On Saturday 16 March four St Edmund’s U16 gymnasts travelled to Stoke-on-Trent to represent the West Midlands in the British Schools National Milano Gymnastics Championships.

 

It was a very busy day from the minute they arrived;  warm up, competition on floor then vault and then a quick 15-minute break before the trio group warm up and straight into the competition. The standard was very high and they were competing against lots of club gymnasts.  However, this did not phase the St. Edmund’s Team who went on to perform remarkably.

 

They performed on vault first, the flight that the team achieved was exceptional which secured two 14.75’s out of a possible 16.0 points.  The floor routines were next and the gymnasts performed with accuracy, flair and precision.  Finally came the trio group routine which was the best that had ever been performed by St Edmund’s students.  Fantastic synchronisation and excellent control was displayed throughout and Pe staff, Mrs Swindells and Mrs Cartlidge, could not have asked for any more.

 

The competition finished with the presentations and as a region, St Edmund’s  became BRITISH SCHOOLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! This was a very proud moment in the history of St Edmund’s gymnastics and it does show that all the hard work training for hours each week certainly pays off.

 

Congratulations and a big well done to the U16 team:-

Josh, Lysia, Amelia and Brientony

 

St Edmund’s now look forward to the U19 Floor & Vault team in their National Final on 4 May.