Gordon gets the best news!
Barracuda member and pentathlete Gordon Ballantyne got some exciting news last week.
After three trips down to Somerset, an online exam; swim, running, shooting and fencing assessments followed by an interview with the headmaster; Gordon received the news that he has been waiting for. He has been offered a Modern Pentathlon Scholarship to attend the renowned Millfield School 6th Form in September 2024.
Millfield is the country’s premier sports school and has a large PE department and state of the art facilities which together have produced countless World and Olympic champions in many sports. Students who attended Millfield have been seen at every Olympic Games since 1968. Thirteen Old Millfieldians competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics including six swimmers one of whom was James Guy who was named in the top ten most successful athletes bringing home two golds and one silver medal.
The Millfield pentathlon squad regularly enters athletes for regional and national competitions in biathle, biathlon, triathlon, tetrathlon and pentathlon. As a Pentathlon GB Academy, the affiliated club at the school has close links with the GB Talent Programme and Millfield athletes are regularly considered for international representation. Old Millfieldian pentathletes include former Olympian and Penthatlon GB Team Leader Dominic Mahoney and Irish Olympian and European Champion Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe.
Gordon is delighted and proud to be offered such a prestigious opportunity. Everyone at the Club is pleased and excited for him and will continue to monitor his progress in and out of the pool.