THREE teams from the Swindon School of Gymnastics competed in the West Country League.

The competition was open to clubs from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Bath, Bristol and Wales.

All teams had a maximum of six gymnasts and they all had to perform individual routines on the vault, bars, beam and floor, with the top four scores from each team counting, with clubs required to enter at least 2 of the 3 heats.

The opening round was held at the Forest of Dean Gymnastics club, where the seniors showed their experience in this event and managed the bronze medal position and more impressively, finished second overall on the beam. Lily Gatenby was the highest scorer for Swindon.

The junior A team made their debut and despite their nerves, they finished a creditable fourth place. Daniella Reynolds was the highest scorer for Swindon.

The junior B team routines weren’t quite ready, so they didn’t compete.

At the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics in Melksham, the seniors used this second meeting to put in all of their new difficult skills.

Some gymnasts went clean and coaches were delighted with their performances and progress made. The team came fourth, with Millie Swift taking prime position for Swindon.

The junior A team looked more confident, performed brilliantly, and were awarded second place and a silver medal, with Reynolds Swindon’s top scorer.

The junior B team made their debut, with them all performing a floor routine to music for the very first time. Millie Gillett was placed highest in the Swindon team.

The final round of the league was again held in Melksham, where the seniors put in another impressive performance and were rewarded with third place and the bronze medals. Swift was again the top performer but more noticeably, they were the second best team on the vault.

The junior A team looked more confident and performed brilliantly and were awarded third place and a bronze medal with Reynolds again shining.

The Junior B team made lots of progress and finished fifth.

Swindon’s Senior girls finished third in the league, as did the junior A squad, while the junior B team ended in a creditable sixth-place.