Regional Age Group - Notice Board: May 2017

Wednesday 31 May 2017

City of Leeds Swimming Club Party 2017

Tickets will be available for this years Club Party from Monday 5th June 20I7

Please see Helen Butterfield & Lucie Black on the bookstall (Monday evenings at JCCS)

Tickets are 3.00 each

Held at Yarnbury Rugby Club on Saturday 8th July 7pm until late

Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth Leeds, LS18 5HB

Disco, Raffle and Buffet

Please note that all children must be accompanied by adult

The Regional Team

Tuesday 30 May 2017

White Rose Junior League‏

Hi All,

We are delighted to inform you that the swimmers below are selected to represent the City of Leeds Swimming Club in Round 1 of the National Junior Swimming League; The White Rose League.

For those who are new to this competition, the National Junior Swimming League comprises of three rounds:

The County Qualifying Round (The White Rose League)
The Northern Area Final (for the winners of the County Qualifying Rounds)
The Grand Final (for the top four teams from the Northern and Southern Area Finals)

Please note the following details of this year's White Rose League:

Date : Saturday 8^th July 2017

Venue : John Charles Centre for Sport

Arrive : 8:30am

Warm Up : 9:00am

Age is calculated as at 31^st December 2017, except those who will compete as 9yrs. This age group is calculated as at 26^th November 2017 (the date of the Grand Final).

All those who have been selected for this competition must attend in full team kit. Please also ensure that children have enough snacks/drinks as all children must remain on poolside, to support the rest of the team, until the end of the competition (approx. 13:00 finish time).

You must confirm your child's availability, via e-mail to our Junior League Team Leader, kevin.schofield@leeds.gov.uk, no later than Friday 16^th June 2017. (Note that if the team make it to the second round of competition, and the swimmer has been unable to compete in both rounds, they will be ineligible to compete in the Grand Final.)

The Regional Team

Regional Development

A Team

Joseph Le

Theodore Ro

Oliver Br

Arthur Fi

Daniel Ra

Garbrielle Id

Hannah Sm

Emma Wo

B Team

Kieran He

Perry Le

Koby Mi

Dominic Vi

Maeve Ca

Darcey Cr

Alex Du

Rhea Sm

Charlotte Ha

Erin He

Millie Wi

Regional Performance

A Team

Sam Em

Dominic Ma

Thomas Sp

Joshua Su

Elliott Wa

Ashton De

Jacob Gw

Solomon Ho

Jad Id

Kourosh Kh

Thomas Mi

Harry Se

Mischa Co

Sophia Ke

Nell Wi

Pheanie Ba

Ava Ra

B Team

Joshua Br

George Kn

Rhys Ri

James Ro

Zak St

Jamie Br

Christina Bl

Wednesday 24 May 2017

Bank Holiday Training Changes Reminder

Below is a reminder of the training changes for the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend….

Monday 29^th May (Bank Holiday)

Regional Development = 7.00-8.30am

Regional Performance = 7.00-9.00am

The Regional Team

North Eastern Counties - 2nd Weekend

Here is the second weekend of the big one. SMASH IT UP!!!

Below are the Warm Up and Start times for Sunderland this weekend.

Sat & Sun Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Sat & Sun Pm (Finals)

TBC

The draft programme can be viewed by clicking the link below;

Training Changes (For those swimmers competing)

Friday 26th May Pm = 19:00 - 20:00 (Just 1 hour)

Monday 29th May = Off if you have competed over the weekend

Good Luck Everyone!

The Regional Team

Tuesday 23 May 2017

Harrogate Summer Graded Meet

Hi All,

Please see below the link to the Harrogate Summer Meet 2017 draft programme.

Harrogate Summer Graded Meet 2017

The Regional Team

Saturday 20 May 2017

Chesterfield Refunds

Hi All,

We now have the entries report back from Chesterfield and due to over subscription the following swimmers were rejected. Refunds can be collected on a Monday evening in the Denison Suite.

Regional Development

Jad (100m BK, 200m Fly, 200m FS, 200m BR) = £20.00

Dominic V (100m BK, 100m FS) = £10.00

Maeve (100m FS, 200m IM, 200m FS, 100m Fly) = £20.00

Alex (100m FS, 200m IM, 200m FS) = £15.00

Macy (100m BK, 200m IM) = £10.00

Milli (400m FS, 50m BR, 200m IM, 100m BR) = £20.00

Abigail (100m FS, 200m IM, 200m FS) = £20.00

Oliver (200m IM) = £5.00

Ashton (100m BK, 200m IM, 100m BR, 200m BR) = £20.00

Solomon (100m BK, 200m Fly, 200m IM) = £15.00

Gabrielle (200m BR) = £5.00

Hannah (100m FS) = £5.00

Harry (400m FS, 100m BK, 200m IM) = £15.00

Kourosh (400m FS, 200m Fly, 200m IM) = £15.00

Jacob GW (400m FS, 50m BR, 200m IM, 200m BR) = £20.00

Emma (200m IM) = £5.00

Grace M (100m BK, 200m IM, 100m Fly) = £15.00

Joseph (200m IM, 200m FS) = £10.00

Erin (100m BK, 100m FS, 200m IM) = £15.00

Daniel (200m FS) = £5.00

Regional Performance

Megan (400m FS, 100m FS, 200m IM) = £15.00

Lucy (400m FS) = £5.00

Eve (200m Fly, 200m IM) = £10.00

Holly (400m FS, 200m IM) = £10.00

Phillipa (400m FS, 100m FS, 200m IM, 200m BR)

Grace CR (200m IM) = £5.00

George K (400m FS, 100m BK, 100m FS, 200m IM) = £20.00

Dominic M (400m FS, 100m BK) = £10.00

Joshua B (400m FS, 100m FS, 200m IM, 200m BR) = £20.00

Jack ( 400m FS) = £5.00

Sophia (100m BK) = £5.00

Christina (100m BK, 100m FS, 200m IM, 200m FS) = £20.00

Olivia (200m IM) = £5.00

Pheanie (200m IM) = £5.00

As stated in the Chesterfield terms and conditions there is no refunds after the closing date.

If there are any withdrawls please email Chesterfield prior to the start of the meet at openmeet@chesterfieldsc.co.uk

OFFICIALS – If you are able to help out please email the Promoter with this information. Chesterfield are able to provide poolside experience for trainee officials as long as we have sufficient officials to run the meet in accordance with the licensing conditions. Please email the Promoter with your trainee requirements so that Referees can be made aware.

The Regional Team

Thursday 18 May 2017

Squad Promotions

A big congratulations to the swimmers below on their selection for squad promotion. We hope you are all excited and looking forward to your new squads. Swimmers will start in their new groups on Wednesday 31st May. We will be taking some new swimmers into Regional Development. Moving squads can be a nerve racking experience please help support the new swimmers and make them feel welcome.

Regional Performance to NAG

Chloe

Lucy

Phillipa

Martha

Charlotte

Holly

Regional Development to Regional Performance

Kourosh

Thomas

Harry

Jamie

Ashton

Jacob Gw

Solomon

Jad

Well Done!

We wish you the best of luck in your new squads 😊

The Regional Team

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 5th June.

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
Kourosh	3:31.17
Thomas Mi	3:31.74
Solomon	3:43.59
Maeve	3:44.21
Lilka	3:48.39
Oliver	3:52.84
Erin	3:56.26
Gabrielle	3:56.55
Amy	3:57.41
Hannah	3:57.44
Milli	3:57.84
Jad	3:59.19
Rhea	4:01.24
Theodore	4:01.48
Harry	4:01.99
Joseph	4:07.74
Macy	4:08.17
Ashton	4:08.28
Abigail	4:08.78
Grace Mi	4:09.09
Arthur	4:09.33
Dominic V	4:15.06
Daniel	4:15.26
Koby	4:25.28
Nathan	4:43.71
Darcey	4:45.75
Emma	4:47.83
Perry	4:47.98
Alex	4:54.46
Jacob Gw	5:58.68
Jamie	Absent

Reg Per	200m Max Kick
George S	3:07.06
Charlie	3:07.06
Elliott	3:14.93
Holly	3:15.76
James Ro	3:16.74
Thomas Sp	3:18.28
Lucy	3:24.08
Dominic M	3:24.08
Henry	3:24.81
George K	3:24.81
Finlay	3:25.25
Jacob B	3:25.83
Sam	3:26.40
Jack Mi	3:32.37
Kasja	3:33.71
Jacob G	3:35.49
Nell	3:37.25
Chloe	3:38.50
Megan	3:43.65
Sophia	3:43.78
Rhys	3:44.10
Christina	3:44.21
Martha	3:45.80
Zak	3:48.36
Charlotte	3:48.83
Joshua S	3:49.21
Grace CR	3:53.70
Mischa	3:53.75
Eve	3:54.87
Phillipa	3:55.46
Joshua B	3:55.92
Olivia He	3:59.47
Pheanie	4:09.62
Harrison	4:16.60
Neve	4:16.91
Ava	4:35.60

Reg Dev	15m U/W
Oliver	8.82
Harry	9.38
Erin	9.56
Solomon	9.87
Thomas Mi	9.9
Kourosh	10.06
Ashton	10.11
Abigail	10.23
Grace Mi	10.23
Maeve	10.5
Jad	10.53
Nathan	10.8
Gabrielle	10.84
Lilka	10.86
Daniel	10.93
Joseph	11.03
Emma	11.03
Macy	11.22
Milli	11.34
Hannah	11.48
Perry	11.72
Amy	11.72
Darcey	11.81
Dominic V	11.88
Koby	11.97
Alex	11.97
Rhea	12.25
Arthur	12.28
Jacob Gw	12.55
Jamie	Absent
Theodore	Injured

Reg Per	15m U/W
George S	7.78
Charlie	7.81
Charlotte C	8.03
Finlay	8.03
Jack Mi	8.1
Jacob B	8.16
Kasja	8.17
Jacob G	8.57
George K	8.94
Sam	8.94
Thomas Sp	9.01
Eve	9.01
Martha	9.16
Elliott	9.35
James Ro	9.44
Henry	9.56
Zak	9.57
Holly	9.62
Dominic M	9.71
Megan	9.71
Sophia	9.76
Joshua S	9.81
Nell	9.95
Rhys	10.02
Christina	10.05
Olivia He	10.2
Grace CR	10.43
Lucy	10.44
Phillipa	10.56
Neve	10.86
Mischa	10.99
Joshua B	11.03
Chloe	11.11
Ava	11.79
Harrison	11.83
Pheanie	12.01

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."