A great week for Newham Swords Fencing Club which took a total of nine medals at the Newham Junior Series Event, and a Bronze at the South-East Region British Youth Championship Qualifier.

Congratulations to:
U10G:
Tara Gollen: 5th
Holly Lin: 11th

U10B:
Bela Dietz Debicki: 18th
Liam Vinze: 21st

U12G:
Sophia Chu: Silver
Lynne Sakulsom: Bronze
Enock Lin: 9th
Yuna Nakaba: 12th

U12 Boys:
Nathan Gollen: Silver
Ran Hu: 8th
Axel Ansah: 11th
Lennie Shulman: 17th
Yuvraj Panesar: 21st

U14G:
Veronika Kushtan: Silver
Farah Viegas-Trimble: 5th
Sukhmani Panesar: 12th
Grace Lin: 18th

U14B:
Tyler: Gold
Zak Din: 18th
Iskandar Abdukhalivkov: 19th

U17G:
Darcy Attwood; Gold
Veronika Kushtan: Silver
Farah Viegas-Trimble: Bronze
Emaan Baig: 8th
Danya Baig: 9th

A huge thanks to our coach on the day, Emilija Lukaite (and assistant coaches, Jamaal lbn Mahbub, James Hernon, Darcy Attwood and Tyler Osborne) who did a fantastic job of looking after all 25 fencers!

Congratulations also to Ethan Hu who took Newham Swords’s tenth medal of last weekend when claiming Bronze in the U16 Boys, at the South-East Region British Youth Championship Qualifier.

This week ended on a high note when Georgia Silk achieved 17th place (a top 25% finish) at the Eurofence League London Senior International today.

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

• Event 1: October 4th 2025 *This is a BRC C Event for U14s*
• Event 2: November 15th 2025
• Event 3: February 7th, 2026
• Event 4: March 7th, 2026
• Event 5: June 27th, 2026

Points after Event 3

Congratulations to our three U14 fencers who all achieved personal bests at the Paris CEP Marathon Tournament this weekend.

Well done to:

Veronika Kushtan (aged just twelve years) who achieved 34th place (out of 157 fencers) after narrowly missing the last 32 on the last hit!

Farah Viegas-Trimble, (also aged twelve years), who came 64th also after missing out on a last 32 by just one hit!

Sophia Chu (aged just ten years) who fenced superbly to achieve 70th place in her first international appearance at U14 level.

A big shout out to Head Coach, Pierre Harper, who did a fantastic job of looking after them all.

Thanks also to those parents who attended and supported Veronika, Farah and Sophia.

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

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!!