First published 28 November 2005

The future’s bright for Esprit youngsters.

Just one week on from Esprit Gymnastics triumph at the British Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and following the news that GB’s Beth Tweddle had secured a fantastic Bronze in the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, its very youngest Artistic Gymnasts started out on their own route to championship success. Seven of the clubs gymnasts the youngest only six years old competed in the Wiltshire grading competition and every girl succeeded in passing their respective grade.

Not only that the girls managed to win a haul of SIX medals between them, 4 Gold’s, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze and all now look set to emulate the success of their older club mates. Six year old youngster Caitlin Hewlett started the competition off with a fabulous GOLD in the Grade 4 competition for those six and under, which was followed by equally impressive performances in Grade 4 for the under 7’s where Alice Telling secured Silver, Rhianna Bryon Bronze and Aimee Shave a well deserved pass.

Grade 4 for under 9’s saw Laura Heads take GOLD, as did the impressive Olivia Bloodworth in Grade 3 for under 7’s, Whilst eight year old Eva Maddison matched her club mates all the way in grade 2 by finishing off an amazing day with yet another GOLD.

Katy Smith, Esprit’s head of Artistic coaching said, “Gymnasts this young often find the pressure of their first big competition an overwhelming experience, but the Esprit girls showed that they had prepared well, which along with their discipline and attention to detail ensured medal winning performances. The girls were justly rewarded by not only passing their grades with flying colours but with the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals they richly deserved, I am very proud of them all”.

If anyone is interested in seeing the girls perform Esprit are holding a gymnastics display at the Academy on 11 and 18 December (18th already sold out, a few tickets remain for the 11th). Tickets £2 from 01793 822262.

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