Information for Swimmers & Parents of Regional Age Group

Please check at least every other day for updates.

Kevin Schofield (Kevin.Schofield@leeds.gov.uk)

Oli Nevitt (Oliver.Nevitt@leeds.gov.uk)

Friday 30 March 2012

Easter Training

Hi all,

Due to pool closures over Easter, training will be as follows:

Friday 6th April: No Training

Sunday 8th April: No Training

Monday 9th April AM: 7:00 - 8:30am (25 x 12m Pool Diving Pit End)

Monday 9th April PM:  No Training


Have a good few days rest and don't go too crazy on the Easter Eggs 


Kevin   Hot smile


National Arena League - National Final

Sunday 22nd April 2012 held at Ponds Forge Sheffield

Arrive at JCC - TBC
Warm Up: 13:30
Start: 14:30

Please can the following swimmers confirm their availability to swim in the team to Richard Denigan (richard.denigan@leeds.gov.uk)

Euan
Liam
Harry

Thanks


Kevin

Sunday 25 March 2012

Sports Aid Entries

Just a reminder that entries for the Sports Aid Meet held at JCC on 12th & 13th May will be taken on Monday night.

Kevin, Nina & Elysha



Tuesday 20 March 2012

National Arena League Final 2012

Held at Ponds Forge Sheffield on 22nd April.
 
Lucie Black (Layla's Mum) will be collecting money for Arena League Final tickets.  If you wish to purchase a ticket they are £7.00 (cash or cheque).  Lucie will be at JCC from 6pm on Wednesday, from 5.30pm on Thursday and from 6pm on Friday.  The last day to buy tickets will be Friday.
 
Thanks



Super Sprinters!

Some really good sprinting by our group this weekend and some amazing times.  You should all be very pleased with yourselves.  Three weekends of racing and all of them swum great, I am very proud of you all. 

Overall as a group you achieved 121 PB's out of 145 Swims33 Final Swims4 Gold Medals3 Silver Medals and 4 Bronze Medals.

Yorkshire Finalists (15)
Ciara (2), Abbie (1), Amber (1), Zoe (4), Oliver (2), Jake (4), Billy (2), Ben (1), Leah (1), Liam (4), Euan (4), Shaheen (3), Hannah (1), Helena (1), Harry (2)
StarGold Medallists (3)Star
Euan (2), Billy (1), Harry (1)

Silver Medallists (3)
Liam (1), Ben (1), Euan (1) Jake (1)

Bronze Medallists (4)
Euan (1), Leah (1), Jake (1), Shaheen (1)


BAG CAT POINTS (Top 10 Finishers)
Girls 10 Yrs
Leah (3rd) 1503 pnts

Boys 10 Yrs
Jake (2nd) 989 pnts
Oliver (5th) 955 pnts
Tide (8th) 891 pnts
Stephen (9th) 871 pnts

Girls 11 Yrs
Abbie H (10th) 1936 pnts

Boys 11 Yrs 
Euan (2nd) 1333 pnts
Liam (6th) 1216 pnts


"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 medalist (Atlanta 1996)).


Keep up the hard work in training and the results will show in the upcoming meets.  


Kevin, Nina & Elysha Open-mouth smile





Thursday 15 March 2012

Yorkshire Sprints

This weekend is the third round of the Yorkshires and it's time to get ready to Sprint!!!!!  Remember, in sprints it is vital to get all the elements of the race right.  If you get your start, turn and finish spot on this can be the milliseconds needed to move up a few places in the results.  Also in the 50m sprints it is your chance to shine and earn your place in selection for relays.
 
As everyone is racing over the weekend in Sheffield, training on Friday night will just be an hour.
 
There will be NO TRAINING on Sunday night.
 
The draft programme for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the link below:
http://www.yorkshireswimming.org/championships_files/2012%20Champs/The%20British%20Gas%20Yorkshire%20Swimming%20Association%20sprints%20Master%206%20mar.pdf
 
If there is anyone down in the programme who cannot compete this weekend, can you please let me know by text or email so I can pass on the information to the team managers.
 
Saturday Am
Arrive: 07:30
Warm Up: 08:00
Start: 09:00
 
Saturday Pm
Arrive: 13:00
Warm Up: 13:30
Start: 02:30
 
Sunday Am Teams
Arrive: 08:30
 
Sunday Pm Teams
Arrive: 12:30
 
I am looking forward to seeing some fast swimming this weekend as some of you have done a PB in training within the last 2 weeks.  Get down that first 25m hard and bring it back faster.  Don't slow down into the turns or finishes, smash through the wall.  When swimming in the relays be careful on the takeovers, block out the background noise and concentrate on your team mate swimming in.  It is better to go late than early and get your team disqualified.
 
'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

Good Luck Everyone! http://tracking.technodesignip.com/?action=count&projectid=642&contentid=6535&referrer=-&urlaction=r...
 
Kevin, Nina & Elysha

Sunday 11 March 2012

Yorkshire SA Championships

Yorkshire - Meet 1
The group performed fantastic last weekend at the Yorkshires achieving 56PB's out of 75 Swims22 more NER times14 final swims8 Gold Medals4 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal.   

Yorkshire - Meet 2
The group had another ace weekend of racing achieving 67PB's out of 89 Swims15 more NER times23 final swims9 Gold Medals2 Silver Medals and 5 Bronze Medals.    

Total
So after two hard weekends of competing, C Central performed outstandingly bringing the total number of PB's to 123 out of 164 Swims37 more NER times37 final swims17 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals.    

Well Done to the whole squad, very impressive!!!!!!

Gold Medalists (8)
Leah, Jake , Euan, Oliver, Sophie, Jacob, Layla, Harry 

Silver Medalists (6)
Leah, Euan, Ben, Layla, Jacob, Sophie

Bronze Medalists (4)
Liam, Layla, Brannan, Euan

Yorkshire Finalists (14)
Harry, Layla, Brannan, Liam, Anna, Shaheen, Abbie H, Jacob, Euan, Helena, Zoe, John, Abigail J, Amber


Hopefully we will have another successful weekend at the Yorkshire Sprints in Sheffield, especially as some of you have already beaten your PB's in training this week.

Tonight we said goodbye to some of our team mates who have moved on to the next step of the swimming ladder.  They will be missed.  Good luck guys keep focused.  Hopefully some of you will be joining them in National Age Group in the summer. 

Also thank you for all the Birthday cards and leaving gifts I have received over the week!

Keep training hard and be ready to storm the Yorkshires at the weekend!  Show the other clubs what you are made of.  Winking smile

'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)

Kevin, Nina & Elysha



Wednesday 7 March 2012

Training Alterations

Hi All,
 
Nearly all the Senior Squad are away at the Olympic trials so the pool will be free from 6:30pm which will allow us to train earlier.  On Thursday 8th March Pm session we will start at 18:30 and finish at 20:00.
 
Thanks
 
Kevin, Nina & Elysha


Tuesday 6 March 2012

Yorkshire County Teams

I have received an email to say the following swimmers have not confirmed their availability for the Yorkshire County Team Event on Sunday March 18th. Please could you email Craig and let him know if you are available to swim.  (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk)

Ciara

Zoe

Tide

Shaheen

Liam

William

Abigail J

 

Thanks

Easter Eggs

Hi,

Liz (Hannah's Mum) is going to be selling cream eggs in woolly jumpers which she has made in order to raise money for St Gemma's Hospice and the City of Leeds Swimming Club.  

If you would like to purchase one she will be selling the eggs at £1.50 each with all profits split between St Gemma's Hospice and the Swimming Club.
 
Angry