Regional Age Group - Notice Board: April 2022

Saturday, 30 April 2022

Welsh Summer Nationals 2022

Hi All,

Thank you to those swimmers who have registered their interest in the Welsh Summer Nationals 2022. The qualifying times are now out, but slightly faster than 2019.

There is an open online entry system which is declared as a 'Level 1 Meet' meaning events will be filled on the fastest qualifiers for each event and NOT on a first come, first served basis. Therefore, there is no guarantee if you make the qualifying time, you will be successful with your entry. If the meet becomes oversubscribed lanes will be filled with the fastest swimmers in each age group first. With this in mind swimmers are advised to enter ALL EVENTS they qualify in.

Note: Only times posted on Swim England rankings in Level 1-3 meets from 1^st January 2021 will be accepted. The last chance to qualify in events for this competition will be the City of Sheffield No Frills Meet on the 21^st & 22^nd May.

For now the links below maybe useful to have;

Meet Schedule

Qualifying Times

Code of conduct forms, medical forms and lunch forms will be sent out soon.

Please remember the following dates;

Wednesday 15^th June at 9am – Online Entries (We will send more information out nearer the time)
Monday 6^th June - Last day for deposits (£125) paid using City of Leeds online entry system
Monday 6^th June – Last day for code of conduct forms (Swimmer & Team Manager copy) to Angela Dyer
Monday 6^th June – Last day for medical forms to Angela Dyer
Monday 6^th June – Last day for lunch forms to Angela Dyer
Monday 4^th July - Last day for final payments

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Training Changes - May 2022

Hi All,

Please take note of the following changes to training for the Regional Squads during May due to pool bookings and competitions.

Regional Development

Monday 2^nd May - 09:00 - 10:30am (25x25m Pool) (Bank Holiday)

Friday 7^th May - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour for swimmers in NER's, normal for rest of squad)

Saturday 8^th May - No Training (Squad competing at NER's)

Monday 9^th May - AM Normal (Anyone who has competed both days at NER's = OFF)

Friday 20^th May - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour)

Saturday 21^st May - No Training (Squad competing at No Frills, Sheffield)

Monday 23^rd May - No Training (Recovery after No Frills)

Queen's Jubilee Weekend

Thursday 2^nd June - 09:00 - 10:30am (25x25m Pool)

Friday 3^rd June - No Training

Saturday 4^th June - No Training

Monday 6^th June - Am Normal

Regional Performance

Monday 2^nd May - 09:00 - 10:30am (25x25m Pool) (Bank Holiday)

Friday 7^th May - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour for swimmers in NER's, normal for rest of squad)

Saturday 8^th May - No Training (Squad competing at NER's)

Monday 9^th May - AM Normal (Anyone who has competed both days at NER's = OFF)

Saturday 14^th May - 06:15 – 07:45 KIRKSTALL LEISURE CENTRE (Underwater Hockey at JCCS)

Friday 20^th May - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour)

Saturday 21^st May - No Training (Squad competing at No Frills, Sheffield)

Monday 23^rd May - No Training (Recovery after No Frills)

Queen's Jubilee Weekend

Thursday 2^nd June - 09:00 - 10:30am (25x25m Pool)

Friday 3^rd June - No Training

Saturday 4^th June - No Training

Monday 6^th June - Am Normal

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Training Changes Reminder - Sat 30th April

Just a reminder that Regional Performance will train at the earlier time of 06:15 – 07:45 at KIRKSTALL LEISURE CENTRE this Saturday (30^th April).

Training for Regional Development will be as normal.

The Regional Team

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2022

Thanks to all those who expressed their interest in the Welsh Summer Open Meet 2022 and attended last night's meeting. Please find a copy of last nights presentation here.

Just a reminder that a deposit of £125 to secure your child's place on the trip can now be paid using the online entry system. This will close at 9:00pm on Monday 6^th June. To do this,

- Log into your account and select 'Enter Gala'

- Click on 'Welsh Summer Open Meet 2022 (Deposit)'

- Click on '25m Free' which is set at the deposit amount of £125

- Click on pay and this will take you to the checkout

More information will follow as soon as Swim Wales release their Meet pack.

We will be in touch soon.

Kind regards,

Kevin

Saturday, 23 April 2022

Sheffield Summer Meet Entries

Hi All,

Entries for the End of Season Sheffield Meet open for entries on Monday 25th April and will close at 9:00 pm on Monday 9^th May. This meet will be held at Ponds Forge on 16th and 17th July. For those swimmers not attending the Welsh, English or British Summer Nationals this will be your last meet of the season.

As this is the last meet of the season swimmers are advised to enter their best events. Your best events are the ones you have achieved Yorkshire and NER qualifying times in or are close to doing so.

Age at 17th July 2022 (9 yrs+)

Events Available: 50's, 100's, 200's All Strokes, 400m FS, 200m & 400m IM

Please use the link below for the details.

Sheffield Summer Meet 2022 - Meet Pack

* Swimmers must not have swum faster than the times in the meet pack within the last 12 months

To make entry into the competition

- Log into your online account using the link (https://swimleeds.myswimmingclub.uk/)

- On the Menu Bar click Gala's

- Click Enter Gala and follow the instructions

* Please note entries will not be accepted until payment is made, payment should be made on checkout.

The Regional Team

Thursday, 21 April 2022

No Frills Draft Programme

Hi All,

Please find a link here to view the draft programme for the Sheffield No Frills, held at Ponds Forge on Saturday 21^st & 22^nd May.

Please send any errors by email to noofrillss@gmail.com by Thursday the 5th of May.

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

North Eastern Counties - Weekend 1

This weekend is the first weekend of the big one for those swimmers who have qualified. Let's SMASH IT!!

Remember use the walls to pick up speed, not loose speed, every millisecond counts. Pick up the effort every 50m and hold your technique when feeling tired.

Just a reminder of the arrival times at Leeds this weekend.

Am Sessions (Heats)

Arrive: 30 Minutes before your scheduled Warm Up

Start: 09:00

The draft programme can be viewed here. Final instructions including withdrawals, spectator tickets, volunteers and live streaming can be viewed here.

A copy of the seating plan for John Charles can be viewed here.

Training Changes

Friday 22^nd April Pm = 19:00 - 20:00 (Just 1 hour for those swimmers competing at NER's, normal for the rest)

Saturday 23^rd April Am = No Training

Monday 25^th April Am = Normal (Am off only if you have competed both days over the weekend)

Please make sure you all prepare well and stay hydrated over the weekend; it will be very hot on poolside. Remember your snacks for poolside off the nutrition list.

"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)

Like Michael Phelps, you should plan in your head what you are going to do in your race. Visualise your streamlining, kicks off the wall, not breathing last 5m etc and it will happen. Thinking about skills after the race is too late.

Best of luck to you all

The Regional Team

City of Leeds Summer Meet 2022

Hi All,

Entries for the City of Leeds Summer Meet held at John Charles, Leeds on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th June are now open.

Entries will close at 9:00pm on Monday 2^nd May. This meet will be age as at 26th June 2022 (Open to ages 9 years +).

Swimmers are advised to enter no more than 2-3 events per session. At this meet swimmers should update times in events they have not raced for a while or enter events they have not yet tried. This is a good chance for Thursday am swimmers to try 400m FS or 400m IM if you have not already done so.

Swimmers highest ranked events or the events you have the most Yorkshire/ NER qualifying times in should be swum at the End of Season Sheffield Meet or the Welsh Summer Nationals.

Events Available

50m - All Strokes

100m - All Strokes

200m - All Strokes

200m - IM

400m FS & IM

Swimmers must not have swum faster than the event's upper limit time in the 12 months preceding the gala. Upper time limits can be found in the meet pack below. Those swimmers who have not competed in an event before can use the standard times formula to get an estimated time.

Standard Times Formula

Please use the links below for the details.

City of Leeds Summer Meet 2022 - Meet Pack

To make entry into the competition

- Log into your online account using the link (https://swimleeds.myswimmingclub.uk/)

- On the Menu Bar click Gala's

- Click Enter Gala and follow the instructions

* Please note entries will not be accepted until payment is made, payment should be made on checkout.

The Regional Team

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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."