A COUNTY Durham gymnastics squad has enjoyed its most successful result to date, finishing second at the British Team Championships.
The championship is the premier competition for elite clubs in the country, comparable with the Premiership in football, which gives each club its national ranking.
A total of 20 teams entered, with teams of six gymnasts, five of which competed on each piece of apparatus, with the best four scores counting towards the team's total score.
The South Durham Gymnastics Club, in Spennymoor, was entering the competition for the seventh time and aimed to beat its previous best result of fifth place.
Team selection was crucial, and, with all of the club's senior gymnasts fit, officials knew it was the best ever chance of a medal.
The six gymnasts who made up the team were: Rachel Collinson, Roxanne Jennison, Danielle Border, Leonni Jennison, Amy Fossheim and Haley Robson.
The competition took place over two days at the Guildford stadium, in Surrey, and the club went into the last round as one of the top four seeded teams.
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