SWINDON Fencing Club came home with medals from the British Youth Championships at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Edward Scott Payne landed a bronze medal in the U14 boys epee event, losing just one fight in the poule round, which left him ranked 10th overall. He went on to defeat opponents from Italy and Romania before losing out to a Scottish rival in the semi-finals.

Elloise McConnell won bronze in the U12 girls epee, winning three poule matches, then knocking out the top seed before losing out to the eventual winner in the semi-finals.

Cador Beautyman won all six of his poule fights to be ranked fourth overall going into the direct elimination rounds of the U12 boys event, where he was edged out in the priority minute after it had finished 6-6 at full-time.

Scott Payne and McConnell returned for the foil event, where McConnell took 12th place, the only girl in her age group to be placed in the top 15 for both weapons.

Scott Payne again lost just a single fight in the poules and was edged out by the third seed in the quarter-finals, finishing seventh.

The 12-year-old now ranked third in the England U15 epee rankings and seventh in the U15 foil.

Other Swindon results in Sheffield: Charlie Robbins, 10th, U14 boys epee; Demelza McMahon, 27th, U12 girls epee; Rebecca Knowles, 23rd, U18 girls epee; Ben Turner, ninth, U12 boys foil; Charlie Robbins 18th and Ben Simmonds 23rd, U14 boys foil; Alice Fletcher, 32nd, U12 girls foil