Training Schedule for the State Veterans SquadTraining Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30.                                           

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact: Chris Jones: 0409 013 171,

 veterans@fencingvictoria chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

Session : September 29nd come along and join the squad:                               Skill:  Prime Riposte, & Coupe Fleche.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Next Session:   Thursday 13/10/11          @  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)* by tramClosest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -5 minute walk down Arden Street

World Veteran Championships 2011, Porec Croatia

Results

Womens Foil 50+: 7th Jenny Bonney-Millet, 17th Anna Slowiaczek, 22nd Julie Seggie.

Womens Epee 60+: 27th Alison Blom.

Womens Epee 50+: 10th Victoria Wilks, 23rd Julie Seggie, 27th Caryl Oliver, 34th Anna Slowiaczek.

Mens Epee 50+: 51st Bruno Charlesworth.

Womens Sabre 70+: 9th Leonie Shevlin.

Mens Epee 60+: 47th Duncan Fairweather.

Mens Epee 70+: 7th Volker Hrovat, 27th Anthony Gaskell.

Womens Sabre 50+: 7th Min Yi Du.

Mens Foil: 50+: 41st John Christodoulou.

Mens Foil: 70+: 20th Volker Hrovat.

Mens Sabre: 60+: 17th Alex Sherbakoff.

Medal Table Link

Overall Winner: 1st Queensland Uni, 2nd Sydney Uni, 3rd Melbourne Uni, 4th Queensland Uni Technology.

Individual Results:

Mens Foil: 1st Jeremy Hart UQ, 2nd Daniel Osvath USYD, =3rd Alasdair Dunham MU, =3rd Jahan Penny-Dimri AU.  

Womens Foil: 1st Claire Daniel UQ, 2nd Margarita Sokolovska USYD, =3rd Helene Humphrey UNSW, =3rd Tenielle Murray UNSW.

Womens Sabre: 1st Simona Sarmiento UQ, 2nd Claire Daniel UQ, =3rd Portia Colavitti QUT, =3rd Rosheen Kaul MON.

Mens Sabre: 1st Zac Leonard UWA, 2nd Daniel Osvath USYD, =3rd Andrei Khaidurov MON, =3rd Michael Nelson QUT.

Womens Epee: 1st Angie Darby MU, 2nd Genevieve Lim MU, 3rd Charlotte Curnow MU, =3rd Natasha Russell ANU.

Mens Epee: 1st John Downes USYD, 2nd Cosmin Mihailescu MON, =3rd James Lewis UWA, =3rd Kristian Radford UQ. 

Novice Mens Foil:  1st Tim Merritt LTB, 2nd Oliver Chan UNSW, =3rd William Childs USYD, =3rd Rob Marsden MON. 

Team Results: 

Mens Foil: 1st UQ, 2nd AU, 3rd USYD. 

Womens Sabre: 1st UQ, 2nd USYD, 3rd MELB.

Womens Foil: 1st UQ, 2nd UNSW, 3rd MELB. 

Womens Epee: 1st MELB, 2nd USYD, 3rd UQ. 

Mens Epee: 1st USYD, 2nd MON, 3rd UQ.

Mens Sabre: 1st QUT, 2nd MON, 3rd UQ.  

Link

Article on the first Day Link 

Training Schedule for the State Veterans Squad

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30.                                           

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact: Chris Jones: 0409 013 171,

 veterans@fencingvictoria chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

Session : September 22nd come along and join the squad:                                Skill:  P-R 8 & 6.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 Next Session:   Thursday 29/9/11          @  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)* by tram

Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -5 minute walk down Arden Street

Attached is a file of the Australian National Champions since records were kept in Australia.

Australian Champions: National Champions

Following on from a blog on 26th June,

The FIE has moved to improve the safety in Sabre, especially with the glove/gauntlet.

Fencing.net has an article on improvements being made Link 

Fencing.net has a great article on which Fencing shoes to buy..

Its a pretty common question most coaches get asked.. so have a read of the link 

The Australian Fencing Team has been selected for the World Championships in Catania, Italy, 8th to 16th October 2011.

Congratulations to:

Mens Epee: Ross Austen, Will Dolley, Zac Casagrande, Seamus Robinson.

Womens Epee: Evelyn Halls.

Mens Foil: Marek Jamrozy, Jozef Slowiaczek.

Womens Foil: Jenny Bonney-Millett.

Mens Sabre: Mitch Fox, Frederic Jaccard, Sutherlan Scudds, James Walsh.

Womens Sabre: Jess Brooks, Alex Carrol, Cheryl Chan, Caitlin Taylor.

Team Manager: Neil Hick, Assistant Manager: Angelo Santangelo

Epee Coach: Vlad Sher

Sabre & Foil Coach: Antonio Signorello

Good luck to all Team members…

Fencing.net has an article on the Mascot for the World Champs… “Fency” the prickly pear.. Link 

Training Schedule for the State Veterans Squad

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30.                                           

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact: Chris Jones: 0409 013 171,

 veterans@fencingvictoria chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

Session : September 15th come along and join the squad:                                Skill:  P-R Chest / Flank.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 Next Session:   Thursday 22/9/11          @  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)* by tram

Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -5 minute walk down Arden Street

Training Schedule for the State Veterans Squad

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30.                                           

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact: Chris Jones: 0409 013 171,

 veterans@fencingvictoria chris@swordfightersaustralia.com

Session : September 8th come along and join the squad:                                Skill:  Circle 4 disengage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 Next Session:   Thursday 15/9/11          @  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)* by tram

Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -5 minute walk down Arden Street

The Australian University Sport Webpage Link

Queensland Gold Coast 25-30 September 2011.

Individual Results:

Mens Foil Individual: 1st Jeremy Hart UQ, 2nd Daniel Osvath USYD, =3rd Alasdair Dunham MU, =3rd Jahan Penny-Dimri AU.

Womens Foil: 1st Claire Daniel UQ, 2nd Margarita Sokolovska USYD, =3rd Helene Humphrey UNSW, =3rd Tenelle Murray UNSW.

Womens Sabre: 1st Simona Sarmiento UQ, 2nd Claire Daniel UQ, =3rd Portia Colavitti QUT, =3rd Rosheen Kaul MON.

Mens Sabre: 1st Zac Leonard UWA, 2nd Daniel Osvath USYD, =3rd Michael Nelson QUT, =3rd Andrei Khaidurov MON.

Womens Epee: 1st Angie Darby MU, 2nd Genevieve Lim MU, 3rd Charlotte Curnow MU, =3rd Natasha Russell ANU.

Mens Epee: 1st John Downes USYD, 2nd Cosmin Mihailescu MON, =3rd James Lewis UWA, =3rd Kristian Radford UQ.  

Novice Mens Foil:  1st Timothy Merritt LTB, 2nd Oliver Chan UNSW, =3rd William Childs USYD, =3rd Rob Marsden MON. 

Team Results: 

Mens Foil: 1st UQ, 2nd AU, 3rd USYD. 

Womens Sabre: 1st UQ, 2nd USYD, 3rd MELB.

Womens Foil: 1st UQ, 2nd UNSW, 3rd MELB. 

Womens Epee: 1st MELB, 2nd USYD, 3rd UQ. 

Mens Epee: 1st USYD, 2nd MON, 3rd UQ.

Mens Sabre: 1st QUT, 2nd MON, 3rd UQ.

Overall Winner: 1st UQ, 2nd USYD, 3rd MELB, 4th QUT.

Article on UniSport Link 

Singapore, 25-28 August 2012

Commonwealth Veterans Championships Link

More information closer to the event.