Regional Age Group - Notice Board: February 2017

Monday, 27 February 2017

Spring Development Meet Entries

Hi All,

Just a reminder that entries for the Spring Development Meet will be taken on Monday 6th March in the Denison Suite for those swimmers that are still too young to take part in the Regional Competition Calendar.

Swimmers should enter ALL events.

Below is a link to the entry form

City of Leeds Spring Development Meet 2017

Regional Development

- Darcey

- Arthur

- Gabrielle

- Hannah

- Dominic

- Emma

Regional Performance

- Ava

The Regional Team

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Yorkshires - Boys 200m IM

Hi All,

On Sunday 26th February the afternoon session hosts the 1500m and 800m Freestyle events before the boys 200m IM. Therefore we are advising any boys swimming the 200m IM in the last event on Sunday afternoon to arrive at the later time of 4:00pm and to warm up in the diving pit.

The Regional Team

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Yorkshires 2nd Weekend & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend. Some fantastic racing over the past month, now lets finish off the last weekend of the Yorkshire's in style.

Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Pm Sessions

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:30

The programme of events and accepted entries for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link:

Yorkshire Championships 2017

Please remember Training Changes for Regional Development & Performance due to the Yorkshire's:

Friday 24th February - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour due to Yorkshire's)

Saturday 25th February - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 27th February - No Am Training (Recovery after Yorkshire's)

Good Luck Everyone!!

The Regional Team

Monday, 20 February 2017

200m IM Test

Hi All,

Here are the results from this months 200 IM test. Training PB's are highlighted in green. The next IM test will be held on Monday 6th March.

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

Regional IM Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Jacob G	2:43.71
Jacob B	2:57.18
George S	2:59.75
Elliott	2:59.75
Charlie	3:01.22
James Ro	3:02.07
Thomas Sp	3:02.97
Jack Mi	3:03.40
Dominic	3:09.59
Charlotte	3:09.72
Henry	3:09.72
Rhys	3:09.72
Joshua S	3:09.90
Megan	3:11.84
James Hu	3:14.13
Finlay	3:14.31
Jacob Gw	3:16.16
Sam	3:17.15
Jad	3:17.25
Kasja	3:18.29
George K	3:18.52
Solomon	3:18.91
Neve	3:18.97
Lucy	3:19.26
Holly	3:19.65
Joseph	3:20.22
Olivia He	3:20.32
Phillipa	3:20.86
Harrison	3:21.30
Chloe	3:21.30
Joshua B	3:21.68
Martha	3:22.48
Grace CR	3:23.07
Harry	3:23.19
Thomas Mi	3:27.36
Jamie	3:31.40
Zak	3:34.94
Ashton	3:35.15
Isaac	3:35.68
Sophia	3:39.75
Christina	3:40.11
Nell	3:40.75
Oliver	3:40.96
Eve	3:42.94
Mischa	3:43.18
Arthur	3:43.46
Lilka	3:43.91
Perry	3:46.25
Daniel	3:46.51
Gabrielle	3:47.75
Rhea	3:48.31
Ava	3:48.42
Grace Mi	3:48.42
Erin	3:49.66
Milli	3:50.56
Alex	3:53.19
Kieran B	3:57.51
Darcey	3:57.86
Macy	4:00.94
Pheanie	4:02.83
Amy	4:13.26
Emma	4:23.44
Dominic V	4:32.19
Kourosh	Absent
Maeve	Absent
Koby	Absent
Hannah	Absent
Theodore	Injured

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 6th March.

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

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Reg Dev	200m Max Kick
Kieran B	3:30.90
Harry	3:36.72
Oliver	3:45.75
Thomas Mi	3:47.69
Solomon	3:48.33
Megan	3:52.18
Lilka	3:54.39
Ashton	3:58.50
Erin	4:06.43
Gabrielle	4:09.62
Milli	4:09.86
Jad	4:09.96
Joseph	4:10.24
Macy	4:11.53
Arthur	4:13.61
Isaac	4:18.84
Amy	4:19.19
Dominic V	4:22.84
Perry	4:23.78
Jamie	4:30.28
Daniel	4:30.44
Grace Mi	4:31.19
Rhea	4:31.86
Emma	4:42.39
Darcey	4:51.71
Jacob Gw	4:58.26
Alex	5:15.37
Kourosh	Absent
Maeve	Absent
Hannah	Absent
Koby	Absent
Theodore	Injured

Reg Per	200m Max Kick
George S	3:10.97
Charlie	3:11.26
Thomas Sp	3:18.15
Elliott	3:19.98
Holly	3:22.94
Henry	3:26.75
James Ro	3:28.05
George K	3:29.44
Dominic M	3:29.53
Lucy	3:31.40
Finlay	3:33.26
Jacob B	3:33.47
Jack Mi	3:34.22
Jacob G	3:36.43
Sam	3:37.47
James Hu	3:42.85
Rhys	3:43.94
Sophia	3:44.89
Kasja	3:50.24
Charlotte	3:51.68
Joshua S	3:51.74
Chloe	3:52.50
Eve	3:53.10
Grace CR	3:53.12
Joshua B	3:53.34
Zak	3:53.97
Martha	3:55.05
Mischa	3:59.21
Christina	3:59.44
Nell	3:59.49
Phillipa	4:04.74
Harrison	4:15.67
Neve	4:20.01
Olivia He	4:22.44
Pheanie	4:38.76
Ava	4:48.91

Reg Dev	15m U/W
Harry	8.98
Megan	9.02
Kieran B	9.05
Oliver	9.15
Erin	9.93
Ashton	10.03
Solomon	10.25
Joseph	10.31
Lilka	10.66
Jamie	10.83
Grace Mi	10.9
Milli	10.93
Isaac	10.97
Macy	11.03
Thomas Mi	11.05
Rhea	11.24
Jad	11.41
Daniel	11.78
Jacob Gw	11.84
Perry	11.89
Alex	12.03
Dominic V	12.09
Darcey	12.39
Arthur	12.56
Gabrielle	12.72
Amy	12.94
Emma	13.17
Kourosh	Absent
Maeve	Absent
Koby	Absent
Hannah	Absent
Theodore	Injured

Reg Per	15m U/W
Jack Mi	8.09
Charlotte C	8.1
Jacob G	8.21
Charlie	8.28
Finlay	8.28
Jacob B	8.48
Kasja	8.81
George K	8.83
George S	8.97
Zak	9.53
Rhys	9.66
Henry	9.66
Dominic M	9.84
Grace CR	9.91
Mischa	9.92
Thomas Sp	9.96
Holly	10.03
Martha	10.06
James Ro	10.09
Joshua S	10.13
Chloe	10.13
Elliott	10.23
James Hu	10.23
Phillipa	10.28
Nell	10.34
Joshua B	10.55
Sam	10.56
Olivia He	10.83
Lucy	10.85
Sophia	11.02
Eve	11.05
Neve	11.13
Christina	11.26
Pheanie	11.7
Ava	12.31
Harrison	12.83

Saturday, 11 February 2017

March Madness

Hi All,

We now have a list of rejections and accepted entries for the March Madness Meet. After the huge amount of entries Sheffield received they have tried to accommodate us the best they can under the circumstances.

March Madness Confirmed Entries

We advise entering any races you were rejected in at the Harrogate Spa Town or BOK Meets in April.

Regional Development

Kieran Bartram – 100m BR = £6.00

Jad Idris – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Theodore Rosenberg – 100m FS = £6.00

Harry Senior – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Joseph Levison – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Kourosh Khodakhah – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Ashton Dees – 100m BK & 100m BR = £12.00

Jamie Broadhurst – 100m BR = £6.00

Jacob Goodwin – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Solomon Hodgson – 100m FS = £6.00

Alex Dunn – 100m BR = £6.00

Lilka Barton – 100m BR = £6.00

Erin Thorn – 100m BR = £6.00

Milli Prapajati – 100m Fly & 100m BK = £12.00

Megan Burnell – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Meave Carroll – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Regional Performance

Jack Milner – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

George Knowles – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Dominic Mathias – 100m BR = £6.00

Rhys Riddiford – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Henry Firth – 100m BR = £6.00

James Robinson – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Finlay Williams – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

George Smith – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Charlie Broome – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Harrison Smith – 100m BR = £6.00

Jacob Goodison – 100m FS = £6.00

Elliott Watkins – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Joshua Brompton – 100m BR = £6.00

Martha Callaghan – 100m FS & 100m BR = £12.00

Kasja Rickelton – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Philippa Bromley – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Holly MacDonald – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Sophia Kelly – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Nell Williams – 100m BK = £6.00

Grace Churnin-Ritchie – 100m BK & 100m BR = £12.00

Olivia Healy – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £12.00

Mischa Comrie – 100m FS = £6.00

Neve Parker – 100m FS = £6.00

Eve Lawson – 100m BR = £6.00

Chloe Agar – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Lucy Allman – 100m FS, 100m BK & 100m BR = £18.00

Christina Black – 100m BK & 100m BR = £12.00

The following swimmers had to cut their swims down to 6 races by Sheffield. After the rejections were done they were able to go back into the following races.

Regional Performance

Dominic Mathias - 50m BK & 50m BR

Martha Callaghan - 50m FS & 50m BK

Chloe Agar - 50m BK & 50m Fly

Charlie Broome - 50m BK

James Robinson - 50m FS

Regional Development

Alex Dunn - 50m BR

Theodore Rosenberg - 100m Fly

Solomon Hodgson - 50m Fly & 50m BK

Jospeh Levison - 50m BK

Ashton Dees - 50m BK

Macy Nowell - 50m Fly

Megan Burnell - 100m Fly

Lilka Barton - 50m BK

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Yorkshire Sprints & Teams & Training Changes

Hi All,

This weekend is the second round of the Yorkshire's and it's time to get ready to Sprint!!!!! Remember, in sprints it is vital to get all the elements of the race right. If you get your start, transition and finish spot on this can be the milliseconds needed to move up a few places in the results. Also in the 50m sprints it is your chance to shine and earn your place in selection for relays.

Training Changes

Regional Development & Regional Performance

Friday 10th February - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour only - no land training)

Saturday 11th February - No Training (Squad Competing at Sheffield)

Monday 13th February - No AM Training (Recovery)

The schedule for the weekend can be viewed by using the link below:
Yorkshire's Schedule

Entries & Start Sheets

If there is anyone down in the programme who cannot compete can you please let the coaches know before the weekend so we can pass on the information to the team managers. Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes before the warm up and check in with the team manager. Team managers have the right to pull swimmers out if they arrive late as the Club can be fined if a swimmer does not show for their race.

Saturday Am
Arrive: 07:30
Warm Up: 08:00
Start: 09:00

Saturday Pm
Arrive: 13:00
Warm Up: 13:30
Start: 14:30

Sunday Am Teams
Arrive: 08.00

Warm Up: 08.30

Start: 09.30

Sunday Pm Teams
Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

Please see the blog post on 24/01/2017 which has the squad list for the relays so you know which session you are swimming in.

We are looking forward to seeing some fast swimming this weekend as some of you have achieved a PB in training within the last 2 weeks. Get down that first 25m hard and keep picking up the effort every 10 metres. Don't slow down into the finish, smash through the wall. When swimming in the relays be careful on the takeovers, block out the background noise and concentrate on your team mate swimming in. It is better to go late than early and get your team disqualified.

'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 gonna 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
Good Luck Everyone!

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Harrogate & BOK Entries 2017

Hi All,

Entries for the Harrogate Spa Town Meet and BOK Spring Open Meet will be taken on Monday 13th February. Swimmers are advised to enter events they have not just swum at the Yorkshires.

The Harrogate meet will be a great opportunity for swimmers to try events they have never swum before such as the 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 FS and 400 IM.

Harrogate Meet we advise you to update your 200m short course times.

BOK Spring Meet we advise you to update your 200m Fs and your 100's.

Please speak to your coaches if you are unsure. We would also suggest entering the 50m FS and your best 50m form stroke between these two meets to keep your times up to date for Junior League selection.

Please note the Harrogate Spa Town Meet is limited to 400 entries per club. So we can give everyone an opportunity to race we ask that swimmers do not enter more than 5 events.

Swimmers must not have swum faster than the Upper Limit Time in the previous 12 months but must have swum faster than the Lower Limit Time in the same period. Upper and Lower Qualifying times can be seen by using the link below. Swimmers who are wanting to try new events can use the standard times formula to work out an estimated entry time based on your PB's. However if you do use this please make sure your estimate is within the upper and lower qualifying times Harrogate have published.

Standard Times Formula

We will start signing forms now. Please remember we will be unavailable to sign forms and discuss entries on Monday evenings as we will be coaching from 4.30pm onwards.

Harrogate Spa Town A/B Graded Meet 2017
Harrogate Spa Town Details
Event Schedule
Upper Qualifying Times
Harrogate Spa Town Entry Form

BOK Spring Open Meet 2017

BOK Spring Open Meet Details

BOK Spring Open Meet Entry Form

The Regional Team

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."