Year 10 Qualifies for the GB Biathle Team

Year 10 pupil Verner Krynauw recently competed in the National Biathle Championships at Millfield, finishing 4th overall and qualifying for the GB team.

Verner competed in his first National Youth Ranking event on the 30 May at Bath University, winning the swim, coming second in his shoot and run heat and finishing fourth overall. Following this, he competed in the National Triathle Championships at Leweston School, finishing 2nd and qualifying to represent TeamGB.

Verner’s passion for sport began at a young age but Millfield introduced him to fencing, riding and shooting, which led him to Modern Pentathlon and the discovery of his talent. The Year 10 sporting star has been encouraged by specialist coaches to develop his work ethic alongside skills to reach his full potential.

A typical day for Verner would be academic lessons with training at lunchtime including one-to-one fencing, shooting, strength and conditioning sessions. Aside from academics and training, Verner keeps his creative spark alive by attending drumming lessons and DT scholarship sessions too. Weekends are usually packed with competitions where Verner strives for the top results.

He said “One of my many highlights has been representing Millfield and Great Britain at the Triathle at the European and World Championships. I really enjoy team sports, but also pushing myself to see what I can achieve individually. In my opinion there is no other place than Millfield where you have access to so many sports all in one place. My ultimate goal would be to compete at the Olympics!”

Both the Biathle and Triathle World and European Championships will take place in Weiden, Germany at the end of August and in Barcelona at the end of September. Find out more about Modern Pentathlon here.