St Swithun’s junior school welcomed Olympian Kate French to help its biathlon team prepare for the National Schools Finals at Crystal Palace.
French competed in last year's Rio Games in the modern pentathlon and only recently secured a silver at the World Cup in Los Angeles.
French worked with the girls on dynamic warm-up, mobility and form. They then headed to the pool to work on stroke technique and tumble turns.
Director of sport at St Swithun’s Junior School, Roger Marshall, said: “To have someone like Kate, at the top of her game, come into school shows the girls that if they work hard at their chosen field they can achieve great things. Kate had a great rapport with the girls.’
The St Swithun’s pupils competing in the National Biathlon Finals at Crystal Palace are Mia Goodale, Isabelle Law, Charlotte Orman, Hermione Murray, Immy Watson and Amelia Johns. Grace Clark is out with an injury.
Photo 2: Kate French with the National Biathlon finalists from St Swithun’s Junior School
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