Fencing

New Zealand

1. Wellington

   New Zealand

   Wellington is where I grew up, and it holds a special place in my heart. It's where I learned to fence, at Wellington Swords Club and Wellington South Fencing Club, and it's where my family still lives.

   Events

   1. Home club

2. Christchurch

   New Zealand

   Christchurch is also very special to me. I went to university there and trained at the Fencing Institute for about six months, and I met people I'll be friends with for the rest of my life.

   Events

   1. July 2024 Commonwealth Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships
   2. 2023 New Zealand National Championships, senior men's épée

3. Auckland

   New Zealand

   Auckland is where I've done most of my New Zealand competitions, and it's my favourite place to compete in the country. It's where I had my first out-of-region competition, and where I've done most of my training camps.

   Events

   1. April 2023 FeNZ Under 15 & Cadet Championship
   2. Most of my New Zealand competitions and training camps

4. Feilding

   New Zealand

   Feilding is a nice small town. I competed at the North Island Championships there in 2024 and came fifth.

   Events

   1. 2024 North Island Championships 5th

5. Dunedin

   New Zealand

   My first trip to Dunedin was for the President's Cup, where I had a very poor result. I came back for the Oceania Junior Championships and took the title, my first Oceania title. I also competed at the South Island Championships in September 2023 and had another poor result. I'm very ambivalent about Dunedin.

   Events

   1. September 2023 South Island Championships
   2. June 2023 Oceania Junior Championships 1st
   3. June 2022 President's Cup

Australia and the Pacific

1. Sydney

   Australia

   Sydney is where I had my very first international competition, the 2022 Australian Cadet Championships. I love Sydney and it's a city I'll always want to go back to. Every time I've returned, I've returned as a different fencer.

   Events

   1. July 2022 Australian Cadet Championships

2. Melbourne

   Australia

   Melbourne is where I won my first international title. In February 2023 we won the Australian Junior Championships team event as the clear underdogs. The following year I took silver in the individual event, beaten in the final by a close friend, and we won the team event again. In 2025 I came back and took bronze at Australian Fencing Circuit 1, which was an incredible result for me. When I returned in 2026, I had a poor result, eliminated in an early round by a clubmate and teammate. Melbourne is a city I'd love to live in one day.

   Events

   1. 2026 D.H. McKenzie Tournament (AFC #1)
   2. 2025 Australian Fencing Circuit 1 3rd
   3. February 2024 Oceania Junior Championships 2nd individual, 1st team
   4. February 2023 Australian Junior Championships 1st, team

3. Brisbane

   Australia

   I competed at the Australian National Championships in Brisbane, where I had an amazing pool result and then a devastating loss to a teammate in an early round. I remember it as one of the most frustrating competitions I've ever been to.

   Events

   1. May 2024 Australian National Championships

4. Tahiti

   French Polynesia

   Tahiti was an incredibly memorable trip. The Tahitian club welcomed us, and I took the title of Oceania Cadet Champion, beating a close friend in the final.

   Events

   1. 2023 Oceania Cadet Championships 1st

Asia

1. Hong Kong

   I went to Hong Kong, where my mother has her roots, for the first time in 2023. I came 13th at the Hong Kong Open and also competed at the Hong Kong Junior World Cup.

   Events

   1. July 2026 World Championships
   2. 2023 Hong Kong Junior World Cup
   3. 2023 Hong Kong Open 13th

2. Jakarta

   Indonesia

   I competed at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta, and it's where I showed New Zealand that my fencing had really changed for the better.

   Events

   1. February 2026 Asian Junior Championships

3. Bali

   Indonesia

   Bali was an incredible experience. I went for the 2025 Asian Senior Championships and competed against the reigning Olympic champion, who became world champion the following month. The competition was well run, and Bali is one of my favourite competition destinations so far.

   Events

   1. June 2025 Asian Senior Championships

4. Wuxi

   China

   At the 2025 Junior World Championships in Wuxi I learned a big lesson. I had a very good preliminary round, then lost my first elimination bout because of ego. It was a big lesson for me and for my fencing.

   Events

   1. April 2025 Junior World Championships

5. Riyadh

   Saudi Arabia

   Riyadh was the worst result of my life. It was the Junior World Championships, and I'd gone in having dropped my training load to study engineering. I lost everything and came near last. I felt embarrassed, ashamed and upset, and I vowed to look for an opportunity that would let me take my fencing further.

   Events

   1. April 2024 Junior World Championships

6. Tashkent

   Uzbekistan

   Tashkent was a very pleasant surprise. I went in thinking it wouldn't be the greatest competition location, and I couldn't have been more wrong. It's a beautiful country with amazing people, I really enjoyed the trip, and the competition was a lot of fun. It was my first FIE competition, and it opened my eyes to the world. I'm looking forward to going back in July 2027.

   Events

   1. February 2023 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships

7. Kuwait

   Events

   1. February 2025 Asian Junior Championships

Europe

1. London

   United Kingdom

   I've been to London twice. The 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships were almost a fever dream. They set my template for everything around a competition, but when it came to the actual fencing, I dropped the ball. It was my first real exposure to international fencing outside Australia, and I learned a lot, but I felt pretty terrible.

   I came back in 2026 as a last-minute call while I was at the Oxford summer school. I planned the competition the night before, fenced in borrowed and club equipment, and finished third at the Leon Paul Summer Open, which was a great result.

   Events

   1. August 2026 Leon Paul Summer Open 3rd
   2. 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

2. Brindisi

   Italy

   Brindisi was my breakthrough. I went in not expecting much and came out with a very, very good result. I beat the European bronze medallist and one of Italy's top fencers before going out to the World Championship bronze medallist. Brindisi set the template for what a good competition day looks like for me.

   Events

   1. 2025 European U23 Circuit

3. Plovdiv

   Bulgaria

   Plovdiv was my first Junior World Championships, and I competed in two events. In the junior event I lost almost every bout that went to priority, the sudden-death extra minute. That was incredibly frustrating, because it meant the problem wasn't my skill, it was in my head. The next day, in the cadet event, I vowed to fix it, and I got the best result of any New Zealand cadet.

   Events

   1. April 2023 Junior and Cadet World Championships

4. Tbilisi

   Georgia

   Tbilisi was my first senior World Championships, and I was eliminated in the first round by just one point. It was a milestone and incredibly upsetting at the same time. I'd come so close to my goal and fallen just short.

   Events

   1. July 2025 World Championships

5. Essen

   Germany

   Essen was my first World University Games, and the experience was incredible. I loved the accommodation, I loved the canteen, and I loved meeting the New Zealand athletes from other sports. It was great preparation for the World Championships in Tbilisi. Unfortunately I was cut in the preliminary round, and it became a big learning experience for me.

   Events

   1. July 2025 World University Games

Africa and the Americas

1. Rio de Janeiro

   Brazil

   Rio was another very valuable competition for me. It's my best FIE pool result ever, and I was so excited by it that I psyched myself up too much and lost my first elimination bout. In a New Zealand context it was a great result, but for me there was a lot left to be desired. I'd set myself up to do something incredible and didn't manage to execute.

   Events

   1. April 2026 Junior World Championships