Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Thursday, 6 November 2014

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 December.

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Regional 1	200m FS K
Chloe	03:31.38
Louis	03:32.20
Mia	03:32.60
Hannah B	03:32.87
Joanna	03:40.43
Ella	03:44.58
George	03:46.60
Hannah C	03:49.81
Isabelle	03:53.45
Charlie	03:54.59
Thomas	04:00.61
Faith	04:01.92
Freddie	04:04.41
Eve	04:07.16
Matthew W	04:07.99
Joe	04:08.31
Finlay	04:08.59
Tom	04:12.88
William	04:20.09
Charlotte	04:21.31
Jacob G	04:21.51
Leah	04:26.09
Evie	04:28.76
Emily	04:30.73
Emilio	04:32.68
Nathan	04:38.49
Zak	04:53.57
Aimee	04:56.00
Daniel	05:50.64
Elizabeth	Absent
Millie	Sick
Maxim	Injured

Regional 1	15m U/W
Ella	8.59
Chloe	9.13
Hannah B	9.22
Isabelle	9.25
Joanna	9.83
George	9.91
Hannah C	10.22
Jacob G	10.28
Charlie	10.33
Freddie	10.65
Tom	10.66
Nathan	10.72
Mia	10.73
Louis	10.86
Evie	10.89
Emilio	11.05
Zak	11.15
Faith	11.47
Joe	11.63
William	11.65
Matthew W	11.65
Emily	11.69
Thomas	11.91
Eve	11.98
Leah	11.99
Finlay	12.48
Charlotte	13.25
Aimee	13.91
Daniel	14.34
Elizabeth	Absent
Maxim	Injured
Millie	Sick

Regional 2	200m FS K
Joseph H	03:23.87
Benjamin B	03:26.16
Ella	03:33.76
Eve B	03:36.51
Ben S	03:38.41
Jacob B	03:38.63
Anouska	03:44.59
Phoebe	03:44.66
Alicia	03:45.06
Millie Ag	03:47.59
Caitlin	03:47.94
Isabel B	03:51.31
Edwin	03:52.26
Jenna	03:55.22
Lucy	03:55.41
Millie Ai	03:56.59
Niamh	03:57.02
Akal	03:59.51
Libby	04:00.94
Amelie	04:02.94
Abby	04:02.94
Sadie	04:03.77
Maia	04:04.19
Jasmine	04:04.84
Harry	04:12.13
Jack S	04:12.69
Lucas	04:18.55
Elle	04:19.34
Emily	04:20.09
Eldrick	04:20.09
Isong	04:29.52
Charlotte	04:29.97
Alyssa	04:32.31
Jack M	Absent

Regional 2	15m U/W
Benjamin B	8.53
Phoebe	8.94
Jacob B	9.13
Joseph H	9.19
Jenna	9.2
Sadie	9.25
Maia	9.25
Ella	9.41
Isabel B	9.42
Anouska	9.56
Eve B	9.62
Lucy	9.7
Ben S	9.84
Alicia	9.84
Akal	9.88
Jasmine	9.93
Amelie	10.09
Lucas	10.09
Libby	10.22
Alyssa	10.25
Charlotte	10.28
Caitlin	10.31
Harry	10.44
Millie Ai	10.55
Millie Ag	10.68
Eldrick	10.86
Elle	10.91
Niamh	10.96
Isong	11.17
Abby	11.25
Jack S	11.48
Edwin	11.97
Emily	12.21
Jack M	Absent

York City Baths Club - Regional Qualifier 2014

Another fantastic weekend of racing from the Regional Squads with some unexpected NER times thown in. We are very proud of you all, keep up the hard training and attendance through the upcoming weeks so we can go smash the NER's and Bradford meet in December!

Overall:

Regional 1 achieved 37 PB's out of 48 Swims, 1 Bronze Medal and 5 more NER times for Sunderland in December. Great stuff.

Bronze Medallists (1)

Chloe (1)

Regional 2 achieved 69 PB's out of 88 Swims, 1 Silver Medals, 5 Bronze Medals and 7 more NER times for Sunderland in December. Well Done!

Silver Medallists (1)

Anouska (1)

Bronze Medallists (4)

Ben B (2), Akal (1), Joseph (1), Sadie (1)

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below

York City Baths Regional Qualifier 2014 (25m)

"It was not the 10 workouts I did every week for four years that allowed me to overcome my competitors, it was the one they missed"
Graeme Smith 1996

The Regional Team

NER BAGCAT Entries

North Eastern Counties Entries

Please remember anyone who has qualified for the NER's which is held in Sunderland on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December must enter ALL events you have qualified for on Monday 10th November. Even if you have only qualified for one event you should go to compete.

The North Eastern Counties is the biggest competition in Regional Age Groups competition calendar and you will be racing the best swimmers in the North East of England. Qualifying for the NER's is a big achievement and it would be good to see as many of you there as possible.

We will start signing forms now.

Qualification Times can be viewed by clicking the following link at the right hand side of the blog under Qualification Times for Future Meets:

British Gas ASA NER Age Group Championships (25m)

Anyone who needs to convert times can do so by using the converter below:

Course Converter

Entry forms can be downloaded and printed using the following link:

British Gas ASA NER Age Group Championships (25m) Entry Form

Thanks

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Arena League - Round 2

Can the following swimmers please confirm your ability to Craig (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) ASAP.

National Arena League Round 2

Saturday 8th November

Venue: JCCS

Arrive: 15:30

W/Up: 16:00

Start: 16:30

Regional 1

Zak

Nathan

Hannah B

Regional 2

Jacob B

Akal

Phoebe

Thanks

The Regional Team

Friday, 31 October 2014

Change of Warm Up Time

Hi All,

Just to let you all know that York have changed the warm up time for this weekends competition. The new arrival times are below.

Venue: Ennerdale Leisure Centre, HU7 6EA

Am Sessions
Arrive: 08.00
Warm Up: 08.30
Start: 09.30

Pm Sessions
Arrive: 12.30
Warm Up: 13.00
Start: 14.00

Meet Information
Accepted Entries

Good Luck to everyone competing. SMASH IT!!!

The Regional Team

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Haloween Kick Set

On Friday 31st October we will be doing the Halloween Kick set. We hope to see some really good masks. For those of you who have not done the Halloween Kick set before it is just a bit of fun where you will perform a kick set in the scariest mask you can find.

The Regional Team

York City Baths Club Regional Qualifier & Training Changes

Hi All,

Below are some training changes due to the competition this weekend.

Friday 31st October - 1 hour only

Sunday 2nd November - No Training for anyone competing. Training will be as normal for the swimmers not competing and will be taken by the candidates on the Level 2 coaching course
Monday 3rd November - No AM Training (Recovery)

We have just had two fantastic meets. Lets have another great weekend of racing and keep chasing those times! Remember as the meet is short course turns are essential for picking up speed, do not slow down for the walls.

Venue: Ennerdale Leisure Centre, HU7 6EA

Am Sessions
Arrive: 07.30
Warm Up: 08.00
Start: 09.00

Pm Sessions
Arrive: 12.30
Warm Up: 13.00
Start: 14.00

Meet Information
Accepted Entries

Good Luck to everyone competing. SMASH IT!!!

The Regional Team

Time Trial

Hi All,

Entries will be taken for the time trial on Monday 3^rd November. Entries can be emailed ahead of this to meetdirectorcityofleedssc@gmail.com with payments then made on 3^rd November.

N.B…all cheques to be £10 or over.

Please note exact time start time will be decided once the club know how many entries there are – however it will definitely be in the afternoon following the Development Meet which is taking place in the morning.

Please only enter events you are desperate for times in or have never swum before. There will only be a short turn around time between events and therefore recovery time will be limited.

Just so you are aware the 200 Breaststroke was missed off the entry form in error! If you have swimmers who need to enter this then just add it on.

The Regional Team

Regional Age Group Storm The Leeds Grand Prix

You are all swimming amazing at the moment and so early on in the season. We were really impressed with you all over the weekend, especially with the improvement in your turn speed on the wall. It was a long weekend but you all managed to keep spirits high to the end of the meet.

Well done to those swimmers who achieved North Eastern qualifying times for the first week in December. With this at the top of Regional Age Groups competition calendar, anyone who has a time must enter even if it is only one event. You have done the hard work and achieved the times so therefore deserve to swim against the fastest swimmers in the North East. Remember every millisecond you knock off is a step closer to those qualifying times, work every turn in training like you would in a race so it is perfect on the day. Lets go show them how its done!
This weekend Regional 1 achieved 57 PB's out of 64 Swims, 8 more NER times, 2 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medalists (1)

Isabelle G (2)

Silver Medalists (2)
Isabelle G (3), Elizabeth (1)

Bronze Medalists (1)
Elizabeth (1)

Regional 2 achieved 34 PB's out of 44 Swims, 7 more NER times, 1 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medals and 7 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medalists (1)

Jacob (1)

Silver Medalists (1)

Jacob (1)

Bronze Medalists (2)

Jacob (4), Millie (1), Isabel B (1), Alicia (1)

WELL DONE TEAM!!!!!!! FANTASTIC EFFORT

"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 forwards to a result you will be happy with!"

The Regional Team

Friday, 24 October 2014

Yorkshire Qualifying Times 2015

Hi All,

Below is a link to the Yorkshire Qualifying Times 2015

Yorkshires 2015

Lets get chasing those times

The Regional Team

Thursday, 23 October 2014

City of Leeds October Meet & Training Changes

Hi All,

There will be no training on Sunday 26th October due to the City of Leeds Grand Prix taking place at John Charles.

Friday nights training will be around an hour long for competing swimmers and should not be missed. We will be covering last minute race preparation and then finishing early to allow for an early night so you are all rested for the weekend.

Please remember that it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes prior to the warm up starting, late swimmers could be pulled out of the session by the team manager.

Session 1 (Saturday am): Arrive 07:30, Warm Up: 08:00, Start 09:00

Session 2 (Saturday pm): Arrive 12:30, Warm Up: 13:00, Start 14:00

Session 3 (Sunday am): Arrive 07:30, Warm Up: 08:00, Start 09:00

Session 4 (Sunday pm): Arrive 12:30, Warm Up: 13:00, Start 14:00

A draft programme and rejection list can be seen by clicking the links below:

Draft Programme

Rejection List

Good Luck to everyone competing. Remember what you have worked on in training and transfer this into your racing. Most importantly use those turns to pick up speed and not loose speed.

Swimmers are to report to Kevin on Saturday and Josh on Sunday

GO FOR IT!!!!

Get chasing those Yorkshire & North Eastern Times

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

City of Bradford Winter Meet (25m)

Hi All,

The club will be taking entries for the City of Bradford Meet (13th & 14th December) held at Shipley Swimming Pool on Monday 27th October. All squad members are required to enter this meet. Regional squads be entering this meet instead of the City of Leeds Christmas Meet.

We will start signing forms from tonight.

Info Pack

Entry Form

The Regional Team

Training Changes - Wednesday PM

Hi All,

There will be changes to training on the following Wednesday sessions and the last Friday of the month.

All swimmers who are participating in the Junior League Grand Final will be required to train with the team from 6:30 - 7:30pm. All remaining swimmers in the Regional squads will train from 6.45 - 7.45pm.

Wednesday 22^nd October

Wednesday 29^th October

Wednesday 5^th November

Wednesday 12^th November

Wednesday 19^th November

Wednesday 26^th November

Friday 28^th November (Normal Time)

Thanks

The Regional Team

Junior League Grand Final

Date: Sunday 30th November

Venue: Corby International Pool, East Midlands

Arrive JCCS: 08:15

Depart JCCS: 08:30

Warm-up starts at 12:30 pm with the parade of teams at approximately 13:30 pm. We hope to be back at JCC for 19:30 pm. All swimmers will be required to travel to and from the meet on the team coach.

Please can the following swimmers confirm their availability to Craig by Monday 27th October at craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk

Regional Age Squad 1

Zak

Nathan

Louis

Emilio

Matthew

Joanna

Isabel G

Eve

Thomas K

Faith

Elizabeth

Evie

Leah

Regional Age Squad 2
Jacob B

Akal

Joseph

Phoebe

Ben

Isabel B

Ella C

Alicia

Thanks

The Regional Team

Arena Swimming League 2014 - Round 1

Congratulations to all those who represented the City of Leeds Team at Round 1 of the Arena Swimming League 2014. The swimmers continued their great form following a busy day of racing at the Yorkshire Winter Competition, with the majority of swimmers continuing to produce lifetime best performances late into the evening.

1st = City of Sheffield 'A' - 300 pts

2nd = City of Leeds - 280 pts

3rd - Borough of Kirklees - 254 pts

4th = Doncaster Dartes - 171 pts

5th = Cleethorpes & District - 156 pts

6th = City of Sheffield 'B' - 144 pts

7th = Harrogate - 84 pts

Thanks also to the coaches and team managers who were present to support the team members at this meet.

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).

"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."