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Connextion 8-way team
Phil Curtis,
Ian (Milko) Hodgkinson,
Andy (Ibbo)Ibbetson,
Marcus Beck,
Andy Pook,
Derek Thomas,
Rob Stevenson,
Dave Ruffell,
Gary (Swoop)Wainwright
(video)
We decided to finish our NRG Team after the 2004 Nationals
and try something different, so we moved onto 8 way with
a serious set of targets. We put together Team Connextion
and included Ian (Milko) Hodgkinson, Phil Curtis, Andy (Ibbo)
Ibbetson, Marcus Beck, Andy Pook, Derek Thomas, Rob Stevenson,
Dave Ruffell and Gary (Swoop) Wainwright (video).
This team qualified at the 2005 British Nationals to represent
Great Britain in the 2006 World Championships and then went
on to win the 2006 British National Championships.
The Team decided to approach Dan BC multiple World Champion
in both 4 way and 8 way to coach us as we firmly believed
he could hold the team together with such strong characters
and also allow us to realise are goals.
We decided to do 3x100 jump training camps in Perris Valley
California as this is where Dan is based and also it had
the facilities we required.
In total we made 280 jumps over the 3 training camps. We
achieved a Silver Medal at the 2005 British Nationals and
qualification to represent Great Britain at World Championships
2006. In 2006 we won the British National Championships
and came 6th at the World Championships in Germany.
Oh yes and we had some fun along the way.
Connextion is presently taking some time out to consider
there options.
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