Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

National Qualifier Meet

Hi All,

This is one of the last opportunities to grab those North Eastern times, hopefully you will all add a few more to your list. Swimmers are to report to Tom over the weekend.

Sat & Sun

Am Sessions

Arrive: 10:00am

Warm Up: 10:30am

Start: 11:00am

Finals Sessions: TBC

The draft programme can be viewed by clicking the following link:

National Qualifying Meet 2014

Rejection List

Good Luck to everyone who is racing this weekend. Remember get in the race from the start and don't play catch up later on. Make sure those turns are less than a second and accelerate into the finish.

Make sure you pick up the effort on every 50m. If the length you are swimming feels the same as the one you have swum before you will be slowing down, if you feel like you are putting in more effort on every length then your splits will be the same or faster which is what you want.

All swimmers who are racing over the weekend can have Sunday nights session off with a mark.

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

Kevin & Tom

Spa Town A & B Meet

Hi All,

Just to let you all know in advance a couple of changes to the Harrogate programme of events.

Due to the imbalance of the Saturday sessions the Boys 12 years & over 100m Breaststroke has been moved from the last event of the afternoon session to the first of the evening session.

On the Sunday the Girls/ Boys 9/10 years 200m Freestyle has been moved from the first event on Sunday afternoon to the last event of Sunday morning.

Refunds will be given for those swimmer who are unable to compete because of this change providing you notify Barry Saunders (Compsec@harrogate.org) before Saturday 20th April.

Kevin & Tom

Sports Aid Success

Well done to everyone who competed at the Sports Aid.
We were very pleased to see that,

Regional 1 achieved 43 PB's out of 51 Swims, 2 Gold Medals,and 3 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medalists (1)
Angelo (2)

Bronze Medalists (2)
Angelo (2), Oliver (1)

Regional 2 achieved 76 PB's out of 97 Swims, 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 11 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medalists (1)
Akal (1)

Silver Medalists (2)
Jake H (1), Jess (1)

Bronze Medalists (8)
Jess (4), Henry (1), Niamh C (1), Jenna M (1), Jacob (1), Akal (1), Akshima (1), Jake H (1)

Another weekend of excellent racing. Keep up the hard work and the training will pay off.

With the North Eastern's coming up (our major competition) make sure every turn, every start, every finish is practiced like you would do in a race to give yourself a chance of knocking those seconds off and moving up the results sheet to the top. Try and attend all sessions between now and the North Eastern's to give yourself the best chance of doing well.

Being your best...
"Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals". (Kieren Perkins, 1500m Freestyle Olympic Champion 1992, 1996)

Kevin & Tom

Friday, 11 April 2014

Live Stream From The British Gas Swimming Championships 2014

Hi All,

For those of you that are interested in watching your older team mates from the National Squad compete in Glasgow please use the link below.

British Gas Swimming Championships 2014

So far they are performing extremely well.

Thursday, 10 April 2014

Sports Aid Meet

Saturday & Sunday Am

Arrive: 8:30am
Warm Up: 9:00am
Start: 10:00am

Saturday & Sunday Pm
Arrive: 12:30pm
Warm Up: 1:00pm
Start: 2:00pm

A programme of events can be viewed by clicking the link below;
Sports Aid Events List

Good Luck to everyone who is racing this weekend. Remember get in the race from the start, don't play catch up later on, less than a second on the turns and accelerate into the finish. On 100m races go out like it is a 50m race and hold on when coming back on the second 50m. If you have done all the sessions your fitness will be high and you should be able to do this no problem.

Remember to pick up the effort on every 50m. If the length feels the same as the one you have swum before you will be slowing down, if you feel like you are putting in more effort on the length then your time will be the same as the length before which is what you want.

Stand on the block, look down the lane and Go for GOLD!, Show everyone what Regional is made of.

Training Changes

Friday 11th April - 1 hour for Sports Aid Swimmers. All other squad members normal session.

Sunday 13th April - No Training due to Sports Aid Meet

Kevin & Tom

Club Kit

Hi All,

Just to let you all know that the next order dates for club kit are the 14th & 28th April. Please order any kit required for the Nationals and Welsh Summer Nationals.

Thanks

Supporters Committee

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

200m Max Kick Test Results April 2014

Regional 1

Maxim	03:33.94
Jack	03:33.94
Joanna	03:34.59
George	03:35.03
Louis	03:35.76
Tiegan	03:36.60
Mia	03:44.53
Ella	03:45.12
Tom	03:45.62
Chloe	03:46.26
Hannah B	03:49.03
Imani	03:50.07
Elizabeth	03:53.83
Hannah C	03:55.95
Huzayfa	03:58.70
Matthew Y	04:01.24
Eve	04:01.81
Matthew W	04:02.16
Ciara	04:03.67
Faith	04:05.18
Freddie	04:06.25
Joe	04:09.92
Isabelle	04:10.56
Charlie	04:18.19
Emilio	04:19.09
Molly	04:23.48
William	04:29.31
Nathan	04:37.70
Oliver	04:48.35
Zak	04:53.13
Daniel	05:18.73
Jake	Absent
David	Absent
Angelo	Absent

Regional 2

Aimee	03:23.33
Akshima	03:24.17
Niamh	03:28.39
Jonathan	03:30.21
Niamh M	03:30.21
Jake	03:30.21
Benjamin B	03:31.92
Jessica	03:33.57
Liam	03:41.49
Alicia	03:43.96
Phoebe	03:44.67
Ella	03:44.67
Henry	03:45.06
Jenna	03:48.09
Eve	03:51.21
Niamh	03:52.07
Ben S	03:52.10
Jacob	03:53.45
Stephanie	03:53.81
Akal	03:58.10
Joseph	03:58.45
Olivia	03:58.95
Maia	04:00.20
Lucy	04:01.95
Millie Ag	04:01.95
Sadie	04:04.52
Millie Ai	04:05.85
Jenna	04:06.45
Isabel	04:07.38
Robert	04:10.42
Abby	04:24.57
Edwin	04:52.95
Evie	04:58.60
Anouska	Absent
Lucas	Absent

The next kick test for Regional 1 will be held on Wednesday 7th May.

The next kick test for Regional 2 will be held on Thursday 8th May.

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott, Tom B, Jo, Junior, Dave & Ste

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Easter Training Changes

Hi All,

Below are the changes to Regional 1 & 2's training due to Easter and the National Qualifier Meet.

Friday 18th April - 14:00 - 15:30
Sunday 20th April - No Training (National Qualifier Meet)
Monday 21st April - 07:00 - 08:30

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott, Tom B, Jo, Junior, Dave & Ste

Land Training

Hi All,

Apologies for last minute land training cancelation on Monday. Unfortunately Stephen got caught up in his other work commitments and it was too short notice for us to find cover. Land training will continue on Monday with Regional 2.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott, Tom B, Jo, Junior, Dave & Ste

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Easter Egg Donations - National Qualifier Meet‏

Dear Parents

We are hoping to run an Easter Egg Tombola at the National Qualifying Meet and would politely ask for Easter Egg donations. If you have any donations please pass them to Lucie, Helen or Sharron on the Lucky Dip stall on Monday nights.

Many thanks

The Supporters Committee

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

SUPER SPRINTERS!

Some really good sprinting by the Regional Squads last weekend and some amazing times. You should all be very pleased with yourselves. Three weekends of racing and all of them swum great, we are very proud of you all. Lets keep up the hard work in training and start working towards the NER's, Welsh Nationals and Winter Yorkshires.

Regional 1

Overall as a group you achieved 73 PB's out of 96 Swims, 20 Final Swims and 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze.

Yorkshire Finalists (13)

Angelo (2nd), Eve (5th), Isabel G (2nd & 4th), Charlie (5th), Matthew W (4th, 5th, 6th & 7th), Louis (9th), Joe S (10th), Faith (8th), Hannah (10th), Ella P (1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th), Nathan (6th), David (8th), Oliver (10th),

Gold Medalists (1)

Ella P (1)

Silver Medalists (2)

Isabelle G (1), Angelo (1)

Bronze Medalists (1)

Ella P (1)

Regional 2

Overall as a group you achieved 88 PB's out of 117 Swims, 32 Final Swims, 3 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals and 2 Bronze Medals.

Yorkshire Finalists (16)

Jess (1st. 2nd, 2nd & 10th), Ella (2nd, 3rd & 6th), Phoebe (7th, 7th & 8th), Ben S (8th), Henry (10th & 10th), Jonny (1st, 1st, 2nd & 10th), Isabel B (7th & 9th), Steph (2nd), Akshima (3rd & 6th), Jacob (8th), Akal (7th & 8th), Jenna (6th & 9th), Edwin (7th & 9th), Liam (5th), Aimee (8th), Maia (7th)

Gold Medalists (2)

Jonny (2), Jess (1)

Silver Medalists (4)

Jess (2), Steph (1), Jonny (1), Ella C (1)

Bronze Medalists (2)

Akshima (1), Ella C (1)

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

Keep up the hard work in training and the results will show in the upcoming meets.

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott, Tom B, Jo, Junior, Dave & Ste

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Yorkshire Sprints & Teams

This weekend is the third round of the Yorkshires and it's time to get ready to Sprint!!!!! Remember, in sprints it is vital to get all the elements of the race right. If you get your start, transition and finish spot on this can be the milliseconds needed to move up a few places in the results. Also in the 50m sprints it is your chance to shine and earn your place in selection for relays.

As nearly everyone is racing over the weekend in Sheffield, training on Friday night will just be an hour for both squads (6.30 - 7.30pm).

There will be NO TRAINING on Sunday night or Monday morning folowing the competition.

The draft programme for the weekend can be viewed by using the link below:
Draft Programme (Starts on Page 23)

If there is anyone down in the programme who cannot compete this weekend, can you please let me know by text or email so I can pass on the information to the team managers. Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes before the warm up and check in with the team manager. Team managers have the right to pull swimmers out if they arrive late as the Club can be fined if a swimmer does not show for their race.

Saturday Am
Arrive: 07:30
Warm Up: 08:00
Start: 09:00

Saturday Pm
Arrive: 12:30
Warm Up: 13:00
Start: 02:00

Sunday Am Teams
Arrive: 08:30

Warm Up: 09:00

Start: 10:00

Sunday Pm Teams
Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

We are looking forward to seeing some fast swimming this weekend as some of you have achieved a PB in training within the last 2 weeks. Get down that first 25m hard and keep picking up the effort every 10 metres. Don't slow down into the finish, smash through the wall. When swimming in the relays be careful on the takeovers, block out the background noise and concentrate on your team mate swimming in. It is better to go late than early and get your team disqualified.

'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 gonna 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

Good Luck Everyone!

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott, Tom B, Dave, Jo, Junior & Ste

200m Max Kick Test Results March 2014

Regional	1
Jake	03:25.36
Joanna	03:30.38
Maxim	03:39.96
Jack	03:41.72
Chloe	03:42.03
Tiegan	03:46.48
George	03:47.18
Ella	03:50.71
Huzayfa	03:56.53
Imani	03:58.57
Tom	03:59.39
Matthew Y	04:01.64
Ciara	04:01.88
Molly	04:22.21
David	04:30.38
Nathan	04:37.29
Oliver	04:45.88
Zak	04:46.51
Angelo	Absent
Mia	Absent
Hannah	Absent
Faith	Absent
Barnaby	Absent
Eve	Absent
Matthew W	Absent

Regional	2
Aimee	03:20.65
Niamh	03:26.28
Jonathan	03:27.32
Niamh M	03:28.36
Jake	03:30.50
Akshima	03:31.00
Liam	03:37.78
Jessica	03:41.32
Phoebe	03:42.06
Niamh M	03:43.00
Alicia	03:43.97
Jenna	03:46.50
Jacob	03:52.28
Stephanie	03:52.71
Robert	03:53.11
Joseph	03:54.37
Jenna	03:57.31
Akal	03:59.78
Sadie	03:59.78
Eve	Absent
Henry	Absent

The next kick test for Regional 1 will be held on Wednesday 2nd April.

The next kick test for Regional 2 will be held on Thursday 3rd April.

Kevin, Tom S, Josh, Scott & Tom B

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Yorkshire Team Championships

Hi All,

The following swimmers still need to confirm their attendance at the Yorkshire Team Championships on Sunday 16th March at Ponds Forge Sheffield to Craig (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk).

Regional 1

Joanna

Ella

Matthew W

Chloe

Ciara

Huzayfa

Angelo

Regional 2

Phoebe

Robbie

Joseph

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Josh, Scott & Tom B

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."