medals, 15 Bronze Medals, 35 Runners Up Medals, 14 more Yorkshire times and 5 more NER times.

Gold Medalists (4)

Anouska (1), Jenna (1), Ben S (1), Ella C (1),

Silver Medalists (8)

Jenna (1), Ben S (1), Harry Mi (1), Ben B (1), Akal (1), Sam (1), Caitlin (1), Amelia (1)

Bronze Medalists (11)

Ben S (3), Amelia (2), Sam (2), Jenna (1), Harry Mi (1), Joseph (1), Ben B (1), Eldrick (1), Akal (1), Jack Se (1), Jasmine (1)

Runners Up Medals

14 4th Place Medals (9)

Harry Mi (3), Eldrick (2), Jack Mi (2), Jack Se (2), Eve B (1), Millie Ag (1), Charlotte T (1), Abby (1), Jack Sc (1)

13 5th Place Medals (9)

Amelia (2), Jenna (2), Eldrick (2), Niamh (2), Kendra (1), Anouska (1), Joseph (1), Caitlin (1), Charlotte T (1)

8 6th Place Medals (7)

Akal (2), Anouska (1), Eldrick (1), Eve B (1), Millie Ag (1), Jack Se (1), Millie Ai (1)

Another fantastic meet. Great Effort!!!

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below

Doncaster Dartes May Day Open Meet 2015

'I came out here to beat everyone in sight and that is exactly what I'm going to do. Sure, I can do anything'

The Regional Team

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."