Glitz & glamour at our Squad Awards Night
Our squad gymnasts swapped leotards and chalk for dresses and glitz for our inaugural Squad Awards Night!
A fabulous evening with the Acro and Floor & Vault squad gymnasts and their families, as well as coaches and volunteers too!
Thank you Awards
Thank you to all our coaches and judges who give their time to the gymnasts. You probably realise the time and effort and extra work done by the dedicated team. We are very lucky to have the staff and volunteers that we do have.
Floor & Vault Judge of the Year- Alice F
Acro Judge of the Year- Meryl G
Floor & Vault Coach of the Year- Josh B
Acro Coach of the Year- Fearn G
Thank you to all our Squad Reps for supporting the staff this year. With an additional thank you to Sue who has supported the club with our second-hand kit stalls and multiple stock checks over many years as well as helping organise lots of volunteers for Christmas displays, multiple hamper organisations and finally organising all our international travel. We are very grateful for all your time and effort, and we will miss you!
Gymnasts of the Year Trophies
These are for gymnasts who has shown something special during the year within their squad. This could be for a multitude of reasons and is voted for by the squad coaches.
From Squad 3 Acro:
Bella B- for most improvement throughout the year
From Squad 3 Floor & Vault:
Jaylis – for most improvement throughout the year. Jaylis has been working had on her tumbles learning new skills such as her free walkover and round off flick tuck. Always helpful and respectful and kind to her peers.
From Squad 2 Junior Acro:
Aryeta S- for most improvement throughout the year- fantastic personal development and increased level of confidence in her performance.
From Squad 2 Floor & Vault:
Fintan A- for most improvement throughout the year. Fintan is fearless, keen & constantly learning new skills and working on his improvements.
From Squad 2 Intermediate Acro:
Phoebe W- for most improvement throughout the year. Phoebe has showed resilience and passion and works so hard as well as being a pleasure to coach.
From Squad 2 Senior Acro:
Sofia PC- This gymnast has made significant improvement this year. She always works extremely hard during her sessions and is always first to finish on whatever activity it is she is completing. She has made a step up this year learning two routines and adding in several somersaults and handstands to her routines. The transition wasn’t easy, but she never complained, performed at her first international competition and National Finals, and behaved phenomenally.
From Squad 1 Floor & Vault:
Ava TA- for most improvement throughout the year. Always works hard and pushes herself to learn new skills, recently she’s worked extra hard on her back tumbling and twists.
From Squad 1 Acro:
Chiara L- for quickest base to senior top transition with quickest GB selection
Leela WR- for transition to senior in 6 months with GB selection
Winners Ribbon!
“Drama Queen of the Year”- Brandon G
“Most questions asked in a single session”- Christoph T
“Biggest Procrastinator”- James OD
“Squad joker”- Ethan C
“Most forgetful gymnast in ballet”- Diana G
“Chatterbox”- Elise
“Gymnast with the most gold stars”- Leela WR
“Cold run Queen”- Sara C
“Most polite gymnast”- Amber H
“Best sound effects”- Anastasia
“Best smile on the floor”- Ngozi K
“Best at avoiding eye contact”- Shekhu
“The coach didn’t have to eat her socks award”- Archie, Theo, Jacob & Lewis
“Most likely to forget their routine” James A
“Most fearless”- Sumire
“Longest service as a gymnast”- Kyla C
“Leo’s support coach”- Alessa A
“Telling their life story when the coach asks a simple yes/no question”- Alexandra K
Merit Awards
These are gymnasts that the coaches have voted for who showed wonderful improvement throughout the year. This could be for competition performance, skill development or personal achievement among many other things.
From Squad 3 Acro:
Julie L- overall improvement throughout the year
From Squad 3 Floor & Vault:
Clara N- great improvement this year
Kira R- great improvement this year
Sumire T- great improvement this year
From Squad 2 Junior Acro:
Cormac O- overall improvement throughout the year
Michael P- overall improvement throughout the year
James A- much improved performance
Amiera E- much improved performance
Oliver M- for best performance
Gigi O- for best performance
From Squad 2 Floor & Vault:
Hattie A- great improvement this year
Elise D- great improvement this year
Alessa A- great improvement this year
From Squad 2 Intermediate Acro:
Beatrice L- for incredible progress this year
Amelie ON- hard work and perseverance
Darcey M- for hard work and fantastic performance
From Squad 2 Senior Acro:
Penny M- Continued effort & improvement in both her individual gymnastics and the increased difficulty of the elements she performed on floor.
Frankie H- The maturity and effort working with her partnership to improve their gymnastics whilst battling injury.
Priya RJ- A positive and enthusiastic attitude to each session.
From Squad 1 Floor & Vault:
Shekhu P- great improvement this year
James OD- great improvement this year
From Squad 1 Acro:
Abi S- for dedication and commitment to the sport
Christoph T- success over adversity with a 5th place at the European Championships
Louisa S- success over adversity with a 5th place at the European Championships
London Gymnastics Achievement pins
presented by Chris Brockbank, London Gymnastics Chair of Acrobatics
Bronze pins- those who won medals at Regional Championships
Acro Bronze pins:
Michael & Sophie- 2nd place
Cormac & Sammy- 1st place
James & Jackson- 1st place
Harry & Ayeta- 2nd place
Ollie & Gigi- 2nd place
Lily, Ellie & Amiera- 2nd place
Olive, Darcey & Ngozi- 1st place
Lottie & Bea- 1st place
Elle, Lilac & Alex- 1st place
Archie, Theo, Jacob & Lewis- 1st place
Phoebe & Sophie- 2nd place
Niamh & Amelie- 1st place
Diana & Sofia- 1st place
Lily, Olivia & Jessica- 2nd place
Susie, Lois & Penny- 2nd place
Floor & Vault Bronze pins
Kateryna- 2nd place
Orla- 1st place
Clara- 2nd place
Issie- 1st place
James O- 3rd place
Brandon- 2nd place
Alex- 3rd place
Cameron- 2nd place
Ethan- 3rd place
Finton- 1st place
Finn- 3rd place
Lucy- coach pin
Georgia- coach pin
Josh- coach pin
Martha- judge pin
Alice- judge pin
Lucy- judge pin
Silver pins- for those who won gold medals at the National Finals
G4WP- Lottie & Bea
G3WG- Olive, Darcey & Ngozi
G4MG- Archie, Theo, Jacob & Lewis
Aspire WG- Elle, Lilac & Alex
Gold pins- gold pins for those competing for Great Britain at an International event
12-18 Mixed pair- Christoph Tilroe & Louisa Szalacsi
Junior Women’s group- Chloe Bartholomew, Charlotte Dawson & Isla Vos
Senior Mixed pair- Toby Cooper-Driver & Leela Were-Ramini
Senior Men’s group- Louis Alexander, Freddie Turner, Rex Booth & Samuel Ditchburn
Senior Women’s group- Kyla Cook, Amber Harvey & Chiara Linden
Platinum pins- for those who won a medal for Great Britain at an International event.
Senior Men’s group- Louis Alexander, Freddie Turner, Rex Booth & Samuel Ditchburn
Coach pin- Ventsi Genov
Judge pin- Melanie Sanders
