by wcslingsby | Jul 28, 2021
KATHY WILLIAMS by herself In the 1970’s, Kathy Williams was a gymnast remembered by all; Kathy is black. What an inspiration she was for so many other budding black gymnasts. She was Great Britain’s first black Olympian gymnast. Here’s what Marvin Campbell, another...
by wcslingsby | Nov 18, 1991
PAUL BOWLER by himself My coach was Colin Leigh. He ran the North Manchester Gym Club which was based at Moston Brook High School. Marvin Campbell also trained there. Later we moved to a converted swimming pool that was built in 1899! The club’s name then changed to...
by wcslingsby | Oct 15, 1983
HAYLEY PRICEIn her own words Like many young girls my parents took me to dancing school at the age of 3, Dad worked on a Saturday morning and mom used to walk me miles to get there! I took classes in Ballet, Tap and Acrobatics. I loved all aspects of my dancing but as...
by wcslingsby | Oct 15, 1982
CHERYL WEATHERSTONE by herself and Karen Louise Hollis I actually started gymnastics because of ice skating. I know that sounds strange but my original chosen sport was figure skating and I was starting to compete at the regional level quite young. I loved to jump and...
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