Swift Swimming

Swift Club Championship 2. Butterfly & IM . Well Done Swifties 💙. Yet another night of fantastic swimming, more PB’s, Medals 🥇 & Trophy’s 🏆. From our youngest swimmer of 6 to our teen of 18, so proud of each and every swimmer for always bringing their best attitude and A game “swim”. 💪 ⭐️

Swift Club Championship 1. Breaststroke & Backstroke . Well Done to all Swifties tonight. Lots of great swims and new PB’s for some of our trophy 🏆 winners. You all swam like super stars ⭐️ 👏 💪

EGA Championships 2019. ⭐️Swift Spirit⭐️. Bringing💚colour💛to a grey rainy day for the Opening Ceremony. Keep up the super swimming our Superhero’s 💙

Now that’s what 💧Swift Spirit💧looks like, embracing the cold ❄️and rain ☔️and finishing off our club night for 2019. Well Done Swimmers👏, thank you Parents, Coaches & Supporters 🌈🌟...

EGA Summer 4 - Long Distance...
Awesome Coach = pacing a 1500 swim with his swimmer. Well Done Jonathan on completing your first 1500 swim 👏⭐️, and to Morgan and Tayla for completing the 800 swim 👏 ⭐️

WADA publishes 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (30 September 2019) Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes the 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2020 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2020 Monitoring Program.

And that’s a wrap of another wonderful Seagulls for 2019 . Well Done to each Swimmer for bringing your best attitude and best swims, we are proud of each and every Swift Swimmer⭐️. To our wonderful Coaches Glenn & Milka, thank you for your hard work and dedication you give each of your swimmers, sure they made you proud ⭐️ Lastly to our Parents, thank you for all your hard work, Team Managers, Officials, it was 4 very long hot days. Have a safe trip home ... ⭐️ ⭐️

Seagulls Day 4 ... Last day Swimmers ... When your arms and bodies are tired , swim with your heart ❤️ Swim Hard, make those PB’s and have Fun ...

Seagulls Day 3.... ⭐️ Well Done to our 2 littlest Swifties of the day ⭐️

Seagulls Day 3..Our amazing ⭐️Swift Team⭐️ is ready for another grueling day of GREAT Swims.... ....

Seagulls Day 2... Super Swift Swimmers of the day, brother and sister duo ⭐️💪

Seagulls Day 2..... Good swims 🏊‍♂️ ✅ Beautiful weather ☀️ ✅ Meeting Olympic Swimmers Douglas Erasmus & Terrence Parkin🥇✅ Keep it up Swifties 💪⭐️

Seagulls Day 1.... ⭐️Swift Swimmers of the day⭐️. Keep up the good swims 🏊‍♂️

Please take note. 📜

Open water season is here. 🏊‍♂️😁😎

Here are the dates for EGA Open water swimming series. Book the dates. Contact Eastern Gauteng Aquatics for further information.

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The most important thing as a parent or coach, is too always make sure the kid is having FUN.

I would recommend that both the parent and coach provide the balance to this equation.

Parents, your role is simple: Just be there to lend unconditional love and support. Also, remember to let the coach, coach.

Have some integrity and patience, stop the coach hopping and thinking the grass is always greener when another kid does well.

Most of all - Let your kid decide if they still find it fun. It should and always be their choice.

Coaches, make sure the vital stages of athlete/player development are adhered too.

Remember: Develop the Athlete before the player. But most important of all, help develop their love for the game as well as life skills.

ALL SPORTS PARENTS NEED TO READ THIS:

70% of kids drop out of their sport before age 13 because of these 4 reasons:

Yes, you read it right, 70% of all kids quit organized sports by the age of 13, and the number one reason they cite is that it is not fun anymore. There can be a few reasons why kids drop out early:

1. Over zealous parents -
Parents are fueled by their talented kid to spend all their time and money on pursuing the kids sports career. They feel the more, the better, when in fact it’s that continual push that can at most times send their kid over the edge.
They also seem to panic when other kids the same age as theirs might be winning or doing better, so they make changes in coaches (-also known as 'coach hopping') and add on more tournaments.

2. Too much competition at a young age -
Burn out and over playing can occur at a very early age. Kid’s that compete too much and too early are in the 70% category of quitting a sport sooner than later.
Too much competition at a young age also means that they are not busy doing the things they should be doing more of, like athletic skill and technical development.

3. It’s not fun anymore -
The kid doesn’t enjoy playing anymore due to the loss of fun. They are always practicing or playing matches. Also, the pressure and more attention to simply ‘winning’ applied by coach an/or parent. The fun is simply drained out of it because of 'win at all cost' coaches and over-pressuring parents.
Kids also start to see their friends having more fun having more balance in their lives, playing other sports and going to friends houses, fun activities etc..
Always remember what the number 1 reason was why kids started to play a particular sport - because it’s FUN.

4. Too high expectations -
When a kid is extremely talented at a young age or showing great potential, a lot of parents will be constantly told how brilliant or great their kid is.
This is the mistake of society. Kids are put on pedestals way before they have earned it or should have.
Ridiculous as it may sound, but here in the United States, I have heard parents of kids under the age of 12 years talking to University and college coaches about getting their kid to go there!
And while I’m on that subject, parents pulling their kids out of school before 14, what are you thinking? Give your kids Balance and Education for as long as possible!
It's understandable that Sometimes arrangements in time scheduling need to be made, but pulling a kid from the classroom permanently at these ages does more harm than good.

Conclusion:
The most important thing as a parent or coach, is too always make sure the kid is having FUN.
I would recommend that both the parent and coach provide the balance to this equation.
Parents, your role is simple: Just be there to lend unconditional love and support. Also, remember to let the coach, coach.
Have some integrity and patience, stop the coach hopping and thinking the grass is always greener when another kid does well.

Most of all - Let you kid decide if they still find it fun. It should and always be their choice.
Coaches, make sure the vital stages of athlete/player development are adhered too.
But most important of all, help develop their love for the game as well as their life skills.

Enjoy the journey.

- Allistair McCaw

Champion Minded: Achieving Excellence in Sports and Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/069279154X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_IjDtDbSKQ0GW3

Today is when your practice pays off... EGA Soncini (Winter 4 LC) Gala. Thank you to EGA for such a clean clear pool & well run gala. 😎

Solid advice. ❤🏊‍♀️🤗

Looking forward to our first LC gala this Saturday for the new Season, EGA Soncini LC Gala. Bring home your new PB's & enjoy your events. 🍀🌟🏊‍♀️🤩

🏊‍♂️🕺EGA Winter Champs 2019 ☆ Keep bringing those new PB's, ribbons & medals home, Swifties ☆ Have fun today! 🏊‍♀️💃

Reach those goals Swifties & have fun doing so. 🏊‍♀️😎🏊‍♂️🎉❤

“Exercise as medicine” - how beneficial is this statement. Movements of the body are controlled by so many scientific variables - time, frequency, intensity, load, type of training, individualization and the list goes on.
..." But, I promise you, when you reach your Goal, it's worth it. "

Be proud of me because of who I am & not because I won. 💝🏊‍♂️🤗

Congratulations to our Swifties who qualified & are selected for EGA Xcel Squad 2019/20 Season.

Proof that hard work & perserverance is rewarded. Our Coaches & Squad are proud of you!

☆ 🏊‍♂️☆🏆☆🏊‍♀️☆

Third time lucky, had some technical issues this morning. Well done to the swimmers.... LETS GET TO WORK!!!!!

Swift Aquatics Squad, Coaches, Parents, Grandparents, Siblings & extended Family members... crisp Gauteng winter morning, ready for EGA Winter 3. ☆ Let's make this happen Swifties! ☆

Congratulations to our Squad members who made the Xcel Squad. Hard work & perserverance pays off! 🏊‍♂️🏆🏊‍♀️

Here we go again, Swifties, first gala for Season 2019/20. Hope you're ready? 🤙😁🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️🦈🐬

Happy Mother's Day to All our Moms 💝🌺

An inspiration, Roland! What a champ! 👌🤩
https://swimswam.com/south-africas-roland-schoeman-breaks-23-in-the-50-free-at-38-years-old/?fbclid=IwAR3t1HugaQoMfApTVXgfeWfdaS0oOQ1Blp9oqDQ5t-NmML3NPV09LDBMuFU

South Africa's Roland Schoeman Breaks 23 in the 50 Free at 38 Years Old Schoeman was a member of the South African Olympic team for four straight Games from 2000 to 2012.

https://www.swimmingscience.net/3-reasons-to-fix-swimmers-posture/

3 Reasons to Fix Swimmers Posture 1) Swimmers posture can heighten injury risk2) Stroke mechanics may be implicated by swimmers posture3) Swimmers posture can affect both land and water strength We all know what swimmers posture looks like but how can we