About Me

I am an elite men's artistic gymnast and a member of Great Britain’s Senior Top Squad as part of the World Performance Programme. I am proud to say I have competed at world level for Great Britain as both a Junior and Senior level and am the current European Floor Champion.

My break through year was in 2019, where I competed at 7 internationals. Of high-light, I captained Team England at the Unni and Harald’s competition in Norway winning Team Silver and an individual All-around Silver medal.  I represented Team GB at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. I also competed for Great Britain at the inaugural Junior World Championships in Gyor, Hungary. 

In my first year as a Senior at the Osijek World Challenge Cup, Croatia, I qualified for the Floor final and in doing so became the first British gymnast to compete a Triple-Back Somersault and youngest known gymnast in the world. In 2022 I reached the World Cup final on Floor in Doha.  At the same competition in 2023, I won my first world cup medal, a bronze on the Floor.  In 2023 I became the English, British and European Floor Champion, as well as a European Team Bronze medallist. I am also English Parallel Bars Champion.

I train at Leeds Gymnastics Club 30+ hours a week, 6 days a week.  As an All-around gymnast, I compete across all 6 pieces of artistic apparatus: Floor, Pommel, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and High Bar. I am coached by Andy Butcher, Dave Murray and Tom Rawlinson.    

I successfully studied a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at Huddersfield New College and was awarded D*D*D*.  I am now in my 2nd year studying for a Sport and Exercise Therapy degree at Leeds Beckett University with a Sports Scholarship. This sits well alongside my gymnastics career.  In 2022 I was honoured to received the Sportsman of the Year Award at the annual Sports Awards.

I am grateful to the National Lottery and Sport England for the funding they currently provide me.  I was supported by SportsAid throughout 2021 from the Entain Group. 

I started 2023 at pace having a number of weeks solid training both at Leeds and Lilleshall leading into a block of competition commencing with the British University College Sports Championships (BUCS).

BUCS

A really good competition with Leeds Beckett University winning the team competition for the first time. On an individual basis I came 2nd AA, 3rd on Floor, 2nd on Rings, 2nd on Vault and 1st on Parallel Bars. 

English Championships

Starting on vault I scored an average of 14.3 winning Silver. Focus was then onto the Parallel Bars which I have been working hard to get upgrades on, scoring a PB of 14.050 placing me in Gold with Max Whitlock picking up the sliver. One of my aims was to retain my Floor title from 2022. The routine starting well with the Triple-Back, but a few small errors challenged my score, it was still enough to take Gold. Horizontal bar, Rings and Pommel the main body of routines were good, my dismounts need more work, but early in the year so not of major concern as they have been going well in training. All around I finished 4th. 

Series A FIG World Cup, Doha

The following weekend, I few out to Doha for the World Cup. Having competed out there before and making the final, this again was my focus, but my aim was to medal. A strong routine on the Floor qualified me in 3rd place for the final behind Artem Dolgopyat and Carlos Yulo. The final two days following, I was able to replicate the success. My first two tumbles really strong including the Triple-Back. Proud to win my first medal on the world stage against the very best and to share the podium with Carlos Yulo and Kazuki Minami. 

Started 2022 well, balancing my gymnastics and studies at Leeds Beckett University.  I needed to be at Lillishall the National Training Centre every other week, so this was a tricky act, but I was grateful to the University accommodating exams, particularly the practicals - I’m studying for a BSc in Sport and Exercise Therapy.

Doha, Qatar - World Cup

In March I was selected for my 2nd World Cup and made my 2nd Final on floor. I qualified in 2nd behind Olympic Champion Israel’s Artem Dogopyat. Gymnastics a tough sport and a hand down in the final put me out of contention, but another great experience at World level.

English Championships

Quick on the back of the trips out to the Middle East was the English Champs.  My chance to show my ability against the best in England.  A clean comp resulted in a Bronze All Round and a PB 81.35, with the highlight in my first full year as a senior, English Floor Champion with a score of 14.2.  I also secured Bronze on the vault with an average score 14.175.  

British Championships

In April we were at the Liverpool M&S Arena.  I had a mixed competition with an ankle injury starting to impact me, but 4 finals (Floor, Vault, Pommel and rings) with highlight a bronze on Floor. 

Stuttgart, Germany

I was selected for a team competition in Germany - a good trip with some new skills put out in competition. The atmosphere was amazing and the team finished a respectable 4th.  I was really enjoying the P-bars and it was the first time I was able to put some new elements together in competition which made for a good routine. My ankle was starting to cause me some pain which was concerning.

Injury...

Post the British we decided I needed to see what the issue was with the recurring pain in my ankle. British Gymnastics were great and acted quickly to sort MRI scans with the Dr and physio supporting me alongside the National coaches.  The scan showed inflammation around my joint, so fortunately it wasn’t serious and no surgery required which was a relief, but an injection in my ankles to reduce the swelling and time off impact and landings.

Slovenia - World Cup

I was selected back in March to compete at the World Cup in Slovenia with the objective of medaling on Floor and Vault.  I was still keen to compete, but in hindsight it probably came too early for me with the lack of repetition in the gym - 3 weeks full training insufficient time to get ready. It was a real positive competition away from my 2 strongest pieces, with a 9th position on rings (making 1st reserve for the final).  On Parallel bars with some new work included in the routine, I came 11th just missing out on finals again. I had to be pleased given this is at world level and I was mixing it with the best in my first full year as a senior.

Commonwealth Games and Europeans

One of my objectives at the beginning of the year was to make the Commonwealth Games team for England and European Championship team. The squad is so strong so knew this was going to be tough with the Olympic team basically the England team. The year had started really strongly with my results at the English Champs. The injury and lack of time on the gym floor was frustrating, but was pleased to be selected at 1 of 3 reserves for the Commonwealth England Team.  June and July I needed to get myself ready if I was to be asked to step up. I completed my Uni studies and exams at Leeds mid June and through the whole of July I was full time at Lilleshall training for the Commonwealth and Europeans. The European team was announced which was the same team as the England team, so a really strong team, but pleased I still was in the mix as reserve.

Switzerland - 4 way

In July the week before the Commonwealth Games we went out to Switzerland for a 4 way against some strong teams put out by Switzerland, Germany and France in their prep for the European Champs. A solid comp for me with some good work across the pieces.  The key for me being out on the competition floor again. I was overall pleased how my work across all apparatus was progressing.  

2021 started with the continued Covid lockdown, but training has progressed well including some new skills being built, one of which a triple somersault on floor.

Olympic trials

I was invited to my first Olympic trials at the end of February at Lilleshall.  All my routines sorted, I then went and tweaked my back in the week prior on P-bars which caused me to simplify some of my routines so I could compete.  It also caused me to pull back on some of my training.  Frustrating but all part of gymnastics.

The trials were behind closed doors with 20 gymnasts competing.  I was determined to compete on all pieces being my first senior competition whilst managing my back injury.  I was pleased how I performed overall.  A couple of PB's including a 14.2 on vault completing a 2.5 twist for the first time. The only real disappointment a fall on floor as I was hoping to repeat the 14.7 I had scored the week previous in a controlled comp at Leeds. Max Whitlock showed his quality with a superb pommel routine... 

Back to training...

Osijek World Challange Cup

On the 12th-13th of June I competed at my first senior International, the Osijek World Challenge Cup in Croatia. I made history by becoming the FIRST British gymnast to complete a triple back somersault in competition on floor and also the youngest known on record worldwide. This is a skill only a hand full of gymnast in the world can execute. I qualified for the floor final with a score of 14.25 in 6th place against world class gymnasts, including a number bound for the Tokyo Olympics. In the final i came 8th.

British Championships

On the 11th-12th of June i competed at the British Gymnastics Championships in Cardiff. This was my first year competing as a senior. I came 8th All round, taking a 4th place on the high bar, 6th place on parallel bars and 7th on floor. On the vault i opted for a single vault  scoring ... which gave me the 3rd highest score. Lots of new skills and routines performed gaining more experience.