Women's Gymnastics

AimeeMaddy

KatelynVanessa

Lauren

Libby

Aimee

Year of Birth:   1998 in Canberra, ACT

School: St Vincent’s Aranda

Age when started gymnastics: 6   First Club: Southern Canberra

Current Level: International 6 (Training at the AIS)

Representation

First Competition: ACT State Titles 2005

State Teams:

National Representation:

Best Results:   2nd place all round Level 4 at the Wet and Wild competition on the Gold Coast 2008 with a score of 56.35

Career High:   Woden Valley Level 4 team winning GOLD at the Wet and Wild competition on the Gold Coast 2008

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Most Admired Person:            Hollie Dykes

Reason:           Hollie is a great gymnast and has a positive and encouraging attitude.  Hollie always makes me feel that I can “do it”

Reason for Starting Gymnastics:       Mum said I bounced too much!!  Ha ha

Sporting Goals: To win a place at an international competition

First Sporting Memory: Playing with the parachute and bouncing on the trampoline

Quote: “Try hard and you can do whatever you want to do”

Advice for Young Athletes: Always try hard and don’t be scared of skills

 

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Lauren

Year of Birth: 2000 in Canberra

School:

Age when started gymnastics: 4        First Club: Woden Valley Gymnastics Club

Current Level: International 6 (Training at the AIS)

Representation

First Competition: 2006

State Teams:

National Representation:

Best Results: National Level 1A in 2007 State Championships - 1st overall.

                      National Level 2 in 2008 State Championships - 1st overall

Career High: Being selected to train at the AIS

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Most Admired Person: Dasha Joura

Reason: Because she’s the best in Australia

Reason for Starting Gymnastics:To fill in time while my brother was doing gymnastics

Sporting Goals: Win a medal at National Clubs

First Sporting Memory:  

Quote:  

Advice for Young Athletes: Believe in yourself and you can do anything.

 

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Libby

Year of Birth: 1995 in Canberra

School: St Clare's College

Age when started gymnastics:7   First Club: Woden Valley

Current Level: National 6

Representation

First Competition: State Level 1, 2003

State Teams: level

National Representation:  

Best Results:

Career High: Most artistic floor routine - Gold Coast Team Carnival, 2008

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Most Admired Person: My Mum

Reason: Always being there for mum and supporting me

Reason for Starting Gymnastics: Spending more time on my hands than on my feet.

Sporting Goals: Do my best in every competition and to have fun!

First Sporting Memory: Playing netball in year 1

Quote: "It's not called gym-nice-tics", Stick It

Advice for Young Athletes: Never give up because you will get what you dream of.

 

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Maddy

 

Year of Birth: 1995 in New York

School: St Clares College

Age when started gymnastics:8   First Club: Southern Canberra

Current Level: National 6

Representation

First Competition: national Level 2, 2004

State Teams: level

National Representation:  

Best Results: 1st Beam - level 4, 1st Vault - level 5

Career High:

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Most Admired Person: Mum

Reason: Because she is a great role model

Reason for Starting Gymnastics: My parents put me in gymnastics just for fun.

Sporting Goals: To do my best in every competition and to always improve.

First Sporting Memory: Learning how to do cartwheels on a line.

Quote:

Advice for Young Athletes: try everything, because you never know what you may be good at.

 

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Vanessa

Year of Birth: 1991 in Canberra

School: Daramalan College  

Age when started gymnastics: 7 First Club: Canberra City Gymnastics

Current Level: National 8

Representation

First Competition: Year 2 -Primary School Gymnastics competition

State Teams: level 7 ACT rep, 2007 & 2008

National Representation: -  

Best Results: 3rd Place on Vault at Reach for the Stars  

Career High: Qualifying for ACT

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Most Admired Person: -

Reason: -

Reason for Starting Gymnastics: My mum forced me to try it at school.

Sporting Goals: To reach level 10 and to get a place on an apparatus at Nationals.

First Sporting Memory: Playing in the kindergarten T-Ball team

Quote: “Don’t ever quit believing in yourself. As long as you believe you can, you will have reason for trying”.   

Advice for Young Athletes: Never give up, because if you keep working hard, you will achieve what you strive for.

 

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Katelyn

Year of Birth:1998 in Caringbah, Australia

School: St Vincent's School Aranda

Age when started gymnastics:5         First Club: Southern Canberra

Current Level: International 6 (Training at the AIS)

Representation

First Competition:2003 State Trials Canberra

State Teams:

National Representation:

Best Results:  All gold ribbons for 3 years running at State Trials

Career High: Being chosen to train full time at the AIS

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Most Admired Person: Holly Dykes

Reason: Because she got a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Reason for Starting Gymnastics: To be like my brother cause I was bored watching him train

Sporting Goals:  2016 Olympic Games.

and2014 Commonwealth Games

First Sporting Memory: Calisthenics - and I hated it.

Quote: If at first you don’t succeed keep going and trying.

Advice for Young Athletes:  Be happy with what you do.  Be prepared to train hard or go home

 

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