Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

200m Max Kick Test & 15m Underwater Fly Kick Test Results

Hi All,

Here are the results from this months kick test. PB's are highlighted in green. The next kick test will be held on Monday 4th November.

All times from the start of the season can be viewed using the link below.

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Reg Dev	200m Max Kick
Maisey Be	3:28.87
Oscar Sc	3:37.42
Freya Co	3:38.20
Matilda Po	3:39.29
Pawal Bo	3:43.89
Jacob O'D	3:44.28
Lucas Pi	3:45.93
Tylan Fl	3:47.03
Owen Ca	3:47.66
Ethan Co	3:49.47
Ella Mc	3:53.70
Malaika Az	3:58.46
Bertie Pi	4:00.25
Aira Wi	4:02.24
Alfie Yo	4:02.45
Phoebe Un	4:06.37
Mia Tr	4:07.03
Isdabel Ha	4:08.45
Darcey Bl	4:09.78
Abdullah Mo	4:12.06
William Wi	4:17.28
Dexter Ro	4:19.27
Scarlett Cl	4:19.94
Holly Ha	4:21.15
Elspeth Pi	4:37.74
Jackson Cl	4:39.20
Shaunak Kh	4:39.72
Evie Wo	4:45.97
Zach Pi	4:46.74
Ella Jo	4:46.90
Finnley St	4:58.02
Daisy Gl	5:13.75
Edward Co	Absent
Yuvraj Ub	Absent
Harriett Da	Absent
Lauren Ga	Absent
Patrick O'H	Absent
Lily Pe	Absent
Caitlyn Sm	Absent
Zac Jo	Absent

Reg Dev	15m U/W
Lucas Pi	8.8
Tylan Fl	9.16
Matilda Po	9.27
Darcey Pe	9.31
Ella Mc	10.03
Jacob O'D	10.17
Dexter Ro	10.2
Mia Tr	10.37
Isdabel Ha	10.43
Alfie Yo	10.63
Pawel Bo	10.84
Maisey Be	10.85
Aira Wi	10.86
Freya Co	10.88
Owen Ca	10.89
Evie Wo	10.93
Ethan Co	10.95
Scarlett Cl	10.98
Bertie Pi	11.34
Ella Jo	11.4
Oscar Sc	11.61
Abdullah Mo	11.96
Phoebe Un	12.08
Shaunak Kh	12.14
Elspeth Pi	12.41
William Wi	12.46
Malaika Az	13.08
Holly Ha	13.52
Daisy Gl	14.95
Jackson Cl	15.06
Finnley St	15.2
Zach Pi	12m
Harriett Da	Absent
Edward Co	Absent
Lily	Absent
Lauren Ga	Absent
Yuvraj Ub	Absent
Patrick O'H	Absent
Caitlyn Sm	Absent
Zac Jo	Absent

Reg Per	200m Max Kick
Matthew Ju	3:16.33
Joshua Ba	3:22.30
Asher Ma	3:23.94
Kieran He	3:24.94
Daniel Ra	3:29.05
George Ca	3:30.12
Oliver St	3:39.43
Joseph Ha	3:41.36
Oliver Br	3:45.54
George Wo	3:47.49
Zach Cr	3:48.61
Charlie Hi	3:49.03
Matthew Ja	3:52.80
James Ad	3:59.87
Ellie Ak	3:59.93
Anna Sc	3:59.93
Hari Mo	4:01.68
Annabelle Ha	4:02.27
Issac Fo	4:06.64
Callum Ra	4:07.20
Jessica Wo	4:11.03
Lillie Ha	4:16.13
Naiomi We	4:20.72
Ellie An	4:22.58
Luke Dy	4:34.66
Isabelle Ra	4:52.54
Eva He	Absent
Beth Wa	Absent
Oliver Go	Absent
Millie Wa	Absent
Mia St	Absent
Max Fo	Absent
William Hi	Absent

Reg Per	15m U/W
Oliver St	8.02
Daniel Ra	8.51
Oliver Br	8.67
Matthew Ju	8.81
Annabelle Ha	9.18
Hari Mo	9.2
Asher Ma	9.61
Charlie Hi	9.61
Kieran He	9.63
Naiomi We	9.76
Joshua Ba	9.77
Callum Ra	9.91
Zach Ca	10.21
George Wo	10.34
George Ca	10.38
Luke Dy	10.94
Jessica Wo	11.07
Lillie Ha	11.13
Joseph Ha	11.31
Ellie Ak	11.41
Anna Sc	11.63
Matthew Ja	12.13
Ellie An	12.24
Isabelle Ra	14.48
Oliver Go	Absent
Mia St	Absent
Eva He	Absent
Millie Wa	Absent
James Ad	Absent
Beth Wa	Absent
Max Fo	Absent
William Hi	Absent
Issac Fo	No Time

Sunday, 6 October 2019

Junior League - Northern Domination (We Are Leeds...Leeds...Leeds!)

What a fantastic and exciting day of racing down at John Charles earlier today. I would like to congratulate all of you on your behaviour, cheering, team spirit, swimming and most importantly winning the National Junior League Northern Final for the 8th time since entering this competition. You were all ace and the coaching staff are very proud of you. The team achieved a whopping 39 1st place finishes (7 more than last year!). Back to hard training now ready to put on a fight in the National Final at Corby on the 24th November.

We are now crowned the winners of the Northern Final in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019

It was great to see all the parents having so much fun on the balcony as you cheered for your team, we hope you all had fun. Thank you for all the support you gave to each individual. Lets see if when we go to the final we can go with not just the best swimmers, but the best supporters as well.

The team would like to thank Kim Mathias and Joe Stott for their fantastic team managing and also David Broome, Jackie Broome and Andy Williams for their help on the day.

Well Done Everyone!!!

Final Results

1st - City of Leeds Swimming Club = 273

2nd - Leamington Spa = 175

3rd - Stockport Metro = 167

4th - Southport = 158

5th - Newcastle = 153

6th - Louth = 101

Good luck to City of Leeds, Leamington Spa, Stockport Metro and Southport who move forward to compete in the National Final in November.

We have two coaches booked and the Team for the National Final will be announced soon (ages 9's & 10's following the Chester-le-Street Meet and ages 11's & 12's following the SC NER's).

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Junior League Northern Final Results 2019

Some pictures of the team in action can be seen by clicking the link below;

Junior League 2019 Pictures

To view the Junior League website click the link below;

The Arena Junior Inter-League

Well Done Everyone!!!

The Regional Team

Regional Age Group Start The Season On A High

We were very impressed with the amount of PB's achieved last weekend and the high level of swimming skills during your races. Usually this time of year, in early season it is great if swimmers can match their PB's but you guys seem to be smashing them already. Excellent swimming. 😃

Over the next few weeks please make sure you push yourself on the underwater kicking out of the turns. Underwater kicking is the 5th swimming stroke and is very important part of the race. Crack this skill and you will almost guarantee yourself a bunch of PB's and bump yourself up a few places at the next competition.

Overall:

Regional Development achieved 149 PB's out of 173 Swims, 6 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 4 Bronze Medals, 32 4th - 10th place finishes and 11 more Yorkshire times for 2020. Good stuff.

🌟 Gold Medallists (2)🌟

Jacob O'D (5), William Wi (1)

Silver Medallists (3)

Jacob O'D (2), Owen Ca (2), Zac Jo (1)

Bronze Medallists (4)

Jacob O'D (1), Owen Ca (1), William Wi (1), Zac Jo (1)

Finishing 4th - 10th place in Yorkshire (10)

William Wi (4th, 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th), Dexter Ro (4th, 6th & 7th), Pawel Bo (5th), Owen Ca (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 8th), Yuvraj Ub (5th, 6th, 6th, 8th, 10th & 10th), Mia Tr (7th), Finnley St (7th, 9th, 9th & 9th), Ethan Co (7th, 9th, 9th, 9th & 10th), Edward Co (9th), Oscar Sc (9th)

Regional Performance achieved 177 PB's out of 209 Swims, 14 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 6 Bronze Medals, 48 4th - 10th place finishes, 15 more Yorkshire times and 6 more NER's for 2020. Well Done! 👍

🌟 Gold Medallists (5) 🌟

Daniel Ra (7), Jessica Wo (3), Joseph Ha (2), Charlie Hi (1), Isabelle Ra (1)

Silver Medallists (4)

Jessica Wo (2), Charlie Hi (1), George Wo (1), Matthew Ju (1)

Bronze Medallists (4)

Charlie Hi (2), Matthew Ja (2), Asher Ma (1), Daniel Ra (1)

Finishing 4th - 10th place in Yorkshire (13)

Naomi We (4th & 5th), Charlie Hi (4th, 5th, 6th & 6th), Lillie Ha (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th & 8th), Asher Ma (4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 8th, 8th, 8th & 10th), George Wo (4th, 5th, 6th, 8th & 10th), Oliver Br (4th, 7th, 10th & 10th), Oliver St (5th, 6th, 6th, 6th, 8th & 10th), Max Fo (5th & 8th), Jessica Wo (5th, 7th, 8th & 8th), Isabelle Ra (6th), Joseph Ha (6th, 7th & 9th), Matthew Ju (9th & 9th), Luke Dy (10th)

I hope you all enjoyed racing in the Yorkshires and are fired up ready for the up coming meets. Keep chasing those Yorkshire and North Eastern times. ⌚

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Winter Yorkshire Championships 2019

"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

The Regional Team

Regional Development PB Update

Hi All,

Below is a link to the updated Regional Development PB's. Long Course Yorkshire qualifying times are highlighted in green.

Regional Development Life Time Bests

The Regional Team

Thursday, 3 October 2019

400m Time Trial Results

Regional Development - 400m FS Time Trial Results Short Course (Thu 3rd Oct Am)

Lucas Pi = 6:30.61

Matilda Po = 6:33.11

Caitlyn Sm = 6:37.25

Freya Co = 6:37.53

Evie Wo = 6:55.15

Zac Jo = 6:55.33

Owen Ca = 7:12.47

Tylan Fl = 7:12.47

William Wi = 7:19.28

Aira Wi = 7:20.90

Isabel Ha = 7:23.90

The Regional Team

City of Leeds Autumn Development Meet Entries

Entries for the Autumn Development Meet held at John Charles on Saturday 9th November will be taken in the Denison Suite on Monday 14th October.
- This is for swimmers who are not old enough to take part in the Regional Competition Calendar
- Swimmers should enter ALL events

Entry form and information can be found by clicking the link below;
City of Leeds Autumn Development Meet Form and Entry Information

Please remember to get your form signs before the entry date as staff will be coaching from 4:30pm are unable to leave poolside during the session.

The Regional Team

2019 Annual General Meeting

All members and parents are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the City of Leeds Swimming Club on 7th October 2019 at 7:00pm.

The AGM is being held in the Denison Suite on Monday 7th October, the club shop will not be open. It will be open as usual on 14th October.

The City of Leeds Committee

Junior League Tattoos

Hi All,

In preparation for the Junior League Northern Final Dane Whittleston will be selling shark tattoos. Tattoos can be purchased 2 for £1. We advise swimmers apply their tattoos before arriving on the morning of the Junior League Northern Final.

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."