Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

March Madness Entries 2018

Hi All,

Entries for the March Madness Meet held at Ponds Forge on Sunday 4th March will be taken in the Denison Suite on Monday 15th January. This meet will be age as at 4th March 2018.

This meet is Long Course and entries available will be 50's and 100's all strokes (not IM).

Below is a link to the information pack and entry form.

March Madness 2018 - Meet Pack

March Madness 2018 - Entry Form

Coaches will sign forms on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday am. Please make every effort to get your form signed before Monday evening as coaches will be busy.

The Regional Team

Monday, 8 January 2018

Unfortunately the pool was closed tonight due to a power failure in the plant room. A part is due to be delivered to John Charles tomorrow morning at 9:00am. Hopefully the pool should be up and running as normal tomorrow providing the temperature of the pool does not drop too low.

As the Yorkshire entries were due tonight anyone who did not make it down can get there entries in on Tuesday 9^th and Wednesday 10^th to the following people;

Tuesday 9th January: Entries will be taken by Lucy Black (5:00pm - 7:00pm) or by Jo Agar (7:00pm - 8:30pm) on the balcony at John Charles.

Wednesday 10th January: Entries will be taken by Kim Mathias (5:15pm - 6:45pm) on the balcony at John Charles.

Any entries after 6:45pm on Wednesday 10th January will not be accepted.

The Regional Team

Regional Performance Land Training

Hi All,

There will be the following changes to Regional Performance land training tonight.

Group 1 5:30 - 6:00pm

Pheanie Banks

Darcey Crossley

Evie Harris

Gabrielle Idle-Beavers

Ava Ransome

Charlotte Shaw

Hannah Smith

Millie Williams

Emma Wood

Group 2 5:45 - 6:15pm

Alex Dunn

Abigail Harvey

Eve Lawson

Grace Milner

Olivia Healy

Neve Parker

Lilka Barton

Mae Johnstone

Sedona Reed

Amy Rogers

Rhea Smith

Erin Thorn

The Regional Team

Friday, 5 January 2018

Congratulations to City of Leeds Swimming Club Junior League Team

Well done everyone on the achievement below;

On behalf of Sport Leeds I'm thrilled to inform you that your teams have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Young Achievers category for the Young Club/Team - Performance award.

The announcement of all finalists will happen on Tuesday 9th January. Winners will then be announced at the prestigious Leeds Sports Awards on Thursday 1st March 2018 at the first direct arena.

The Regional Team

Sunday, 31 December 2017

City of Leeds January Meet & Training Changes

Hi All,

The City of Leeds New Year Grand Meet is our first meet of 2018.  Good Luck everyone lets make it a good one.
 
Saturday 6th 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 7th 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


Regional Development & Regional Performance Training Changes

Friday 5th January - 19:00 - 20:00 (Just 1 hour)
Saturday 6th January - No Training (Squad Competing)
Monday 8th 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 medalist)

Happy New Year!!!
The Regional Team

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Training Cancellation

Hi All,

Due to a technical fault with the boilers at John Charles there will be no training this morning (Wednesday 27^th December) for Regional Squads. The boilers are now back on and training will be as Normal (Xmas Times) from Thursday 28^th December.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

Sunday, 24 December 2017

RAG Xmas Training

Hi All,

We would just like to say a big thank you for all the wonderful Christmas gifts and cards we received from you all. We hope you all have a great Xmas and are looking forward to coming back to training after the short break.

Well done for all the fantastic swimming this year. Here is a reminder of when Training is on over Christmas and the New Year.

Regional Development

Kevin will be on annual leave from The 28th December and will be back at training on Thursday 4th January Pm. If you have any problems please see Kim.

Saturday 23rd December - No Training

Monday 25th December - No Training (Christmas Day)

Wednesday 27th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Thursday 28th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Friday 29th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Saturday 30th December - No Training

Monday 1st January - No Training

Regional Performance

Saturday 23rd December - No Training

Monday 25th December - No Training (Christmas Day)

Wednesday 27th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Thursday 28th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Friday 29th December - 09:00 - 10:30

Saturday 30th December - No Training

Monday 1st January - No Training

Yorkshire Entries

Please remember entries will be taken on Monday 8th January. The Yorkshire Championships is one of the biggest competitions in the Regional Squads calendar and therefore swimmers should enter ALL races they have achieved a qualifying time in. For some swimmers it may look like you have a lot of events to swim when you fill your forms in, however the meet is spread across three weekends so you won't have to swim everything all in one go.

Hope you all have a great Xmas, go see you friends and family, play with your toys and have a well deserved break before starting the block of work leading up to the Yorkshire's in the new year.

We hope Santa visits you all.

Make sure you all stay safe and most importantly have fun!

All the best, see you in 2018!

Kevin, Craig, Kim & Harrison

Thursday, 21 December 2017

1500m Time Trial Results

Hi All,

Here are the results of the 1500m time trial. Well done to all the swimmers that attended .

Results from last season can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Regional 1500m Time Trial Results

The Regional Team

			21/12/2017
Name	Surname	Group	Time	Av Pace
Kourosh Kh	Khodakhah	RPER	21:43.71	01:26.91
Jad Id	Idris	RPER	22:00.70	01:28.05
Zak St	Stolarski	RPER	22:25.58	01:29.71
Harry Se	Senior	RPER	23:00.00	01:32.00
Daniel Ra	Ransom	RDEV	24:39.40	01:38.63
Theodore Ro	Rosenberg	RPER	24:57.74	01:39.85
Sedona Re	Reed	RPER	25:00.40	01:40.03
Oliver Br	Brompton	RDEV	25:06.82	01:40.45
Mae Jo	Johnson	RPER	25:32.10	01:42.14
Milli Pr	Prajapati	RDEV	25:32.40	01:42.16
Alex	Dunn	RPER	25:40.42	01:42.69
Isabel Sy	Sykes	RDEV	25:45.00	01:43.00
Eve La	Lawson	RPER	25:55.74	01:43.72
Kieran He	Hepworth	RPER	25:56.53	01:43.77
Oliver Wh	Whittleston	RPER	26:13.72	01:44.91
Jacob Ta	Talbot	RDEV	26:33.50	01:46.23
George	Brooks	RPER	26:34.53	01:46.30
Jamie Br	Broadhurst	RPER	26:53.58	01:47.57
Ava Ra	Ransome	RPER	26:58.93	01:47.93
Pheanie Ba	Banks	RPER	26:59.12	01:47.94
Nathan Du	Dulay	RPER	27:00.53	01:48.04
Charlotte Ha	Hance	RDEV	28:15.36	01:53.02
Dominic Vi	Vila	RDEV	28:18.53	01:53.24
Lauren Li	Lilley	RDEV	28:28.53	01:53.90
Samantha K	Knowles	RDEV	28:37.22	01:54.48
Macy No	Nowell	RDEV	28:47.04	01:55.14
James Ad	Adkin	RPER	29:12.54	01:56.84
Chloe Sm	Smith	RDEV	29:47.38	01:59.16
Curtis Me	Mewse	RDEV	30:09.07	02:00.60

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."