Regional Age Group - Notice Board: June 2019

Saturday 29 June 2019

Competition Protocol

Hi All,

Please can we ask that parents support the coaches and team managers in the correct protocol at competitions. The City of Leeds policy is for swimmers to see their coach before their race, compete, return to their coach, SWIM DOWN and then report back to the Team Managing staff who will then decide if there is enough time for swimmers to see parents.

If swimmers have a valid reason to withdraw from an event (such as illness of injury) and have discussed this with their coach please email leedsentries@gmail.com before the start of the session.

Please could you also remind your child about behaviour in the marshalling area. We have had a number of complaints from the marshalling staff. If the marshalling staff have to remove your child from the marshalling area for bad behaviour your child could be removed from the rest of the competition.

Your help in this would be much appreciated.

The STS Coaching Team

Friday 28 June 2019

Congratulations!

A big congratulations to Craig Robertson and his wife Rachael on their arrival of baby Isaac this evening. 😃

Thursday 27 June 2019

Wales 2019 - Final Payments

Hi All,

Only 31 days until the team depart for the Welsh Summer Open Meet. Just a reminder that all final payments are due in to Jo Yeomans by Monday 1st July at the latest.

Many Thanks

The Regional Team

15% Discount On 2 Or More Club Kit Items

Currently, a 10% discount applies if 2 or more club kit items are bought from the Cub Shop. Throughout July (1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd & Development Meet 20^th), the club shop will be increasing this to 15% to thank everyone for their support throughout the year.

Baseball caps and bath sheets, embroidered with club logo, are also available to buy at £7.50 and £15.00 respectively.

The Regional Team

Wednesday 26 June 2019

ASANER Short Course Championships 2019

Hi All,

Below is a link to the ASANER Short Course Championships qualifying times 2019. The meet is due to be held at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield on 2nd & 3rd November 2019.

ASANER Short Course Qualifying Times 2019

Get chasing those times!

The Regional Team

Tuesday 25 June 2019

Welsh Summer Championships 2019 - Entry Reminder!!!

Hi All,

Just a final reminder that the Open Meet entry system will open Thursday 27^th June at 9:00am. This entry system is an online system and lanes will be on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Swimmers (Parents) must enter themselves. The meet is held over 5 days and as there is no guarantee to the events you will be accepted in we advise swimmers to enter ALL events that they qualify in. As this is always a particularly busy meet, we cannot stress how important it is that entries are made as soon as it opens on Thursday at 9:00am.

Please find below a Guide to entering events for Welsh Summer Nationals via the online entry system.

Online Entry Guide

To ensure successful entries please go to the link below just before 09:00am, and follow the guide. Ensure you have your bank details available as your entries are not accepted until the payment goes through.

Swim Wales Open Meet 2019

Here is some advice from Swim Wales given to us in past years;

We are aware of issues regarding the open entry page, please see the following points to avoid the system crashing:

- Do not refresh the page, once you search for your swimmer and the page 'freezes' to load you have been placed in a quee, each time you press refresh you are re-added to the back of the quee! This is often the cause of site crashes.

- The event is popular and spaces are limited, however most traffic on the morning of entries opening is due to users refreshing the page, there is however no guarantee that the event will have spaces.

- The system is not managed by Swim Wales, and unfortunately the office is unable to support phone calls regarding technical issues, please be patient with the system.

Good Luck

The Regional Team

City of Leeds Summer Meet & Training Changes

Hi All,

Below are the arrival and warm up times for this weekend's competition.

Am Sessions
Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Pm Sessions
Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

Draft Programme can be viewed by clicking the link below:

City of Leeds Summer Meet 2019 - Draft Programme

The end of the season is coming fast, get stuck in this weekend and finish this year off in style. Those swimmers who are trying the 400m races for the first time, don't worry you will be fine, just enjoy it. Good Luck to everyone who is competing. Keep chasing those Yorkshire times!

Upper Qualifying Times (13 & Over) - Held at JCCS on 19th & 20th October

Lower Qualifying Times (12 & Under) - Held at JCCS on 28th & 29th September

Please take note of the training alterations this weekend due to the competition,

Regional Development

Thursday 27th June - 05:00 - 06:45 (No Land Training - 15 min Start &Turn Practice)

Friday 28th June - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 Hour Only - No Land Training)

Saturday 29th June - No Training (Group Competing at Leeds)

Monday 1st July - AM = ALL OFF! (Recovery)

Regional Performance

Thursday 27th June - 05:00 - 06:45 (No Land Training - 15 min Start &Turn Practice)

Friday 28th June - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 Hour Only)

Saturday 29th June - No Training (Group Competing at Leeds)

Monday 1st July - AM = ALL OFF! (Recovery)

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

The Regional Team

Saturday 22 June 2019

White Rose Junior League

What a fantastic morning of competition at the Annual White Rose Junior League on Saturday morning. Congratulations to our City of Leeds A & B Team who finished 1st & 2nd for the second year running. The City of Leeds A team triumphed with 370 points and winning the canon to progress to the Northern Final, seeing off challenges from City of Sheffield (160) and Doncaster Dartes (260). Leeds A had a whopping 32 1st places. The B Team (267) did an amazing job by stealing points from the other teams and came an overall second in the competition. Well done everyone, it was a tense and amazing experience.

The next round of the Junior League is the Northern Final which will be held on Sunday 6th October at John Charles Aquatics Centre. This is our tenth year in the competition winning four years in a row (2010 - 2013) and claiming the title back again (2017-2018). It would be great to storm through the next round and get the trophy back in Leeds again by winning the National Final (24th November, Corby).

Round 1 Results

🌟 1st: City of Leeds A = 370 (32 First Places) 🌟

2nd: City of Leeds B = 267

3rd: Doncaster Dartes = 260

3rd: City of Sheffield = 260

4th: B.O.K = 241

5th: Skipton = 146

6th: Harrogate = 135

Results and times can be viewed on the link below;

White Rose Junior League 2019

Arena Junior Inter-League Competition Results

Photos from the day can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Junior League 2019 Photos

Well Done Everyone!

Thanks to David Broome and Vicki Spencer for officiating, as well as a huge thank you to our fantastic team managers on the day (Kim Mathias, Meron Gebre, Harvey McGreavy-Gill & Sam Goodison).

Also a big shout out to all those parents who made the effort to wear team colours and join in the fun by wearing wigs and face paint. Great Job hopefully you can top it at the Northern Final.

Keep focusing on great takeovers and finishes during training ready to smash the Northern Final.

The Regional Team

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Harrogate Summer A Graded Meet

Some fantastic results and some very big PB's. The coaching staff are very happy and proud of you all.

With the last few meets of the season coming up please try and attend all the sessions you can. This will give yourself the best chance of success.

Regional Development achieved 156 PB's out of 197 Swims, 13 Speeding Tickets, 23 Gold Medals, 21 Silver Medals, 18 Bronze Medals and 40 more Yorkshire Qualifying Times.

⌚Speeding Ticket Winners (4) ⌚

Millie Wa (9), Freya Co (2), Jacob O'D (1), Jessica Wo (1)

🏆Gold Medalists (9) 🏆

Jessica Wo (6), Owen Ca (6), Jacob O'D (3), Freya Co (2), Zac Jo (2), Abdullah Mo (1), Caitlyn Sm (1), Callum Ra (1), Yuvraj Ub (1)

Silver Medalists (11)

Abdullah Mo (3), Owen Ca (3), Callum Ra (2), Ethan Co (2), Freya Co (2), Joseph Ha (2), Lillie Ha (2), Matilda Po (2), George Wo (1), Isabelle Ha (1), Naomi We (1)

Bronze Medalists (9)

Callum Ra (5), Ethan Co (3), Abdullah Mo (2), Oscar Sc (2), Yuvraj Ub (2), Caitlyn Sm (1), Freya Co (1), Jessica Wo (1), Lillie Ha (1)

Regional Performance achieved 178 PB's out of 200 Swims, 23 Speeding Tickets, 40 Gold Medals, 27 Silver Medals, 18 Bronze Medals, 20 more Yorkshire Times and 9 more NER times.

⌚Speeding Ticket Winners (10) ⌚

Hollie Wi (6), Hazel Bl (3), Libby Di (3), Charlie Hi (2), Chloe Ma (2), Megan Tr (2), Millie Th (2), Alex Ne (1), Max Fo (1), Matthew Ju (1)

🏆Gold Medalists (17) 🏆

Alex Ne (6), Dominic Vi (4), Asher Ma (3), Hazel Bl (3), Hollie Wi (3), Matthew Ju (3), Millie Th (3), Charlie Hi (2), Charlotte Mo (2), Max Fo (2), Oliver St (2), Ruby El (2), Joshua Ba (1), Luke Dy (1), Matthew Ja (1), Megan Tr (1), Tilly As (1)

Silver Medalists (15)

Luke Dy (4), Kieran He (3), Lexi En (3), Asher Ma (2), Charlotte Mo (2), Hazel Bl (2), Max Fo (2), Ruby El (2), Alex Ne (1), Ashton De (1), Dominic Vi (1), Joshua Ba (1), Matthew Ju (1), Millie Th (1), Oliver St (1)

Bronze Medalists (11)

Luke Dy (3), Megan Tr (3), Chloe Ma (2), Millie Th (2), Oliver St (2), Asher Ma (1), Dominic Vi (1), Isaac Fo (1), Kieran He (1), Matthew Ju (1), Sophia Hi (1)

Another fantastic meet. Great Effort!!!

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Harrogate Summer A Graded Meet 2019

Regional Development can view your new PB's by clicking the link below;

Regional Development PB's

(Please let me know of any mistakes)

'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

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Junior League Tattoos & Supporters T Shirts

Hi All,

I hope you are all excited and looking forward to competing at John Charles this coming Saturday. In preparation for the Junior League Kay Jackson and Ian Sharp will be selling shark tattoos. Tattoos can be purchased this week at 50p each or 3 for £1 at the top of the balcony.

Due to the tight schedule on the morning of competition we advise swimmers to apply their tattoos at home before the competition.

Also if you still require a supporters T Shirt please see Kay as she is selling them at £10.00 each.

The Regional Team

A Great NER's

After two long tiring weekends of competing back in May it was all worth while. Some outstanding swims, you all stepped up and got stuck into your races challenging some of the best swimmers in the North East.

Regional Performance achieved a total of 18 PB's out of 32 swims, 3 Final Swims (2 of which were swum faster in the final) and 1 Bronze Medal.

Bronze Medalists (1)

Daniel Ra (100m Back)

Finalists & Top 10 Finishers (5)

Daniel Ra (4th - 50m Back & 6th 200m IM)

The Club stormed to the top of the Medals Table achieving 19 Gold's, 20 Silver's and 19 Bronze Medals. Fingers crossed these results will carry through to the last meet of the year. Well Done Everyone!

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below;

ASANER Age Group Championships 2019

In the run up to Welsh Nationals and the Sheffield Summer Meet please try and attend as many sessions as possible to ensure your body is in the best shape possible for the event.

"Success comes with the 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."

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."