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The club fees are for the 2024/25 academic year. Fees are set by the club and are subject to change the following academic year.

Club Background

Cardiff Met Gymnastics Club is a mixed gender club situated on the Cyncoed campus. We have a variety members of all abilities who create a welcoming, close knit team. We compete in the University Gymnastics Cup competitions throughout the year as well as BUCS.

The UGC compeitions are across the academic year held by different universities who have teamed up with the league. The universities are split into a North and South league across the UK who them come together for the UGC finals to compete for the title of the year. Our team are currently South Leauge 3rd place holders who have also claimed countless medals across all competitions in different grades and on different apparaus. 

The BUCS championships are split into Grades 1-3 for men and 1-4 for women incorperating all abiliites thorugh out the competition. Grade 4 consists of a set vault and floor routine, aimed towards those who have just started gymnastics at a novice level. Grade 3 includes three aparatus selected out of the 4 diciplines. It also allows for more choice and adaptablility of skills for the floor routine which is decided by the gymnast themselves. Grade 2 is the most popular competition, consisting of a choice of 3 apparatus for women and 4 for men, catering for a wide ability of gymnasts at a competitive standard. Finally Grade 1 is aimed at elite gymnasts who compete on all pieces to a full FIG code.

Recent Success

BUCS '24

  • Lowri Palmer 1st Overall, 2nd Floor, 9th Vault (Gr4)
  • Ffion Roberts 3rd Overall, 5th Floor, 4th Vault (Gr4)
  • Lexi O'Sulivan 2nd Vault (Gr3)
  • George Sammes 2nd Overall, 2nd Vault, 3rd Floor (Gr3)
  • Rushani Arumugham 11th Overall, 8th Vault, 9th Beam (Gr1) 
  • Ella hartwell 9th Vault (Gr2) 
  • Sophia Pitt 5th Vault (Gr4)
  • Faith Nash 9th Vault (Gr4) 
  • Ed Young 9th Rings, 12th Overall (Gr2)
  • Mike Tang 9th Overall, 10th Floor, 9th High Bar, 9th Vault, 6Th Pommel  (Gr1) 

BUCS '23

 

  • Womens Team 3rd (Abbie Godsall, Rushani Arumugham, Ella Hartwell, Diamond Dill)
  • Rushani Arumugham 3rd Vault (Gr1)
  • Abbie Godsall 4th Vault (Gr1)
  • Ella Hartwell 2nd Vault (Gr2)
  • Maddie Boyce 8th Floor (Gr2)
  • Rob Scott 3rd Rings (Gr2)
  • Ed Young 5th Floor (Gr2)
  • Ffion Evans 3rd Vault, 5th Floor, 3rd AA (Gr3)
  • Lexi O'Sullivan 4th Vault (Gr3)
  • Helena Rouse 1st Vault, 8th Floor, 3rd AA (Gr4)
  • Rachel Farrin 5th Floor (Gr4)

 

BUCS '22

  • Womens Team 3rd (Abbie Godsall, Diamond Dill, Abbie Moore, Rushani Arumugham)
  • Abbie Godsall 1st Vault, 10th Beam, 1st Floor and 3rd AA (Gr2)
  • Rob Scott 4th Rings (Gr2)
  • Keira Pritchard 6th Vault (Gr4)

BUCS '20

  • Womens Team 2nd (Abbie Godsall, Hayley Peters, Alana Edwards, Rachelle Flambard)
  • Rachelle Flambard 2nd Vault and 3rd Floor (Gr1)
  • Hayley Peters 3rd Bars (Gr2)
  • Seren Richards 3rd AA and 3rd Floor (Gr3)
  • Chris Helou-Decos 1st Highbar, 1st Rings, 2nd Floor, 2nd Vault and 3rd AA (Gr2)

BUCS '19

  • Chris Helou-Decos 5th Vault, 1st High bar and 5th overall (Gr2)

BUCS '18

  • Elosie Smith 4th Vault and 3rd Floor (Gr1)

BUCS '17

  • Eden Lowry 2nd AA and 1st Vault  (Gr2)
  • Megan Cowx 5th vault (Gr4)

BUCS ’16

  • Eden Lowry 2nd AA and 2nd Vault (Gr2)
  • Scott Mellors 2nd Vault (Gr2)

 

Training Times

The club trains in the Syd Aaron Gymnasium which is situated on the Cyncoed campus. It is fully equipped with a sprung floor, asymmetric bars, parallel bars, high bar plus vault and rings into a foam pit. We also get the chance to travel to Cardiff Central Youth Club* biweekly to train in a bigger gym with extra equipment .

Mon: 7-10 pm

Wed: 12:00am-4:00 pm

Fri: 7:30-10 pm

Social

There are also many opportunities to attend some fantastic and varied socials. Every year the club holds a welcome social, with a different theme each year. Past socials have included “Las Vegas”, “I’m a Celebrity” and “Circus”, which have all provided a fun and memorable experience for everyone. The team have the opportunitiy to get to know eachother through games, challenges and activities that we do in each social. We also host 'sober socials' leading up to comps where the team design posters and banners for up and coming compeitions. 

 

Contact Details:

Co-Captain: Sophie John (st20226496@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk)

Co-Captain: Ella Hartwell (st20226798@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk)

Social Sec: Ffion Roberts (st20269924@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk) & Sophia Pitt (st20284558@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk)

Social Media: Lowri Plamer (st20227789@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk)

Medical & Welfare Officer: Cilan Thomas  (st20241821@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk)

Instagram: @cardiffmetgymnastics 

 

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