A two-day competition at Swindon School of Gymnastics drew more than 240 competitors from across the South West, Swindon24 reported on 20 April 2026.
Gymnasts competed in floor, vault and trampette. The clubs taking part were Swindon School of Gymnastics, West Wilts, Cotswold Gymnastics Club and Writhlington Gymnastics, along with university teams from the University of the West of England and the University of Birmingham.
The Mayor of Swindon, Councillor Fay Howard, attended and presented medals. She spoke about the value of clubs like this for young people.
How did the host club do?
Scores for Swindon School of Gymnastics members included a top vault score of 11.6, a floor score of 12.85 and three trampette scores of 11.1.
Organisers said the event gave recreational gymnasts a chance to perform and strengthened links between clubs in the region.
Why did it matter to the club?
Money raised by the event was to help support the club's planned move to a new, larger facility.
Jessie Stewart, who started at the club as a child and returned to Swindon after university to coach and judge, said: "It's been brilliant through my whole life."
Volunteer Dave Sanders, who has been involved with the club for more than a decade, said: "It gets children off their screens, socialising, exercising and gaining life experience."
The report did not give the exact dates of the two competition days.
Source: Swindon24.
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