South Essex Gymnastics Club

South Essex Gymnastics Club

Full name	South Essex Gymnastics Club
Short name	SEGC
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Founded	1992
Location	Basildon, Essex
Home ground	Basildon Sporting Village
Head coach	Scott Hann Anthony Wise (MAG) Ross Falsetta (WAG)
Members	Max Whitlock (formerly) Georgia-Mae Fenton Courtney Tulloch
Website	www.southessexgymnasticsclub.com

South Essex Gymnastics Club is a British artistic gymnastics club based in Basildon, Essex. The club emerged through the merger of Basildon, Castle Point, and Magna Carta Gymnastics Clubs. ^[1] It has trained many British men's and women's national team members including 6 time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock. ^[2]

The club trains at Basildon Sporting Village which served as a pre-games training venue for the 2012 London Olympics and hosted competitors from several international teams including Ireland, Holland, New Zealand, Austria, Guatemala, Czech Republic, and Japan. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable gymnasts

MAG

• Max Whitlock - 6 x Olympic medallist (3 gold) and 8 x World medallist (3 gold). The most successful British male artistic gymnast in history. ^[3]
• Courtney Tulloch - 2 x Bronze World medallist and 8 x European medallist. ^[4]
• Brinn Bevan - 2016 Olympian, 2015 World silver medallist and 2015 European bronze medallist. ^[5]
• Danny Lawrence - 2010 Commonwealth silver medallist.
• Reiss Beckford - 3 x Commonwealth medallist.

WAG

• Georgia-Mae Fenton - 2024 Olympian, 2022 World silver medallist and 4 x European medallist. ^[6]
• Amy Tinkler - 2016 Olympic bronze medallist and 2015 World bronze medallist. ^[7]
• Shannon Archer - 2022 Commonwealth medallist for Scotland. ^[8]
• Annika Reeder - 1996 and 2000 Olympian, 5 x Commonwealth medallist. ^[9]
• Nicola Willis - 2004 Olympian and Commonwealth silver medallist. ^[10]

References

1. "About". South Essex Gym Club. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. "Olympic legacy of Essex club inspires new generation of gymnasts". BBC News. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. "Max Whitlock OBE". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
4. "Courtney Tulloch". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
5. "BEVAN Brinn - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
6. "Georgia-Mae Fenton". www.british-gymnastics.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
7. Ingle, Sean (14 July 2020). "Team GB gymnast Amy Tinkler says trauma led to her retirement". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
8. Scott, Iona (31 January 2024). "Artistic | Shannon Archer announces retirement". Scottish Gymnastics. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
9. "Annika REEDER". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
10. "Nicola Willis | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.