Fencing British Youth Championships

At the British Youth Championship qualifier last weekend, congratulations go to our medallists:

U16 women’s sabre

gold- Aimee Whitelegg

U14 women’s sabre

Lauren Anderson

U18 men’s sabre

Gold- Sam Horne

Silver- Amari Lawal

Bronze- Niki Lennkh

U16 men’s sabre

Gold- Eiger Swinscow

U14 boys’ sabre

last 8 Etienne Sibelius

U13 boys’ sabre

gold- Sarang Shankar

In May, these fencers will now compete for the South West region at the British Championship finals.

Also, we are delighted to announce that former pupils are dominating the GBR senior rankings. We have 5 Truro School alumni in the GBR top 5; Will Deary, Josh Maxwell, Nick Howes, Max Cromie and Luke Haynes. This is in addition to 4 Truro School alumni in the top 6 of the women’s GBR ranking; Caitlin Maxwell, Maria Chart, Jenna Bray, and current student Amy Westwell, who is making her debut competing in Athens at the senior level.