Regional Age Group - Notice Board: May 2014

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Bank Holiday Training

Hi All,

Here are the training times for Bank Holiday weekend.

Sunday 25th May - Normal
Monday 26th May - Day Off

The Regional Team

ASANER Age Group Championships 2014

Hi All,

The draft programme for the ASANER Age Group Championships (50m) is available HERE. If there are any errors or omissions please contact Ian Proud (swimming@proudysplus.com).

Thanks

The Regional Team

Thursday, 15 May 2014

City of Leeds B Grade Meet 2014

Hi All,

Just a reminder that entries for the City of Leeds B Grade Meet will be taken on the Monday's between 12th May and 2nd June. The aim of this meet is to achieve as many Winter Yorkshire qualifying times as possible. You should enter all events you have not got Yorkshire qualifying times in. Any events you have already achieved Yorkshire times in you do not need to enter. This meet is a great opportunity for all swimmers who attend Thursday mornings to attempt the 400m Freestyle.

City of Leeds B Grade - Details
City of Leeds B Grade - Entry Form
Winter Yorkshire Qualifying Times 2014

Currently on our Regional Competition calendar there are four weekends of racing in May. We have come to the decision to just target the North Eastern's and the Leeds B Grade. This will give swimmers a better chance of racing well and achieving their Winter Yorkshire times. From previous experience the swimmers are unlikely to PB when competing four weekends in a row. Any swimmers who still wish to compete at Harrogate in June can do by entering through East Leeds.

The Regional Team

Welsh Summer Nationals

Dear Parents

Welsh Summer Nationals is fast approaching.

In recognition of this we will be holding our presentation to inform you all of what is involved in the trip. This will be on Monday 19^th May at 6:30pm, in the Dug Out Bar of the Stadium building.

We apologise sincerely for the short notice, but the delay in the Meet information has prevented us from presenting any earlier (as we had heard rumours of changes being made to the event).

At the presentation we will cover:

· Qualifying

· Entries

· Cost

· Logistics

· Daily Schedules

· Medication

· Codes of conduct

The opening date for entries is Monday 2^nd June. There will be an online entry system that you personally will be required to enter through.

The City of Leeds Swimming Club will not perform this function. If you have difficulty doing this, please let Craig know as soon as possible and we can arrange for one of our team to help you through the process on the Monday night.

200m Max Kick Test May 2014

The next kick test for Regional 1 will be held on Wednesday 4th June.

The next kick test for Regional 2 will be held on Thursday 5th June.

Regional 1

Angelo	03:22.95
Jake	03:29.53
Maxim	03:30.95
Louis	03:30.97
Jack	03:30.99
George	03:32.39
Joanna	03:32.79
Mia	03:44.15
Ella	03:44.75
Tom	03:45.55
Chloe	03:45.60
Hannah B	03:46.84
Imani	03:47.66
Hannah C	03:49.25
Elizabeth	03:50.33
Tiegan	03:51.79
Matthew Y	04:02.09
Huzayfa	04:02.53
Eve	04:02.92
Matthew W	04:03.14
Freddie	04:07.53
Joe	04:08.17
Ciara	04:08.74
Isabelle	04:09.35
Charlie	04:09.40
William	04:10.40
Faith	04:12.00
Emilio	04:12.47
David	04:26.99
Oliver	04:30.89
Nathan	04:32.32
Zak	05:00.30
Daniel	05:34.15

Regional 2
Aimee	03:22.66
Akshima	03:29.55
Niamh	03:29.87
Jake	03:31.94
Niamh M	03:32.19
Jonathan	03:32.37
Phoebe	03:36.84
Benjamin B	03:39.72
Liam	03:40.51
Eve	03:44.02
Ben S	03:45.03
Alicia	03:46.09
Henry	03:49.47
Niamh	03:50.69
Sadie	03:55.28
Jenna	03:55.44
Maia	03:56.09
Lucy	03:58.98
Stephanie	03:59.48
Olivia	03:59.80
Robert	04:00.03
Millie Ag	04:00.41
Millie Ai	04:02.98
Abby	04:03.34
Jenna	04:04.80
Joseph	04:10.12
Alyssa	04:11.06
Edwin	04:19.20
Evie	04:46.13
Akal	Absent
Anouska	Absent
Ella	Absent
Isabel	Absent
Jacob	Absent
Jessica	Absent
Lucas	Absent

Friday, 9 May 2014

Welsh Summer Nationals

Hi All,

At long last the qualifying times for the Welsh Summer Nationals are now out.

Welsh Summer Nationals Qualifying Times

Welsh Summer Nationals Schedule

Welsh Summer Nationals Meet Conditions

The Regional Team

Thursday, 8 May 2014

NER Age Group Championships 7/ 8 & 14/ 15 June

Hi All,

Entries for the North Eastern's will be taken on Monday 12th May. Swimmers should enter all events they have qualified for. This is one of the harder competitions in the Regional calendar to qualify for and anyone who has achieved a time (even if it is only in one event) should swim. This meet is a fantastic opportunity to compete against the fastest swimmers in the North East.

We will be available to sign forms after training on Friday, Sunday and Monday morning. We will be unable to sign forms on Monday pm as we will be coaching from 4.30pm onwards, so please get your forms signed early.

Anyone who competed at Harrogate and is unsure if they achieved an NER time can use the calculator below to convert your times from short course to long course:
Swimming Converter

North Eastern Qualifying times and entry forms can be printed using the links below
NER Times

Entry Form

Please make every effort to achieve 100% attendance in the run up to THE BIG ONE!

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's to a result you will be happy with!

The Regional Team

Thursday, 1 May 2014

May Bank Holiday - Training Changes

Hi All,

Due to centre closures there will be the following changes to Training.

Monday 5th May AM - 7:00 - 8.30 am (Under 10's in diving pit/ 11yrs + in 25 x 10m pool next to diving pit)
Monday 5th May PM - No Training On

Enjoy your evening off

The Regional Team

National Arena League Grand Final

An early start saw the Team rise at the crack of dawn for the trip to Cardiff. The long haul didn't dampen their performances though, as they went on to beat last year's placing in the Grand Final.

Final Results
1st - Plymouth Leander = 400
2nd - Stockport Metro = 325
3rd - City of Leeds = 319
4th - City of Guildford = 314
5th - Hatfield = 273
6th - City of Peterborough = 268
7th - Salford = 241
8th - Preston = 238
9th - Liverpool = 232
10th - Boldmere = 136

An outstanding 8 First Places in 50 events, and a host of 2nd places ensured the Sharks battled to the finish. The Coaching team sends their heartfelt thanks to the Team Managers and officials who ensured the team's proficiency on the day

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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."