Regional Age Group - Notice Board: 2018

Thursday, 20 December 2018

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 and Kim will be on annual leave from The 27th December and will be back at training on Thursday 3rd January Pm.

Saturday 22nd December - 07:30 - 09:00 (Dive Pit)

Monday 24th December - No Training

Wednesday 26th December - No Training

Thursday 27th December - 10:30 - 12:00 (Long Course) Joe & Harvey

Friday 28th December - 10:30 - 12:00 (Long Course) Joe

Saturday 29th December - 07:30 - 09:00 Dive Pit) Joe & Lyn

Monday 31st December - No Training

** Normal training schedule from Wednesday 2nd January 2019 **

Wednesday 2nd January - Alan

Thursday 3rd January Am - Craig & Emily

Regional Performance

Saturday 22nd December - 09:00 - 10:30 (Dive Pit)

Monday 24th December - No Training

Wednesday 26th December - No Training

Thursday 27th December - 09:00 - 10:30 (Long Course)

Friday 28th December - 09:00 - 10:30 (Long Course)

Saturday 29th December - 09:00 - 10:30 (Long Course)

Monday 31st December - No Training

** Normal training schedule from Wednesday 2nd January 2019 **

Yorkshire Entries

Please remember entries will be taken on Monday 7th 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, eat lots, 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 2019! 😉

Kevin, Craig, Kim & Emily

March Madness Entries

Hi All,

Entries for the March Madness Meet held at Ponds Forge on Sunday 10th March will be taken in the Denison Suite on Monday 7th January.

Competition open to swimmers aged 9+ (Age as at 10th March 2019).

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 Meet Pack

March Madness Entry Form

Coaches will start signing forms now. Please make every effort to get your form signed before Monday evening as coaches will be busy.

The Regional Team

Yorkshire SA Championships & Yorkshire SA Sprints Championships Entries 2019

Hi All,

Entries for the Yorkshire Championships will be taken on Monday 7th 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.

We will start signing forms from tonight. Please remember we will not be able to sign forms on Monday evening as we will be coaching from 4.30pm on wards. Please try your best to get your forms to us before a Monday night. Remember to add on to your entry form any events you achieve qualifying times in at the New Year Meet.

Converted times from short course are allowed. Some of you may need to use the converter below to see if your short course times converted to long course are a Yorkshire Qualifying time.

Swimming Course Converter

Regional Developments PB's can be viewed below. Any times highlighted in green are events you have qualified for and should be entered. If you spot any mistakes please email Kevin and he will correct them.

Regional Development PB's

Entry forms and information can be downloaded and printed using the links below (Ages 31st December 2019):

Please note this competition is for swimmers aged 10 and over (Age at 31st December 2019)

Yorkshire SA Championships 2019 Schedule

Yorkshire SA Championships Qualifying Times

Yorkshire SA Championships Entry Form

Thanks

The Regional Team

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 Tie Trial Results

The Regional Team

		20/12/2018
Name	Group	Time	Av Pace
Harry Se	RPER	21:56.54	01:27.77
George	RPER	22:10.69	01:28.71
Thomas Mi	RPER	22:24.36	01:29.62
Jamie Br	RPER	22:49.54	01:31.30
Sedona Re	RPER	23:24.86	01:33.66
Nathan Du	RPER	23:25.19	01:33.68
Daniel Ra	RPER	23:38.65	01:34.58
Oliver Wh	RPER	23:43.15	01:34.88
Matthew Ju	RPER	23:44.47	01:34.96
Oliver St	RDEV	24:02.80	01:36.19
Samantha Kn	RPER	24:03.56	01:36.24
Arthur Fi	RPER	24:04.90	01:36.33
Alex Ne	RDEV	24:07.66	01:36.51
Luke Dy	RDEV	24:14.63	01:36.98
Libby Di	RDEV	24:42.45	01:38.83
Sophie Ra	RDEV	24:50.88	01:39.39
Erin Th	RPER	25:02.44	01:40.16
Mae Jo	RPER	25:17.04	01:41.14
Oliver Br	RPER	25:19.65	01:41.31
Valeria Pi	RPER	25:47.66	01:43.18
Matthew Ju	RPER	26:03.06	01:44.20
Dominic Vi	RPER	26:10.59	01:44.71
Maisie Wr	RDEV	26:47.38	01:47.16
Oliver Go	RDEV	26:50.45	01:47.36
Rhea Sm	RPER	27:06.17	01:48.41
Harry Mo	RDEV	27:08.03	01:48.54
James Ad	RPER	27:22.83	01:49.52
Joshua Ba	RDEV	28:08.59	01:52.57
Isaac Fo	RDEV	29:45.53	01:59.04

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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."