insideKENT Magazine Issue 48 - March 2016 | Page 123

EDUCATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH Eltham College Students win International Sporting Honours In the last month, seven Eltham College students have been selected to represent England and Great Britain in the sports of Fencing and Ski Racing. Young fencers Lachlan Jarvie and Francesco Roccato, have been chosen to represent the England U13 Boys Foil Fencing team at ‘Challenge Wratislavia’ in Wroclaw, Poland. The boys are extremely excited about their selection and now have England stripes stitched onto their fencing jackets and breeches. Meanwhile in ski racing, after becoming the overall winner of the British Ski Academy (BSA) Championships in Les Houches, France, Diaco Abrashimi has been selected to represent Great Britain in the U14 Ski Team at the Topolino international races in Folgaria, Italy. Other members of the school’s ski racing team produced strong performances in the English Schools’ Ski Association (ESSkiA) Regional Qualifiers and National Finals last term, resulting in Alex Lancaster, Luke McCool and Ketan McMillan being invited to be part of the England Schools Preliminary Squad 2016, and Richard Trew joining Diaco Abrashimi in the England Schools Senior Squad 2016. They will be attending training camps run by ESSkiA this spring in Landgraaf, Holland and in Geilo, Norway. These camps are a pathway to representing England whilst competing at the ISF World Schools Championships. The students follow last year’s international representatives at the school: Reuben Bird-Tulloch (England Rugby U16 Captain) and Helena Coleman (Great Britain Pole Vault, European Club Championships Istanbul). Both the Fencing and Ski Racing teams train throughout the year under the guidance of professional coaches who themselves have competed at international level for Holland and Great Britain respectively. Eltham College Headmaster Guy Sanderson said: “Eltham College gives students a place to find their passion and nurtures it for future success. 123 Francesco Roccato, Alex Lancaster, Richard Trew (back), Luke McCool, Ketan McMillan and Lachlan Jarvie. These selections are testimony to the boys’ hours of dedication and hard work and we wish them great success in their international competitions.” To find out more about Eltham College and their Sport Scholarships, visit their website www.elthamcollege.london or call 020 8857 1455.