Fencer is Scottish champion - 15/6/10

Published: 15 June, 2010

Plymouth College Modern Pentathlon scholar, Georgina Barrington, 17, has won the U17 and U20 Scottish Fencing Championships.

Held in Dunfermline, the one-day event saw Georgina progress through the rounds of both age group competitions in a series of first-to-15-points fights. The Scottish-born athlete competed against the best fencers in Scotland to take the two titles.

"It was a great feeling to win both the championship titles", said Georgina.  "I was particularly pleased to win the U20 category as I'm only 17".

Georgina moved to Devon when she was young and until recently has competed for England.  However, fencing in Scotland is developing fast and Georgina is keen to be part of the up-and-coming team.

"About six months ago I decided that I would like to represent the country of my birth", explains Georgina.  "There are a lot of exciting opportunities in the sport in Scotland and I really want to be involved.  My aim is to get selected for Scotland for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.  The event is going to be held in Glasgow and fencing is going to be in the main competition for the first time in years."

No stranger to representing her country, Georgina was selected to the senior Great Britain team for the World Cup Tournament in Spain followed by selection to the U17 Great Britain team for the European Fencing Championships in Athens earlier this year.  She is currently 8th in the senior UK rankings.