Welcome to Freshers Week 2016 - it's finally here! You'll be able to catch us at Freshers Fair in Exam Schools over the next few days, so just look out for this snazzy banner and come sign up There's no training whilst you're settling in this week, so our first session will be next Monday … Continue reading Welcome to Freshers!
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Socials
It's under a week to go until Freshers' 2016 and we couldn't be more excited! All the details about training sessions, venues, times, membership can be found on the website and will form part of the blog next week. Check out the new Term Card and you'll see that we have loads of great events coming up! And … Continue reading Socials
Same venue, new time, still lots of sweat!
The title pretty much says it all. All new for MT 2016: you can burn calories and finish in time for a well-earned Hall dinner! Our popular FREE conditioning sessions will again be running this Michaelmas at St Catz's Squash Courts. After a bit of negotiating schedules we can confirm that this hour of bouncing, … Continue reading Same venue, new time, still lots of sweat!
New beginnings, new challenges
Congratulations to everyone who has received their exam results - we're so excited to welcome you to OU Gym in October! Boosted by the success of Team GB gymnasts in Rio this summer, it'll be great to have loads of new people trying gymnastics for the first time or getting back into a sport they … Continue reading New beginnings, new challenges
Rio 2016
There's only 10 days to go until the opening of the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio this August: which means it's nearly time for the world's best gymnasts to battle it out for the glory of an Olympic title! If you've never watched gymnastics before, then now is the time because the standard of … Continue reading Rio 2016
Farewell Trinity!
It’s the long summer vacation and many of our gymnasts are about to undertake all sorts of exciting endeavours. Congratulations for making it through another busy term, especially those with exams or projects to complete, and we hope everyone has a well-deserved break after a really productive year! As always don’t hesitate to get in … Continue reading Farewell Trinity!
Upside-down Oxford
Check out our webpage and Facebook album as we aim to snap a handstand picture in every college before the end of term and before International Handstand Day on June 25th - bingo! Come, join us and send us your photos via facebook, email (katrina.kelly@magd.ox.ac.uk) or twitter using the hashtag #upsidedownoxford. There's extra points if … Continue reading Upside-down Oxford
Follow us on Twitter
OU Gym now has Twitter so please follow us at (you've guessed it) @ougym for all the updates, pictures, videos and amazing gymnastics you need to brighten up your feed! We can promise cute and embarrassing throwbacks, news about upcoming social events and training, and a rip-o-meter (coming soon)...
New committee for 2016/17
We have been voting over the Easter bank holiday and the results are in! The new committee is: President: Serena Chang (Queens) Secretary: Gabbie Swycher (Lady Margaret Hall) Treasurer: James Tricker (Christ Church) Women's Captain: Beth Andrew (University) Men's Captain: Rusheb Shah (Mansfield) IT & Publicity Officer: Katrina Kelly (Magdalen) Social Secretary: Natalie Liu (Queens) Congratulations … Continue reading New committee for 2016/17
Loughborough Open 2016
A Tuesday night, February 2016, and the Oxford gym girls had a gathering. The gathering had an agenda: bling up our leotards. Once that was done, the only thing left was to travel to Loughborough University and get the show on the road. Several (hundred) roundabouts, warm up and admiration for the Loughborough gym later, … Continue reading Loughborough Open 2016