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07 February 2012
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Forthcoming Fixtures
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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 P1, P2, P3 and P4
Squad P5, P6, P7, D1 and D2
Squad D3, D4, D5 and D6

Key dates for 2011 can be downloaded here.

Dates for City of Cardiff Swimming Club 'Home' meets (2011 - 2015) can be downloaded here.

 
Gala Attendance Information
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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.Â
 
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
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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 ideally be posted in the post box at the pool (the location can be viewed here), or be handed to Sarah Cox (who is available most days at Cardiff International Pool, when NPC are training), or posted to

Sarah Cox, 12 Sunningdale, Caerphilly, CF83 1BB

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.

 

There is now a post box located on the wall of the old coaches office at the pool, for you to post entries

 

Information on how to obtain a swimmers times from the Rankings database can be downloaded here.


SEW Regional Championships (L1), 4th/5th and 11th/12th February 2012, Newport ISV (all squads). The entry pack for this meet is available for download below. Please note that Qualifying and Consideration Times apply. Swimmers must have times faster than the CT to be eligible to enter an event. No Times will not be accepted. Entries for this meet have now closed. The confirmed entries can be viewed here

The warm-up times are shown below, and a detailed warm up schedule can be downloded here:

Session

 

Warm-up

Start

Relay Warm-up

1

Sat 4th Feb

 

8.30am

9.35am

11.35 - 11.50

2

12.30pm

1.15pm

 

3

3.05pm

4.10pm

 

4

Sun 5th Feb

8.30am

9.35am

11.50 - 12.05

5

12.35pm

1.40pm

 

6

3.55pm

4.40pm

 

7

Sat 11th Feb

8.30am

9.35am

11.20 - 11.35

8

12.10pm

12.55pm

 

9

2.35pm

3.20pm

 

10

Sun 12th Feb

8.30am

9.15am

11.00 - 11.15 

11

11.50am

12.55pm

 

12

2.55pm

3.40pm

 

Please note that Relay warm up times are provisional, and will be brought forward if the finals of preceding events have been swum

CCSC Closed Invitational Meet (L4), 26th February 2012, CIP (squads P3 - D7). This is a long course meet and is aimed at swimmers from all 'D' squads and squads P3 to P7 especially for younger swimmers  and those who are new to competitive swimming.  There are upper cut off times and your entry times need to be equal to or slower than those stated. 'No Times' are acceptable and swimmers with an NT for the events are guaranteed a swim in the meet. Entries for this meet are now closed. The entry pack can be downloaded below.

Tiger Bay Open Meet (L3), 23rd - 25th March 2012 , CIP (All Squads ). This is our own meet, which we were unable to run last year. The entry pack for this meet is now available for download below. Please note that Qualifying  times and Upper Cut Off times apply to this meet. Swimmers must have times faster than the QT and slower than the UCT to be eligible to compete in that event. Entries for this meet are now closed.

British Gas Swim Wales AG & Y Championships (L1), 6th- 9th April 2012, WNP Swansea (all squads). The entry pack for this meet is available for download below. Please note that Qualifying Times apply. Swimmers must have times faster than the QT to be eligible to enter an event. No Times will not be accepted. We ask that swimmers enter through the club, and not by using the internet based entry method. Closing date for entries is 8.00pm, Monday 27th February. The internal entry fomr can be downloaded below.

 

 
Gala Entry Packs
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Key Dates 2010
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Below are listed some of the Key dates in the club calender:

Club Events 
   
9th, 10th, 11th April 2010Tiger Bay Open MeetCIP Cardiff
2nd, 3rd, 4th Jul 2010Cardiff International Open MeetCIP Cardiff
18th & 25th Sep 2010Club ChampionshipsCIP Cardiff
26th, 27th, 28th Nov 2010Capital Open MeetCIP Cardiff
   
National Swimming League 2010 
   
2nd October Round 1 
13th November Round 2 
11th DecemberRound 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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