SUPER SPRINTERS!

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

SUPER SPRINTERS!

Some 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 through to the NER's.

There are now 9 weeks to the NER's. For those swimmers not attending NER's you will have 5 weeks to Harrogate and then 13 weeks of training up to the Sheffield No Frills. This is a great opportunity to attend as many sessions as possible and get some work behind you before racing again. You may find some sessions tough, but this is aimed at preparing you to be 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 92PB's out of 113 Swims, 4 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medals, 1 Bronze Medals, 20 Yorkshire Final Swims (18 were swum faster in the final), 8 more NER times and 20 Top 4th - 10th place finishes in Yorkshire. Well Done!

🌟Gold Medallists (2)🌟

Adam Mo (50m Fly, 50m BR), David Mc (50m BK, 50m FS)

Silver Medallists (1)

Finley Sm (50m BK)

Bronze Medallists (1)

David Mc (50m Fly)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (12)

Finley Sm (4th), Jessica Su (4th), Jacob Ca (4th, 5th), Adam Mo (4th, 6th), David Mc (5th), Matilda Pe (5th), Reuben Ba (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th), Alfie Ca (6th), Callum Yo (6th, 7th, 7th), Arina Mi (7th, 10th), Jake Ha (9th), Oskar Sz (9th)

Regional Performance

Overall, as a group you achieved 73 PB's out of 99 Swims, 1 Gold Medal, 1 Silver Medal, 14 Yorkshire Final Swims (7 of which were swum faster in the final), 27 Top 4th to 10th place finishes and 13 more NER qualifying times.

🌟Gold Medallists (1)🌟

Daisy Ra (50m Fly)

Silver Medallists (1)

Daisy Ra (50m BR)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (10)

Matilda Da (4th 7th), Leah Mc (5th), Daisy Ra (6th), Sam Fo (7th, 7th, 9th), Ella Ha (8th), Gracie Ha (8th), Ava Al (9th), Emma Gl (9th), Matilda Sp (9th), Enid Gr (10th)

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below.

Yorkshire Championships 2026 Results

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 help get our swimmers going. Well done to all the relay medallists.

🌟Gold Medals🌟

Open/Male 9 - 10 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Harry Sm, Joel Ha, David Mc, Alfie Ca)

Open/Male 9 - 10 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Alfie Ca, Harry Wi, Shaun Li, David Mc)

Female 9 - 10 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Ilapreet KT, Suraya Ka, Lola Ma, Eva In)

Female 11 - 12 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Katie Sa, Ava Al, Anneliese Ci, Oma Sh)

Female 11 - 12 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Oma Sh, Anneliese Ci, Daisy Ra, Katie Sa)

Open/Male 11 - 12 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Ted Wi, Sam Fo, Adam Mo, Henry Pa)

Open/Male 11 - 12 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Ted Wi, Liam Li, Adam Mo, Henry Pa)

Silver Medals

Open/Male 9 - 10 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Harry Sm, Toby Gi, Jayden Lu, Connor Ma)

Female 9 - 10 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Paige Ro, Olivia Ma, Emily RG, Stella Bo)

Open/Male 11 - 12 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Reuben Ba, Callum Yo, Oskar Sz, Jacob Ca)

Bronze Medals

Open/Male 9 - 10 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Toby Gi, Jayden Lu, Connor Ma, Harry Wi)

Female 11 - 12 yrs 200m Freestyle Team = City of Leeds C Team (Annabeth Ch, Francesca Wi, Isabelle Ch, Freya Re)

Female 11 - 12 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Sophia Ko, Elizabeth Ro, Sophie Le, Ava Al)

Open/Male 11 - 12 yrs 200m Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Sam Fo, Jake Ha, Jacob Ca, Reuben Ba)

"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

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."

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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

SUPER SPRINTERS!