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News from 22/05/2008

SKW Rhythmic Gymnasts Back from Belgium

Five gymnasts of SKW Gymnastics Academy competed in the SRG MOL International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium from 10 - 12 May 2008.

About 50 promising young talents from Belgium, Germany, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Ireland, France, USA, Czech Republic and Namibia took part in this event.

For the Namibian girls in the HOPE Category, Michelle Bierbach, Nadia Reichstein and Maike Brandt, this competition was their first one ever overseas and a very exciting experience. They had to perform three routines (free dance, rope and hoop) and finished in 11^th, 17^th and 22^nd place overall respectively, out of 26 competitors. more

News from 07/05/2008

SKW Rhythmic Gymnasts to Compete in Belgium

Five gymnasts of SKW Gymnastics Academy will compete in the SRG MOL International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium from 10 - 12 May 2008.

They are Michelle Bierbach, Maike Brandt, Nadia Reichstein competing in HOPE Category with FX, Rope and Hoop as well as Nicole Bierbach and Ida Steenkamp competing in JUNIOR OLYMPIC Category with Rope, Hoop, Ball and Ribbon. They are accompanied by SKW and National coach Angela Lepekha.

56 participants from Namibia, Belgium, Germany, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Ireland, France, USA, Czech Republic will take part in this event.

The photo shows (back, left to right) Maike Brandt, Nicole Bierbach, Ida Steenkamp, (front) Nadia Reichstein, Michelle Bierbach

News from 03/04/2008

SKW GYMNASTS TRIUMPH IN JOHANNESBURG

This week, the SKW Rhythmic Gymnasts returned triumphant from the Jozi International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition. The event was held at Wits University in Johannesburg and was attended by gymnasts from South Africa, Namibia, Germany, Malaysia, Zimbabwe and the Ukraine.

In the Infant Category, Veronica Lepekha won the Bronze Medal for her Free Dance routine and was awarded the Bronze Trophy for achieving third place in the Overall Competition.

In the Pre-Junior category Nadia Reichstein won Silver for Rope and Hoop and Bronze Medals  more

News from 31/03/2008

SKW Gymnastics Academy - SKW Gymnasts to Participate in “Jozi International”

SKW Gymnastics Academy is kicking off the 2008 competition season with a bang. 7 top gymnasts will compete in the City of Jozi International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 25th until 30th of March 2008.
The team consists of Veronica Lepekha (Infant), Michelle Bierbach, Maike Brandt, Nadia Reichstein (all Pre-junior), Aldi Truter, Ida Steenkamp and Nicole Bierbach (Junior Olympic). They will be accompanied by National and SKW coach Angela Lepekha as well as Meagan Bierbach as judge.
The Jozi International Competition will not only feature gymnasts from numerous South African clubs and Namibia but also competitors from as far as Malaysia, Germany and Ukraine, among them World Champion Anna Bessanova.

News from 20/01/2008

SKW Gymnastics Academy Starts Training

In 2007 the SKW revived the Artistic Gymnastics section for girls with remarkable results. With Dimitriy Lepekha from Ukraine SKW Gymnastics Academy has a qualified coach with more than 20 years experience. Anyone interested can contact him directly, cell 081 211 9765 or visit SKW hall in Olympia on Tuesday and Thursday 14h00. more

News from 03/12/2007

SKW Gymnasts leave for Zone 6 Competition in Harare

11 gymnasts of SKW Gymnastics Academy are gearing up for the Zone 6 Competition in Harare on the 9^th and 10^th of December 2007. The 10 rhythmic gymnasts and one tumbling gymnast form part of a big team of the Namibian Gymnastics Federation NGF. They will be accompanied..more

News from 05/11/2007

SKW Artistic Gymnasts with Top Results at Nationals

11 artistic gymnasts of SKW Gymnastics Academy participated in the 2007 National Artistic Gymnastics Championships, expertly hosted by Excelsior Gymnastics Club on the 2^nd of November.

In the overall ranking the 11 SKW gymnasts brought home one gold and 5 silver medals. The gold medal went to Hilma Povanhu (Level 1, over 13 years); silver to Kelsey Alberts (Level 1, 6 years), Kaye-Lynne van Wyk (Level 1, 7 years), Manuela Vente (Level 1, 8 years), Anifa Alberts (Level 1, 10 years) and Cherley Muinjo (Level 1, under 12).

Furthermore the young SKW talents more

News from 08/10/2007

Excellent Results for Namibian Gymnasts at SA Games in Pretoria

A 28 member team of the Namibian Gymnastics Federation NGF took part in the South African National Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics from the 3^rd to the 6^th of October 2007 in Pretoria - with overwhelming success. 

Never before could Namibian gymnasts of the performance levels 4 – 8 achieve such a lot of overall medals in SA Nationals as this year, namely three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals.  more