Tumbling National Qualifier

Five members of Spelthorne Gymnastics have qualified to the NDP National Finals in Stoke-on-Trent in May.

Our tumbling team travelled to Hastings on Sunday 12th February for the South East Region 2012 Tumbling National Qualifier. For most of the gymnasts it was only their second season at this discipline; for some their first tumbling competition.

We achieved five Gold medals, four Silvers and one Bronze – fantastic!

Representing the South East Region at the National Finals will be Oliver Baines, Vanessa Lima, Oliver Coombs, Finlay Gray and Jamie Morris.

Well done to all the gymnasts who travelled on a cold, snowy day to take part in this important competition. Particular mention goes to Chris Tierney who achieved joint first place but lost out on a tie-break rule, and to Poppy Dennett and Savhanna Barrett who faced strong opposition and were so close to qualifying with fantastic silver medals!

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for Spelthorne’s Medal Table.

TUMBLING NATIONAL QUALIFIER
Elite Grade 2	Men's: 10-12 years	Oliver Baines	1ST
National Grade 3	Women's: under 13	Vanessa Lima	1ST
	Men's: under 13	George Davies	2ND
	Men's: 13+ years	Oliver Coombs	1ST
National Grade 2	Men's: 9 & 10 years	Finlay Gray	1ST
	Women's: 11 & 12 years	Poppy Dennett	2ND
	Men's: 11 & 12 years	Jamie Morris	1ST
	Men's: 13+ years	Christopher Tierney	2ND
National Grade 1	Women's: 9 & 10 years	Sophie Reynolds	3RD
		Niamh Meaney	4TH
		Eleanor Burness	5TH
		Katie Blackford	6TH
		Saskia Hobbs	7TH
		Louise Stannard	9TH
	Women's: 11 & 12 years	Savhanna Barrett	2ND