Regional Age Group - Notice Board: August 2016

Saturday, 27 August 2016

Upcoming Competition Entries

Hi All,

Welcome back to training, hope you all had a nice restful break.

Entries will be taken for the Yorkshire Championships and the City of Sheffield Snow Frills Meet on Monday 5th September.

Yorkshire Championships

Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016

John Charles Aquatics Centre

*Age as at 16th October 2016

Short Course (25m)

The Yorkshire Championships is one of the bigger competitions in the Regional calendar where swimmers will race against the best in Yorkshire. As this meet is a qualifying meet swimmers will only be able to enter races they have achieved a qualifying time in. Swimmers should enter ALL events they have qualified for.

Yorkshire Championships Entry Form
Yorkshire Championships Event Schedule & Qualifying Times

City of Sheffield Snow Frills Meet 2016

Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November 2016

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield

*Age as at 29th November 2016

Long Course (50m)

50's, 100's & 200m all four strokes + 200 IM

Regional Development swimmers this is a good meet to post times in events you have never swum before. Please do not enter more than 2 events per session.

City of Sheffield Snow Frills Meet Entry Form

City of Sheffield Snow Frills Event Schedule & Qualification Times

Those swimmers who do not have any 100m times or a 200m IM time can use the link below to work out an entry time.

Competition Entry Standard Times

Swimmers who only have short course times can convert their short course PB's to long course using the link below.

Swimming Course Converter

The Regional Team

Thursday, 11 August 2016

Regional Development Training

Please see below the sessions for Regional Development for the first two weeks back after the summer break:

Monday 22^nd August – NO AM

Monday 22^nd August – 6.30-8.00pm

Wednesday 24^th August – 6.30-7.30pm

Thursday 25^th August – NO AM

Thursday 25^th August – 6.30-8.00pm @ Armley

Friday 26^th – Monday 29^th August – NO TRAINING

Wednesday 31^st August – 6.30-7.30pm

Thursday 1^st September – NO AM

Thursday 1^st September – 6.30-8.00pm @ Armley

Friday 2^nd September – 7.00-8.00pm (no gym)

Saturday 3^rd September – NO Training

Enjoy the summer!

Kevin has agreed that morning training for Regional Development will be effective from Thursday 8^th September. Your weekly training programme will look as follows from this date.

Monday 5.00-6.30 am Pit swimmers aged 10&Under*

Monday 6.30-8.00 pm 25x25

Wednesday 6.45-7.45 pm Middle Pool

Thursday 5.00-7:00 am Long Course existing swimmers and new swimmers aged 11&Over*

Thursday 6.30-8.00 pm Armley LC

Friday 7.00-8.00 pm Long Course

Friday 8.00-8.30 pm Land Gym

Saturday 7.30-9.00 am Pit

*Age as of 31^st December

As a reminder the following table shows the required sessions

Age	Workouts	Weekday PM	Weekday AM	Weekend AM
08 Years	5	4	0	1
09-10 Years	5-6	4-5	0-1	1
11-12 Years	6-7	5-6	1-2	1
13+ Years	7	4	2	1

Kevin is on holiday and will return on Monday 5th September. If you have any queries please get in touch with Sarah Crossley.

Many thanks
The Regional Team

Welsh Summer Nationals 2016

Well done to all the swimmers who competed at the Welsh Summer Nationals held in Swansea. The trip was a brilliant success with lots of fast swimming and a great experience for those swimmers whose first time it was away from home.

The team achieved 67 Medals (15 Gold, 26 Silver, 26 Bronze) and 126 Final Swims (98 swims were swum faster in the final that is a 78% conversion rate).

Overall there were 417 Life Time Best Performances out of 560 Swims. That is 75% PB's from the City of Leeds!

9 Gold Medallists

Ella Bardgett (3), Jenna Stott (3), Matthew Lyons (2), Matthew Yeomans (2), Dalton Clapham (1), Magdalena Cygan (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

14 Silver Medallists

Akal Rehal (4), Ella Bargett (3), Ella Cooper (2), Matthew Kenneth (2), Jack Maskill (2), Ella Potts (2), Katherine Russell (2), Ethan Sutcliffe (2), Henry Williams (2), Magdalena Cygan (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Jenna Stott (1), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

17 Bronze Medallists

Dalton Clapham (3), Joshua Mathias (3), Ella Potts (3), Isabel Goodwin (2), Zara Panaigua-Gutierrez (2), Akal Rehal (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Ella Cooper (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Matthew Kenneth (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Katherine Russell (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Jenna Stott (1), Henry Williams (1), Matthew Yeomans (1)

29 Finalists & 4th - 8th Places

17 - 4th Place Finishes (13)

Joshua Mathias (3), Emilio Paniagua Gutierrez (2), Jack Maskill (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Dalton Clapham (1), Magdalena Cygan (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Akal Rehal (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1), Joseph Turner (1), Stephanie Wellings (1), Henry Williams (1)

23 - 5th Place Finishes (15)

Isabel Goodwin (3), Stephanie Wellings (3), Ella Cooper (2), Joshua Mathias (2), Akal Rehal (2), Matthew Yeomans (2), Akshima Ghosh (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Jack Maskill (1), Niamh Morris (1), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Ella Potts (1), Katherine Russell (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1),

17 - 6th Place Finishes (13)

Isabel Goodwin (2), Jenna Murdoch (2), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Jack Maskill (1), Lucy Pollard (1), Ella Potts (1), Katherine Russell (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1)

15 - 7th Place Finishes (11)

Ella Cooper (2), Isabel Goodwin (2), Joshua Mathias (2), Henry Williams (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Charlie Broome (1), Dalton Clapham (1), Phoebe Dawson (1), Akal Rehal (1), Jenna Stott (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1)

20 - 8th Place Finishes (14)

Dalton Clapham (3), Safwan Shaikh (3), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Akal Rehal (2), Mille Agar (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Joshua Mathias (1), Lucy Pollard (1), Katherine Russell (1), Amalie Turner (1), Joseph Turner (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

Well Done Everyone!!!

Check out the Wales 2016 Photos (Now all online)

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

For some of you this was your last competition in Regional Squad and for The City of Leeds. We hope to follow your progress as you move on through the scheme. I hope you are all looking forward to joining your new squads and I hope you will work as hard for your new coaches as you have done for us.

Awsum Swimming!!! A great way to finish off the season.

A big thank you to the Welsh Summer Nationals Team 2016 who did an amazing job over the past week and made this trip possible.

Team Managers (Jo Yeomans, Kim Mathias, Carla Paniagua-Gutierrez and David Brome)

Coaches (Philip Mansfield and Harrison Day)

Have a fantastic summer and stay safe

WE ARE...........LEEDS!!!

Kevin

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 7

Today was the last day of racing at the Welsh Summer Nationals and after a long tiring week we finished strong achieving 100% PB's in the 1500m Freestyle and bagging 4 Golds, 3 Silvers & 2 Bronze Medals.

14 Final Swims (10 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

34 PB's out of 66 Swims.

Gold Medallists (4)

Dalton Clapham (13 Yrs - 1500m Freestyle), Matthew Lyons (13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Matthew Yeomans (14 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Magdalena Cygan (17+ Yrs 50m Freestyle)

Silver Medallists (3)

Ethan Sutcliffe (13 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Matthew Kenneth (15 Yrs 200m Breaststroke)

Bronze Medallists (2)

Henry Williams (14 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Joshua Mathias (15 Yrs 1500m Freestyle)

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (9)

Ella Bardgett (4th - 12 Yrs 50m Freestyle), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (4th - 12 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Dalton Clapham (4th - 13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Joshua Mathias (4th - 15 Yrs 200m Breaststroke), Ella Cooper (5th - 12 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Akal Rehal (5th - 13 Yrs 50m Backstroke), Katherine Russell (5th - 14 Yrs 50m Freestyle), Amelie Turner (6th - 12 Yrs 200m Butterfly), Isabel Goodwin (7th - 12 Yrs 50m Freestyle & 7th 12 Yrs 200m Butterfly),

Well Done!! Emoji

There are some more pictures to come we will try and get them all online by the end of tonight.

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

Saturday, 6 August 2016

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2016 - Day 6

On the penultimate day at the Welsh Summer Nationals our team were still performing strongly in the pool winning their first full podium representation in the Girls 13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke (1st - Stephanie Wellings, 2nd - Jenna Stott, 3rd - Ella Potts).

The team achieved.......

4 Golds, 6 Silvers & 5 Bronze Medals.

25 Final Swims (19 finals where swimmers converted from heat to final).

72 PB's out of 98 Swims.

Gold Medallists (4)

Isabel Goodwin (12 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Ella Bardgett (12 Yrs 200m IM), Stephanie Wellings (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Safwan Shaikh (13 Yrs 50m Butterfly)

Silver Medallists (6)

Ella Cooper (12 Yrs 200m IM), Stephanie Wellings (13 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Akal Rehal (13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 200m IM), Eleanor (14 Yrs 200m IM)

Bronze Medallists (5)

Emilio (12 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ella Potts (13 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Jenna Stott (13 Yrs 200m IM), Katherine Russell (14 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (15 Yrs 200m IM)

HDW 4th - 8th Places (1)

Lucy Pollard (6th - 13 Yrs 800m Freestyle),

Finalists 4th - 8th Place (12)

Jack Maskill (4th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Akal Rehal (4th - 13 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Isabel Goodwin (5th - 12 Yrs 50m Breaststroke & 5th - 200m IM), Joshua Mathias (5th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Matthew Lyons (6th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Charlie Broome (7th - 12 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Ethan Sutcliffe (7th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Henry Williams (7th - 14 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Dalton Clapham (8th - 13 Yrs 50m Butterfly), Safwan Shaikh (8th - 13 Yrs 100m Backstroke), Eleanor Howcroft (8th - 14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Joshua Mathias (8th - 100m Backstroke)

Well Done!! Emoji

Only 1 Day to go, keep it up!

Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Photos

Swim Wales Summer Open Meet 2016 Results

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."