Diamonds Gymnastic Club

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Rio Alexis and Erin Sorton recently enjoyed a successful day out in York. The girls represented Diamonds Gymnastic Club at the Yorkshire Level 5 CHampionships.

Rio (10) competed against girls from across the region and finished in overall bronze medal position. SHe also took gold on floor and vault as well as bronze on bars.

Erin (11), competing against girls nearly 2 years older than her put in an excellent performance to finish 12th in Yorkshire.

Well done girls!

Diamonds Gymnasts success

On Sunday 20th April nine gymnasts from the club took part in the Level4, 6 and 7 Women's Artistic competition held at Dewsbury.

All of the gymnasts performed well with Libby, Nicola Ackroyd and Rebecca Butterworth performing new moves in a competitive environmen for the first time.

Carmen Ward-Vitoria was awarded the silver medal at level 6 on beam.

At level 7 for the 7/8 age group E;eanor Sumner acheived silver medal for her overall performance as well as gaining bronze for vault and flor plus silver for her beam routine.

Georgina Taylor received broze for her bar work at level 7 in the 9/10 age group, while Holly Wickham achieved silver on vault and bronze on beam.

In the level 7 11/12 age group 2 more of the club's gymnasts acheived medal positions. Charlotte Shackleton came second overall gaining the silver medal. In doing so she received gold medals for her beam and floor routines. Jessica Pollard was third overall. She also received silver medals for her vault and floor routines as well as a bronze on beam.

Overall the club had a successful day.

Alpha Factor UK Invitational 2007

10 gymnasts made the long trip to Wiltshire to represent Diamonds in the 2007 Alpha Factor UK Invitational accompanied by Mr Smithies and Paul Plumpton as the coaches and Helen, Jackie and Jo as judges.

For most of these gymnasts it was their first trip to a voluntary competition outside of Yorkshire. It was also the first time that jo had judged outside of the Region.

All of the gymnasts performed new moves successfully in this competition. Highlights included Laura and Kim performing tuck back somi on beam, Nikki competing a smersault vault, Vic competing a full twist on the floor and Katy with a double front somersault on floor.

Yorkshire Levels Competition

Diamonds Gymnastic Club recently played host to the annual Yorkshire Levels Competition, one of the main Women's Artistic gymnastic competitions of the year.

In the Level 4 in-age competition, Georgina Harris continued her winning ways, taking the gold medal and by doing so booked her place in the National finals at Guildford in November.

In the Level 4 10-11 year olds category, Danielle O'Sullivan managed a creditable bronze medal thanks to a superb floor routine.

The Level 3 11-12 year olds category resulted in a clean sweep for Diamonds. Victoria Harris, Chloe Sykes and Laura Walker took gold, silver and bronze respectively. In level 3 13+ category Kim Ward got a first taste of success with a well earned silver medal.

These results confirm that Diamonds Gymnastic Club continues to establish itself as the premier gymnastic club in the Yorksire region and continues to pursue its goal of being a force to reckon with nationally.

You're Never Too Old!

Two gymnasts from Diamonds Gymnastic Club made the long journey down to Ipswich last weekend to compete in the British Gymnastics Veterans Championships.

Julie Brumby and Joanna Earnshaw had been training hard on Sunday afternoons for the last twelve months to perfect the skills they needed to compete against the best in Britain.

The journey back seemed a lot shorter than the Friday night trip down to Ipswich, mainly because Julie won the gold medal, becoming the Ladies Over 40's National Champion. Her much inproved handspring vault and a delightful floor routine which included two flics put her in an unassailable position.

Jo finished just outside the medals in the under 30's category. Again the floor and vault were her best pieces, but two falls on beam put the medals beyond her reach.