Barry Comprehensive School

The Barry Comprehensive School Gymnastics Team have had a very successful year, earning medals at every competition attended.

The Under 13s team began the year winning silver at the County Tumble & Vault Championships. Team members Jamie Davies and Bradley Haysham were selected to represent the county at the Welsh Championships and helped secure another silver. Aaron Gulwell-Jones won an individual silver in the Under 19s event and was also chosen to represent the County at the Welsh Championships where his team also won silver. Michael Netherway was selected to represent the County at the Welsh Special Needs Rotary School Championships having won Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Floor, Parallel Bars and Bench events.

The school entered two Under 13 teams at the Welsh Floor and Vault Championships where the team of Thomas Batte, Zachary Cleary, Jamie Davies, Thomas Evans, Bradley Haysham, Andrew Mock and Adam Peake (reserve) took gold and the team of Mark Aspury, Ian Bosley, Ashley Close, Michael Netherway and James Sullivan took silver. The gold medal winners were selected to represent Wales at the British School Championships where they placed sixth.

The Sports Acrobatics Team of Thomas Batte, Jamie Davies, Thomas Evans, Andrew Mock, Christopher Morgan and James Sullivan won the Welsh silver medal at team level, whilst in the Welsh Under 13s Sports Acrobatics Boys Pairs, James Sullivan & Ashley Close took 4th position, Ian Bosley & Zachary Cleary took bronze, Jamie Davies & Thomas Evans took silver and Thomas Batte & Andrew Mock took gold. Thomas Batte, Andrew Mock and Bradley Haysham were selected to represent Wales at the British Schools Sports Acrobatics & Tumble Championships, where Bradley took bronze and Thomas and Andrew took the Pairs bronze. The boys' contribution helped the Welsh team win both the British Under 13s Sports Acrobatics & Tumble team gold and the overall British Sports Acrobatics & Tumble team championship gold for the second year running.