Wetherby’s national grade 4 gymnasts started the day on bars and became the first ever Wetherby gymnasts to compete on shiny metal bar. All the girls performed bars with less than 1.00 in deductions too!
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All the girls passed,
4 with commendation and 2 with distinction.
Wetherby’s regional 4 gymnasts waited all day to compete.
Both girls smiled their way through the competition and achieved commendation.
Well done girls!
Fab start to the weekend with ALL Wetherby regional grade 3 gymnasts achieving distinction.
7 distinctions, 3 medals, 2 ribbons and not forgetting 3 very proud coaches!
The seniors started the last competition of 2014 in style placing 4th overall .
Individually they achieved:
Emily F placed 7th on beam and performed her first roundoff flick.
Ruby placed 4th on floor in her very first gymnastics competition.
Nadine placed 6th on floor.
Emily W placed 8th on floor.
Even though the girls train in 3 different groups the team were positive, supportive and enjoyed the experience together.
The level 6 junior team faced stiff opposition to place 11th out of 20 teams.
Considering the age and experience of the team the coaching team were pleased with the result.
All team members performed roundoff flicks and squat on high bar routines successful in competition.
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On the 22nd November Wetherby Gymnastics Club achieved a clean sweep at the Yorkshire Team Competitions at Catterick Leisure Centre. Wetherby Gymnasts competed in all four levels of competition level 5, Level 4, Level 3 and the top level in gymnastics FIG. 23 Wetherby girls competed across the four pieces of Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Vault, Bar, Beam and Floor.
Wetherby Gymnastics Club now proudly holds the trophies from each of the four competitions for 2014.
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The club has been running for over 40 years and has built a reputation for success under the 4 head coaches in that time. The recently appointed new Head Coach, Eva, a former Wetherby and England gymnast said,
“ I am so proud of the girls and their performances. Wetherby Gymnasts always believe in their determination and desire to perform with heart and soul to the best of their ability. These results demonstrate that the gymnasts continue to build on the history and success of the club. It is a privilege to be able to lead such a dedicated group of gymnasts.”
The results continue to display the club’s position as one of the most successful gymnastics clubs in the region and the girls and coaches are looking forward to a successful 2015.
At the end of September Louise Akers competed in the Yorkshire Individual championships. Following strong performances on all apparatus she became the Yorkshire In-Age level 2 champion.
Congratulations to the five girls who were first up today representing Wetherby at the Yorkshire Gymnastics competition this weekend. Everyone got a medal and reaped the rewards for the all the hard work over the recent months, very impressive considering some girls were competing for the first time at Level 4.
| Georgia Stones – 2nd Beam, 3rd Floor – Second overall – L4-01+ |
| Isabelle Jackson – 2nd Bars, 2nd Vault, 1st Beam, 1st Floor. YORKSHIRE CHAMPION – L4-03 |
| Lauren Turner – 3rd bars – Sixth overall – L4-01+ |
| Melissa Thomson – 3rd beam, 4th bars – Fourth overall – L4-01+ |
| Rachel Hilton – 2nd vault, 1st Bars, 2nd floor – YORKSHIRE CHAMPION – L4-01+ |
