Pole Vaulting Champion

13 Feb 2015

Farlington School’s Tamsin Campbell is now the UK’s number 1 Under-17 pole vaulter.

On Saturday 24th January the fifteen-year-old attended the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley Athletics Centre and won with a personal best of 3.51m. This also places the Year 11 student fifth on the South of England all-time list.

Last summer Tamsin was awarded talented athlete achievement support by the GLL Sport Foundation. She features on the foundation’s website as a supported athlete and receives a grant to cover equipment, training and competition costs, and free K2 membership.

Sara Whittaker, Director of PE and Games at Farlington, says, “Tamsin is a very talented athlete who is working hard to fulfil her potential. She has great determination and is one of our outstanding Sports Scholar.”