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World Champions 2008 British
National Champions 2007 British National Champions 2008
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Bodyflight Storm is the British National Champion Skydiving team. They are current World Champions and also won the British Nationals in 2007. Check out www.airsports.tv (Parachuting, World Formation Skydiving) to see Bodyflight Storm in action. * * * * * * * A new
Bodyflight Storm for 2009! Following the team's success in 2007 and 2008, four out
of five of the original team are taking a well-earned break from competitive 4
way. The new Bodyflight Storm team line up is Sarah Smith, Julie
Woodrow, Laura McLelland, Lynne Murray and Ben Cannon on camera. The new team will be competing at the British Nationals in 2009 and aim to represent the UK at the world championships in 2010. Storm's training so far this year has comprised of 3 hours of tunnel training, a 2 week training camp at Perris, CA in March with 134 jumps, and 3 days of training with 27 jumps over the recent Bank Holiday weekend at Weston on the Green in the UK, This weekend was Ben Cannon's first outing with the team. All members of the Bodyflight Storm squad are available for coaching. If you would like to be coached by the current World and National Champions, contact us now on bodyflightstorm@hotmail.com. See the coaching page for details on coaching for 4 way and 8 way teams, individuals and tunnel coaching. For anyone who may want to skydive for the first time, check out Sparky's new website: www.ukskydivingadventures.com
Sarah has just returned from a week of coaching at the Swedish basic camp, where she coached three 4
way teams of various levels, including team Top Gun who have been coached by Sarah at the Bedford wind tunnel during three
camps this year.  The Bodyflight Storm Story: Bodyflight Storm,
an all female skydiving team was formed early in 2007 with the aim of
competing at the British National Skydiving Championships that year to gain
selection to represent Great Britain at the 2008 World Championships in France. The original competitive team members were
Kate Stephens, Claire "Sparky" Scott, Hannah Betts, Sarah Smith and Gary "Swoop" Wainwright. All members now form the Bodyflight
Squad; continuing in various roles as coaches, aerial photographers, and as members of competitive 4 way and 8 way teams. Bodyflight Storm's 2007 goal was achieved when they won gold against all
the odds becoming overall British Champions, guaranteeing them automatic
selection to represent their country. In 2008, the team's dream goal became a reality when
they clinched the gold medal at the World Championships by 1 point in a nail biting finish with the USA and
France, becoming World Champions! One week later
they went on to to defend their British Open National Championship title, beating off all competition with a massive 12 point
margin. Bodyflight Storm will be World Champions until they have the chance to defend their title with the
new 4 way team line up in Russia for the World Championships in 2010. |
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