Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Saturday, 6 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 6

On the penultimate day at the Welsh Summer Nationals our team were still performing strongly in the pool winning their first full podium representation in the Girls 13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke (1st - Stephanie Wellings, 2nd - Jenna Stott, 3rd - Ella Potts).

The team achieved.......

4 Golds, 6 Silvers & 5 Bronze Medals.

25 Final Swims (19 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

72 PB's out of 98 Swims.

Gold Medallists (4)

Isabel Goodwin (12 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 200m IM), Stephanie Wellings (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Safwan Shaikh (13 Yrs 50m Butterfly)

Silver Medallists (6)

Ella Cooper (12 Yrs 200m IM), Stephanie Wellings (13 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 200m IM), Eleanor (14 Yrs 200m IM)

Bronze Medallists (5)

Emilio (12 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 200m IM), Katherine Russell (14 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (15 Yrs 200m IM)

HDW 4th - 8th Places (1)

Lucy Pollard (6th - 13 Yrs 800m Freestyle),

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (12)

Jack Maskill (4th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Akal Rehal (4th - 13 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Isabel Goodwin (5th - 12 Yrs 50m Breaststroke & 5th - 200m IM), Joshua Mathias (5th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Matthew Lyons (6th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Charlie Broome (7th - 12 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ethan Sutcliffe (7th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Henry Williams (7th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Dalton Clapham (8th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Safwan Shaikh (8th - 13 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Eleanor Howcroft (8th - 14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Joshua Mathias (8th - 100m Backstroke)

Well Done!! Emoji

Only 1 Day to go, keep it up!

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Friday, 5 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 5

Day 5 and still going strong with 100% PB's from the boys in the 50m Freestyle and our biggest representation at the finals session this evening.

2 Golds, 5 Silvers, 8 Bronze Medals & 26 Final Swims (19 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

83 PB's out of 108 Swims.

Gold Medallists (1)

Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 400m Freestyle & 12 Yrs 200m Backstroke)

Silver Medallists (5)

Henry Williams (14 Yrs 400m IM), Jack Maskill (14 Yrs 50m Freestyle), Katherine Russell (14 Years 100m Butterfly), Ethan Sutcliffe (13 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Matthew Kenneth (15 Yrs 200m Butterfly)

Bronze Medallists (7)

Ella Cooper (12 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Isabelle Godwin (12 Yrs 200m Backstroke), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Dalton Clapham (13 Yrs 400m IM), Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 50m Freestyle & 200m Butterfly), Matthew Yeomans (14 Yrs 400m IM), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (15 Yrs 200m Backstroke)

HDW 4th - 8th Places (8)

Stephanie Wellings (4th - 14 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Joshua Mathias (4th - 15 Yrs 400m IM), Isabelle Goodwin (5th - 12 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Niamh Morris (5th - 13 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Ethan Sutcliffe (5th - 13 Yrs 400m IM), Jack Maskill (6th - 14 Yrs 400m IM), Akal Rehal (8th - 13 Yrs 400m IM), Joseph Turner (8th - 14 Yrs 400m IM),

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (11)

Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (4th - 12 Yrs 50m Freestyle & 6th - 12 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Joseph Turner (4th - 14 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Amelie Turner (4th - 12 Yrs 200m Backstroke & 5th - 12 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Ella Cooper (5th - 12 Yrs 200m Backstroke), Joshua Mathias (5th - 15 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Ella Bardgett (6th - 12 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Jenna Murdoch (6th - 14 Yrs 200m Backstroke), Jenna Stott (7th - 13 Yrs 200m Backstroke), Dalton Clapham (7th - 13 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Safwan Shaikh(8th - 13 Yrs 50m Freestyle & 8th - 200m Butterfly), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (8th - 15 Yrs 100m Butterfly)

Well Done!! Emoji

Day 5 pictures will be online soon. Enjoy!

The Welsh Summer Nationals Team

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 4

Another awesome day at Welsh nationals.

3 Golds, 7 Silvers & 7 Bronze Medals. 18 Final Swims (14 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

80 PB's out of 107 Swims

Gold Medallists (3)

Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 400m IM), Matthew Lyons (14 Yrs 100m Breaststroke), Matthew Yeomans (14 Yrs 100m Breaststroke)

Silver Medallists (7)

Ella Cooper (12 Yrs 400m IM), Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 200m IM), Katherine Russell (14 Yrs 400m IM), Henry Williams (14 Yrs 200m IM), Magdalena Cygan (17 Yrs+ 50m Butterfly),

Bronze Medallists (7)

Isabel Goodwin (12 Yrs 400m IM), Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Dalton Clapham (13 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 400m IM), Eleanor Howcroft (14 Yrs 400m IM), Matthew Kenneth (15 Yrs 100m Breaststroke), Joshua Mathias (15 Yrs 200m IM)

HDW 4th - 8th Places (7)

Ethan Sutcliffe (4th - 13 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Henry Williams (4th - 14 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Stephanie Wellings (5th - 13 Yrs 400m IM), Joshua Mathias (7th - 15 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Amelie (8th - 12 Yrs 400m IM), Akal Rehal (8th - 13 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Lucy Pollard (8th - 13 Yrs 400m IM)

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (7)

Jack Maskill (4th - 14 Yrs 100m Breaststroke), Magdalena Cygan (4th 17 Yrs+ 100m Freestyle), Matthew Yeomans (5th - 14 Yrs 200m IM), Isabel Goodwin (6th - 12 Years 100m Freestyle), Joshua Mathias (4th - 15 Yrs 100m Breaststroke), Dalton Clapham (8th - 13 Yrs 100m Breaststroke & 8th - 13 Yrs 200m IM), Katherine Russell (8th - 14 Yrs 100m Freestyle),

Well Done!! Emoji

Day 4 pictures are now online. Enjoy!

The Welsh Summer Nationals Team

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 3

An Outstanding Day 3!!!

1 Gold, 1 Silvers, 1 Bronze Medal & 12 Final Swims (11 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

47 PB's out of 60 Swims.

Gold Medallists (1)

Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 100m Breaststroke)

Silver Medallists (1)

Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 100m Backstroke)

Bronze Medallists (1)

Dalton Clapham (13 Yrs 200m Freestyle)

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (8)

Akal Rehal (5th - 13 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Ella Potts (5th - 13 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Stephanie Wellings (5th - 13 Yrs 100m Breaststroke), Eleanor Howcroft (5th - 14 Years 100m Breaststroke), Isabel Goodwin (6th - 12 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Zara Paniagua Gutierrez (6th - 15 Yrs 100m Breaststroke, 8th - 15 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Ella Cooper (7th - 12 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Henry Williams (7th - 14 Yrs 200m Freestyle),

Well Done!! Emoji

Day 3 pictures will be uploaded later tonight.

The Welsh Summer Nationals Team

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 2

Another day of strong performances by the City of Leeds. The team achieved 3 Silvers and 2 Bronze Medals. There were 17 Final Swims (14 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

50 PB's out of 63 Swims.

Silver Medallists (3)

Ella Badgett (12 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Jack Maskill (14 yrs 50m Backstroke)

Bronze Medallists (2)

Matthew Lyons (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Safwan Sheikh (13 Yrs 100m Butterfly)

Runners Up 4th - 8th Place (12)

Isabel Goodwin (4th - 12 Yrs 50m Backstroke), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (5th - 12 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Matthew Yeomans (5th - 14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Ella Potts (6th - 13 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Katherine Russell (6th - 14 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (6th - 15 Yrs 50m Backstroke), Ethan Sutcliffe (6th - 13 Yrs 100m Butterfly), Ella Cooper (7th - 12 Yrs 50m Backstroke), Phoebe Dawson (7th - 13 Yrs 50m Backstroke), Isabel Goodwin (8th - 12 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Stephanie Wellings (8th - 13 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Joshua Mathias (7th - 15 Yrs 100m Butterfly)

Well Done!! Emoji

The Welsh Summer Nationals Team

Results from the week can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Pictures of the team in action can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Pictures

Monday, 1 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 1

The City of Leeds were off to a flying start and were on fire in the pool today achieving 51 PB's out of 58 Swims on the first day. We had 14 final swims of which 11 converted their times from heat to final. The team came away with 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. A great start to the week.

Gold Medalists (1)

Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke)

Silver Medalists (2)

Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 100m Freestyle)

Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (15 Yrs 200m Breaststroke)

Bronze Medalists (1)

Joshua Mathias (15 Yrs 200m Backstroke)

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (10)

Jack Maskill (5th - 14 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Stephanie Wellings (5th - 13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Akshima Ghosh (5th - 14 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Jenna Murdoch (6th - 14 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (6th - 12 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Safran Sheikh (6th - 13 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Ella Bardgett (7th - 12 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Millie Agar (8th - 12 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Akal Rehal (7th - 200m Backstroke), Matthew Lyons (8th - 13 Yrs 200m Backstroke)

Well Done!! Emoji

The Welsh Summer Nationals Team

Results from the week can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Pictures of the team in action can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Pictures

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."

Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2 - Notice Board

Saturday, 6 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 6

Friday, 5 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 5

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 4

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 3

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 2

Monday, 1 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 1