Belleville tumbler reaching new global heights for Canada

A Belleville teen is returning from Pamplona Spain, having captured the attention of the world.

Earlier this month, 19-year-old Jared Matthews competed in the World Trampoline and Tumbling Championships.

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Belleville’s Jared Matthews at the 2025 Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships (Photo: Graham Dodd Photography Airtimephotos.ca)

The tumbler finished fifth in the world, capturing a personal best which was also Canada’s best showing in the category, ever.

In an interview with Quinte News, he says it is a career highlight.

“It feels pretty cool to be able to go out there and compete with the best in the world, especially with watching them and them being my idols, when I was going up throughout the sport. So being able to be out there on the floor in the final with them was pretty cool.”

He adds that he has the ability to turn off idolizing them to competing against them.

“It is pretty easy for me to do, I was able to do that out there. It went from thinking it’s really cool to be able to be out there watching them, being with them, to then being okay, no they’re my competition out there now and my goal is to beat them.”

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Belleville’s Jared Matthews at the 2025 Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships (Photo: Graham Dodd Photography Airtimephotos.ca)

He says his growth from the last World’s to now means he is ready to push further up the results list.

“It makes me realize that I am pushing in the right direction and that I have the potential to be able to go out there and get a medal and hopefully win. So it gives me that fire that I need to just be able to put in all the work.”

Matthews finished first in Ontario and was also Canadian National Champion for the second straight year.

He will now get set for next year’s world championships in China, where his goal is to medal.

Belleville’s Jared Matthews at the 2025 Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships (Photo: Graham Dodd Photography Airtimephotos.ca)