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The Swords Club

Locality: Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia

Address: 365 Pacific Hwy 2065 Crows Nest, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.theswordsclub.org

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22.01.2022 New South Wales State Titles on the weekend. Congratulations to Jonah Newton for =3rd in the U20 State Foil Championships. Congratulations also to Anna Ballard for adding another piece of silver to her collection in the State Veteran Foil Championship. And finally congratulation to Suzanne Newton for her bronze in the Vets. Thanks also to Jonah for backing up from the morning competition to referee the Veteran Foil Championship.

21.01.2022 Memorial service for Alwyn Wardle Al’s memorial service will be next Tuesday 22 September (10:10am for 10:15-11am). Attendance is heavily restricted due to covid-19 social distancing requirements, and we hope you will be able to join us to view the service.... To view the service via live stream, click on: https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php Following the service, the link will let you view it for 90 days. If you have messages or stories that you would like included in the condolence book, please email them to Al’s partner Georgia and we’ll include them ([email protected]). We hope you can join us. Please understand that the current restrictions will keep many from attending. We are so sorry that you can't all be there. A personal invitation to those who may attend the memorial will be sent. In lieu of flowers, and if you wish to assist, please consider a contribution to the gofundme - Al Wardle Memorial Service to assist with this memorial. https://www.gofundme.com/f/alwyn-wardle-memorial-service

21.01.2022 Memories of a great man. Supporting, guiding, mentoring in all aspects of the sport. #Vale Alwyn Wardle

21.01.2022 Tuesday nights at The Swords Club are really buzzing. Bouting, classes and individual lessons. Great to see the club so alive again.

20.01.2022 Honouring Al Wardle, senior coach, fencer, mentor and friend.

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Kaya K for winning a bronze medal in the 2020 Under 14 State Championships.

18.01.2022 Congratulations to our Swords Club fencers who competed in the NSW Open Foils Club Team Championship on Sunday. Our Open Men’s Foil Men’s Team (Vince, Jonah & Kaya) won silver whilst our Women’s Open Foil Team (Anna, Claire & Suzanne) won bronze. With 5 of the 6 fencers coached by Al Wardle, our fencers felt the wins were a fitting tribute.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Kaya K for winning gold in the Under 14 Boys Foil event in the 2014 Sydney International Grand Prix. Kaya had in mind Coach Al W and his advice throughout the competition, dedicates this win to his beloved coach, and hopes he is smiling down on us.

15.01.2022 Due to the sudden passing of Al Wardle, Senior Coach, The Swords Club will be closed tonight and will reopen on Saturday, 19 September 2020.

13.01.2022 The Swords Club is deeply saddened to advise that Al Wardle, Senior Coach, passed away early this morning. Our thoughts and sympathies go to his family and loved ones at this distressing time. Al was not just a coach but a valued member of the Club, mentor to coaches and fencers alike. His knowledge and wisdom were valued by all at the Club. He will be greatly missed.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Jonah N for winning in the Under 17 Men’s Foil event at the Sydney Fencing Games! Three cheers!!

11.01.2022 The Swords Club U15 Competition. #clubfencing

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Arthur G for winning the 2020 Under 10 Mixed Foil State Championships.

09.01.2022 School holidays have commenced and with it The Swords Club’s U15 Foil Competition. Great to see so many young fencers taking to the piste.

09.01.2022 Winners of the TSC U15 Club Foil Competition. Congratulations to Ava - 1st, Markus - 2nd, Dominic - 3rd and Aryan - 4th. To all the students who fenced today - Well Done! It was wonderful to observe your enthusiasm, fierce determination and joy at being on the piste. Thank you to our coaches, members, committee and families for taking on multiple roles of set-up, pack-up, sign-in, DT, refereeing, coaching, etc, that helped make the day run smoothly. It was a great team effort. Finally a big thank you to Jeff Gray for his support. Days like today make it all worthwhile.

07.01.2022 What a weekend! They say it takes a village to raise a child and there was certainly an entire community on hand to support and guide some of our youngest fencers in the NSWFA U12 Club Foil Team Championships. Our TSC fencers fought with grit, determination and joyfulness to produce some very close scoring bouts. TSC Gold Team - Arthur, Billy, Kevin & Yannis and TSC Black Team - Alex, Daniel, Markus & Victoria both taking home a bronze medal. Out thanks to coaches Sami & Claire and team managers for the day Edman and Connor, and a big thank you to our enthusiastic parent supporters. Thanks also to Jonah also for backing up to ref.

06.01.2022 Three cheers for Yannis H for bringing home gold in the Under 12 Girl’s Foil event at the Sydney Fencing Games held yesterday!

04.01.2022 Images from the 69th Nils Saksen Mixed Handicap Foil Competition, Saturday 12 December 2020. After 8 hours the final poule of 6 Claire, Derrick, George, Jason, Jonah and Kaya.

01.01.2022 The Nils Saksen Mixed Handicap Foil Competition marks the end of the fencing year for members of The Swords Club. Now in its 69th year, this all-ages competition, sees fencers vie for the coveted Nils Saksen Trophy, whose list of past winners reads like a "Who’s Who" of Australian fencers. It is also an opportunity to gather our community together, to enjoy each other’s company, to celebrate the successes, to thank those who supported us and remember those we lost. 2020 saw... 40 fencers take to the piste over a period of 8 hours. It was a strong field who battled it out in the final two rounds. Congratulations to Jonah Newton for a back-to-back win of the 69th Nils Saksen Mixed Handicap Foil Competition. A special mention to Kaya who held his own against some fierce competition to come 2nd. A special thanks to our Committee and team of volunteers who came together to make the day the success it was. Thank you also for JG Fencing for their ongoing support of The Swords Club and sponsorship of the competition. Further photos to follow.