CONGRATULATIONS! Rain City Ropeworks jump-rope athletes excel at nationals

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West Seattle has yet more champs! Zack Hill sent the update and photos after Rain City Ropeworks jump-rope athletes returned from national competition:

West Seattle-based jump-rope team Rain City Ropeworks, coached by former world champion jumper Rene Bibaud, just returned from the 2026 American Jump Rope National Championship in Buffalo, NY, and the team did great. Fifteen local athletes competed and several of them placed in the top 3 nationally. Additionally, 5 athletes were national age-group champions:

Double Dutch Pairs Freestyle (19+-year-old Female division): Calla Freeman, Riley Hill, Halle Morgan, Madeleine Garrison

Single Rope Speed Sprint (19+-year-old Male division): Kai Widmer

Thanks to everyone in the community who has supported the team this year. While this team has produced multiple national champion athletes, Rene coaches everyone from beginners to world-class performers. For anyone with kids interested in learning more about jump rope, Rene is teaching multiple camps this summer, including in West Seattle.

RENE June 26, 2026 (6:06 pm)

Way to go team!!!

A.R. June 26, 2026 (7:28 pm)

This photo is bonkers! I would love to see this live. Congrats to all these folks. Impressive and fun. I always love seeing people exceptional at things that aren’t on most peoples radar for traditional sports. It’s awesome.

AH June 26, 2026 (9:34 pm)

so cool! Is there any video to share?

Pat Seaman June 27, 2026 (3:00 pm)

Fantastic Job!

Ms. A June 28, 2026 (10:53 am)

Rain cCityRope works parent here. This was our first time at Nationals, and the team members were so kind and professional supportive of my kiddo. Very impressed with their dedication and professionalism! They worked really hard over four days of competition!!!To the coaches – Rene, Kai, and Annabelle, thank you for a wonderful season!Here’s a cool new stories from the local channel 4 in Buffalo with some video:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZvleSWuJg7/

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