Fencing

Fencing is an increasingly popular sport at City. While it may look like a sport based on speed and skill alone, it is also surprisingly psychological. The girls, who train to practice their technique and strategy during their lunch breaks, have been enjoying success in regional, national and international competitions.

2008 Success

In the first competition of the season, the Leon Paul National, two City's fencers finished with a gold and bronze medal. Both girls went onto competed in Paris in February. At the British Schools Championships on the 2^nd March, the U15 team won gold in the foil and the U11 team won silver medals. At the Public Schools Fencing Championships, City finished  third in the Girls' Schools Foil Trophy, and third in the Trophy for All Mount-Haes Events. One of our fencers won her age division in the in the Graf Engelbert Fencing Tournament in Graf, Germany and finished the season ranked eighth in the nation.

 

2007 Success

Our junior and senior fencers had an excellent season in 2007. In March, the Under 13 team won a silver medal at the National School Team Fencing Championships. Our fencers competed in the Public Schools Fencing Championships, one fencer won a silver medal in the Under 14 foil competition and another won a bronze medal in the Senior Girls foil event.

In June, the team also competed in the London Youth Games for the City of London Team and reached the final 16 teams. In November, the team took part in the British Youth Championships. City's fencers won a gold and bronze medal in the U14 qualifiers a City fencer retained her title in the U18 epee event and another finished 4th in the same event. All girls were selected to represent London in the National Final at Stoke on Trent in early 2008.