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Claire inspires Marist Girls to compete in the Olympics


Going for Gold: Claire Wright (third from left) and the Marist athletes

Claire Wright, 28, has recently been selected to represent Team GB in Individual Trampoline at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 

Claire attended the Marist Schools in Sunninghill and lives in Berkshire.  She already holds an astounding 51 World and European medals and trophies, in addition to a FIG (Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique) pin, and is thrilled to be going to Beijing. 

She says: “I couldn’t be happier at the thought of representing the UK in Beijing.  This is my first Olympics. I'm going for the wonderful experience of the Games and I will be aiming to complete my routines to the best of my abilities.”

Claire is an inspiration for current sporting heroines at the Marist who are hoping to secure places in Team GB for 2012.  Like Claire, several students hold impressive records of sporting achievements gained while still at school, including:

· Rose Reynolds (17):  National League Hurdling champion (Under 20 team).  Rose is also the Sixth Form sports scholar at the Marist.

· Milli Parkin (16): already a member of the GB sailing squad and competing in the World 420 Sailing Championships in Athens during July.  Milli is also a Marist sports scholar.

· Emily Gale (17) and Maddie Gale (16): members of the GB aerobic gymnastic squad who both compete at international level.  Maddie is also the Year 11 Marist academic scholar.  Both girls were competitors in the French Open aerobic gymnastics championship last week.  Emily scored 19.1 in the Grand Prix, the highest ever score of a GB female aerobic gymnast in an international event.  She finished the competition overall in 7th place. 

· Sophia Candappa (15): a member of the England Under 17 Netball squad and has recently been selected for the England Under 21 Netball squad too.

· Thea Cartwright (15): member of British champion gymnastic team ‘TeamGym’

· Lucy Campbell (12): current Berkshire gymnastics champion and member of Phoenix Gym (Windsor).

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