Gymnasts

TIEBER-Jamieson, Avis Inducted: 2000   Arguably, beginning gymnastics as a tumbler has its advantages, among them the twisting, turning, and somersaulting required at the elite, national, and international levels in FX, V, and often the BB event.  But some may suggest the strength needed for the UB is the best way to start. Avis Tieber … Read more

SVIRSKY, Alla Inducted: 1997 Prelude to Rhythmic Gymnastics The history of Rhythmic Gymnastics can be traced as far back as 1814 by Per Henrik Ling. Ling promoted aesthetic gymnastics in which students expressed their feelings and emotions through bodily movement but it was still calisthenics without apparatus. Then it 1864 proponents of the activity began … Read more