Regional Age Group - Notice Board

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Notice of Annual General Meeting

All members and parents are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the City of Leeds Swimming Club on 8th October at 7:00pm.

Any proposals for change to the rules will be considered at the AGM and must be received in writing by the Honorary Secretary by Monday 10th September 2018.

Nominations are invited for both officership and support members of the City of Leeds Swimming Executive Committee and should be submitted to the Honorary Secretary on or before Monday 10th September 2018. Nomination forms are available from the Honorary Secretary and must have the signatures of the nominee, proposer and seconder and all must be paid up members of the Club.

Please make every effort to attend the above meeting. This is your Club and the Annual General Meeting is your opportunity to hear from the Executive Committee about developments during the year and to put forward thoughts you may have about the future running of the Club or the way it is managed.

Please be aware that only fully paid up members of the Club are eligible to vote at the AGM.

Pippa Baird

Honorary Secretary

Monday, 10 September 2018

Yorkshire Championships & Changes to Training

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 whilst holding your skills. Remember work the turns and transitions into strokes. Smash the underwater work! Accelerate into the turns and finishes, the walls are there to help you not slow you down.

Training Changes (Regional Development & Regional Performance)
Friday 14th September Pm - Training will be just an hour (19:00 - 20:00) to go over some last minute race tactics. There will be no land training for Regional Development.
Saturday 15th September Am - Training Cancelled (Squad Competing)
Monday 17th September Am - Recovery from a full weekend of racing.

Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to check in with team managers 30 minutes prior to the warm up.

Arrival Times (JCCS)

Sat Am

Arrive - 07:30
Warm Up - 08:00
Start - 09:00

Sat Pm
Arrive - 12:30
Warm Up - 13:00
Start - 14:00

Sun Am

Arrive - 08:00

Warm Up - 08:30
Start - 09:30

Sun PM

Arrive - 12:30

Warm Up - 13:00

Start - 14:00

Swimmers will be given he chance to practice starts and turns during training this week in preparation for the meet. Please check the draft programme as soon as it becomes available so you know what you are racing at the weekend.

The details for the Yorkshire meet can be found below. The draft programme is currently not out but should be on the Yorkshire swimming website in the next few days. Please use the links below;

Details

Yorkshire Swimming Website

Good Luck to everyone competing! If you are not competing enjoy your weekend off.

'Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit'

The Regional Team

Friday, 7 September 2018

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 October.

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

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

RDEV	200m Max Kick
Joshua Ba	3:41.38
Asher Ma	3:51.13
Oscar Sc	3:52.28
Maisie Wr	3:52.38
Charlotte Mo	3:59.11
Millie Th	4:00.25
Megan Tr	4:00.83
Libby Di	4:02.47
Zac Jo	4:02.63
Sophie Ra	4:03.57
Edward Co	4:03.80
Edward Ja	4:06.06
Oliver St	4:11.56
Bertie Pi	4:12.58
Curtis Me	4:16.73
Oliver Pu	4:18.77
Hari Mo	4:21.08
Ethan Co	4:33.44
Matthew Ja	4:34.40
Oliver Go	4:34.44
Abdullah Mo	4:38.28
Dexter Ro	4:38.30
George Wo	4:38.53
Oliver Ne	4:39.33
Jessica Wo	4:39.33
Joseph Ha	4:39.47
Alfie Yo	4:42.23
Ava Me	4:43.86
Yingze-Mae	4:44.15
Max Fo	4:48.38
Issac Fo	4:49.38
Sophia Hi	4:59.34
Beth Wa	5:07.28
Luke Dy	5:10.13
Ellie An	5:21.23
Anna Ta	5:40.41
Isabelle Ra	6:19.78
Eva He	Absent
Amos Pe	Absent
Jake Ph	Absent
Oliver Th	Absent

REG DEV	15m U/W
Hari Mo	9.81
Oliver St	10.12
Sophie Ra	10.75
Libby Di	10.78
Maisie Wr	10.84
Millie Th	10.9
Zac Jo	10.94
Alfie Yo	10.97
Joshua Ba	11.07
Edward Co	11.08
Edward Ja	11.12
Oliver Go	11.36
Dexter Ro	11.6
Megan Tr	11.71
Abdullah Mo	11.84
Charlotte Mo	11.91
Asher Ma	11.97
Luke Dy	11.99
Curtis Me	12.03
Sophia Hi	12.08
Ethan Co	12.22
Issac Fo	12.36
Ava Me	12.41
George Wo	12.42
Oscar Sc	12.86
Bertie Pi	12.91
Yingze Mae	13.03
Joseph Ha	13.39
Matthew Ja	13.52
Oliver Pu	13.59
Max Fo	13.72
Beth Wa	14.17
Oliver Ne	14.28
Jessica Wo	14.93
Ellie An	15.15
Isabelle Ra	15.31
Anna Ta	15.65
Eva He	Absent
Amos Pe	Absent
Jake Ph	Absent
Oliver Th	Absent

REG PER	200m Max Kick
Samantha Kn	3:15.26
Harry Se	3:16.14
Oliver Wh	3:24.86
Thomas Mi	3:33.83
Oliver Br	3:34.98
Theodore Ro	3:35.49
Kieran He	3:36.35
Erin Th	3:37.57
Rhea Sm	3:37.95
Daniel Ra	3:43.02
Abigail Ha	3:44.07
Valeria Le	3:50.85
Jamie Br	3:55.69
Sedona Re	3:55.97
Charlie Hi	3:56.21
Nathan Du	3:59.45
Erin He	3:59.94
Chloe Ma	4:00.46
Lauren Th	4:00.66
Ashton De	4:01.13
Dominic Vi	4:01.59
Alexander Mc	4:09.88
James Ad	4:10.43
Ellie Ak	4:10.46
Arthur Fi	4:13.73
Lexi En	4:15.22
Mae Jo	4:15.76
Anna Sc	4:20.46
Hazel Bl	4:24.54
Alice As	4:28.98
Amelia Ca	5:02.48
Joseph Le	Absent
George Br	Absent
Morgan Ta	Absent
Matthew Ju	Absent

REG PER	15m U/W
Erin Th	8.15
Oliver Br	8.68
Harry Se	8.72
Daniel Ra	8.8
Samantha Kn	8.95
Ashton De	9.03
Valeria Le	9.05
Nathan Du	9.21
Sedona Re	9.33
Theodore Ro	9.43
Oliver Wh	9.47
Abigail Ha	9.57
Rhea Sm	9.62
Thomas Mi	9.65
Lexi En	9.93
Chloe Ma	10.13
Kieran He	10.18
Hazel Bl	10.2
Dominic Vi	10.41
Lauren Th	10.41
James Ad	10.46
Erin He	10.5
Jamie Br	10.66
Arthur Fi	10.67
Alice As	10.69
Charlie Hi	10.69
Mae Jo	11.29
Alexander Mc	11.42
Amelia Ca	12.24
Anna Sc	12.51
Ellie Ak	12.98
Joseph Le	Absent
George Br	Absent
Matthew Ju	Absent
Morgan Ta	Absent

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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."