Cirencester Swimming Club

Hutton moor Arena league

Cirencester swimmers prosper at County Champs.

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Successful start to the season for Cirencester Swimming Club TALENTED youngsters from a volunteer-run club in Cirencester arrived home with a bounty of medals after an array of nail-biting races at a…

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Round 2
National arena league

Team Cirencester with a solid 2nd place

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arena League round 1 2023

Round 1
Arena League this coming Saturday!

See draw info

If you've been selected to compete for the club GOOD LUCK and anyone not available let the club know ASAP.

Any prospective swimmers who want a trial please follow the link below.

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South West Regionals

2nd weekend (sorry 3rd!)

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English Nationals Dates now Confirmed see link

https://www.swimming.org/sport/2022-2023-swimming-dates/

British Nationals Dates are still pending.

Date and venue revealed for 2023 Swim England National Summer Meet The dates and venues for Swim England’s national swimming events until the end of the 2022-23 season have recently been released.

Updated Calendar

NUTRITION FOR COMPETITION

Nutrition for a gala should consider both the nutrition-related factors that underpin fatigue in the event or competition schedule, whilst also managing the practical issues of the competition environment. A competition-day nutrition plan should include familiar meals/food where possible, remember the golden rule of nothing new on race day! This is not always possible if travelling for an event but worth keeping in mind.

Breakfast

A high-carbohydrate meal should be consumed 1-3 hour before warm up.

At the gala

If having a meal at the event i.e. lunch before an afternoon session, this should be high in carbohydrate still but consider the portion size and what is likely to cause bloating or gastrointestinal upset, this will vary between individuals but again the key is to use familiar foods where possible.

High fat and simple sugar foods will do you no favours in competition. Instead search out complex carbohydrates.

Gala meal and snack examples

Water, diluted fruit juice with a pinch of salt or a sports drink
Pasta salad
Plain sandwiches e.g. chicken, tuna, cheese with salad, banana, peanut butter
Bananas, grapes, apples, plums, pears
Dried fruit e.g. raisins, apricots, mango
Smoothies
Crackers and rice cakes with bananas and/or honey
Mini-pancakes, fruit buns
Cereal bars, fruit bars, sesame snaps
Yoghurt and yoghurt drinks
Small bags of unsalted nuts e.g. peanuts, cashews, almonds
Prepared vegetable crudités e.g. carrots, peppers, cucumber and celery

It’s very important the swimmer should STAY HYDRATED between energy meals/snacks… keep drinking!

the TM will be constantly reminding you to re-fuel and drink during the day, just don’t over eat, pace your intake, small amounts but regularly.

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Carbohydrate fuelling in training

Carbohydrates are a key macronutrient that our body uses as a fuel source. Research has shown swimmers who failed to increase carbohydrate intake in response to a sudden increase in training volume had greater fatigue, muscle soreness and an inability to complete designated workouts in comparison to others who increased their carbohydrate intake1.

Further to this, when looking at a group of well-trained swimmers, reducing carbohydrate consumption by 10% resulted in a poorer timed performance, whilst increasing carbohydrate consumption by 10% led to performance enhancement over the same distance5. Taken together it is evident carbohydrate plays a role in swimming performance.

However, this does not mean carbohydrate always needs to be high, but when the intensity is higher such as during a threshold session, carbohydrate intake should be increased to enable high carbohydrate availability.
Other training sessions such as drill focused sessions that are lower in intensity, may not be affected as much by lower carbohydrate availability, which is sometimes inevitable when several sessions are undertaken in close succession during training weeks with particularly high training loads.