A great day at the office for Newham Swords Fencing Club which took five trophies and nine medals at the Eastern Region Youth Championships/British Youth Championships Qualifier, held last weekend!!

Congratulations to:

U12 Boys:
Nathan Gollen: Gold
Axel Ansah: Silver
Yuvraj Panesar: 5th
Ran Hu: 6th
Lennie Shulman: 7th

U14 Boys:
Tyler Osborne: Gold

U16 Boys:
James Hernon: Gold
James Cheng: 9th

U18 Boys: 
Jamaal lbn Mahbub: Gold

U14 Girls:
Veronika Kushtan: Gold
Farah Viegas-Trimble: Silver
Sukhmani Panesar: Bronze

U18 Girls:
Emily Cheng: Silver

Together with Sophia Chu, who gained Bronze in the U12 Girls at the London Region Qualifier, and Darcy Attwood who already has a bye to the U16 Girls, all of these fencers have now qualified for the British Youth Championships Finals in May

A big shout out to our coaches on the day, Denis Cranwell and Emilija Lukaite, who did a fantastic job of looking after all thirteen fencers, and to the parents who stayed to support them!

The Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of you all!!

Well done to all our fencers (aged just twelve to fourteen years) who competed at this weekend’s U17 British Ranking Competition. All achieved personal bests and were a great support for one another.

Congratulations to:

James Hernon (aged 14): 8th

Darcy Attwood (aged 14): 10th

Veronika Kushtan (aged 12): 26th

Farah Viegas-Trimble (aged 12): 33rd

Ethan Hu (aged 14): 40th

Tyler Osborne (aged 14): 47th

The Newham Swords Family is really proud of you all!!

Congratulations to Mary Maguire who (at just 14 years of age) has just been selected to represent GB at the Cadet European Championships which take place in February.

A massive shout out to Newham Swords coaches, Pierre Harper and Linda Strachan, who have played a critical part in this fantastic achievement through their unwavering support and commitment over the last six years

Congratulations to our three medalists from the Bristol LPJS at the weekend:

U10 Girls:
Tara Gollen: Bronze

U12 Boys:
Nathan Gollen: Bronze

U12 Girls:
Lynne Sakulsom: Bronze

Pierre and I and the Newham Swords Family are really proud of you all!

Congratulations to all our fencers who attended the Cambridge Winter LPJS at the weekend:

U10 Girls:
Tara Gollen: Bronze

U10 Boys:
Liam Vinze: 13th
Fred Cadman: 17th

U12 Girls:
Sophia Chu: Silver
Lynne Sakulsom: Bronze

U12 Boys:
Nathan Gollen: Silver
Axel Ansah: 10th
Yuvraj Panesar: 16th
Ran Hu: 20th

U14 Girls:
Veronika Kushtan: Bronze
Sukhmani Panesar: 15th

U17 Boys:
James Cheng: 12th
Raphael Lauga: 13th

U17 Girls:
Emily Cheng: 6th

A big shout out to our coaches on the day, Emilija Lukaite and Jamaal lbn Mahbub, who did a great job of looking after them all between two halls!

The Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of you all!

Congratulations to Nathan Gollen who took Bronze in the U12 Boys, and to Tara Gollen who took Gold in the U10 Girls, at the Dragon LPJS Foil event today (29th November)!

The Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of you both!

Photo provided by mum, Jenny.

Another good weekend for Newham Swords Fencing Club at the FCL LPJS Foil Competition, and the EFC U17 International in Nurenberg!

Congratulations to:

FCL LPJS:

U14 Girls:
Farah Viegas-Trimble: Bronze
Veronika Kushtan: 7th
Sukhmani Panesar: 21st

U12 Girls:
Sophie Chu: Bronze
Lynne Sakulsom: 8th

U12 Boys:
Nathan Gollen: Bronze
Yuvraj Panesar: 16th

U10 Girls:
Tara Gollen: 5th

EFC U17 International in Nurenberg:
Mary Maguire: 46th out of 197 fencers, an outstanding result which puts Mary in contention for next year’s Cadet European Championships and Cadet World Championships!

A big shout out to our Head Coach, Pierre Harper, who worked his usual magic for Mary, and to our Junior Coach, Jamaal lbn Mahbub, who supported our fencers at the FCL LPJS.

The Newham Swords Family is so proud of you all!!

Another fantastic weekend for Newham Swords Fencing Club which took seven medals across two events, and achieved a top GB result at the EFC U17 International in Budapest last weekend!! Well done to:

Newham Junior Series Event:
U17 Girls: Darcy Attwood – Gold
U17 Boys: Raphael Lauga – Bronze
U14 Boys: Tyler Osborne – Gold
U14 Girls: Veronika – Silver
Farah Viegas-Trimble – Bronze
Sukhmani Panesar – 15th
U12 Boys: Axel Ansah – 6th
Nathan Gollen – 8th
Ran Hu – 14th
Yuvraj Panesar- 22nd
U12 Girls: Sophia Chu – 5th
Enock Lin – 6th
Yuna Nakaba – 7th
Lynne Sakulsom – 8th
U10 Boys: Liam – 13th
U10 Girls: Tara Gollen – 6th

Leon Paul U14 Open:
U14 Boys: Tyler Osborne – Silver
U14 Girls: Veronika Kushtan – Bronze
Farah Viegas-Trimble – 6th
Sukhmani Panesar – 18th

Many Thanks to our Lead Coach for the weekend, Emilija Lukaite, for looking after all of our fencers at the Newham Junior Series Event and LP U14 tournament!

Thanks also to our younger fencers who have started to gain experience in the fields of Refereeing (James Hernon and Jamaal lbn Mahbub) and Coaching (Darcy Attwood and Tyler Osborne) and were a great help last weekend!

EFC U17 Budapest International:
Congratulations to GB U17 Number 1, Mary Maguire, who achieved a fantastic 21st place out of 273 fencers (top 8%), an outstanding result for a thirteen-year-old!!

Special thanks to her coaches, Pierre Harper and Linda Strachan whose support and dedication has been invaluable this season!

Yet More GB Selections for Newham Swords at Cadet, Junior and Senior Level!!

Congratulations to all of our fencers who have been selected to represent GB at the following internationals so far this season:

EFC U17 Samorin International (Oct ’25):
Darcy Attwood
Mary Maguire

EFC U17 Gothenberg International (Oct ’25):
Mary Maguire

FIE Istanbul Junior World Cup (Nov ’25):
Mary Maguire

FIE Senior World Cup in Palma De Mallorca (Nov 2025):
Georgia Silk
Holly Thompson
Sophie Tsang

EFC U17 Nurenberg International (Nov 2025):
Mary Maguire

EFC U17 Cabries International (Dec 2025):
Darcy Attwood
James Hernon
Mary Maguire

FIE Senior World Cup in Busan (Dec ’25):
Georgia Silk
Holly Thompson

And a BIG THANKYOU to our coaches, Pierre Harper and Linda Strachan, for all their hard work, support and contribution made towards these GB Selections.

The Newham Swords Family is super proud of you all!!

Mary Makes History and Takes Hat trick of U17 British Ranking Competition Titles!!!

Massive congratulations to Mary Maguire who took Gold at the Leon Paul U17 British Ranking Competition (BRC), held last weekend. This win is the third of a hat trick of U17 BRC titles (with the others gained in June and July this year) – a remarkable achievement by a fencer aged just thirteen and not equalled by any other fencer/club!

Well done also to Mary’s club-mates, James Hernon (aged 14), Farah Viegas-Trimble (aged 12), Veronika Kushtan (aged 12), Tyler Osborne (aged 13) and Raphael Lauga (aged 14) who were placed 27th, 28th, 33rd, 37th and 42nd respectively at last weekend’s Leon Paul U17 BRC. These are also a fantastic set of results given the age of these fencers.

Lastly, but by no means least, a big shout out to our coaches, Pierre Harper and Linda Strachan, who have given these fencers fantastic support over the last few years in order for them to develop, and have been with them every step of the way this season!

The Newham Swords Family is super proud of you all!!