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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Forthcoming Fixtures

 

Date Event Level Location Comments
July 2009        
23rd / 24th/ 25th / 26th ASA Age Group Championships 1 Sheffield  
28th - 2nd August ASA Youth Championships 1 Sheffield  
30th - 2nd August Welsh Summer Nationals 1 WNP Swansea  
August 2009        
Summer Shutdown - 1st - 16th August 2009
September 2009        
12th CCSC Club Barbeque, Porthkerry Park   Bath  
26th Club Championships L4 CIP Cardiff  
October 2009        
3rd Club Championships L4 CIP Cardiff  
10th National Swimming League R1  

'A' - Newport ISV, 1.00pm

'B' - Kingswood, Bristol, 5.00pm

  
November        
7th Presentation Evening      
14th National Swimming League R2   tbc  
20th - 22nd Swim Wales Winter Open Meet L1 WNP Swansea  
27th - 29th Welsh Capital Open Meet L2 CIP Cardiff  
December        
5th - 6th SEW Sub Regional Championships   CIP Cardiff  
12th National Swimming League R2   tbc  

Please note: As clubs publish meets which do not presently appear on the fixture lists, a decision will be made by the coaches as to whether the club will attend these meets.

The format of the fixture list has been changed so that it relates to the different squads. There is a 'master fixture  list, and a squad specific list. They can be downloaded by selecting the links below.

Master List
Squad NPC, Youth, J1 and J2
Squad D1, D2, D3 and D4
Squad D5, D6, D7 and D8

Key dates for 2009 can be downloaded here, and key dates for 2010 can be downloaded here.

Dates for City of Cardiff Swimming Club 'Home' meets (2009 - 2013) can be downloaded here.

 
Gala Attendance Information
We would like to remind you that our club policy is that swimmers from City of Cardiff Swimming Club only attend meets which have been targeted by its Professional Coaches on the fixture list. The fixture list is worked out carefully throughout the year so as to benefit your swimmer in the long term.
 
Swimmers within Cardiff's swimming programme follow the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) structure and philosophy as recommended by British Swimming and the ASA.
 
'Long Term Athlete Development is about achieving optimal training, competition, and recovery throughout an athlete’s career, particularly in relation to the important growth and development years of young people'.
 
There are various phase's within the LTAD structure which are often overlooked by coaches, teachers and parents, who focus on competition, winning and gaining PB times rather than the acquisition of basic skills, improving and maintaining fitness.
Competition is a test of skill refinement and over-competing should be avoided, as coaches for Cardiff SC we  work on the basis of 75% training and 25% competition ratio's as recommended by British Swimming's LTAD framework.
 
Meets are planned in line with a swimmers training programme and cycle of work, a swimmer competing when in hard training often does NOT gain PB times and only leads to a frustrated and disappointed swimmer (and parent!).
 
Development squad swimmers should be targeting Level 3 & 4 meets with the occasional Level 2 meet.  This is so that swimmers are competing at a suitable standard and level in accordance to their present ability and training programme.  This level of  meet will also allow D squad swimmers to reach finals and possibly win medals, which is a great boost to their confidence and over all development before moving up to the higher level meets in the future.
 
In recent years the club has grown in its membership and it is not always possible or practical for the whole club to attend the same meets.  The coaches fully understand that some families have siblings in different squads and it is not always practical to have children swimming in different meets on different weekends as this has an impact on family time. If you have this problem please contact Nikki, David or Dave and they will be happy to offer some advice.
 
Swimmers attending non designated club meets not only reflect badly on the whole club as there is no coach present poolside with them but also will not be given any valuable guidance or feed back before and after their races. 
 
Please Note The club and its professional coaches can not be responsible for any swimmer attending meets without a 'club designated coach' poolside
Forthcoming Events

All Meet Entries

Unless stated otherwise the following conditions apply for all meet entries: 

  • Entries MUST go through the club so that the correct number of coaching staff be asked to attend 
  • NO late entries will be accepted on our internal closing dates. 

Cheques should be made payable to 'City of Cardiff Swimming Club'. All entries should be handed to Vanessa Stirrat (who is available most days at Cardiff International Pool, when NPC / J2 are training), or posted to

Vanessa Stirrat, Summerford, 4 Trem Y Fforest, Llanharry, Pontyclun, CF72 9GW

Please ensure that entries sent through the post have adequate postage, as envelopes with insufficient postage will not be collected from the Royal Mail depot.

British Gas Welsh Schools and Swim Wales Winter Nationals 2009 (Welsh National Pool, Swansea, 20th - 22nd November) The meet entry pack can be downloaded below. Please note that the internal closing date for entries is Wednesday 30th September 2009. Qualifying times apply for this meet, which is targetted at squads NPC to D4.

SEW Sub Regional Championships 2009 (Newport ISV, 5th - 6th December 2009)

The meet entry pack can be downloaded below. Qualifying times apply for this meet, which is targetted at all squads.

The internal closing date for this meet is 8.00pm, Monday 26th October 2009

Welsh Capital Open Meet (L2) incorporating Welsh Capital Junior Development Meet (L4), 27th - 29th November 2009 

 
The entry pack for this meet can be downloaded from the Welsh Capital Open Meet page. The internal entry form can be downloaded below. Please note that only times obtained at licensed meets can be used for entry to this meet. The closing date for this meet is Monday 5th October 2009, which means that Club Championship times can be used to enter this meet.
Gala Entry Packs
Key Dates 2009

Below are listed some of the Key dates in the club calender:

Club Events  
     
27th, 28th, 29th Mar 2009 Tiger Bay Open Meet CIP Cardiff
3rd, 4th & 5th Jul 2009 Level 1 Open Meet CIP Cardiff
26th Sep & 3rd Oct 2009 Club Championships CIP Cardiff
27th, 28th & 29th Nov 2009 Capital Open Meet CIP Cardiff
     
National Swimming League 2009  
     
10th October Round 1  
14th November Round 2  
12th December Round 3  
     

Please put these dates in your diaries. If you are selected for the National Swimming League teams it is imperative that you are available for all 3 rounds.
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