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title: "Y8 students, Eva and Libby become U14 British Schools Champions!"
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# Y8 students, Eva and Libby become U14 British Schools Champions!

![Image of Y8 students, Eva and Libby become U14 British Schools Champions!](https://files.schudio.com/stedmundarrowsmith/images/news/Eve_-_Libby.png)

14 May 2026

#### Gymnasts from SEA c![](https://arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk/images/news/Gymnasts2025/Eve_-_Libby.png)**ompeted at the British Schools Acrobatic Gymnastics Finals last weekend. They earned their places after winning the North West regional qualifiers in January and travelled to Stoke to take on the champions of 11 regions of the UK.**

**Eva B** and **Libby W** (both Y8) competed in the Under 14 Girls Pair. A fantastic performance saw them run out convincing winners to take the gold and become **U14 British Schools Champions.**

It was a disappointing day for the Under 16 Girls Group. **Emma G Isla C, Eva B** **(All Y11), Jessica B, Hattie L (Y10) and Lola S (Y9**) sought a second national schools title after their victory in the Under 14s in 2024. They performed brilliantly but an uncharacteristic mistake saw them finish in the middle of a competitive field and miss out on the podium. There was some consolation as they helped the North West team to a 2nd Place in the team competition.

*Eva and Libby presented with their trophy and medals*

**Isla, Emma and Hattie** will be back in Stoke with their club partnerships this weekend to compete in the British NDP Finals.

![](https://arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk/images/news/Gymnasts2025/Isla,_Emma_-_others.png)

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