Thursday AM Training

As it is the school holidays morning training will be open for all swimmers in Regional 1 & 2 on Thursday 1st of November.

We will be having a team Breakfast in the cafe after morning training for all that can attend.  I know some parents have to rush off to work but it would be great to have as many swimmers stay behind for breakfast as possible.  We will be finishing Thursday mornings session with the underwater challenge (50m fly kick underwater).  Any swimmer who completes the challenge will win themselves a free breakfast paid for by me.

Not long now until our next major meets, rise to the challenge, try your hardest, don't back off and the results will be rewarding.  

'Racing teaches us to challenge ourselves.  It teaches us to push beyond where we thought we could go.  It helps us to find out what we are made of.  This is what we are all about.' 

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh 

Halloween Kick Set

Like last year we will be doing the Halloween Kick set this week.  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 hard kick set in the scariest mask you can find.

RAG 1 

Halloween Kick Set on Wednesday 31st October

RAG 2

Halloween Kick Set on Thursday 1st November (Pm Session)   

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh 

Easy Fundraising

The City of Leeds Swimming Club are looking for new ways to raise funds to support our swimmers.  We have recently registered with http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/.

Easyfundraising.org.uk helps charities, schools, sports clubs, community groups, and other good causes to raise money when their supporters shop online. So far they have raised over £3 million for causes throughout the UK.

It works in a similar way to many other loyalty shopping sites, but instead of earning points when you shop, you raise a donation for City of Leeds Swimming Club instead. It's as simple as that!

I am sure with Christmas fast approaching most of us will be doing our shopping online, so please register with easyfundraising, it really is a very simple way to boost funds for the club.

For information how to register click on the following link which is a letter from the supporters commitee explaining how.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TxZWxei3xc6XRO4sqHU24zguTeHKRiA3HoAQX63T1-8/edit?pli=1

For any more additional information please see Lucie Black or Sally Clynes.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Junior League Training

In order to make sure we are in tip top shape for the competition we will be putting on some Junior League practices again at John Charles in the run up to the final.  Swimmers who are competing in the final should attend the sessions below instead of their normal training.

Junior League training for:

9 Years,  will be on:

Wednesday 31^st October  6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 7^th November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 14^th November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 21^st November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

 

10 years, will be on:

Wednesday 7^th November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 14^th November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 21^st November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

 

11 & 12 years, will be on:

Thursday 15^th November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday 21^st November 6:30pm – 8:00pm

 

If you have already submitted a T-shirt size, then you need not do so again unless you wish to change the size. If you have not submitted a T-shirt size for representing the Junior League, then please let Craig (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) know what you would prefer from adults sizes, Small, Medium or Large.

 

We must receive all confirmations before we may start the ticket allocation process.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Junior League National Final

Junior League National Final

Date:  Sunday 7th October 2012

Venue:  Corby

Please can swimmers confirm their availability to Craig by Monday 29th October at craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk

Regional Age Squad 1
Viktoria
Amber
Jamie
Charlotte
Katherine
Eleanor

Regional Age Squad 2
Ella
Joseph T
Tia
Nathan L
Joe S
Daniel

Liam 

Joseph H

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

NER BAGCAT Entries

North Eastern Counties Entries

 

Please remember anyone who has qualified for the NER's the first week in December must enter all events you have qualified for on Monday 5th November, even if you have only qualified for one event you should go 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.

 

Me and Tom will start signing forms now. 

 

Qualification Times can be viewed by clicking the following link:

http://www.asaner.org.uk/rgordon/2012results/information/sunderland_info.pdf

 

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

http://www.swimleeds.org.uk/meets/ner-age-group-25m-championships-2012-leeds-entry-form.pdf

 

Thanks

 

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

 

Land Training Schedule

Hi Everyone,
 
Due to space in the gym the land training schedule on Monday evenings up until Christmas will be as follows.
 
11 Year = 29th October
12 Years + = 5th November
11 Years = 12th november
12 Years + = 19th November
11 Years = 26th November
12 Years + = 3rd December
11 Years = 10th December
12 Years + = 17th December
 
Thanks
 
Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

 

 

Autumn Development Meet

Just to clear up some confusion......

The Autumn Development Meet should only be entered by those swimmers in Regional 1 & 2 who were too young to take part in the squad competition programme up to now and have not had a chance to race this season.  The rest of the squad will get another opportunity to race the 50's at the City of Leeds Grand Prix Meet in December.

As far as me and Tom are aware, the only swimmers from the Regional Squads that should be entering this meet are;

Ciara W - Regional 1

Stephanie - Regional 2

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Regional Age Group Storm The Yorkshires

Well what can I say.  You are swimming amazing at the moment and so early on in the season.  Me and Tom 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. Those swimmers who just missed out on your qualifying times, concentrate, work hard and you will hopefully grasp those times if you are swimming at Harrogate. 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.  We are targeting the North Eastern's which are 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.  Lets go show them how its done!

This weekend at the Yorkshire's Regional 1 achieved 78 PB's out of 88 Swims, 13 more NER times, 29 more Yorkshire times for 2013, 2 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals.

 
Silver Medalists (2)
Viki (1), Jack (1)
 
Bronze Medalists (2)
Jack (2), Rebecca (1)
 

Regional 2 achieved 65 PB's out of 78 Swims, 3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medallists (1)

Tia (3)

Silver Medallists (2)

Tia (1), Nathan L (1)

Bronze Medallists (1)

Tia (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!"

 

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

National ARENA League Ponds Forge 2012

After Day 1 of the Winter Yorkshires the team reconvened on Saturday evening for the first round of the National ARENA League.

 

Competition was hot with City of Leeds trailing for some of the meet, but with 18 Firsts, 16 Second places and 10 Third place finishes City of Leeds showed their depth and character.

 

An exciting finale in the Men's 6 x 50 freestyle Canon, coming from behind, saw us clinch First place overall by just 3 points.

 

1st - City of Leeds 290

2nd - Sheffield 'A' Team 287

Yorkshires & Arena League

Hope you are all looking forward to racing this weekend.  As we are still in early season training the target this weekend is to be as close to your PB's as possible.  Remember work the turns and transitions into strokes, also when sprinting spend less time under the water - get up to the surface fast and race hard, this is where you can pick up seconds. 

Training for both groups on Friday night will be just an hour to go over some last minute race tactics.  With nearly 100% of the group competing over the weekend in Sheffield there will be no training on Sunday night (14th October).

Arena League (Saturday 13th Oct 2011, Ponds Forge)

Arrive - 18:00

Warm Up - 18:30

Start - 19:00

Yorkshire Championships (Short Course 25m)

Saturday 13th October Am

Arrive - 08:30

Warm Up - 09:00

Start - 10:00

Saturday 13th October Pm

Arrive - 12:30

Warm Up - 13:00

Start - 14:00

Sunday 14th October Am

Arrive - 07:30

Warm Up - 08:00

Start - 09:00

Sunday 14th October Pm

Arrive - 12:30

Warm Up - 13:00

Start - 14:00

 

Draft programme can be found by clicking the link below:

http://168.144.72.108/championships_files/2012%20Champs/Yorkshire%20Winjter%20Competition%20Draft%20Program.V2.0.pdf

Good Luck to everyone competing

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Regional Age Group Start The Season On A High

I was very impressed with the amount of PB's achieved over the weekend.  Usually this time of year, in early season it is great if swimmers can match their PB's but you guys seem to be smashing them already.  Excellent swimming. 

Overall:

Regional 1 achieved 142 PB's out of 169 Swims, 18 Gold Medals, 34 Silver Medals, 17 Bronze Medals, 30 more Yorkshire Times for 2013 and 16 more NER times for Sunderland in December.  Great stuff.

Gold Medallists (9)

Jack (6), Helena (1), Lauren (1), Ciara (3), Thomas J (1), John (2), Jade (2), Amelia (2), 

Silver Medallists (18)

Katherine (1), Lauren (3), Jack (2), Helena (3), Megan (2), Huzayfa (2), Charlotte (2), Rebecca (1), Abigail (3), Thomas J (2), John (3), Jade (1), Kit (1), Danielle (2), Sam W (2), Timur (1), Amelia (1), Eleanor (2)

Bronze Medallists (14)

Jack (1), Eleanor (1), Megan (1), Huzayfa (1), Rebecca (1), Jamie (1), Ciara (1), Shaheen (1), John (2), Sam W (2), Angelo (1), Kit (2), Charlotte (1), Sam K (1)

Regional 2 achieved 151 PB's out of 175 Swims, 26 Gold Medals, 18 Silver Medals, 24 Bronze Medals, 65 Yorkshire Times and 4 more NER times for Sunderland in December.  Well Done!
 

Gold Medallists (14)

Jessica (4), Tia (4), Abby (4), Joseph T (2), Joe S (2), Aimee (2), Joseph H (1), Jake H (1), Isabel (1), Eve B (1), Liam (1), Jonathan (1), Alice (1), Rebecca (1)

Silver Medallists (14)

Eve B (2), Jonathan (2), Rebecca (2), Nathan S (2), Joseph T (1), Joseph H (1), Aaron (1), Jake S (1), Jenna (1), Hannah A (1), Niamh (1), Ella (1), Henry (1), Hannah B (1)

Bronze Medallists (15)

Jake S (5), Joseph H (3), Abby (3), Hannah A (2), Jonathan (1), Joseph T (1), Aaron (1), Ella (1), Hannah B (1), Joe S (1), Aimee (1), Jake H (1), Eve B-M (1), Ayesha (1), Maisy (1)

I hope you all enjoyed racing in the Open meet and are fired up ready for the Yorkshire's this weekend.  Keep chasing those North Eastern times. 

"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

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Junior League National Final

Just a reminder for swimmers competing in the Junior League to please keep Sunday 25th November free as this will be the day of the National Final held at Corby.  We will be competing to retain our title for the third time in a row.

 

I will be in touch with the schedule for Junior League practice soon.

 

Thanks

 

Kevin

 

 

Northern Final Winners Photo

Hi all,

 

We would like to arrange a photo of the team with the trophy from the Northern Final for this coming Monday (15^th October). We will aim to do the photo at 18:30pm, the best time for all of the training groups involved. Therefore please could you ensure that your child brings their Junior League T-Shirt for the evening, and preferably their Blue Shorts.

 

We will be arranging a few practice sessions in the run up to the final, but for the time being please continue with your child's own squad on a Wednesday night.

 

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Northern Domination

City of Leeds Junior League swimmers represented the White Rose League at Blackpool on October 7th.

The team and JL supporters club travelled in convoy to the Paletine Leisure Centre, and after a Parade of all the teams around the pool the team went to work with 7 Firsts from the first 8 events.

After 39 events City of Leeds were 49 points ahead and looking good to be champions again, but the team were determined not to be complacent and wanted to win everything.

From 49 events, the team produced 28 First place finishes and 8 Second place finishes; which is a magnificent 80% Top 2 Finishes.

In the end the club swam to a 66 point supremacy of the Northern Junior Leagues and preparation will begin for the trip to Corby and the retention of the Inter-Junior League Final.

City of Leeds - 256

Preston - 190

Northampton - 188

Stockport - 178

WELL DONE EVERYONE!!!

Yorkshires 2013

I have uploaded a copy of the Yorkshire Qualifying times for 2013 on the right of the blog under Qualification times for you all to see.  Lets get chasing them!!

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh 

Lucky Dip

Just to let you all know some of the parents will be running a lucky dip in the entrance to the balcony over the weekend to raise money for the club.  Each lucky dip will cost 50p.  Go Check It Out.

 

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

 

City of Leeds Grand Prix Meet

Due to nearly 100% of both squads competing over the weekend there will be no training on Sunday 7th October for both squads.  All swimmers will still receive an attendance mark for this day.

Friday nights training will be around an hour long 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 08:30, Warm Up: 09:00, Start 10:00

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

Session 3 (Sunday am): Arrive 08:30, Warm Up: 09:00, Start 10:00 

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

A draft programme can be seen by clicking the following link:

http://www.swimleeds.org.uk/meets/leeds-october-grand-prix-meet-2012-programme.pdf

Regional 1 swimmers I am sorry I will miss your races on Sunday as I am at the Junior League.  Elysha or Tom will be around to give you your race tips and feedback so please go see them.

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.

 GO FOR IT!!!!  

Get chasing those North Eastern Times 

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Junior League

Just a reminder that tonight is the second Junior League practices held at JCC between 6:30 - 8:00pm.

The following swimmers from both squads should be with Craig and Kevin:

Viktoria, Amber, Jamie, Charlotte, Katherine, Matthew, Eleanor, Ella, Joseph T, Tia, Nathan L, Joe S, Daniel

Both squads will be back to normal training times from next week.

Anyone who has purchased tickets for the Junior League in Blackpool on Sunday can collect them from Lucie Black at JCC during the week or on Sunday morning before we leave.

On Sunday morning please meet at the John Charles Centre for 9:30am.  Do not forget to have a good breakfast, and bring plenty of snacks as well as a sandwich; But most of all, please ensure you brink plenty to drink.

  

Parent supporters please ensure you wear YELLOW on the day, these are our team colours. Even if you do not have a club T-Shirt, please wear a yellow top. Ensure you voice boxes are in good working order. Bring your wigs, flags, horns, banners, face paints etc.  We expect you to be the loudest people there. The children can not see you when they swim…but if you're loud enough…they will hear you!  

Good Luck Team!

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh

Standard Times Formula

Hi All, 

I have uploaded the standard times formula under the swim meets section of the blog.  This is the formula that everyone must use to work out entry times for swimmers who do not have an "official" time to enter a race.   This time can be used to enter the City of Leeds meets as agreed by Ophelia.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha & Josh