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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

All upcoming fixtures for 2012 can be found here

All upcoming fixtures for 2013 can be found here 

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

 
Forthcoming Fixtures
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Christmas Cracker - 9th December 2012

Winter Nationals - 14th - 16th December 2012

Closed Invitational meet - 24th February 2013

 Exeter Open Meet - 11th - 13th January 2013

South East Wales Regional Championships - 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th February - 2013

Gala Entry Packs
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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.
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. 
 
Please Note The club and its professional coaches can not be responsible for any swimmer attending meets without a 'club designated coach' poolside
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