ADELAIDE SWORDS JUNE CLUB NEWSLETTER

LATE ENTRIES FOR FSA FSA U13/U15 close Thurs 11 June 2026 23:59.

This competition is on this Sunday. If you have never been in a competition this is a chance to do so! 

ASC fencers can borrow equipment and uniforms from the club for competitions. If you’ve entered the Under 15/Under 17 competitions being held Sunday 14 June and need equipment (swords, wires, mask, glove, plastron) and a uniform let the coaches know on Saturday. They will help you get ready to compete!

 National Events

2025/26 Robyn Chaplin Senior and Veteran Championships, Brisbane

Congratulations to all the ASC fencers & regular ASC visitors who competed in the 2025/26 Robyn Chaplin Senior and Veteran Championships in Brisbane last week! 

Senior Women's Foil - Georgina Barratt(10), Sunday Skrabanich (13)

Senior Women's Epee - Serena Yao (23), Helen Swan (53), Alison Wotherspoon (54)

Senior Team Women's Epee – SA team Nadine Ferguson, Helen Swan, Serena Yao & Alison Wotherspoon (10)

Senior Men's Foil - Michael Dzodzos (33)

Veteran Women's Epee- Coraine Sopru (17), Alison Wotherspoon (22) and Helen Swan (25)

Veteran Men's Epee - Darren Ferguson (15)

Veteran Team Women’s Epee - SA Team Nadine Ferguson, Coraine Sopru, Helen Swan and Alison Wotherspoon (6)

Veteran Women's Sabre - Coraine Sopru (6)

ASC Life Member, Coach and President of Fencing SA Andrea Chaplin OLY was there to continue her mother Robyn Chaplin’s contribution to Australian fencing and coach our foilists. Thank you to Leon Thomas for his coaching of SA fencers and to Dougal Brown for his photos.

Upcoming Local Events:

FSA U13/U15 Sunday 14 June. The Lights. Late entries close Thurs 11 June 2026 23:59.

FSA U9/.U11 Sunday 21 June. The Lights. Registrations close Sunday 14 June 2026 Normal registrations will close at 23:59pm on the Sunday prior to the event.Registrations received after this time will be subject to late fees.Late registrations will close at 23:59pm on the Thursday prior to the event. Competitions with fewer than 4 entries at the close of late entries will be cancelled.

For other FSA events please go to https://www.fencingsa.org.au/events/list

Upcoming National Events:

2025/26 Australian Youth and Cadet Championships, July 3 - July 7, 2026, Sydney

2026 Veterans Challenge, August 1 - August 2, 2026, Canberra

2026/27 D.H. Mckenzie (AFC1), September 11 - September 13, 2026, Melbourne

Entries for AFF events must be made via the AFF JustFence system. You need to have an account in JustFence, with your membership from your state added. If you have not accessed JustFence before, you will need to create an account. Fencers in SA need to ensure they have purchased their membership in their states system, and their state needs to transfer the membership to JustFence. The AFF also has a newEducation Planthat requires fencers to complete Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) courses - notably the anti-doping one. If you are planning to enter this competition give yourself time to allow for completing and uploading the required documents.

Changes to Club Schedule

We are not offering the coach led teen 6.30 -7.30 session on Monday nights this term. In it's place will be regular warm up, games and footwork sessions starting at 6.45pm on Monday and Wednesday nights followed by open bouting.

Equipment guide

We are often asked about what gear to buy and from where. Please ask the coaches and committee for advice as we understand it can be confusing to know what to buy and where to start. Given there are no fencing shops in Australia and most things are coming from overseas it's good to consider how much your child may grow and where they, or you, are planning to fence so that you buy the right standard of gear for your fencing.

All the best,

The ASC Committee