BAINBRIDGE – Several Bainbridge Island Rope Skippers returned home last week from a successful World Jump Rope Pan American Championship tournament in Orlando, Florida.

The team of Anna Bjur, Natalie Bennett and Serena Johnson brought home gold medals in Double Dutch freestyle, three-person Double Dutch speed and, with Amanda Stevenson, the four-person Double Dutch speed events in their respective age categories.

In addition to earning other medals over the four-day event, they qualified in five events for the Grand Championship finals. There they competed against the top jumpers in the tournament, regardless of age, and earned second place trophies in three events.

The jumpers will be teaching jump rope camp on Bainbridge Island from Monday, July 18 though Thursday, July 21 via the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District for interested students in grades 1-6.