Full records page can be found here: UK Records

BIATHLON, JERK & SNATCH

Dan Figgins 2x28kg 78kg Biathlon, Jerk & snatch: 76j + 123sn
Chris Guyll 2x28kg 95kg+ Biathlon, snatch & Jerk: 91j +112sn
Simon Trenholm 2x24kg 78kg Veteran biathlon & jerk: 101j + 185sn
Chris Guyll 2x24kg 95kg+biathlon & jerk: 122j + 160sn
Chris Stephens 2x20kg 95kg+ biathlon, jerk & snatch: 135j + 191sn
Julie Walker 2x20kg 68kg+ biathlon & jerk: 30j + 80sn
Caz Ewan 20kg 63kg Veteran biathlon & jerk: 86j + 66sn
Joy Talbot 20kg 63kg veteran snatch: 92
Joanne Tonkin 2x16kg, 58kg Biathlon and Snatch: 85j + 195sn
Abigail Johnston 2x16kg 68kg and Overall Biathlon, 68kg and overall jerk: 150j + 247sn
Lucy McCappin 16kg 68kg+ Veteran biathlon: 140j + 165sn
Charlotte Welton 2x12kg 58kg Biathlon and jerk: 130j + 201sn
Vikki Mearns 2x12kg 63kg Biathlon and snatch: 111j + 226sn
Jodi Duffin 2x12kg 68kg+ jerk: 135
Catriona Hunter 2x8kg 68kg+ and Overall Biathlon, Jerk & snatch: 144j + 252sn
Denise Watts 8kg 68kg+ Veteran Biathlon and jerk: 176j +180sn

LONG CYCLE

Tracey Howson 2x24kg 68kg+ record 33 reps
Adam Tonkin 2x20kg 63kg Junior record 66 reps
Peter Reilly Day 2x20kg 73kg Junior record and overall junior record 75 reps
Del Wilson 2x20kg 78kg Veteran record and overall veteran record 102 reps
Bill Pletcher 2x20kg 73kg veteran record 62 reps
Joanne Tonkin 2x16kg 58kg record 72 reps
Abigail Johnston 2x16kg 68kg record and overall record 126 reps
Gina O’Keefe 2x12kg 63kg veteran record 78 reps
Elaine Skinner 2x12kg 58kg veteran record 50 reps
Michelle Dunston 2x8kg 58kg veteran record 100 reps
Yasmin Phillips 2x8kg 68kg record and overall record 117 reps
Denise Watts 8kg 68kg+ veteran record 129 reps

MARATHON

Gary Rothwell 2x20kg 75-85 long cycle half marathon
Attila Kun 24kg <75kg long cycle half marathon
Al Nisbet 24kg 85kg< long cycle half marathon
Graham Morris 24kg 85kg< Veteran snatch Half marathon
Jenny Whitcombe 16kg >60kg half snatch half marathon
Vikki Mearns 16kg 60-70kg Long Cycle Half Marathon
Abigail Johnston 20kg 60-70kg snatch half marathon
Caz Ewan 16kg 60-70kg veteran long cycle half marathon
Angela Cox 16kg 70kg< Long Cycle Half Marathon
Caroline Robinson 16kg 70kg< veteran jerk half marathon

Del Wilson 24kg 75-85kg jerk full marathon
Gary Rothwell 24kg 75-85kg long cycle full marathon
Alan Lyons 24kg 75-85kg veteran full marathon
Phil Low 24kg 85kg< Veteran Long cycle full marathon
Neil McPartland 16kg <75kg Jerk Full Marathon
Oli Mell 16kg 75-85kg half snatch full marathon
Al Nisbet 16kg 85kg< long cycle full marathon
Jenny Whitcombe >60kg Veteran Jerk Full Marathon

Details of the new UK records set at the 2017 Scottish Championship are below, for full results have a look at: Scottish Championship Results

New Long Cycle Records

3 overall Veterans records and 10 weight category records!

Female records
Helen Clewer: 24kg, 123 reps, new record in the 68kg+ Category
Claire Knight: 20kg, 100 reps new veterans record in the 63kg category & new overall veterans record
Yvonne Martin: 2x16kg, 101 reps, new record in the 68kg+ category
Lucy McCappin: 16kg, 138 reps, new record in the veterans 68kg+ category & new overall veterans record
Chris Skeats: 12kg, 142 reps, new veterans record in the 63kg category & new overall veterans record
Christine Acosta Weirich: 2x8kg, 60 reps, new record in the 68kg+ category
Seonagh Perrie: 2x8kg, 14 reps, new record in the veterans 68kg+ category

Male records
Ray Wilson: 2x24kg, 90 reps, new record in the 85kg category
Kieran Kent: 2x24kg, 80 reps, new record in the 78kg category
Paul Eaton: 2x20kg, 75 reps, new veterans records in the 85kg category

New Biathlon, Jerk & Snatch Records

11 overall records (including one Absolute World Record, 3 weight category world records) & 17 weight category records!

Female records
Abigail Johnston: 2x20kg biathlon, 105 jerk & 237 snatch, new overall biathlon, jerk and snatch records and new records in the 68kg category. Absolute World record in 2x20kg biathlon total, and jerk World record in the 68kg category.
Joy Talbot: 20kg, 40 jerk & 73 snatch , new overall veterans biathlon & jerk record and new veterans biathlon & jerk record in the 63kg category
Anna Plumridge: 2x16kg, 115 jerk & 200 snatch, new overall biathlon and jerk records and new biathlon and jerk records in the 68kg category
Claire Davis: 2x16kg, 109 jerk & 173 snatch, new overall veterans biathlon and jerk records and new veterans biathlon & jerk records in the 68kg+ category (*at competition in the USA)
Lucy McCappin: 16kg, 140 jerk & 126 snatch, new overall veterans jerk record and new veterans biathlon and jerk records in the 68kg+ category
Cheryl Ballance: 2x12kg, 120 jerk & 193 snatch, new biathlon and jerk records in 58kg category & World Record biathlon & jerk records in the 53kg category.
Alison Snowie: 2x12kg, 118 jerk, new overall 2x12kg jerk record and new jerk record in the 68kg+ category
Kathleen Oswald: 2x12kg, 77 jerk, new veterans jerk record in the 68kg category

Male records
Anthony Welsh: 16kg, 200 snatch, new snatch record in the 95kg+ category
Dominic Marr: 16kg, 138 jerk, new jerk record in the 95kg category
See the full list of UK records here: UK RECORDS

Pictures Courtesy of Niall MacKinnon of Forth Valley Kettlebells

The GSU competition year drew to a close last Saturday (12th Nov) with the 2016 British Championship. Superbly hosted by BigKat in Harrogate, this was another competition marked by it’s friendly atmosphere and inclusive nature! We have been seeing the expansion of events requested by GSU members over the last year: doubles for women, junior categories, lighter bells and singles for male beginners and this competition was a showcase for this diversity in the sport.

Many of the newer faces to the kettlebell sport scene are already showing amazing progression, and the juniors already showed great skill in their first ever competition! It’s also great to see more seasoned competitors trying out the challenge of moving up kettlebell weight or trying out different events, along with those using the event as more of a de-load from the International competition season and so maybe trying a lighter weight and different pacing scheme.

With the newly collated UK records we can now track the records broken at each competition and these are listed below, however this shouldn’t take away from the achievement of every lifter taking to the platform whether it’s for the first, or fifty-first time! For full results you can check here: British Championship Results and for a full list of records see here: UK Records

The GSU can’t thank Chris Guyll, Becky Fraser, Dave Moore, Chanelle Mcgill, Nick Johnson and rest of the BigKat Fitness and Martial Arts and OKSE team enough for hosting a very smoothly run, friendly and professional competition. Thanks too to Organisation of Kettlebell Sport England for the use of their timers for the day, to everyone who helped out with judging, moving equipment and to all the sponsors including GSU’s main sponsor Wolverson Fitness.