The Iron Lady of British Gymnastics
Beth Tweddle
 The
2006 British Championships for Women held in The Guildford
Spectrum over the weekend 7/9th July 2006 will be long remembered
with two memorable events:
• The 21-year-old “Prima” of British Gymnastics,
Beth Tweddle from Liverpool convincingly won her sixth British
overall title in a row (Overall score- 60.750), thus leaving
only one last record in the sport’s history still unbeaten
by herself, i.e. Pat Hurst’s eight British titles, between
1947 and 1956!
In addition to this, Beth won the 2006 British titles on
A. Bars, Beam and Floor and was awarded with three very special
Trophies:
Pat Hurst Trophy for the highest score on A. Bars (16.050)
The Elite Trophy for the highest score on Vault or Floor (15.450,
Floor)
The Arun Trophy for the highest score on Beam- 14.850
“After my injury at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
in March, I felt pretty down, but continued training and regained
my confidence after the recent Friendly International GB versus
China in Liverpool. I am very happy with my performances in
Guildford and will now concentrate on my preparation for the
World Championships in Aarhus (DEN), in October”, said
Beth.
Lynette Lisle (Barry Girls, Wales) won the Silver medal in
the All-around, 55.550 and the Bronze went to Senior-newcomer
from Liverpool Aisling Williams, 55.300.
Emma White from Huntingdon was the only Senior gymnast who,
apart from Tweddle celebrated Gold- she is the new British
Champion on Vault.
• The British Championships in Guildford also marked
the first ever Web broadcast of British Gymnastics launched
during the Sunday’s Apparatus Finals. In spite of the
Wimbledon Tennis and the Football World Cup Finals on the
day, it has drawn an encouraging amount of attention (number
of viewers).
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