Help empower Penny on her journey

HILLCREST resident, Penny Rimmer is new to the Powerlifting scene but has claimed massive achievements in her short career.

She started Crossfit in 2016 and after a year and some encouragement from her coach, she made the switch to Powerlifting.

After a few months of training, she entered her first local competition which resulted in her qualifying for the IPF South African National Championship, winning gold in her class and breaking the SA Deadlift Record in the process (which she has since broken again in practise).

After this incredible performance Penny was invited to represent South Africa at the World Championships in Calgary, Canada in June of 2018. Sadly, due to financial constraints, she was unable to accept the invitation.

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Penny has since qualified to compete for South Africa at the 2018 IPF African Powerlifting Championships in Morocco (19-21 October) and would love to seize the opportunity to represent her country on such an auspicious occasion.

She is also passionate about education as she has been a teacher her entire life and impacting the lives of thousands of children. She has taught at Hillcrest Primary School, Thomas More College and Livingstone Primary.

To support or sponsor Penny on her journey, she has a Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/powerliftingpenny/ as well as a back a buddy campaign: https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/penny-rimmer-powerlifting.

All donations will be used to get Penny and her coach to the championships.

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