Competitive Jump Rope at an Elite Level
Members of the Lincoln Leapers Jump Rope Team have attained Regional, Provincial, National and World Championship Titles in almost 30 years of participating in competitive jump rope.
In the 2010 – 11 competitive season, all Lincoln Leaper teams qualified to compete at the National level. In July 2010, twelve Lincoln Leapers qualified to attend the World Rope Skipping Championships/Youth Games in Loughborough England. They brought home 2 Gold Medals, a Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal as well as breaking a couple of National speed records and achieving several personal bests.
Two Lincoln Leaper teams will be working this coming year to qualify for the World Youth Games in July/Aug 2012 in Tampa Bay, Florida.
2010 -11 Competition Results:
- Regionals – February 26, 2011 at Saltfleet Secondary School, Hamilton, ON – look for results on the ORSO website (four Leaper teams placed first overall and two individual overall first places!) [Photos]
- Provincials – May 6-7, 2011 in Brampton, ON – look for results on the ORSO website (all Leaper teams place in the top 2 overall!) [Photos]
- Nationals – July 19-21, 2011 in Calgary, Alberta – look for results on the CRSF website (7 individuals placing in the top 3 overall!) [Photos]
2009 -10 Competition Results:
- Regionals – February 27, 2010 at Saltfleet Secondary School, Hamilton, ON – look for results on the ORSO website – The Lincoln Leapers finish with four teams in 1st place overall!
- Provincials – April 4, 5, 2010 in Parry Sound, ON – look for results on the ORSO website
- Nationals – May 15 - 17, 2010 at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON – look for results on the CRSF website
- World Rope Skipping Championships/World Youth Games – July 27 – Aug. 4, 2010 in Loughborough, UK, - the Lincoln Leapers brought home one Gold Medal in 12-14 yrs. female 4x45 double dutch speed (Canadian Record), Gold and Silver Medals in 15-17 female triple unders, and a Bronze Medal in 15-17 female 30 sec speed.
2008 -09 Competition results:
- Regionals – (February 21, 2009 at Holy Trinity Secondary School, Oakville) – look for results on the ORSO website
- Provincials – (April 4, 5, 2009 at Sandwich High School, 7050 Malden Road, LaSalle) – look for results on the ORSO website
- Nationals – (May 15 - 17, 2009 at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia) – look for results on the CRSF website
2007 -08 Competition results:
- Regionals – (February 23, 2008 at Saltfleet High School in Hamilton) -results are posted on the ORSO website
- Provincials – (March 29, 30, 2008 at Saltfleet High School in Hamilton) - results are posted on the ORSO website
- Nationals – (May 16, 17, 2008 at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia) - results are posted on the CRSF website
- World Rope Skipping Championships – (July 22 - 30, 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa) results are posted on www.irsf.org (International Rope Skipping Federation) website
- AAU Junior Olympic Games – (July 29 - August 2, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan) – results are posted on www.aaujrogames.org