Regional Age Group - Notice Board

Friday, 8 March 2019

Saturday AM training 9th March 2019- National Squad / Regional Performance / regional Development

All,

The pool is still not at an appropriate temperature to train in. The staff have worked tirelessly to try and ensure the temperature rises back to normality, however it is still not at an acceptable level.

Saturday morning training is cancelled due to the problem with the heating.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

Cheers

The Regional Team

TRAINING CANCELLED - 08.03.2019

Good Afternoon,

Regional Squad Training Cancellation (08.03.2019):

Due to a technical issue with the pool heating, we have no alternative but to cancel training this evening.

The engineers are currently working to rectify this issue, and providing the replacement part arrives on time, training will take place as planned tomorrow morning. We will contact you if this situation changes.

Kind regards,

STS Coaching Team

Thursday, 7 March 2019

Welsh Summer Open Meet

Dear Parent,

The window of opportunity to express your interest in your child swimming at the Welsh Summer Open Meet is now open. This window will close on Thursday 4th April.

The Welsh Summer Open Meet runs from Monday 29th July until Friday2^nd August. The team bus will travel to Swansea on Sunday 28^th July and return on Saturday 3^rd August.

This competition acts as an excellent platform for preparing Junior Athletes for life away from home at Swimming Camps and long challenging competitions.

This opportunity is presented to children in National Squad, National Age Group, Junior Performance and Regional Performance who meet the eligible age for competition, which are 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & over (as of 31^st December 2019).

Please note that for the time being this is simply an 'expression of interest'. Swimmers must meet the qualifying times published by Swim Wales in order to enter the competition. The cost of the Welsh Summer Meet will be confirmed on the presentation evening which will include travel, accommodation, food and staffing. The cost of swimming events must be entered individually. There will be further communication when this is due.

Welsh Summer Nationals selection policy and code of conduct can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Welsh Summer Nationals Selection Policy

We would like to invite you to join us at a Presentation evening to provide more information about the event, in the Grandstand Suite of the Grandstand Building on Monday 8^th April, from 6:45pm until 7:30pm.

Email Callum Gladding at callum.gladding@leeds.gov.uk to express your interest in your child attending the event.

Kind regards,

The Regional Team

March Madness & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times for the March Madness Meet this Sunday at Ponds Forge. Regional Performance swimmers are to report to Alan 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

Sheffield are very happy to accommodate those who would like to officiate at this superb venue. If you are visiting with your swimmers and are a qualified official and would like to help (we do pay expenses!) then please contact Mick Budd via email at buddies1@btinternet.com.

Good Luck Everyone!

The Regional Team

Training Changes - March 2019

Hi All,

Please take note of the training changes below for March due to competitions and pool bookings.

Regional Performance

Saturday 9^th March – 06:00 – 07:30 – Pit (Canoe Polo Booking)

Monday 11^th March – No AM training (Recovery after March Madness)

Saturday 16^th March – 06:00 – 07:30 – Pit (Underwater Hockey Booking)

Thursday 28^th March – No AM Land training (06:30 – 06:45, Start, Turns & Finish practise)

Friday 29^th March – 07:00 – 08:00 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 30^th March – No AM Training (Squad competing at Harrogate Spa Town Meet)

Monday 1^st April – No AM Training (Recovery after Harrogate Spa Town Meet)

Regional Development

Monday 11^th March – No AM training (Recovery after March Madness)

Saturday 16^th March – No Training (G Star Diving Competition)

Thursday 28^th March – No AM Land training (06:30 – 06:45, Start, Turns & Finish practice)

Friday 29^th March – 07:00 – 08:00 (Just 1 hour)

Saturday 30^th March – No AM Training (Squad competing at Harrogate Spa Town Meet)

Monday 1^st April – No AM Training (Recovery after Harrogate Spa Town Meet)

The Regional Team

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

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 36 PB's out of 51 Swims and 5 Yorkshire final swims.

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (4)

Max Fo (6th), Zac Jo (7th), Oliver Go (7th & 9th), Tilly As (10th)

Regional Performance

Overall as a group you achieved 95 PB's out of 121 Swims, 24 Yorkshire Final Swims (12 were swum faster in the final), 3 Gold Medals 3 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals, 24 Top 10 finishes and 9 more NER qualifying times.

🏆Gold Medalists (2)🏆

Daniel Ra (2), George Br (1)

Silver Medalists (3)

Daniel Ra (1), Joseph Le (1), Matthew Ju (1)

Bronze Medalists (2)

Daniel Ra (1), Oliver Br (1)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Place (11)

Charlie Hi (4th & 6th), Alex Ne (4th & 8th), Thomas Mi (5th), Oliver Br (5th & 5th), Oliver Wh (5th & 8th), Megan Tr (6th), Matthew Ju (7th & 8th), Nathan Du (8th), Theodore Ro (9th & 9th), Arthur Fi (10th), Harry Se (10th)

Results can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Yorkshire Championships 2019 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 helps get our swimmers going. Well done to the relay medallists.

🌟Gold Medalists (6)🌟

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Zac Jo, Oscar Sc, Dexter Ro, Alfie Yo)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Alfie Yo, Pawel Bo, Dexter Ro, Zac Jo)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Sophie Ra, Hazel Bl, Megan Tr, Millie Th)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Sophie Ra, Valeria Pi, Megan Tr, Millie Th)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds A Team (Daniel Ra, George Br, Oliver Wh, Kourosh Kh)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds A Team (Oliver Wh, Daniel Ra, Oliver Br, Kourosh Kh)

Silver Medalists (3)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Pawel Bo, Albert Pi, Oliver Pu, Abdullah Mo)

Boys 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Oscar Sc, Oliver Pu, Albert Pi, Abdullah Mo)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Chloe Ma, Libby Di, Lexi En, Valeria Pi)

Bronze Medalists (3)

Girls 9 - 10 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (Chloe Ma, Lexi En, Millie Wa, Libby Di)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Medley Team = City of Leeds B Team (Theodore Ro, Jospeh Le, Harry Se, Oliver Br)

Boys 11 - 12 yrs Freestyle Team = City of Leeds B Team (George Br, Theodore Ro, Joseph Le, Thomas Mi)

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

Individual Events

Gold = 81

Silver = 82

Bronze = 79

4-10th place = 467

Relay Events

Gold = 8

Silver = 12

Bronze = 5

4th - 10th place = 22

"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 Development & Performance performed outstandingly posting some fantastic times on the board.

Overall,

Regional Development achieved 41 PB's out of 57 Swims, 3 Yorkshire Final Swims, 9 Top 10 finishes in Yorkshire and 1 NER Qualifying Times. Great Stuff!

HDW 4th - 10th Places in Yorkshire (5)

Matthew Ja (5th), Max Fo (7th), Asher Ma (8th), Zac Jo (9th), Oliver Go (9th & 10th)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Places (2)

Oliver Go (6th & 6th), Max Fo (6th)

Regional Performance achieved 158 PB's out of 214 Swims, 6 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals, 9 Bronze Medals and 32 Yorkshire Final Swims (19 of which were swum faster in the final), 79 Top 10 finishes and 14 more NER Qualifying Times. Well Done!

🏆Gold Medallists (3)🏆

Daniel Ra (4), George Br (1), Matthew Ju (1)

Silver Medallists (3)

Daniel Ra (3), Oliver Br (1), Arthur Fi (1)

Bronze Medallists (6)

Charlie Hi (2), Matthew Ju (2), Joseph Le (2), Oliver Wh (2), Daniel Ra (1), Oliver Br (1)

HDW 4th - 10th Places in Yorkshire (14)

Jamie Br (4th), Charlie Hi (4th & 5th), Arthur Fi (4th, 5th, 7th & 9th), Harry Se (4th, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th & 10th), Matthew Ju (4th, 8th & 9th), Oliver Wh (5th, 5th, 6th & 6th), Charlotte Mo (5th & 9th), Daniel Ra (6th), Alex Ne (6th, 7th & 8th), Theodore Ro (6th & 9th), George Br (7th & 7th), James Ad (7th), Thomas Mi (8th & 8th), Oliver St (10th)

Yorkshire Finalists 4th - 10th Places (16)

Thomas Mi (4th), Charlie Hi (4th, 4th, 5th & 8th), Alex Ne (4th & 8th), Sophie Ra (4th & 10th), George Br (6th), Megan Tr (6th), Oliver Wh (6th & 7th), Theodore Ro (6th & 7th), Harry Se (8th), Jospeh Le (8th), Matthew Ju (8th), Samantha Kn (8th), Arthur Fi (9th & 9th), Oliver Br (9th), Charlotte Mo (10th & 10th), Dominic Vi (10th)

Results can be seen using the links below:

Yorkshire Championships 2019 Results

'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

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."