Regional Age Group - Notice Board: March 2023

Friday, 31 March 2023

KUH A/B Easter Meet - Live Results

Please click here to view the Kingston Upon Hull A/B Meet live results.

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Training Changes - April 2022

Hi all,

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

Regional Development

Saturday 1st April - No Training (Squad competing at Hull)

Monday 3rd April - No AM Training (Recovery after Hull)

Friday 7th April - 9:15 - 10:45am (Good Friday), (JCCS, Middle Pool)

Saturday 8th April - 7:30 - 9:00am (JCCS, Dive Pit)

Monday 10th April - 9:15 - 10:45am (Easter Monday), (JCCS, Middle Pool)

Friday 14th April - No Training (City of Leeds Nationla Qualifier taking place at JCCS)

Saturday 15th April - 6:00 - 7:30am (JCCS, Long Course)

Friday 21st April - 6:30 - 07:30pm (Just 1 hour, NER swimmers), normal for rest of squad.

Saturday 22nd April - No Training NER swimmers, normal for rest of squad.

Regional Performance

Saturday 1st April - No Training (Squad competing at Hull)

Monday 3rd April - No AM Training (Recovery after Hull)

Friday 7th April - 8:30 - 10:00am (Good Friday), (JCCS, 25x10)

Saturday 8th April - 7:30 - 9:00am (JCCS, Long Course, Lane 0-2)

Monday 10th April - 8:30 - 10:00am (Easter Monday), (JCCS, 25x10)

Friday 14th April - No Training (City of Leeds Nationla Qualifier taking place at JCCS)

Saturday 15th April - 6:00 - 7:30am (JCCS, Long Course)

Friday 21st April - 6:30 - 07:30pm (Just 1 hour, NER swimmers), normal for rest of squad.

Saturday 22nd April - No Training (Squad competing at NER's)

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Spring Development Meet

Hi all,

There will be no Saturday AM training for those swimmers in Regional Development who are competing in the Spring Development Meet this weekend.

If there are any parents willing to help out on the day, please email Anna Darnell (anna.darnell79@gmail.com) and let her know of your availability. This meet cannot run without the help of parent volunteers.

Please note the arrival times below.

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:15

Parade: 14:00

Start: 14:15

Spring Development Meet - Info Pack

Spring Development Meet - Draft Programme

Spring Development Meet - Live Results

Any withdrawals should be sent to leedsentries@gmail.com by 15:00 on Friday 31st March.

Swimmers from Regional Development should report to Steve for this competition.

Good luck to all competing

The Regional Team

Winter Yorkshires 2023

Hi all,

The qualifying times are now out for the Winter Short Course Yorkshires. Swimmers should aim to achieve as many qualifying times as possible before the closing date. The Leeds closing date for entries into this competition will be Monday 18^th September.

Age 12 & Under (Age at 15th October 2023)

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th October 2023

John Charles, Leeds

Qualifying Times - Lower Age Group 2023

Age 13 & Over (Age at 15th October 2023)

Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th October 2023

John Charles, Leeds

Qualifying Times - Upper Age Group 2023

Good Luck

The Regional Team

Kingston Upon Hull A/B Meet (25m)

Hi all,

Please see below training changes and arriavl times for this weekend.

Training Changes

Friday 31^st March - 18:30 -19:30 (Just 1 hour) - Those swimmers not competing in the 400m races

Saturday 1^st April - No Training (Squad competing in Hull or at City of Leeds Spring Development Meet)

Monday 3^rd April - No Am Training (Recovery)

Arrival times

Friday 31st March

Arrive: 17:00, Warm Up: 17:30, Start: 18:00

Saturday 1st April

AM Arrival: 07:30, Warm Up: 08:00, Start: 09:00

PM Arrival: 13:15, Warm Up: 13:45, Start: 14:45

Sunday 2nd April

AM Arrival: 07:30, Warm Up: 08:00, Start: 09:00

PM Arrival: 12:30, Warm Up: 13:00, Start: 14:00

Withdrawals

Any withdrawals must be sent through to kuhscopenmeets@gmail.com prior to the competition.

Please could parents take the time to go though the guidance document for this weekends competition with your child. This can be found here.

Please also emphasise with your child that any bad behavior will be raised with the lead referee – this may have an impact on competitors and clubs attending including the hosting club!

Best of luck to all competing,

The Regional Team

Thursday, 23 March 2023

ASANER Age Group Championships 2023

Hi All,

Entries for the North Eastern Counties are now open and will close at 9:30pm on Monday 3rd April. Swimmers are advised to enter ALL events they have qualified for. This is the biggest competition in the Regional competition calendar and one of the hardest to qualify for. Anyone who has achieved a time (even if it is only in one event) should race. This meet is a fantastic opportunity to compete against the fastest swimmers in the North East.

Held at Sunderland Aquatics Centre on 22nd/ 23rd April and 13th/, 14th May

Open to swimmers aged 11 yrs + (Age at 31st December 2023)

Swimmers competing at Hull next weekend

Please wait to pay and submit your entries. Any additional qualifying times achieved at Hull will only be available to add on if your entries are left unpaid.

North Eastern Qualifying times and schedule of events can be viewed using the links below.

NER Qualifying Times

ASANER 2023 - Event Schedule

*Qualifying times must have been achieved no earlier than 1st September 2021 & be downloaded from the British Swimming Rankings. Converted Times will be accepted using the ASA Equivalent Performance Tables. Times set in Level 4 Meets or Level X will not be accepted.

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. Please do not pay now if you are planning on entering additional swims at a later date.

Please make every effort to achieve 100% attendance in the run up to THE BIG ONE!

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's to a result you will be happy with!

The Regional Team

Training Changes - Saturday 25th March

Hi all,

Just a reminder of this weekend's training changes due to the York City Baths Meet taking place at John Charles this weekend.

Regional Development

Saturday 25th March - 6:00 - 7:30am (Earlier time due to York City Baths Meet)

Regional Performance

Saturday 25th March - 5:45 - 7:45am (Kirkstall due to York City Baths Meet)

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

Regional Dev Thu Am - 400m FS TT

**400m FS Time Trial Results (*Thu 23rd March Am: Short Course***)

Regional Development

Oscar Hu = 6:04.31

Jessica Ro = 6:16.78

Leo Li = 6:29.96

Tyler Ra = 6:38.14

Harry Di = 6:42.93

Oliver Ba = 6:53.85

Liam Li = 7:24.28

Oliver At = 7:21.83

Robson Ha = 7:38.50

Judy Mo = 8:17.78

Finn Ea = 8:29.79

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."

Friday, 31 March 2023

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Thursday, 23 March 2023

400m FS Time Trial Results (Thu 23rd March Am: Short Course)

**400m FS Time Trial Results (*Thu 23rd March Am: Short Course***)