Penrith Rhythmic Gymnasts Celebrate National Success

The club’s Junior Silver Group of Zofia Wiglusz, Chloe Ivinson, Grace Morton, Alice Fowles, Ellie Threlkeld and Gabriella Brooksby won gold in both the Group Ball and Overall competitions to become 2026 English Junior Silver Group Champions at the English Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held at Redbridge Leisure Centre in London from 3rd-5th July.

Just two weeks earlier, 16 rhythmic gymnasts from Penrith Gymnastics Club travelled to Dundee to compete in the Scottish National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held at the Regional Performance Centre on 20th and 21st June.

Training at Penrith Leisure Centre under the guidance of Head Coach Ina Wightman, the gymnasts competed across the Ruby, Sapphire and Bronze competition levels in a range of age groups and apparatus events. They returned home with 14 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals, as well as winning the Scottish Bronze Junior Group title.

In the Ruby competition, Emma Pop won gold in the Under 10 Free event and Jessica Threlkeld won gold in the Under 12 Hoop event. Sapphire medal winners included Allysa Vatui, who won gold in Under 8 Free, Alice Taylor, who took gold in Under 10 Hoop, Grace Bullock, who won silver in Under 10 Hoop, and Ellie Threlkeld, who won gold in the Junior Overall, Hoop and Clubs competitions.

In the Bronze competition, Clare Golesie won gold in Ball and bronze Overall in the Under 10 category, while Connie Morton won gold in Hoop, silver Overall and bronze in Ball. Gabriella Brooksby won silver in Hoop, Ribbon and Overall in the Under 12 category, while Anna Silburn took bronze in Hoop. Grace Morton won gold in the Under 13 Overall, Hoop and Clubs competitions, while Zofia Wiglusz won gold in the Junior Overall and Clubs competitions and silver in Ball. Chloe Ivinson won silver in Clubs and bronze Overall, Alice Fowles took bronze in Ball, and Alexa Lewthwaite won silver in Ribbon and Overall and bronze in Ball in the Senior competition.

The Scottish Championships concluded with Zofia Wiglusz, Chloe Ivinson, Alice Fowles, Grace Morton, Ellie Threlkeld and Gabriella Brooksby

winning the Scottish Bronze Junior Group title, adding another team success to the club’s season.
Head Coach Ina Wightman said:

“The English Championships were our main competition of the season, so for our Junior Silver Group to become English Champions was a fantastic achievement. I was equally proud to see every one of our 16 gymnasts perform so well at the Scottish Championships. Whether they won a medal or achieved their own personal best, they supported one another throughout the season and represented Penrith Gymnastics Club brilliantly. I’d also like to thank our coaching team, Penrith Leisure Centre and parents for the commitment and support they give to the club every week.”

Penrith Gymnastics Club is based at Penrith Leisure Centre and offers a wide range of gymnastics programmes, including pre-school, recreational, Rise, rhythmic and women’s artistic gymnastics, as well as adult classes.

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Head Coach Ina Wightman with Penrith Gymnastics Club’s Junior Silver Group members Zofia Wiglusz, Chloe Ivinson, Ellie Threlkeld, Grace Morton and Gabriella Brooksby following their success at the English Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Team member Alice Fowles is not pictured.

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Penrith Gymnastics Club’s Bronze level individual and group gymnasts, who won multiple medals and the Scottish Bronze Junior Group title at the Scottish National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Dundee.

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Penrith Gymnastics Club’s younger gymnasts, who won medals across the Ruby and Sapphire competition levels at the Scottish National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Congratulations to everyone involved.