Together with the women’s artistic technical committee, we are pleased to announce the following 2026 squads.
National Performance Squad
- Georgia-Rose Brown – Tri Star Gymnastics
- Freya Reid – Counties Manukau Gymnastics
- Courtney McGregor – Impact Gymnastics Academy
- Jun McDonald – Te Wero Gymnastics
- Alisa Wada – Te Wero Gymnastics
- Reece Cobb – Impact Gymnastics Academy
- Maddy Brick – Impact Gymnastics Academy
National Aspiring Squad
- Sarah Kennard – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Jisu Na – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Willow Reid – Counties Manukau Gymnastics
- Tamara Thomas – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Keira Rolston-Larking – Manawatu Gymsports
- Poppy Glasgow – Tri Star Gymnastics
- Ava Baddeley – Kapiti Gymnastics
- Sienna Sheilds – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Madeleine Marshall – NHG
- Ingrid Sims – Rimutaka Gymsports
Aspiring Challenger Squad
- Zahara Slatter – Manawatu Gymsports
- Maia Mclaughlan – Hutt Valley Gymnastics
- Rosa Dawson – Queenstown Gymnastics
- Charlotte Bloxham – Dunedin Gymnastics Academy
- Emily Barback – Impact Gymnastics Academy
- Jessica Woodside – Hutt Valley Gymnastics
- Zara Rose Fitzsimons – Hutt Valley Gymnastics
- Zoe Llewellyn – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Kahu Barsdell – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Leona Fan – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Meshay Paulsen – Counties Manukau Gymnastics
National Future Squad
- Georgia Harvey – Manawatu Gymsports
- Julia Macpherson – Tri Star Gymnastics
- Saya Green – Impact Gymnastics Academy
- Karon Aono – Impact Gymnastics Academy
- Ella Thomas – Christchurch School of Gymnastics
- Savannah Campen – Waitakere Gymnastics
- Saki Ishikawa – Dunedin Gymnastics Academy
Future Challenger Squad
- Annabelle Pointon – Hutt Valley Gymnastics
- Madeline Joe – Hutt Valley Gymnastics
- Anaya Dunlop – Rimutaka Gymsports
- Sophia Edmonds – NHG
- Laura Rees – Capital Gymnastics
- Madison Philpot – Invercargill Gymnastics
Well done to all athletes named, along with the coaches and clubs who support them. The work being done continues to lift and strengthen the women’s artistic pathway across Aotearoa.
About the 2026 Squad Structure
We have refreshed the naming of national squads to align with the Gymnastics NZ tour opportunities framework. Squad selection criteria have also been updated to reflect eligibility for performance and aspiring tours, fulfilling a key recommendation of the performance pathway strategy: using national squad selection as the first step toward international touring.
Squad athletes will still be required to trial and meet minimum ranking scores for any tour selection.
The National Future Squad includes developing athletes who are beginning to compete internationally and who have gained selection through selection camps. Note any Future Squad athletes who gain selection for a junior international tour within the year will be moved to the Aspiring squad automatically.
Challenger Squad athletes who are aligned with both the Aspiring + Future Squad categories have been identified as tracking towards future squad inclusion.