Regional Age Group - Notice Board: February 2018

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Training Cancellation

Hi All,

It should come as no surprise that the coaching team have made the decision this evening to cancel morning training on Thursday 1^st March due to the adverse weather conditions. As well as more snow forecast for this evening, it is also due to snow before or during the morning session.

Should a decision be made to cancel the Thursday evening session, we will communicate this via email, or perhaps via Facebook, so please ensure you check both.

The Regional Team

Regional Development Updated PB's

SUPER SPRINTERS

Some really good sprinting at the Yorkshire Sprints by the Regional Squads down at Sheffield and some amazing times. You should all be very pleased with yourselves. Three weekends of racing and all of them swum great, we are very proud of you all. We are currently in a big block of training which will take us up to Harrogate and through to the NER's. You may find some sessions tough, but this is aimed at getting you all into the best shape possible and race ready. Train at 100% effort every session to give yourself the best possible chance of success in the upcoming competitions. GET STUCK IN!!!

Regional Development

Overall as a group you achieved a whopping 21 PB's out of 27 Swims and 4 Yorkshire final swims.

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (2)

Daniel Ra (6th & 10th), Oliver Br (7th & 9th)

Regional Performance

Overall as a group you achieved 80 PB's out of 108 Swims, 17 Yorkshire Final Swims (14 were swum faster in the final), 2 Gold Medals 2 Silver Medals, 18 Top 10 finishes and 4 more NER qualifying times.

Gold Medallists (1)

Joseph Le (1), Kourosh Kh (1)

Silver Medallists (1)

Harry Se (1), Nathan Du (1)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (10)

George Br (4th), Kourosh Kh (4th, 5th & 7th), Theodore Ro (4th, 7th & 9th), Emma Wo (7th), Jacob Gw (7th), Gabrielle Id (8th), Harry Se (8th), Jad Id (8th), Thomas Mi (8th), Oliver Wh (10th)

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below

Yorkshire Championships 2018

A big thank you to all the parents for their support and getting behind each Leeds swimmer during the relays. Your cheering and enthusiasm really helps get our swimmers going. Well done to the relay medallists.

Gold Medallists (2)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Jacob Ta, Daniel Ra, Oliver Br, Arthur Fi)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Daniel Ra, Jacob Ta, Arthur Fi, Oliver Br)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Emma Wo, Millie Wi, Lauren Li, Charlotte Sh)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Charlotte Sh, Hannah Sm, Lauren Li, Emma Wo)

Silver Medallists (3)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Charlie Hi, Dominic Vi, Oliver Go, Matthew Ju)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Darcey Cr, Ava Ra, Evie Ha, Millie Wi)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Evie Ha, Darcey Cr, Hannah Sm, Isabel Sy)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Jad Id, Nathan Du, Harry Se, Kourosh Kh)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Jospeh Le, Jacob Gw, Thomas Mi, Kourosh Kh)

Overall the City of Leeds were at the top of the Yorkshire medal table improving on last years result;

Individual Events

Gold = 78

Silver = 65

Bronze = 50

4-10th place = 351

Relay Events

Gold = 10

Silver = 7

Bronze = 1

4th - 10th place = 23

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of "what ifs" and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win."
Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic gold medallist (Atlanta 1996)).

Keep up the hard work in training and the results will show.

The Regional Team

Regional Squad SMASH the Yorkshire Championships!

After two hard weekends of competing, Regional 1 & 2 performed outstandingly posting some fantastic times on the board.

Overall,

Regional Development achieved 31 PB's out of 38 Swims, 5 Yorkshire Final Swims, 8 Top 10 finishes in Yorkshire and 2 NER Qualifying Times. Great Stuff!

HDW 4th - 10th Places in Yorkshire (1)

Daniel Ra (5th, 9th & 10th)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Places (2)

Daniel Ra (5th, 6th, 7th & 8th), Oliver Br (10th)

Regional Performance achieved 114 PB's out of 132 Swims, 5 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, 6 Bronze Medals and 14 Yorkshire Final Swims, 51 Top 10 finishes and 21 more NER Qualifying Times. Well Done!

Gold Medallists (2)

Kourosh Kh (4), Joseph Le (1),

Silver Medallists (2)

Kourosh Kh (3), Joseph Le (1),

Bronze Medallists (4)

Harry Se (2), Jad Id (2), Joseph Le (1), Kourosh (1),

HDW 4th - 10th Places in Yorkshire (7)

Joseph Le (4th, 5th & 8th), Kourosh Kh (4th & 6th), Jad Id (4th, 4th, 5th, 6th & 9th), Nathan Du (5th), Harry Se (5th, 7th, 7th, 7th & 9th), Solomon Ho (5th & 9th), Jacob Gw (6th, 8th & 9th), Ashton De (7th), Millie Wi (7th), Grace Mi (8th), Jamie Br (8th), Theodore Ro (8th), Oliver Wh (9th), Eve La (10th)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Places (5)

Millie Wi (5th), Nathan Du (5th), Harry Se (5th & 10th), Grace Mi (6th), Theodore Ro (6th & 7th), Jad Id (6th, 8th, 10th & 10th), Solomon Ho (7th), Hannah Sm (8th), Erin Th (9th), Joseph Le (9th)

Results can be seen using the links below:

Yorkshire Champion ships 2018

'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)

The Regional Team

Monday, 26 February 2018

March Madness & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times for the March Madness Meet on Sunday at Ponds Forge. Regional Development swimmers are to report to Kim for this meet.

Am Session

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

Pm Session

Arrive: 12:30
Warm Up: 13:00
Start: 14:00

Meet Information Pack

Accepted Entries

Please take note of the training changes:

Regional Development

Monday 5th March - No Am Training

Saturday 17th March - No Training (G Star Diving Comp taking place)

Regional Performance

Saturday 3rd March - No Training

Monday 5th March - No AM Training

Good Luck Everyone!

The Regional Team

Regional Performance Monday PM Gym Sessions

Hi All,

Please note there will be NO GYM tonight (26/02/2018) due to both Anna & Steve not being available.

Please accept my apology for any inconveniences caused.

Moving forward, Gym will return to the usual 5:30 pm start as of next week (05/03/2018) with the pool session returning to an hour and a half. This will commence with the girls first followed by the boys the following week.

Hope this helps,

Kind regards,

Craig

Friday, 23 February 2018

JCSS Pool Repair - Training Arrangments

Hi All,

We are delighted to inform you that the repair work to the pool at John Charles Centre for Sport has now been completed.

Training on Monday evenings will now return back to the normal time of 18:30 - 20:00.

The Regional Team

Yorkshire Sprints & Teams & Training Changes

Hi All,

This weekend is the final 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 future relays.

Training Changes

Regional Development & Regional Performance

Friday 23rd February - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour only - no land training)

Saturday 24th February - No Training (Squad Competing at Sheffield)

Monday 26th 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 01/02/2018 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

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Leeds Sports Awards 2018

Hi All,

We hope you are all looking forward to the Leeds Sports Awards on Thursday 1^st March at Leeds First Direct Arena.

All swimmers who are attending Leeds Sports Awards will have the evening off training.

Dress Code: Formal

Please take note of the event timings below:

Drinks Reception: 17:30

Call to Dinner: 18:10

Event Closes: 22:30

Please use the following link to view the menu:

Leeds Sports Awards Menu 2018

Any additional information can be found on the Leeds Sports Awards website:

Leeds Sports Awards 2018

We should hopefully receive the tickets to distribute out early next week.

We hope you all have an enjoyable evening.

The Regional Team

Regional Development Thu Am - 400m IM

Here are the results from the 400m IM Time Trial, some big improvements from the one on 01/02/2018.

Lauren Li = 7:12.59

Matthew Ju = 7:23.17

Isabel Sy = 7:31.37

Edward Ja = 7:31.92

Samantha Kn = 7:41.92

Chloe Ma = 7:48.91

Dominic Vi = 8:00.34

Sophie Sm = 8:20.81

Oliver Ne = 8:33.59

Well Done

We will have another go in a few weeks.

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Regional Performance - Training Changes

Hi All,

Due to an underwater hockey booking on Saturday 17^th February training for Regional Performance will be at the earlier time of 7:00 – 8:30am.

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Additional Harrogate Entries

Hi All,

As you are all aware the maximum number of entries allowed from a club when entering the Harrogate Spa town meet is 400. After taking entries from both Regional squads on Monday we still have over 150 spaces available. We would now like to open the entries up to anyone who would like to enter any additional races on a first come first serve basis to fill the 400 available spaces. If you would like to enter any additional races please fill in an entry form and pass onto Kevin along with payment by 7:00pm on Friday 16th February.

The Regional Team

Thursday, 8 February 2018

Yorkshires 2nd Weekend & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend. Some fantastic racing last weekend, keep up the hard work!

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend.

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th February Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th February Pm Sessions

Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

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

Programme of Events

Yorkshire Championships Submitted Entries & Online Results

Please take note of the Training Changes for Regional Development & Performance due to the Yorkshires:

Regional Development

Friday 9th February - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour for those swimmers racing in the Yorkshire's this weekend)

Friday 9th February - Normal session and land training for those swimmers not competing in the Yorkshire's this weekend

Saturday 10th February - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 12th February - No AM Training (Recovery - All swimmers)

Swimmers in Regional Development who usually attend a Monday Am are more than welcome to attend Thursday am next week.

Regional Performance

Friday 9th February - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 10th February - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 12th February - No AM Training (Recovery - All swimmers)

Good Luck Everyone!!

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."