Regional Age Group - Notice Board: February 2016

Monday 22 February 2016

Yorkshire Sprints & Teams & Training Changes

Hi All,

This weekend is the third round of the Yorkshire's 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, transition 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.

Training Changes

Regional Development

Friday 26th February - 19:00 - 20:00 (1 hour only - no land training)

Saturday 27th February - No Training (Squad Competing at Sheffield)

Monday 29th February - No AM Training

Regional Performance

Saturday 27th February - No Training (Squad Competing at Sheffield)

Monday 29th February - No AM Training

The schedule & draft programme for the weekend can be viewed by using the link below:
Yorkshire's Schedule

Draft Programme (Starts on Page 29)

If there is anyone down in the programme who cannot compete can you please let the coaches know before the weekend so we can pass on the information to the team managers. Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes before the warm up and check in with the team manager. Team managers have the right to pull swimmers out if they arrive late as the Club can be fined if a swimmer does not show for their race.

Saturday Am
Arrive: 07:30
Warm Up: 08:00
Start: 09:00

Saturday Pm
Arrive: 12:30
Warm Up: 13:00
Start: 02:00

Sunday Am Teams
Arrive: 07.30

Warm Up: 08.00

Start: 09.00

Sunday Pm Teams
Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

Please see the link below to the teams squad list so you know which session you are swimming in.

Yorkshire Teams Squad List

We are looking forward to seeing some fast swimming this weekend as some of you have achieved a PB in training within the last 2 weeks. Get down that first 25m hard and keep picking up the effort every 10 metres. Don't slow down into the finish, 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!

The Regional Team

Club Membership

Hi All,

Quite a few swimmers still have their Club and ASA membership fees outstanding.

Just a reminder that the fees MUST be paid IN FULL by 14th March.

Any swimmer still unpaid by then will be presumed to have lapsed and will be removed from the ASA register which means that you will no longer be able to compete or be part of the swim training scheme.

If you wish to continue training and competing please make sure your fees are paid by Monday 14th March at the latest.

Club Memberships & Registration Secretary

Sunday 21 February 2016

Regional Squad SMASH the Yorkshire Championships!

After two hard weekends of competing, Regional 1 & 2 performed outstandingly posting some fantastic times on the board.

Overall,

Regional Development achieved 41 PB's out of 46 Swims and 1 Top 10 finish in Yorkshire. Great Stuff!

Top 10 Finishers & Finalists (1)

Henry (8th)

Regional Performance achieved 138 PB's out of 170 Swims, 1 Gold Medal, 3 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals and 39 Top 10 Finishes and Finalists in Yorkshire. Out of 23 final swims 18 were swum faster in the final. Well Done!

Gold Medallists (1)

Louis (1)

Silver Medallists (3)

Thomas Sp (1), Maxim (1), Louis (1)

Bronze Medallists (3)

Harry (1), Louis (1), Thomas Sp (1)

Top 10 Finishers & Finalists (13)

Thomas Sp (4th, 6th, 7th & 9th), Sam (4th & 7th), Jolie (4th), Emilio (5th, 7th, 9th & 10th), James Ro (5th, 7th & 10th), Maxim (5th), Harry (6th, 7th, 7th, & 9th), Ben (6th, 7th & 9th), Jack Se (7th, 7th, 8th & 10th), Amelie (7th), Freya J (7th), James Hu (8th, 8th & 9th), Charlotte K (10th)

Results can be seen using the links below:

Yorkshire Championships 2016 (50m)

'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

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Regional Training Changes

Hi All,

Regional Development were due to train at the earlier time of 06:30 - 7:45 am on Saturday 20th February due to a diving competition taking place. The main pool will now be short course on this date which will allow Regional Development to be in at their normal time of 7.30-9.00am.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Many thanks

The Regional Team

Thursday 11 February 2016

Regional Training Changes

Hi All,

Please take note of the following changes to Regional Squads Training below.

Saturday 20th February (Diving Competition)

Regional Development: - 06:30-7:45am

Regional Performance: - Normal Training Time

Saturday 26th March (Sports Aid Gala)

The Sports Aid Gala is not on the Regional Competition Calendar which means training will be at the earlier time so we do not loose a session.

Regional Development: - 06:15-7:45am

Regional Performance: - 06:15-7:45am

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

Tuesday 9 February 2016

Winter Development Meet Results

Well Done to the new swimmers who have just moved into Regional Development. Some fantastic performances at the City of Leeds Winter Development Meet at the end of January.

Regional Development achieved 43 PB's out of 60 Swims, 18 Gold Medals, 8 Silver Medals and 4 Bronze Medals. Well Done!

Gold Medallists (6)

Elliott (5), Anna (4), Iona (4), Charlotte (2), Rebecca (2), Jessica (1)

Silver Medallists (6)

Philippa (3), Kieran (1), Iona (1), Isaac (1), Anna (1), Charlotte (1)

Bronze Medallists (4)

Kieran (1), Isaac (1), Chloe (1), Philippa (1)

City of Leeds Winter Development Meet Results 2016

Keep up the hard work in the run up to the Yorkshire Sprints and Harrogate Spa Town Meet.

The Regional Team

Regional Development Training Changes

Hi All,

Please note that due to a Diving Competition on Saturday 20^th February, the coaches didn't want to lose a session and therefore training for Regional Development will be at the slightly earlier time of 6.30-7.45am (for this session only).

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Regional Team

Harrogate Spa Town A/B Graded Meet 2016

Hi All,

Entries for the Harrogate Spa Town Meet will be taken on Monday 15th February. Swimmers are advised to enter events they have not just swum at the Yorkshires. This meet will be a great opportunity for swimmers to try events they have never swum before such as the 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 FS and 400 IM. Please speak to your coaches if you are unsure. We would also suggest entering the 50m FS and your best 50m form stroke as this will keep your times up to date for Junior League selection.

Swimmers are advised not enter more than 2 races per session. This meet is limited to 400 entries per club and any entries after this number will be rejected by Leeds on the Monday night.

Swimmers must not have swum faster than the Upper Limit Time in the previous 12 months but must have swum faster than the Lower Limit Time in the same period. Upper and Lower Qualifying times can be seen by using the link below. Swimmers who are wanting to try new events can use the standard times formula to work out an estimated entry time based on your PB's. However if you do use this please make sure your estimate is within the upper and lower qualifying times Harrogate have published.

Standard Times Formula

We will start signing forms now. Please remember we will be unavailable to sign forms and discuss entries on Monday evenings as we will be coaching from 4.30pm onwards.

Harrogate Spa Town Details
Event Schedule
Upper Qualifying Times
Harrogate Spa Town Entry Form

The Regional Team

Kick League February 2016

Hi All,

Below is a link to the Kick League for February 2016.

Kick League 2015-16

The Regional Team

Yorkshires 2nd Weekend & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend. A fantastic weekend of racing last week, now lets finish it off the second weekend in style.

Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Pm Sessions

Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

The programme of events for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link:

Programme of Events

Draft Programme

Please remember Training Changes for Regional Development & Performance due to the Yorkshire's:

Friday 12th February - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour due to Yorkshire's)

Saturday 13th February - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 15th February - No Am Training (Recovery after Yorkshire's)

Good Luck Everyone!!

The Regional Team

Tuesday 2 February 2016

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 7th March.

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

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Regional Dev	200m FS Kick
Isla	03:28.46
Sasha	03:28.78
Finlay	03:49.26
Thomas K	03:49.42
Rhys	03:56.60
Henry	04:00.64
Anna F	04:00.76
Anna A	04:05.72
Dominic	04:08.72
Robyn	04:10.72
Kasja	04:11.65
Lilly	04:12.25
Elliott	04:14.53
Joshua	04:14.90
Jack Sc	04:15.03
Chloe	04:16.13
Jacob	04:22.53
Iona	04:24.21
Olivia	04:27.27
Charlotte	04:33.16
Zak S	04:33.31
Kieran	04:33.94
Harrison	04:35.14
Jessica	04:36.56
Luke	04:38.83
Lauren	04:42.43
Isaac	04:47.67
Rebecca	04:48.93
Hugo	04:53.72
Phillipa	04:59.61
Sebastien	05:50.22
Freya B	Absent
Alex	Absent
Martha	Absent
Devon	Absent
Amelia K	Absent

Regional Dev	15m U/W
Finlay	9.31
Rhys	9.41
Rebecca	9.53
Isla	9.94
Jessica	9.97
Charlotte C	10.03
Iona	10.08
Zak S	10.16
Lauren	10.17
Kasja	10.2
Henry	10.35
Anna A	10.35
Thomas K	10.45
Jacob	10.59
Jack Sc	10.9
Anna F	10.91
Olivia	11.08
Lilly	11.15
Sasha	11.23
Elliott	11.33
Kieran	11.38
Dominic	11.38
Robyn	11.51
Joshua	11.71
Harrison	11.99
Phillipa	12.11
Chloe	12.12
Sebastien	12.41
Hugo	12.41
Isaac	12.75
Luke	13.23
Freya B	Absent
Alex	Absent
Devon	Absent
Martha	Absent
Amelia	Absent

Regional Per	200m FS Kick
Maxim	03:10.39
Joseph H	03:11.46
Louis	03:11.96
Mia	03:20.72
George	03:23.71
Ben S	03:24.44
Amelie	03:26.41
Caitlin	03:27.72
Charlie	03:30.87
Libby	03:31.58
Thomas Sp	03:32.98
Charlotte B	03:36.16
Jack Se	03:38.47
Harry	03:42.53
Emilio	03:43.66
Jacob G	03:45.50
Abby	03:46.21
Jack Mi	03:46.91
Jasmine	03:47.81
Leah	03:48.28
James Ro	03:48.28
Kidiest	03:54.93
Elle	03:58.92
Niamh	03:59.18
Matthew W	03:59.43
Freya J	03:59.94
Jolie	04:00.81
William	04:04.38
James Hu	04:09.65
Edie	04:12.04
Charlotte K	04:21.18
Aimee	04:29.72
Zak M	04:48.24
Millie Ai	Absent
Sam	Absent
Millie Mc	Absent
Freddie	Absent
Isong	Absent
Jacob B	Absent

Regional Per	15m U/W
Harry	8.25
Jack Mi	8.39
Abby	8.44
George	8.57
Kidiest	8.58
Jasmine	8.73
Louis	8.77
Amelie	8.93
Ben S	8.94
Charlotte B	8.97
Caitlin	8.99
Niamh	9.07
Joseph H	9.16
Libby	9.19
Jack Se	9.28
Jacob G	9.4
Charlie	9.46
Leah	9.53
Elle	9.61
Emilio	9.64
Jolie	9.72
Thomas Sp	9.76
Maxim	9.78
Freya J	10.51
Zak M	10.66
Edie	10.99
Matthew W	11.04
James Hu	11.19
Mia	11.25
Aimee	11.53
Charlotte K	11.53
William	11.85
James Ro	12.12
Millie Ai	Absent
Isong	Absent
Sam	Absent
Millie Mc	Absent
Freddie	Absent
Jacob B	Absent

Monday 1 February 2016

Yorkshire Team Championships 2016

Hi All,

Please can the following swimmers confirm their availability to Craig Robinson (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) as soon as possible.

Sunday 28th February 2016

Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m)

Arrive: 08.30

Warm Up: 09.00

Start: 10.00

Regional Development (AM)

Kieran R

Charlotte C

Lilly C

Rebecca D

Martha E

Amelia K

Regional Performance (AM)

Josie B

Charlotte B

Niamh C

Kidiest H

Freya J

Charlotte K

Jolie McG

Millie McN

Leah S

Amelie T

Edith U

Abby W

Caitlin W

Jacob G

Jospeh H

Zak M

George S

Alfred S

Sunday 28th February 2016

Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m)

Arrive: 12.30

Warm Up: 13.00

Start: 14.00

Regional Development (PM)

Chloe A

Anna A

Freya B

Phillipa B

Anna F

Olivia H

Iona L

Sasha L

Kasja R

Lauren S

Jessica W

Isla W

Joshua B

Isaac F

Henry F

Thomas K

Dominic M

Rhys R

Luke R

Harrison S

Zak S

Hugo S

Elliot W

Finlay W

Regional Performance (PM)

Louis A

Charlie B

Sam E

William E

James H

Harry M

Jack M

Emilio PG

James R

Jack Se

Ben S

Thomas Sp

Matthew W

Millie Ai

Jasmine C

Mia W

Thanks

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."