Congratulations to the winners of our 2025 February Leg Lift Challenge, 2025 March Handstand Challenge and our 2025 May long jump challenge,.  In these monthly challenges the gymnasts aim to set a record for one particular area of strength.  The winners of each division are presented with a medal in class.

FEBRUARY LEG LIFT CHALLENGE

The goal was to hang on the wall bars and lift both feet up to touch the bar and back down as many times as they could in 30 seconds!  This takes incredible core strength!

DIVISION WINNERS
PERFORMANCE TEAM DIVISIONS
5 years - Holly Poter - 6
6 years - Georgina Crack - 6
7 years - Isabelle Mehling - 16
8 years - Leah McMullen - 13
9 years - Luca Stilianos - 15
10 years - Emma Tang - 28
11 years - Chelsea Dewey - 19
12 years - Zoe Fidge - 20
13-14 years - Hannah Goodwin - 20
15-18 years - Madison Stone - 31

MAG - Nicholas Mak - 14

WAG DIVISIONS
5-6 Years - Ruby Watson - 8
7 years - Bianca Sebastian - 20
8 years - Olivia Ashton - 21
9 years - Felicity Morris - 17
10 years - Erin Walsh - 11
11-12 years - Maelee Cox - 12

FLIPS
8-9 years - Anjali Sibu - 15
10 years - Mika Hosokawa - 8
11 years - Zahra Farooqui - 10
12 years - Olivia Hollaway - 16
13 years - Isla Bloomfield - 32
14-15 years - Amelie Shanye-Bickley - 13
16 yrs & up - Alice Weston - 9

Overall winner - Isla Bloomfield with 32 leg lifts in 30 seconds!

MARCH HANDSTAND HOLD CHALLENGE
The goal for march was to told a handstand as long as they could, with perfect straight and together legs and no walking on hands.  This is supder challenging as the average person will only be able to hold a handstand for about half a second!

DIVISION WINNERS

PERFORMANCE TEAM
Year 1 - Holly Porter - 4.41 secs
Year 2 - Maddy Field - 3.20 secs
Year 3 - Leah McMullen - 7.58 secs
Year 4 - 8 yrs - Daphne Tsang - 15.18 secs
Year 4 - 9 yrs - Luca Stilianos - 11.71 secs
Year 4 - 10 yrs & year 5 - Brooke Smith - 11.45 secs
Year 6 - Emma Tang - 52.12 secs
Year 7-8 - Alice Morse - 8.03 secs
Year 9-10 - Poppy Stapleton - 7.00 secs
Year 11 & up - Jemma Gilder - 63.49 secs

MAG - Sean Ellis - 8.69 secs

WAG
Year 2 - Level 1 - Lexi Zhang - 3.35 secs
Year 2 - Level 2 and up - Amyra Sharma - 4.03 secs
Year 3 - level 1 - Sophia Kireka - 3.72 secs
Year 3 - level 2 and up - Nikieta Bharambe - 2.25 secs
Year 4 - Level 1-2 - Piper Mason - 5.25 secs
Year 4 - Level 3 and up - Charlotte Hsu - 3.87 secs
Year 5 - Ella-Rose Gregory - 8.03 secs
Year 6 - Selene Fairhurst - 3.13 secs

FLIPS
Year 9 & up - Amelie Shayne-Bickley - 26.79 secs
Year 8 - Amelia Huxley - 9.16 secs
Year 7 - Ana Hsu - 17.52 secs
Year 6 - Freya Ivers - 27.50 secs
Year 5 - Hazel McKenzie - 3.19 secs
Yerar 4 - Maggie Lazenby - 3.88 secs

Overall winner - Jemma Gilder with a 63.49 second perfect handstand

MAY STANDING LONG JUMP CHALLENGE
The goal was tio jump as far as they could past their own height, with no run up and with legs glued together.  This shows incredible leg strength and power, which is essential for Vault and Tumbling!

DIVISION WINNERS

PERFORMANCE TEAM
5-6 years - Jaida Asido - 29 cms
7 years - Isabelle Mehling - 33 cms
8 years - Daphne Tsang - 42 cms
9 years - Harriet Seed - 54 cms
10 years - Emma Tang - 89 cms
11 years - Chelsea Dewey - 69 cms
12 years - Isabelle Wholohan - 39 cms
13 years - Isabella Stiling - 58 cms
14-15 years - Hannah Goodwin - 42 cms
16-18 years - Selina Siedlecki - 67 cms

MAG - Nicholas Mak - 56 cms

WAG
11 years - Isabelle Geelhoed - 51 cms
10 years - Chantelle Parker - 67 cms
9 years - Emma Wellburn - 55 cms
8 years - Hazel Murfitt - 48 cms
6-7 years - Amyra Sharma - 52 cms

GIRLS DIVISIONS - Shooting Stars, Comets, FLIPS
7-8 years - Eloise Featherstone - 31 cms
9 years - Ellie Park - 50 cms
10 years - Vanya Singh - 32 cms
11 years - Ana Hsu - 88 cms
12 years - Louisa Taylor - 64 cms
13 years - Isla Bloomfield - 56 cms
14-15 years - Sara Jaswal - 64 cms
16 years and up - Lilly Kearney - 75 cms

BOYS DIVISIONS - Rockets, Comets, FLIPS
4-7 years - Ashton Forrest - 37 cms
9-11 years - Hartley Forrest - 18 cms
12 yrs and up - Casey Strongman - 93 cms

Our overal;l winner was Casey Strongman doing an amazing standing long jump m93 cms past his height!  Special mention to Emma Tang, jumping 89 cms past her height at just 10 years old!