Adelaide Swords Club
Member recognition
ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS
Introduced in 2012, these awards are given at the end of each year to recognise the achievements of our fencers and members.
Spirit of the Club: the member’s choice award. Any member can nominate a member of the club community for outstanding service, performance or attitude throughout the year.
President’s Award: given to a member of the club community in recognition of service to the club off the piste.
Coaches’ Award: given to one senior fencer and one junior fencer in recognition of service to the club on the piste.
Encouragement Awards: given to young fencers who have shown improvement, enthusiasm and promise over the year.
| 2023 Spirit of the Club Award: Jerry Yu President’s Award: Andrea Chaplin, Jerry Yu Junior Coaches Award: Gabrina Guo Senior Coaches Award: Georgina Barratt Encouragement Award: Sunday Skrabanich, Patrick Ruys, Plato Minyaev, Hugh Gaetjens, Austin Wang. |
2022 Spirit of the Club Award: Connor Bury President’s Award: Matteo Barchiesi Junior Coaches Award: Isabela Dal Moro Ferriera Senior Coaches Award: Ursula Menz Encouragement Award: Alex Venning, Rory McDonald, Misha Brittingham, Christian Ng |
| 2020 Spirit of the Club Award: Makayla Jamison President’s Award: Not awarded in 2020 due to COVID-19 reduced year Junior Coaches Award: Not awarded in 2020 Senior Coaches Award: Not awarded in 2020 Encouragement Award: Not awarded in 2020 |
2021 Spirit of the Club Award: Alison Wotherspoon President’s Award: Leon Thomas Junior Coaches Award: Myka Vingelis-Plant Senior Coaches Award: Roshan Chandran Encouragement Award: Hugo Brammer, Matilda Northey, Matthew Alexander, Felix Omari |
| 2019 Spirit of the Club Award: Keith Vingelis-Plant President’s Award: Keith Vingelis-Plant and Angus Kingston Junior Coaches Award: Ceska Dullona Senior Coaches Award: Coraine Sopru Encouragement Award: Oscar Kingston, Isabela Dal Moro Ferreira |
2018 Spirit of the Club Award: Connor Bury President’s Award: Connor Bury, Dannielle Kurbatfinski Junior Coaches Award: Ashleigh Kurbatfinski Senior Coaches Award: Tara Sehat Zadeh Encouragement Award: Milan Leclerc, Makayla Jamieson |
| 2017 Spirit of the Club Award: Will Campbell President’s Award: Dannielle Kurbatfinski Junior Coaches Award: Connor Bury Senior Coaches Award: Will Campbell Encouragement Award: Ceska Dullona, Myka Vingelis-Plant |
2016 Spirit of the Club Award: Leighlan Doe President’s Award: Maria Rawson Junior Coaches Award: Georgina Rawson Senior Coaches Award: Steve Howlett Encouragement Award: Zoe Scobieand Louis Bick |
| 2015 Spirit of the Club Award: Ian Alderson President’s Award: Rob and Kerri Thomas Junior Coaches Award: Leighlan Doe and Will Campbell Senior Coaches Award: Simon Bowering Encouragement Award: Rylie Henderson and Dan Vine-Hall |
2014 Spirit of the Club Award: Iain Davidson President’s Award: Allan Pring Junior Coaches Award: Lachlan Oerman and Ben Alderson Senior Coaches Award: Anna Foale Encouragement Award: Michael Davey and Alokha Sureiander |
| 2013 Spirit of the Club Award: Stuart Marshall President’s Award: Bruce Oerman, Brett Aistrope Junior Coaches Award: Georgie Barratt Senior Coaches Award: Michael Dzodzos Junior Encouragement Award: Joanna Barry-Murphy, Rohan Francis-Foale and Connor Bury |
2012 Spirit of the Club Award: Ursula Menz President’s Award: Jack Lienert Junior Coaches Award: Lachlan Oerman and Rachel Aistrope Senior Coaches Award: Matteo Barcheisi Encouragement Award: Ben Alderson and Georgina Rawson |
LIFE MEMBERS
Life membership is awarded to fencers and members of the club community who have rendered especially distinguished service to the club. Adelaide Swords Club is proud to acknowledge the contributions of the following life members:
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