Well it’s officially the end of the season! With the National Age over (there will be a results of this up on the site tomorrow), we have a bit of a break until the winter season hits us. I’ve had a few texts about training over the next week or two. All sessions will be running as normal – mornings will be Gym/swim from 5:30-7:30am and afternoons from 4-6pm. If you’re in the Seniors, you will be in one of four groups…
- Opens: You should be going six sessions this week – I’d like three or four mornings and two or three afternoons. Lauren is the exception here with three or four sessions this week – Monday is definitely off.
- National Age Competitors – This week is off except for three gym sessions. So choose any three mornings (not Wednesday). Nat Sec School swimmers can do three gym/swim sessions.
- Nat Primary School swimmers just keep going as you have been.
- Others – you have the choice of having a break now or keep the training going. I would like all swimmers to have had some break from being in the water, and now is the best time. So take advantage of it and just do three or four gym sessions this week.
Hopefully, you all know what group you’re in, however if you’re unsure of what sessions you need to be doing, just email/text me. I will be taking a holiday myself this week – but rest assured I will be keeping up my gym sessions and doing a lot of catching up with college work.
I do have a new email – it’s dionkym66@bigpond.com, though my other email will still work for a little while (as it goes through to my iPad) until I change that also.
Don’t forget – next Saturday is club presentation and I hear it’s going to be a doosey! Make sure you have that day free and I will see you then.
It looks as though we have a training session at Chandler on Sunday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:00pm. This is not compulsory (I do realise it is a holiday), however if you’re racing Monday then I strongly encourage you to put this session in your calendar. This is also a good chance to pick up your passes. You won’t get on pool deck without them! I believe Chandler are also putting in Kickers onto their blocks so this would be a great chance to practice on them.
For those swimmers not training this session, we will leave your passes at the registration booth. So make sure you leave enough time to pick them up prior to your race.
Well done to Toby, Calypso and Jackson who received their Nat Age swimming caps today. As the week goes by there will be more opportunities to receive one of these – you just have to go fast! I do have two for each competitor up for grabs…
When I think I’m doing it hard, this single thought keeps me motivated. Because no matter how tough you think you have it, there is ALWAYS someone doing it tougher (that you don’t hear complaining). Check out this athletes daily regime – and then complain to me you have no time…
http://games.crossfit.com/article/day-life-julie-foucher
Just realised I have changed tomorrow morning to a 7 start – not much notification! So tomorrow will remain a 6am start. Hopefully if you got the holiday sessions you’ll also get this! Sorry for the confusion. The rest of the sessions will follow the new timetable.
The following training sessions will be available for squad swimmers over the holidays. The Senior squads will be working around the National Age Championships. For those competing, please make sure you know which sessions to attend (you won’t be training all sessions).
Please note the start times for morning sessions.
Squad training sessions
I have made a new gallery for the Relay photos I took yesterday. You will find them under ‘Photos’ and then the BSA Relay Meet March 2012 Gallery. There are a few tasters below..
Congratulations to Dale for organising all the teams – this was a huge effort. Well done to all our swimmers and parents. All swimmers were there on time and there weren’t any hassles with having to go looking for lost team members! Dale will be doing a results post – so watch out for this!
Molly and Annalise have been working hard this afternoon to make an RC shield! Great job girls!
All morning training for Seniors will now commence at 6:00am and finish at 7:30am. I will bring out sessions for next week when the holidays arrive. Swimmers competing on Monday 9th will need to train Sunday. I know it’s a pain having to train on Sunday, however I believe if you want to race your best you need to swim the day before.
The relay teams for National Age are out! The teams are:
- 14&under 4×50 Fst: Calypso, Mary, Kelly, Annalise
- 14&under 4×50 IM: Calypso, Molly, Annalise, Mary
- 14&under 4×50 Fst: Toby, Jackson, Daniel, Callum
- 14&under 4×50 IM: Jackson, Toby, Daniel, Callum
- 16&under 4×100 IM: Lauren, Brooklyn, Kelly, Michaela
The IM relays are in Im order i.e. Back, Bst, Fly, Fst.
Those swimmers who are competing this weekend in the BSA Relay meet will be given out shirts at the Club Champs tomorrow. So this is extra reason to come to the Champs!
Hi Members
Please be advised that ‘ALL’ members are invited to compete at the Annual Club Champs this Thursday at 6pm. The program for the evening is set out below. The BBQ will be running along with the almighty ‘Millie Raffles’
River City Club Champs Program
