Trampoline athletes Rosie MacLennan and Sarah Charles are each adding a coveted jewel of athletic accomplishment to their crowns: a spot on the Canadian Olympic team bound for Beijing this summer.

MacLennan, now in her second year of the FPEH program, was seven years old when first tried the trampoline and has competed since she was nine. She has competed in several World Cups and boasts several first-place finishes in the synchronized trampoline event.  In 2008, she also placed third in individual trampoline at the Pacific Rim Championships in California.

A lifelong athlete and a third-year FPEH student, Charles was a competitive gymnast for most of her life and specialized in trampoline at the age of 16. Like MacLennan, she has competed in several World Cup championships and finished first in the double mini event at the 2007 World Championships in Québec City. Charles also recently competed at the Canadian Championships in Regina, where she placed third in 2007 in the individual trampoline event and first in the double mini. 
Accustomed to competing against dozens of athletes at world championships, MacLennan and Charles will be among only 16 women vying for the top spots in Beijing. But they won’t let the pressure get to them. “I just am trying to focus on my goals and my training,” says Charles. “I always wanted to compete for Canada. It really is like a dream come true.”