18 - Wednesday, October 30, 1985 - North Shore News

Sports —.
North Shore gymnasts

at World Che nionships|

THE 1988 Best Ever Pro-
gram started with three
gymnasts from the North
Shore leaving on October 15
for the 1985 World Cham-
pionships in Montreal.

Sandra Botnen, 15 and
Tracy Wilson, 16 were nam-
ed to the team while Miriam
Michel 15, is one of the top
12 invited to the World
Championship training camp
just prior to the meet.

Michel is in ninth place
and still has a possibility on
the team.

Former Flicka coach Mike
Vossen was named coach for
the Canadian team. The
1988 goal is to have eight
aymnasts in the top 30 in
Canada, and three carded
athletes, To reach national
level a gymnast must pass
testing levels, and do well in
competition.

Up to 22 hours of training
a week are necessary, and
they must maintain good
schooling records.

Seven. other Flicka girls
are to take part in the pro-
gram. Other seniors are
Donna Haugland, 16, and
Kristin Wingfield.

The purpose of the Pro-
vincial ‘Government's. 1988
Best Ever. Program. is: to
develop B.C. athletes for the
1988 Olympic Games.

For gymnastics to be ac-
cepted. inte the program
qualifications were con-
tingent ” upon each sport’s

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past. record at Olynipics and
World Championships. The
consistent record of female
gymnasts entitles the women
to participate.

it was young gymnasts
like Karen Kelsall and Philip
Delesalle who blazed the
trail at the 1976 Montreal
Olympics, showing the world
that British Columbia had
top gymnasts.

After Kelsall and
Delesalle, gymnasts from the
Flicka Gym Club .in North
Vancouver have carried on
the B.C, flag.

Anita Botnen and Bonnie
Wittmeier were both
members of Worid Champi-
onship teams and Olympic
team.

The provincial Best Ever
facility is at 123 East 23rd in
North Vancouver.

Sentinel Secondary School
in West Vancouver will take
most of the girls in the mor-
ning, while others will stay
at their own schools.

They will train at the pro-
vincial facility five after-
noons per week, for four
and one. half hours a day.
Three other gymnasts will
continue to train’ at the
Prince George Schoo! of Ar-
tistic Gymnastics.

This is the first provincial
training centre for women
set up by a gymnastic
Association. in Canada. The
program can accommodate
up-to 20 gymnasts from

around the province. Out of
all the gymnastic programs
in Canada only eight girls
are named to the team, and
from there only six actually
compete in the event,

The Best Ever Program
will be assessed every three
months throughout the com-
ing year by the B.C. Gym-
nastics Association,

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