Lynette (Year 6) competed in her first U15 Bronze tournament last Saturday and won a Bronze medal in Devon U15 Bronze 2022!
Jemima (Year 6) took part in four races at the Bristol Penguins and Keynsham Sprint Meet on Saturday and won four medals:
*100m Butterfly (a distance Jemima had never attempted for this stroke)
– 1st in 1 min 47 secs, which is 14 secs inside the Gloucester County qualifying time
– 2nd fastest 100m Butterfly swim within the County this year for her age group
*100m Individual Medley race
– 2nd in 50m Freestyle
– 3rd in 50m Backstroke
Jemima will represent Bristol Penguins in seven individual events at the Gloucester County Championships which take place in January and February 2023.
Twelve-year-old Jina, a pupil in Year 8 has been selected to join the prestigious U18s Severn Stars Netball Super League Nova Academy based in Worcester. This phenomenal achievement for someone so young will enable Jina to train and play against some of the most talented netball players in the country.
Jina moved to the UK at the age of 10, a very young age, but Jina has truly embraced the life and culture in the UK, which makes her a perfect candidate for our Citizenship Award. When she arrived in the UK, she had no knowledge of netball which makes her achievement even more remarkable. She has always shared her enthusiasm for both netball and hockey with her friends at Badminton and been very grateful to the local families that have often helped her with travel to games and training.
As Karin Ashwell, Marketing Manager at Badminton says;’ Although deep down Jina struggles to believe how good she really is, this is what makes her so special and unique. She is fast becoming a role model for her peers. They see how she is always hungry to learn more, to be the best that she can be and succeed in all that she does. She has an innate ability to drive others to achieve similar standards, even at the age of 12.”
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