Bermuda is very involved with the Pan American Gymnastics Union (UPAG), the official governing body for Gymnastics in the Americas.
Our President, Julie Bortoli, attended the 2025 Congress, subsidized by PAGU. It was held in Panama City in conjunction with PanAm Championships.
Gymnastics in the Americas is booming.
PAGU has a new website.
Great promotion of our sport.
We are the cover story on the May 2025 Department of Sports and Recreation Newsletter.
RESULTS of the Bermuda National Gymnastics Championships 2025.
Report by host Becky Wentling
33 gymnasts from ages 5 to 14 competed this past Saturday 5/17/25 at Bermuda National Gymnastics Championships hosted by the Bermuda Gymnastics Federation.
Evelyn Howarth (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) 8 yrs came out as the Bermuda National Bronze level all-around champion with a score of 38.00. She also claimed first place on floor with a score of 9.65. She rounded out the meet with 2nd on Vault (9.6), 3rd on Bars (9.3tie) and 3rd on Beam. (9.45 tie)
Satya Tuzo-Smith age 7 (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) finished 2nd all around with a score of 37.85. She finished 3rd on vault (9.5), 3rd on uneven bars (9.3 tie) 3rd on balance beam (9.3 tie), 2nd on floor exercise (9.6 tie)
Jodie Denton, age 8, finished third all around with a score of 37.6. She also finished 2nd on balance beam (9.5), 3rd on Floor exercise (9.55)
Indigo Kemp age 8 clinched individual national event titles with 1st place on both vault (9.70) and uneven bars (9.55)
Emma Wright finished first place for the individual balance beam title (9.7)
Raelyn Robinson age 7 finished 2nd on uneven bars (9.45) and 2nd on floor exercise (9.6 tie)
Honorable mention athletes who competed were:
Finley Gilmar, Abigail Livingston, Olivia Simons, Arianna Whyte, and Freya Morgan (all from Bermuda Gymnastics Association)
Tyla Foote (Quality Gymnastics) age 8 took home the silver level National all-around title with a score of 36.85. She also claimed the individual event titles on Vault (9.3) and balance Beam (9.1) She also finished in second place on both uneven bars (9.45) and Floor exercise (9.0)
Ty-Leah Trott (Quality Gymnastics) age 7 took second place all around with a score of 36.6. She finished third on Vault (9.0), 2nd on balance beam (9.0) and claimed individual event titles on bars (9.5) and floor (9.1)
Lily Hall (Quality Gymnastics) age 11 finished 3rd all around with a score of 35.75. She placed 2nd on vault (9.1 tie), and 3rd on bars.
Notable finishes were:
Jasmyne Walters (Quality Gymnastics) age 10, 2nd on vault (9.1tie). Mia Dunley-Owen (Quality Gymnastics) 2nd on vault (9.1 tie) and 3rd on balance beam (8.8). Courtney Burgess (Quality Gymnastics) age 8, 3rd on vault (9.0 tie). Georgia Rose (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 10 finished 3rd on both balance beam (8.8 tie) and floor (8.95)
Honorable mention competitors were: Gemma Vickers (Quality Gymnastics) age 10
Sofia Cooper (Quality Gymnastics) age 9 cemented the gold all around title with a score of 37.05. She also finished first on floor (9.55). She also finished 2nd on vault (9.3) and uneven bars (9.15)
Ashanti-Sarai Darko (Quality Gymnastics) age 11 finished 2nd all around with a score of 37.00. She claimed the individual national title on both vault (9.45) and balance beam (9.35)
Samantha Tolosa (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 10 finished 3rd all around with a score of 36.8. She finished 1st on uneven bars (9.25) and 3rd on floor (9.45)
Notable finishes were:
Isobel Stones (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 11 finished 3rd on vault (9.25) and beam (9.15) and 2nd on floor exercise (9.5). Nicole Burrows (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 14 2nd on beam (9.3) and Fallow Wooley (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 13 finished 3rd on bars (9.1)
Honorable mention athletes are:
Eleanor Garcia (Quality), Maddie Pritchard (BGA), Annie Archibald (Quality), Nea Fosker (BGA), Sadie Hocking (BGA) and McKenna Redcliffe (BGA)
Eva Wright (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 12 claimed the National all around championship with a score of 36.35. She also claimed the bar title with a score of 8.75. She finished 2nd on vault (8.9), beam (9.2) and Floor (9.5)
Cassie Mayers (Bermuda Gymnastics Association) age 11 finished 2nd all around just one tenth behind her teammate with an all-around score of 36.25. She claimed the national event titles on Vault (8.95), balance beam (9.6) and floor (9.6). She finished 2nd on bars with an 8.1.
Congratulations to all athletes who participated this weekend. The next meet will be CARIFTA Games 2025, December 5-7th in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Read the report in the Royal Gazette.
Port of Spain, Trinidad. December 5-7, 2025.
Women’s Artistic Gymnastics only this year.
by coach Becky Wentling
Gymnasts from Bermuda Gymnastics Association competed in the Burlington Spring Cup in Burlington, Ontario, Canada on Saturday May 3rd and Sunday May 4th.
11 athletes competed this past weekend under the direction of coach Becky Wentling.
Emma Wright age 9 finished 1st all around in her age group with a score of 38.25
Her events were Vault: 9.575 (4th place) Bars: 9.6 (5th place) Beam: 9.725 (1st place) Floor: 9.35 (1st place)
Satya Tuzo-Smith age 7 finished 2nd all around in her age group with a score of 37.125.
Her events were: Vault: 9.125 (1st place) Bars: 9.5 (4th place) Beam: 9.2 (2nd place) floor: 9.3 (3rd place)
Rounding out the bronze group was Jodie Denton age 7: Her scores were: All around: 36.225 (9th) vault: 8.625 (9th) Bars: 9.475 (7th) Beam: 9.05 (7th) Floor: 9.075 (8th)
Maddie Pritchard age 8 with a clean sweep of first place on every event: (The youngest competitor at her level) All around: 34.775 Vault: 8.8 Bars: 8.8 Beam: 8.8 Floor: 8.85
Samantha Tolosa age 10: All around: 35.775 (5th) Vault: 8.725 (6th) Bars: 9.475 (3rd) Beam: 8.925 (4th) Floor: 8.65 (9th)
Fallon Wooley age 12: All around: 34.1 (6th) Vault: 8.2 (9th) Bars: 8.8 (5th) Beam: 8.075 (8th) Floor: 9.025 (6th)
Ellise Leamey age 12: All around: 30.8 (11th) Vault: 8.3 (8th) Bars: 6.775 (9th) Beam: 7.325 (11th) Floor: 8.4 (10th)
Nicole Burrows age 14: All around: 33.85 (9th) Vault: 8.0 (10th) Bars: 9.175 (5th) Beam: 8.225 (5th) Floor: 8.45 (9th)
Sadie Hocking age 13: All around: 32.275 Vault: 7.75 (10) Bars: 8.05 (7th) Beam: 7.825 (9th) Floor: 8.65 (7th)
McKenna Redcliffe age 13: All around: 32.225 (12th) Vault: 8.1 (9th) Bars: 8.3 (6th) Beam: 7.725 (11th) Floor: 8.1 (11th)
Level 6 athlete Eva Wright age 12: All around: 33.175 (10th) Vault: 8.8 (8th) Bars: 7.575 (10th) Beam: 7.575 (12th) Floor: 9.225 (5th)
The next competition is Bermuda National Championships which will be held at the St. Davids Bermuda Gymnastics Association on May 17th.
Royal Gazette – Gymnasts shine in Canada competition
Becky Wentling
37 gymnasts from ages 5 to 14 competed 4/26 at Bermuda Gymnastics Association, host of the annual Bermuda International Gymnastics Challenge.
The excitement began at 9am with the bronze and silver level gymnasts from both Bermuda Gymnastics and Quality Gymnastics vying for top spots.
Vault: 1st. place with the highest score of the meet was Evelyn Howarth 7yrs (BGA). Score of9.8. 2nd place tie was Emma Wright 9 yrs (BGA) and Satya Tuzo-Smith (BGA) 6yrs 9.4. 3rd. place Tie was Indigo Kemp 7 yrs (BGA) and Abigail Livingston 7 yrs (BGA) score of 9.3.
Bars: 1st. place Jodie Denton 7 yrs (BGA) score of 9.7. 2nd place Indigo Kemp 7yrs (BGA) score of 9.35. 3rd place Raelyn Robinson 7 yrs (BGA) score of 9.3
Beam: 1st place Emma Wright 9 yrs (BGA) score of 9.55. 2nd place Raelyn Robinson 7yrs (BGA) score of 9.2. 3rd place Evelyn Howarth 7 yrs (BGA) score of 9.15.
Floor: 1st place Raelyn Robinson 7yrs (BGA) score of 9.45. 2nd place Satya Tuzo-Smith 6yrs (BGA) score of 9.4. 3rd place Jodie Denton 7yrs (BGA) score of 9.3
All around: 1st place tie Evelyn Howarth 7yrs (BGA) and Emma Wright 9yrs (BGA) score of 37.3. 2nd place Satya Tuzo-Smith 6yrs (BGA) score of 36.85. 3rd place Raelyn Robinson 7yrs (BGA) score of 36.75
Vault: 1st place Tyla Foote 8yrs (QGYM) score of 9.4. 2nd place Lily Hall 11 yrs (QGYM) score of 9.2. 3rd place Ty-Leah Trott 7yrs ( QGYM) score of 9.1
Bars: 1st place Tyla Foote 8yrs (QGYM) score of 9.4. 2nd place Lily Hall 11yrs (QGYM) score of 9.3. 3rd place Courtney Burgess 8 yrs (QGYM) score of 9.25.
Beam: 1st place Savana Walters 11 yrs (QGYM) score of 9.0. 2nd place Tyla Foote 8yrs (QGYM) score of 8.95. 3rd place Ty-Leah Trott 7yrs (QGYM) score of 8.9
Floor: 1st place Georgia Rose 9 yrs (BGA) score of 9.2. 2nd place Tyla Foote 8 years (QGYM) score of 8.65. 3rd place Ty-Leah Trott 7yrs (QGYM) score of 8.6.
All around: 1st place Tyla Foote 8yrs (QGYM) score of 36.4. 2nd place Ty-Leah Trott 7yrs (QGYM) score of 335.7. 3rd place Courtney Burgess 8yrs (QGYM) score of 35.05
Vault: 1st place Isobel Stones 11 yrs (BGA) score of 9.2. 2nd place Nea Fosker 8yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 3rd place Madeliene Pritchard 8yrs (BGA) score of 8.9.
Bars: 1st. place Samantha Tolosa 10 yrs (BGA) score of 9.3. 2nd place Aleyah Pacheco 11 yrs (QGYM) score of 9.1. 3rd place Isobel Stones 11 yrs (BGA) score of 8.85
Beam: 1st. place Ashanti-Sarai Darko 10 yrs (QGYM) score of 9.25. 2nd place Samantha Tolosa10 yrs (BGA) score of 9.1. 3rd place Isobel Stones 11 yrs (BGA) score of 9.05
Floor: 1st. place Isobel Stones 11 yrs (BGA) score of 9.5. 2nd place Nea Fosker 8yrs (BGA) score of 9.35. 3rd place Sofia Cooper 9yrs (QGYM) score of 9.3
All around: 1st place Isobel Stones 11 yrs (BGA) score of 36.6. 2nd place Samantha Tolosa 10 yrs (BGA) score of 36.00. 3rd place Aleyah Pacheco 11 yrs (QGYM) score of 35.5
Eva Wright 12yrs (BGA): Vault; 9.0, Bars: 8.8, Beam: 9.0. Floor: 8.7 All Around: 35.5
Congratulations to all athletes who participated.
Bermuda Gymnastics Association will be competing at the Burlington Spring Cup, Burlington Ontario, Canada — May 2nd through the 6th.
The gymnasts of Bermuda Gymnastics Association and Quality Gymnastics will be moving on to the Bermuda National Championships on May 17th.
Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federation, has predicted a bright future for Bermuda’s gymnasts after visiting the island.
Watanabe, who was in Bermuda for three days, visited the Bermuda Gymnastics Association, Quality Gymnastics Bermuda and the National Sports Centre.
He also met with Owen Darrell, the Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sport, Kimberly Charryse Bean, the director of the Department of Sport and Recreation, Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda leadership, and Bermuda Olympic Association president Peter Dunne. …
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This from the Department of Sport and Recreation NEWSLETTER – The Competitive Edge ~ FEBRUARY 2025
– by Becky Wenting
The Presidential Classic was held at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 14-17, 2025.
The meet hosts gyms from all over the globe. It is a huge event with 4 days of competition and over 4000 thousand athletes.
From Bermuda:
Xcel Bronze
Raelyn Robinson – BGA
Satya Tuzu-Smith – BGA
Jodie Denton – BGA
Xcel Silver
Jasmyne Walters – Qgym
Siaana Seth – Qgym
Sasha Maringi – Qgym
Abigail Maringi – Qgym
Lily Hall – Qgym
Xcel Gold
Isobel Stones – BGA
Samantha Tolosa – BGA
Eleanor Garcia – Qgym
Isabella Daniels – Qgym
Aleyah Pacheco – Qgym
Level 6
Cassandra Mayers – BGA
Raelyn Robinson, BGA placed 3rd all around in the Bronze level with a score of 36.875. She finished first on Bars (9.6) and Second on beam (9.325)
Satya Tuzo-Smith, BGA placed 4th on vault ( 9.55) and 3rd on floor (9.35) also in the bronze division
Jodie Denton, BGA finished 4th on bars (9.625) also bronze.
Silver division gymnasts from Quality Gymnastics were Jasmyne Walters (33.75 all around) , lily Hall (33.4 all around), Sasha Maringi (35.175 all around) , Siaana Seth (33.75 all around) , and Abigail Maringi (35.775). The silver team finished 5th as a team.
Competing for Quality Gymnastics in the Gold division were Isabella Daniels 8th all around (34.825), Eleanor Garcia 9th all around (34.35), and Aleyah Pacheco 11th all around (33.275).
Competing for BGA in the Gold division were Isobel Stones and Samantha Tolosa. Samantha finished 4th all around (35.00) She placed 2nd on bars (9.075)
Level 6 gymnast Cassandra Mayers (34.775) competed for BGA
Both gyms are now preparing for the Bermuda International Challenge hosted by Bermuda Gymnastics Association the weekend of April 26th and 27th, 2025.
Bermuda Gymnastics Association will have 10 gymnasts attending the Burlington Spring Cup 2025 May 2nd – 4th in Canada.
Bermuda National Gymnastics Championships will be held May 17th and 18th., 2025
Thank you goes out to all parents, coaches and athletes for all of your hard work.
January 27-29 ~ Daytona Beach Classic – Florida, USA
January 23 – Feb 5 ~ International Expert guest coach Rick McCharles
February 9-12 ~ Magical Classic – Florida, USA
February 17-19 ~ Presidential Classic – Florida, USA
March 17-19 ~ BGA International Challenge, Bermuda
April 27- 29 ~ Long-term Athlete Development Workshops
May 26-28 ~ Quality Gymnastics Invitational, Bermuda (to be confirmed)
May 5-7 ~ Burlington Spring Cup, Toronto, Canada
May 22-28 ~ PAGU Sr. Championships, Medallin, Columbia
June ~ Bermuda International Training Camp (postponed to 2024)
June 17-25 ~ BOA Olympic Days
June 23- July 8 ~ Central American and Caribbean Games, San Salvador, El Salvador
July 28- Aug 8 ~ FISU World University Games, Chengdu, China
Aug 25-27 ~ USA Gymnastics Congress, San Jose, California
Oct 29- Nov 5 ~ PanAm Games, Santiago, Chile
Dec 3-4 ~ Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Gymnastics Meeting, Jamaica
Dec 13 ~ Federation AGM
NOTE – Island Games 2023 Guernsey did not include Gymnastics. Gymnastics was hosted instead in Åland, Finland — the Inter Island Games, an alternative to the Island Games. Tentatively scheduled July 3-8, 2023.
Gymnastics Federation of Bermuda 