RHYTHMIC AND
AESTHETIC GROUP GYMNASTICS
1996 - 1999

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In 1991, Marta started the first women's all Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics club in the Niagara peninsula: The Rhythmic Waves Gymnastics Club.

1993 Ontario Champions:

Senior High Performance Champion: Madelyn Beamer
Senior Level 3 Champion: Danielle Dobi

1994:

- Fiona McIntosh got four gold medals at the Ontario Novice Selection Meet and at the Provincial Qualifiers. Champion also of Ontario Novice Championships.
- Novice Group (Kalee Hardy-Ratilainen, Mary Librock, Mollly Ziraldo, Lana Sgambelluri and Katherine Krynycky) got silver at the Provincial Qualifiers, at the Classical Group Invitational and the Ontario Novice Championships.
- Senior Level IV Group won gold at the Classical Group Invitational and the Provincial Championships.

1995:

- Level IV Senior Group Provincial Champions and first also at Classical RG Invitational: Holly Sassi, Hayley Bishop, Jackie, Danielle and Fiona McIntosh

"Rhythmic Waves' Masters" is a team that demonstrates both aesthetic group gymnastics routines, and routines with rhythmic gymnastics apparatus.
They have participated in:
- 3 World Gymnaestradas: Austria 2007, Switzerland 2011 and Finland 2015
- 4 AGG World Championships: Finland 2000, Prague 2002, Graz 2003, Denmark and Toronto 2008
- and in the very first "Four Continents AGG Championships" in Toronto in 2004.

They range in age from young to forever young and believe in gymnastics for life.

The beginning of AGG in Canada:

Several Canadian coaches (and a group of gymnasts) went to Finland in 1996 to learn about the new sport.

In this photo: (from left) Maija Ceming, Marta Selmeczi, Joanne McGarry and Annely Riga with her team.

Rhythmic Waves has competed at most of the"Red Ribbon" events, e.g.:

1997: "Young Teens" were the champions in the category with 1 gold, 1 silver medal

1998: "Children" won gold; the "Teens" got 1 silver, 1 bronze plus the award for the "Most Spirited Team"