Yorkshire Team Championships 2016

Hi All,

Please can the following swimmers confirm their availability to Craig Robinson (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) as soon as possible.

Sunday 28th February 2016

Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m)

Arrive: 08.30

Warm Up: 09.00

Start: 10.00

Regional Development (AM)

Kieran R

Charlotte C

Lilly C

Rebecca D

Martha E

Amelia K

Regional Performance (AM)

Josie B

Charlotte B

Niamh C

Kidiest H

Freya J

Charlotte K

Jolie McG

Millie McN

Leah S

Amelie T

Edith U

Abby W

Caitlin W

Jacob G

Jospeh H

Zak M

George S

Alfred S

Sunday 28th February 2016

Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m)

Arrive: 12.30

Warm Up: 13.00

Start: 14.00

Regional Development (PM)

Chloe A

Anna A

Freya B

Phillipa B

Anna F

Olivia H

Iona L

Sasha L

Kasja R

Lauren S

Jessica W

Isla W

Joshua B

Isaac F

Henry F

Thomas K

Dominic M

Rhys R

Luke R

Harrison S

Zak S

Hugo S

Elliot W

Finlay W

Regional Performance (PM)

Louis A

Charlie B

Sam E

William E

James H

Harry M

Jack M

Emilio PG

James R

Jack Se

Ben S

Thomas Sp

Matthew W

Millie Ai

Jasmine C

Mia W

Thanks

The Regional Team

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Yorkshire Championships & Training Changes

Hi All,

 

We are looking forward to seeing some fast racing over the next few weekends.  The turns are looking great at the moment, make sure you transfer them into your race.  Remember use the walls to pick up speed not loose speed, every millisecond counts.  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 smash the Yorkshires. 

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles next weekend.

 

Saturday 6th February AM

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

 

Saturday 6th February Pm

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:30

 

Sunday 7th February AM

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

 

Sunday 7th February Pm

Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

 

 

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

Programme of Events

Yorkshire Championships Draft Programme

 

Below is also a great guide for recovery snacks to take with you at the weekend:

Recovery Snacks

Hopefully you all now have a copy of the North Eastern times, if not they can be found on the right hand side of the blog under qualifying times.  Get chasing those times!!! 

'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)

Please remember Training Changes for Regional Development & Performance due to the Yorkshires:

 

Friday 5th February - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour due to Yorkshires)

Saturday 6th February - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 8th February - No Am Training (Recovery after Yorkshires)

Best of luck to you all 

 

The Regional Team

 

Summer Break 2016

Hi All,

 

The dates for the summer break for the Swimming Training Scheme will be as follows:

 

Last sessions Sunday 31^st July 2016

 

First sessions back Monday 22^nd August (this will be PM sessions only, plan for AMs will be communicated closer to the time)

 

Then there will be no sessions Friday 26^th August – Monday 29^th August due to August Bank Holiday, all sessions will be back Tuesday 30^th August.

 

Many thanks

The Regional Team

City of Leeds Winter Development Meet 2016

Hi All,

Any swimmers who have just moved to Regional Squad from County Squad and are competing in the City of Leeds Development Meet this weekend do not need to attend Saturday AM training this week.  If you are competing in the gala you will be given your mark for the Saturday morning session.  

As this meet is not in the Regional competition calendar and was already entered before promotions took place swimmers are to report to their old coaches for this meet.

Below is a link to the Info and Draft Programme

Info & Entry Pack

Draft Programme

Arrive: 12:45

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 13:45

Good Luck!

The Regional Team

Refunds

Competition refunds can now be claimed through BACS payment.

In order to process refunds more quickly, you can now email the club Treasurer Jane Lancaster (janelanc@outlook.com) to set up a BACS payment.

The Regional Team

Updated: Letter From Yorkshire SA Regarding Upcoming Championships

Hi All,

Just so you are aware there is now a new letter and rejection list to reflect the decrease in rejections and that all 50m entries have now been accepted.

Please see the links below

Letter from Yorkshire SA Swimming Committee Secretary v2 

Rejection list v2

The Regional Team

Land Training Information!‏

Hi All,

 

A little plea from the Regional coaching team…swimmers attending gym sessions in the dryland are to wear appropriate footwear (no crocs, boots, school shoes etc).  

 

Also where possible swimmers should try to arrive on poolside 15 minutes before the session start time and start their pre pool loosening routine.

 

Many thanks
The Regional Team

Updated Competition Calendar

Hi All,

 

Please see the updated competition calendar.

City of Leeds Competition Calendar 2015-2016

Some dates of meets had changed, meaning they clashed with other meets already on the calendar so some competitions may have been removed and others added.

Below is a summary of competitions for the Regional Squads up until the end of the season;

January:- City of Leeds New Year Meet/ Training block leading to Yorkshire Championships

February: - Yorkshire Championships (All Events Qualified For)

March:-  Training Block

April: - Harrogate Spa Ton Meet (a good opportunity to try 400m FS, 400m IM, 100m Fly & 200m Fly.  Also enter events needed to qualify for Welsh Summer Open Meet)

May:- NER's (all events qualified for), or Training Block for none qualifiers

June:- Dartes Meet (A one day meet at JCCS, Long Course 50m & 100m events) - This is for none NER qualifiers.  Swimmers who are competing at the NER's do not need to do this meet.

June:- Harrogate A Graded Meet (Enter events needed to qualify for Welsh Summer Nationals)

June: - City of Leeds B Grade Meet 

July: - City of Sheffield End of Year Meet (Enter best events)

August: - Welsh Summer Open Meet (Enter All events qualified for)

The Regional Team

Letter From Yorkshire SA Regarding Upcoming Championships

Hi All,

The club have received the following letter regarding changes that have had to be made to this year's Yorkshire Championships because of the move to age at 31st December. We would advise that all entrants to the aforementioned competition read the letter.

Letter from Yorkshire SA Swimming Committee Secretary

The Regional Team

Great Start to 2016 at the City of Leeds January Meet

A good weekend of racing in our home pool at the weekend.  It was great to see the first racing of 2016.  I am looking forward to watching some quality swimming at the Yorkshire's in February.  Over all...........

Regional Development achieved 116 Pb's out of 149 Swims, 39 more Yorkshire Qualifying Times, 7 Gold Medals, 9 Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals.  Brilliant!

Gold Medallists (4)

Isla (4), Freya B (1), Anna (1), Freya J (1)

Silver Medallists (8)

Freya J (2), Sasha (1), Anna (1), Finlay (1), Niamh (1), Charlotte K (1), James H (1), Freya B (1)

Bronze Medallists (5)

Freya B (2), Anna (1), Niamh (1), Charlotte B (1), Jolie (1)

Regional Performance achieved 60 Pb's out of 116 Swims, 10 more Yorkshire Qualifying Times, 10 Gold Medals, 9 Silver Medals and 17 Bronze Medals.  Well Done!

Gold Medalists (6)

Louis (4), Harry (2), Emilio (1), Matthew (1), Ben (1), Jospeh (1)

Silver Medallists (4)

Harry (3), Leah (2), Matthew (2), Jacob (2)

Bronze Medallists (11)

Amelie (3), Emilio (2), Leah (2), Charlie (2), Jacob (2), Harry (1), Louis (1), Jasmine (1), Jack Mi (1), Jack Se (1), Matthew (1)

City of Leeds January Meet 20146 Results

For some of you this was your last meet in Regional Development.  Good Luck to those swimmers who were promoted to Regional Performance and I hope you are looking forward to taking on the challenge of your new squad.

We have now started the block of training which will take us into the Yorkshire's.  Keep training hard, try to attend every session to prepare your body ready to SMASH the Yorkshire's!

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 February.  

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

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

  

The Regional Team

Regional Dev	200m FS Kick
Thomas Sp	03:30.73
Isla	03:31.13
Henry	03:33.77
Sasha	03:36.96
Freya B	03:44.16
Thomas K	03:44.74
Finlay	03:47.23
Anna F	03:58.77
Robyn	04:04.41
Kasja	04:08.69
Rhys	04:08.70
Joshua	04:08.85
Lilly	04:19.34
Jack Sc	04:20.10
Harrison	04:28.62
Alex	04:43.44
Hugo	04:46.41
Zak S	04:47.19
Luke	05:10.43
Sebastien	06:10.50
Devon	Absent
Amelia K	Absent
Dominic	Absent
Martha	Absent
Regional Dev	15m U/W
Henry	9.25
Rhys	9.47
Kasja	9.8
Finlay	9.84
Robyn	9.84
Thomas K	9.89
Thomas Sp	9.91
Isla	9.95
Anna F	10.44
Freya B	10.49
Sasha	10.59
Zak S	10.95
Jack Sc	11.06
Lilly	11.2
Joshua	11.26
Harrison	11.34
Sebastien	12.17
Hugo	12.67
Alex	13.56
Luke	13.56
Devon	Absent
Dominic	Absent
Martha	Absent
Amelia	Absent
Regional Per	200m FS Kick
Joseph H	03:12.92
Maxim	03:13.42
Caitlin	03:20.22
Mia	03:20.22
George	03:25.38
Ben S	03:26.59
Libby	03:27.04
Louis	03:29.61
Charlie	03:29.96
Amelie	03:30.64
Millie Ai	03:40.97
Charlotte B	03:41.82
Sam	03:45.81
Jack Se	03:48.10
Jasmine	03:48.10
Abby	03:48.56
Leah	03:49.25
James Ro	03:49.36
Jack Mi	03:49.56
Freya J	03:52.28
Harry	03:54.21
Josie	03:54.28
Jacob G	03:59.35
Emily	03:59.59
Matthew W	03:59.68
Elle	03:59.68
Kidiest	04:01.59
Edie	04:03.98
Isong	04:04.69
William	04:06.18
Millie Mc	04:06.18
Niamh	04:07.79
Jolie	04:08.03
James Hu	04:11.61
Freddie	04:13.76
Charlotte K	04:26.21
Aimee	04:28.78
Zak M	04:52.20
Jacob B	Absent
Emilio	Absent
Regional Per	15m U/W
Caitlin	7.81
Louis	8.32
Libby	8.36
Ben S	8.57
Joseph H	8.78
George	8.9
Niamh	8.92
Amelie	9
Jacob G	9.06
Jack Se	9.18
Harry	9.22
Jasmine	9.24
Charlie	9.32
Millie Ai	9.54
Isong	9.6
Jolie	9.67
Abby	9.68
Maxim	9.79
Leah	9.81
Charlotte B	9.9
Zak M	9.98
Sam	10
William	10.05
Emily	10.21
Millie Mc	10.25
Josie	10.31
Jack Mi	10.51
Freddie	10.53
Matthew W	10.71
James Hu	10.79
Freya J	10.91
Mia	11.2
Elle	11.25
Edie	11.58
Kidiest	11.63
James Ro	11.63
Aimee	11.65
Charlotte K	12.19
Jacob B	Absent
Emilio	Absent

ASANER Qualifying Times 2016 Long Course Champs

Here is a link to the new North Eastern Qualifying Times (Long Course) for May 2016.

ASANER Qualifying Times 2016 Long Course Champs

Get chasing those times.

Good Luck

The Regional Team

Regional Development Training Changes

Hi All,

 

Please note that due to a Diving Competition on Saturday 16^th January, the coaches didn't want to lose a session and therefore training for Regional Development will be at the slightly earlier time of 6.30-7.45am (for this session only).

 

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

City of Leeds January Meet & Training Changes

Hi All,

The City of Leeds New Year Grand Prix is our first meet of 2016.  Good Luck everyone lets make it a good one.
 
Saturday 9th January
Am Session
Arrive:  07:30
Warm Up:  08:00
Start:  09:00

Pm Session
Arrive:  12:30
Warm Up:  13:00
Start:  14:00

Sunday 10th January
Am Session
Arrive:  07:30
Warm Up:  08:00
Start:  09:00

Pm Session
Arrive:  12:30
Warm Up:  13:00
Start:  14:00

Please remember it it City of Leeds policy to arrive on poolside and check in with Team Managers 30 minutes prior to warm up.  Failure to do so could mean you get withdrawn from the meet.

The programme and details for the weekend can be seen by clicking the following link.
Details

Draft Programme
Rejection List

Regional Development & Regional Performance Training Changes
Friday 8th January - 19:00 - 20:00 (Just 1 hour)
Saturday 9th January - No Training (Squad Competiting)
Monday 11th January - No AM Training (Recovery)

"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)

Happy New Year!!!
The Regional Team