Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Thursday, 7 December 2017

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 8th January.

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

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Reg Dev	200m Max Kick
Samantha Kn	3:24.69
Matthew Ju	3:37.09
George Br	3:37.20
Oliver Wh	3:42.89
Rhea Sm	3:46.65
Jacob Ta	3:47.97
Erin Th	3:54.66
Edward Ja	3:54.69
Macy No	3:54.91
Milli Pr	3:55.73
Daniel Ra	3:58.95
Amy Ro	4:03.33
Dominic Vi	4:09.65
Lauren Th	4:12.77
Curtis Me	4:13.42
Valeria Le	4:18.20
Arthur Fi	4:22.70
Mae Jo	4:22.87
Oliver Go	4:24.70
Chloe Ma	4:25.11
Nathan Du	4:26.67
Lauren Li	4:28.60
Hazel Bl	4:30.39
Maddie Wr	4:30.40
Isabel Sy	4:30.41
Sophie Sm	4:31.56
Sedona Re	4:32.09
Ellie Ak	4:32.35
Erin He	4:34.52
Alexander	4:38.07
Anna Sc	4:42.67
Amelia Ca	4:55.27
Oliver Ne	4:57.70
Lexi En	4:58.27
Sam Re	4:18,03
Lilka Ba	Absent
Oliver Br	Absent
Charlotte Ha	Absent
James Ad	Absent
Sophia Hi	Injured

Reg Dev	15m U/W
Erin Th	8.65
Samantha Kn	9.81
Macy No	9.84
Jacob Ta	9.84
Rhea Sm	9.94
Nathan Du	10.02
Matthew Ju	10.19
Milli Pr	10.2
Lauren Th	10.31
Sedona Re	10.51
George Br	10.79
Daniel Ra	10.84
Oliver Wh	10.97
Oliver Go	11.03
Erin He	11.06
Amy Ro	11.06
Edward Ja	11.09
Chloe Ma	11.15
Hazel Bl	11.19
Lexi En	11.22
Arthur Fi	11.31
Dominic Vi	11.31
Valeria Le	11.53
Lauren Li	11.62
Alexander	11.72
Amelia Ca	11.79
Sophie Sm	11.91
Curtis Me	12.25
Isabel Sy	12.69
Anna Sc	12.69
Sam Re	12.73
Maddie	13.22
Ellie Ak	13.37
Mae Jo	13.53
Oliver Ne	14.64
Oliver Br	Absent
Lilka Ba	Absent
Charlotte Ha	Absent
James Ad	Absent
Sophia Hi	Injured

Reg Per	200m Max Kick
Gabrielle Id	3:22.46
Harry Se	3:26.03
Thomas Mi	3:26.34
Jad Id	3:37.35
Eve La	3:38.94
Zak St	3:39.10
Hannah Sm	3:39.78
Kieran He	3:42.89
Joseph Le	3:43.19
Emma Wo	3:43.95
Pheanie Ba	3:45.99
Charlotte Sh	3:47.02
Abigail Ha	3:50.82
Jamie Br	3:57.68
Evie Ha	3:57.86
Grace Mi	3:58.43
Theodore Ro	4:00.70
Olivia He	4:00.85
Darcey Cr	4:08.95
Millie Wi	4:10.10
Neve Pa	4:11.44
Alex Du	4:26.34
Ava Ra	4:27.39
Solomon Ho	Absent
Ashton De	Absent
Jacob Gw	Absent
Kourosh Kh	Pull

Reg Per	15m U/W
Thomas Mi	8.75
Grace Mi	8.95
Harry Se	9.18
Theodore Ro	9.51
Charlotte Sh	9.6
Zak St	9.94
Hannah Sm	10.17
Kourosh Kh	10.21
Gabrielle Id	10.23
Darcey Cr	10.23
Evie Ha	10.24
Pheanie Ba	10.33
Eve La	10.34
Olivia He	10.39
Ava Ra	10.41
Jamie Br	10.47
Joseph Le	10.66
Abigail Ha	10.69
Emma Wo	10.77
Neve	10.77
Jad Id	10.83
Alex Du	11.38
Kieran He	11.43
Millie Wi	11.72
Solomon Ho	Absent
Ashton De	Absent
Jacob Gw	Absent

City of Leeds Winter Development Meet 2018

Hi All,

Just a reminder that entries for the Winter Development Meet held at John Charles on Saturday 27th January 2018 will be taken in the Denison Suite on Monday 11th December.

- This is for swimmers who are not old enough to take part in the Regional Competition Calendar

- Swimmers should enter ALL events

Entry form and information can be found by clicking the link below;

City of Leeds Winter Development Meet Entry & Information

The Regional Team

Final Club Shop of the Year

The final club shop of this year will be Monday 18 December until it reopens on Monday 15 January. Please ensure you have caps, goggles etc. for our New Year meet on 6 & 7 January 2018.

Currently, the club shop does not have the facility to accept card payments for kit, club fees etc. but can process cash or cheques. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Regional Team

Friday, 1 December 2017

The 15th annual Leeds Sports Awards will make its grand return on Thursday 1st March 2018, commemorating Leeds' proud sporting heritage. This milestone will celebrate both the success of our athletes and the growth of our awards over the years and promises to be our most spectacular event yet!

Returning to Leeds' iconic first direct arena for a second year, we will have the privilege of welcoming sportspersons of all levels and abilities, from Olympians to local athletes, as well as their coaches, volunteers, sponsors, dignitaries and more, to this vibrant celebration of sport.

Every year the Leeds Sports Awards proves to be the highlight of Leeds' sporting calendar and the 2018 awards will be no different. We look forward to welcoming back a range of individuals from all levels of sport.

NOMINATIONS & VOTING NOW OPEN!

It's easy! Select the Young Achievers or Special Contribution category you wish to make your nomination for and fill out the form that will appear below it to tell us more about your nomination. There's no limit to the number of people you can nominate so make sure you nominate all those sporting legends now!

For the second year running we have voting system in place for Senior Achievers. Simply click on Senior Achievers, choose the awards you'd like to vote for, then tick the box for the athlete you feel deserves to win. Don't forget to fill out your details. Only one vote per email address for each award will be counted.

You can also download a PDF version of the application form and return it to us in the post or by email.

Nominations close midnight Sunday 17th December.

For more information, to cast your vote or even purchase a ticket for the event please use the link below;

Leeds Sports Awards 2018

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

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

Thursday, 7 December 2017

200m Max Kick Test & 15m Underwater Fly Kick Test Results

City of Leeds Winter Development Meet 2018

Final Club Shop of the Year

Friday, 1 December 2017

Leeds Sports Awards 2018