Regional Age Group - Notice Board: January 2023

Tuesday 31 January 2023

Yorkshire Championships Arrival Times

Hi All,

We are looking forward to seeing some fast racing over the next few weekends. I know some of you have got close to your pb's in training over the last few weeks which suggests you are ready to race well at the Yorkshires.

Training Changes (Development & Performance)

Friday 3^rd February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 4^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 6^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Friday 10^th February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 11^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 13^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles for both weekends of Yorkshires.

Saturday 4th Am Session

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 08:45

Saturday 4th Pm Session

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:15

Start: 14:15

Sunday 5th Am Session

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Sunday 5th Pm Session

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:15
Start: 14:00

Saturday 11th Am Session

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 08:45

Saturday 11th Pm Session

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:15

Sunday 12th Am Session

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 08:45

Sunday 12th Pm Session

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:00

The programme of events for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link:

Programme of Events

Yorkshire Championships Submitted Entries & Online Results

Tickets for all Sessions All Spectator Tickets for Leeds & Sheffield must be purchased in advance via our online system here (Leeds) & here (Sheffield). There will be no payment on the door.

Below is also a great guide for recovery snacks to take with you at the weekend: (PLEASE NOTE - NO PEANUTS ON POOLSIDE)

Recovery Snacks

Hopefully, you all now have a copy of the North-eastern qualifying times, if not they can be found here. Get chasing those times!!!

Withdrawals

If a swimmer is not going to swim in a heat they must inform the Entry Manager of their Intention to withdraw no later than 5pm on the Friday Evening for all events on the Saturday and 12 noon on Saturday for events on Sunday. Seeded Heat Start lists will be produced. Notifications should be sent to entries@yorkshireswimming.org

'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)

The Regional Team

Squad Promotions

Congratulations on the following swimmers on their selection for promotion. We wish you all the best of luck in your new squad's.

Regional Performance > National Age Group

Patrick O'Ha, Jackson Cl, Oliver Ba, Reuben Ha, Emily Ma, Elkie Fo, Elizabeth Bo, Amelie Co, Freya El, Zach Pi, Ryan Mi, Amit Ma, Ella Co, Erin Be

Regional Performance > National Development

Alex Ol, Annabel Ga, Olivia We, Sebastian Hu, Demilade Ay

Regional Development > Regional Performance

Max Cl, Alfie Cr, Noah Da, Callum Fo, Oscar O'Do, Owen Te, Hudson Sm, Joshua McM, Hogan La, Olaf Gr, Angus Yo, Addison Cr, Betsy Ki, Isabelle Pa, Zoe Fe, Livia St, Isabella St, Heidi Ha

We welcome to Regional Performance...

William La, Taya Wi, Jeffrey La, William Du, Eva Sy, Sophia Gr, Milla Ay-P

We welcome to Regional Development...

Evie Th, Ellis Ha, Oliver Ma, Emilia Gr, Evie Co, Georgia Ro, Theo Gi, Oliver At, Maya Po, Lily Th, Samuel Fo, George Ri, Willow Wr, Luke Fe, Finn Ea, Neve St, Solomon C-Wi

Well Done 🙂

We will say good bye to Emily and wish the best of luck as she starts her new post as the Junior Development Coach on National Age Group Squad. Oli will take over as the lead coach on Regional Performance.

Upcoming Entry Dates

2^nd February - 13^th February - KUH A/B Easter Short Course Meet (info will be sent this week)

PB Update

Squad Pb's can be found below. Anyone wishing to enter an event that they have not swum before can use the standard times formula to work out an estimated event time here.

Regional Development PB's

Regional Performance PB's

Equipment Reminder

Can you please take some time to look at kit bags over the next week and give equipment a good clean! We have several individuals who keep reminding us that snorkels have gone mouldy, or they have broken! Please also take this opportunity to check for any missing equipment and replace it as soon as possible so that swimmers can take part in all parts of the session with the correct apparatus.

Here's a quick reminder of what is needed:

· Fins

· Paddles (small/finger paddles)

· Snorkel

· Pullbuoy

· Kickboard

· Drinks Bottles

· Spare Cap & Goggles

Most of this equipment is available on a Monday evening. If you require a replacement STS Cap, you can purchase one from the Aquatics Centre Reception (you will need to keep the receipt and pass it to your coach, so that they can give you the cap). Please keep an eye on your child's kit bags on a regular basis to ensure nothing has gone missing! Any team kit can be purchsed through the online City of Leeds shop here (size's can be tried on a Monday evening in the Denison Suite).

Session Requirements

There are 7 sessions available throughout the week, this will be different for everyone depending on age. Swimmers are reminded that upon taking your place in Regional Squad you have agreed to attend 1 early morning session per week (Monday or Thursday). When a swimmer misses a session they should try their best to make this up when they can. Attendance requirements for both squads can be found in the Swim Training Scheme Handbook here.

Pre Pool

Whilst there is no coach led pre pool, swimmers are expected to arrive 10-15 minutes before the session and loosen off. This will help to prevent injury and prepare the body for the pool workout. The sqads pre pool routine can be found here.

Keep working hard and best of luck to everyone in the upcoming Yorkshire Championships.

The Regional Team

Sunday 29 January 2023

Regional Dev Thu Am - 400m FS TT

**400m FS Time Trial Results (*Thu 26th January Am: Short Course***)

Regional Development

Oscar O'Do = 6:00.72

Noah Da = 6:02.55

Leo Li = 6:13.19

Alfie Cr = 6:15.40

Tyler Ra = 6:15.72

Hogan La = 6:19.97

Harry Di = 6:25.79

Max Cl = 6:29.25

Angus Yo = 6:29.25

Olaf Gr = 6:33.79

Jessica Ro = 6:37.30

Addison Cr = 6:45.33

Owen Te = 6:46.08

Liam Li = 7:04.47

Callum Fo = 7:07.83

Harrison Wa = 7:10.69

Saturday 28 January 2023

Training Changes - February 2022

Hi All,

Please take note of the following changes to training for the Regional Squads during February due to pool bookings and competitions.

Regional Development

Friday 3^rd February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 4^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 6^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Friday 10^th February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 11^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 13^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Friday 17^th February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 18^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, Ponds Forge)

Monday 20^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Regional Performance

Friday 3^rdFebruary - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 4^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 6^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Friday 10^th February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 11^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, JCCS)

Monday 13^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Friday 17^th February - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 18^th February - No Training (Squad Competing, Yorkshire Championships, Ponds Forge)

Monday 20^th February - No Am Training (Recovery)

Saturday 25^th February - 06:00.- 07:30 (Earlier time - Underwater Hockey Booking)

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."

Regional Age Group - Notice Board

Tuesday 31 January 2023

Yorkshire Championships Arrival Times

Squad Promotions

Sunday 29 January 2023

Regional Dev Thu Am - 400m FS TT

400m FS Time Trial Results (Thu 26th January Am: Short Course)

Saturday 28 January 2023

Training Changes - February 2022

**400m FS Time Trial Results (*Thu 26th January Am: Short Course***)