Last Saturday Williamwood High School was a-buzz with excitement as over 170 gymnasts arrived to showcase their skills in front of a lively crowd of supporters.
This is my daughter's first competition and I have one delighted little girl today as she won a bronze medal! Thank you to everyone involved.
Kathleen, mum
Winners were crowned in 3 age categories for each level of ERCL's Gymnastics programme after months of hard work learning, improving and perfecting their moves ready to be combined into a floor routine and vault for four national-level judges to score - a huge thank you to Mags Kerr, Joan Foulner, Sarah Logan & Sarah Graham for offering their expertise and encouraging everyone to do their very best.
With close competition at all levels, it was fantastic to see such supportive team spirit from all gymnasts, coaches and parents for every performance. The medalists on the day were:
Beginners Competition | |||||
5-6 Year Olds | 7-8 Year Olds | 9-10 Year Olds | |||
1st | Caoimhe Sweeney | 1st | Lily Han | 1st | Isabella Simpson |
2nd | Callum Robertson | 2nd | Mairi Stuart | 2nd | Isla Welsh |
3rd | Caitlin Wallace | 3rd | Adriana Yakushina | 3rd | James Bryers |
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Intermediate Competition | |||||
7-8 Year Olds | 9-10 Year Olds | 11+ Year Olds | |||
1st | Morgan McAneny | =1st | Nadia Robertson Zoe Seath | 1st | Vanessa Venes |
2nd | Brody Lyden | 2nd | Stella Algie | ||
3rd | Marci Burt | 2nd | Anharikha Pandey | 3rd | Katie Stuart |
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| =3rd | Chloe McCallum Maya Hepburn Millie-Anne Wilson |
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Advanced Competition | |||||
8-9 Year Olds | 10-11 Year Olds | 12+ Year Olds | |||
1st | Emmeline Kakos | 1st | Anna Craig | 1st | Megan Stuart |
2nd | Abbi Brown | 2nd | Sophia Smith | 2nd | Jessica Gibson |
3rd | Irza Mohammed | 3rd | Tess Wyllie | 3rd | Grace McNicol |
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The biggest success on the day was the overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic atmosphere from everyone involved; we think it's a safe bet that those who took part will be spending their free time during summer cartwheeling and flipping around looking forward to their classes restarting.
Thanks for a brilliant competition, it ran very well - I was a very proud coach!
Lizy, gymnastics coach
If your child does gymnastics or wants to try it out, we have summer classes running throughout the holiday period - find out more here.
If you would like any more information on gymnastics please contact, William Smith, Gymnastics Development Coordinator at william.smith@ercultureandleisure.org