July 22, 2014, 3 a.m.

WARRNAMBOOL academy EKB Fitness and Aerobics has had a record number of athletes qualify for world championships.

EKB Aerobics Fusion team (from left) Kaytlyn Wallace, Maddison MacDonald, Jessica Brunt, Tahlia Gaw, Paige Lloyd, Achsah Gibbs and Brittany Leach earned bronze at the national championships. 140721DW26 Pictures: DAMIAN WHITE

WARRNAMBOOL academy EKB Fitness and Aerobics has had a record number of athletes qualify for world championships.

Eighteen athletes booked their tickets to the Prague titles in October by medalling in their international stream events at nationals championships in Melbourne.

The qualifiers included teenager Jordan Rooke, whose gold medal in the junior male fitness section was his first nationals triumph as an individual.

EKB Aerobics Junior Male solo Jordan Rooke. Picture: DAMIAN WHITE

Senior female fitness trio Audacity sisters Emma and Sophie Bellman and Aylish Auchettl also won gold and two teams finished in the placings.

Fierce won silver in the senior fitness teams section while Fusion earned bronze in the junior fitness teams section.

Coach Emma Bellman said the academy had previously had eight members at most compete at worlds in the one year.

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