TRA English Championships 2024
The final event of the 2024 national competition season was held in Telford Internation Centre on the 19th-20th October. A team of 20 gymnasts earned their place to compete at this year’s English Championships through their performances at the qualifying events.
We would firstly like to congratulate everyone who competed, event qualifying a place is a fantastic achievement and credit to their hard work.
Saturday saw the Gold level competitions, with Savanna Wootton & Lexie Barnell alongside Olly Coleman & Henry Coetzer showing their skill in the synchronised events. A great start to the weekend with the girls finishing a strong 6th place and the boys being crowned English Champions of their competition.
The day continued with Savanna and Lexie competing in their individual events, composed performances under pressure left them 7th and 5th respectively. Millie Vassel jumped in the competitive Women’s 13-14 event, with 2 tidy routines securing her a strong 13th place finish.
Next up in the Women’s Youth event Alex Green (11th), Dani Beck (9th) and Sofia Falkner (8th) and all impressed the judges with their performances, and Isla-Belle Trimble rounded off an excellent year if competition with a bronze medal finish. In the Men’s Youth competition Olly Coleman and Henry Coetzer stepped up to achieve 2nd and 3rd place positions respectively, fantastic work!
Sunday brought the Silver level events, beginning with Amelia Smith and Summer Hillery competing in the Women’s 11-12 competition. Strong routines from Amelia left her in an impressive 5th place and Summer showed off her skills to be awarded the gold medal for her efforts!
In the 9-10 age group competitions Amy Leigh Gibbons-Hennessy finished a great year of results with another medal, silver in the Women’s event. Jacob Dickinson looked strong and secured a 6th place finish in the Men’s event and Jacob Bond added to his medal collection with silver in the competition. The boys continued their success with a bronze medal finish in their synchronised event, well done!
Evie Reid and Jesscia Page represented the team in the Women’s 13-14 competition, composed performances securing them 24th and 14th finishes respectively. Auguste Yoong showed off his routines in the Men’s 15-16 competition, narrowly missing out on bronze with his fantastic performance in the finals.
The weekend drew to a close with the Women’s 17+ event, with a strong second routine but slight error in the first leaving Ava Betts in 32nd. Ruby Markham looked calm under pressure to achieve a respectable 22nd position in this competitive event and Kalyla-Rose Brown built on her success at the previous week’s Regional Championships with an impressive 4th place finish!
We would like to pass on a huge congratulations to the gymnasts that competed across the event and for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. We would also like to thank parents, supporter and coaches for their continued support for the team – thank you!