Gymnast Lloyd Martin completes London Marathon and earns Guinness World Record!

Prime Acrobatics gymnast Lloyd Martin successfully completed the London Marathon on 21st April alongside his mum. Lloyd was cheered on by Prime coach Josie and so many people along the way.

Lloyd ran to raise funds for two charities; Special Olympics Great Britain and Stepping Stones DS. Lloyd has raised over £17,000 !

We are incredibly proud of Lloyd. He’s a pleasure to have in the gym at Prime for his gymnastics training. Last year he won a gold medal at the British Disability Championships and now he has earned another amazing award – Lloyd is now a Guinness World Record holder! He was presented the award for being the youngest person with Down’s Syndrome to complete the London Marathon.

Absolutely amazing! Huge congratulations, Lloyd! We are all so proud of you! Please see below for some of the press coverage of Lloyd’s incredible achievement.

Lloyd featured on British Gymnastics website.

Special Olympics Great Britain report on Lloyd’s historic run.

BBC News feature on Lloyd.

Watch Lloyd on Good Morning Britain.