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Welcome to the website for Scottish Saltires Modern Pentathlon Club (SSMPC). Modern Pentathlon is made up of 5 different sports: swimming, fencing, riding, shooting and running. Times and scores are converted into points, which are worked out from set, published tables. Competitions include: Modern Biathlon (swim and run) Modern Triathlon (shoot,swim,run) Modern Tetrathlon (fence, shoot, swim and run) Modern Pentathlon (ride, fence, shoot, swim and run) Scottish Saltires MPC is affilliated to Pentathlon GB which is the governing body for Modern Pentathlon in the UK. SSMPC is also affiliated to Scottish Fencing As a club, we encourage participation in each discipline through using local athletics, swimming, fencing shooting and riding clubs. SSMPC top up this training with events and training throughout Scotland. The club can also provide use of fencing equipment, knock-down and electric targets for CE.
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  Pictures; (top)The Three Musketeers! at Youth International, Gloucester, 5/3/11. (Second) SSMPC dominate Pentathlon-Scotlands triathlon qualifier with 11 of the 14 entries from Scottish Saltires. IMPORTANT EVENT/INFORMATION/NEWS Olympic Torch Relay; Freyja Prentice is set to carry the Flame near the Wiltshire town of Marlbrough on the 23rd May. Frayja, is one of Britain's top young Modern Pentathletes, who has achieved the London 2012 Olympic qualifying standard and has won a number of medals at European and world competitions including Silver in the 2011 Junior Europeans and Bronze in the Junior Worlds. Congratulations to Jo Muir and Eilidh Prise who have been selected to represent GB at the YA Europeans. Eilidh has also been selected for the YB Europeans. Eilidh finished top of both the YA and YB rankings following two selection competitions. Jo finished 4th on the YA ranking with 33 girls competing. Jo Muir and Kate Fowlie will represent GB at the Junior Polish International on the 18-20 May. Fencing at International School, Aberdeen, 11 June, 5.30pm. Email Congratulations to Michael Craig who was the only Scottish Youth to be selected to represent GB at the Sant Boi International in Spain on 28/29 April. Michael competed in the YA boys even though he is still a YB. This was a valuable experience as 9 strong nations were competing in a class of 43 boys. Busy June and British Youth Pentathlon Championships; 23/24 June Solihull. For all Pony Club members, June is looking very busy! The Scottish PC Mini's are off to Ireland 2 June, Junior PC Regionals are on 9/10 June in Milton Keynes and the Scottish PC Tetrathlon Champs are on 16/17 June in Kirrimuir! However, if you have any energy left, the Youth Pentathlon Champs are on 23/24 June in Solihull. Please email if you plan to go and we will try to enter some teams. Easter Camps; Many SSMPC members will be training hard during the Easter break. Twenty members are attending a five day residential camp in Edinburgh run by Scottish Tetrathlon. Callum Fletcher and Rachel Smith are attending the UK PC Tetrathlon camp near Bath and Eilidh Prise is off to a Pentathlon training camp in Berlin.More SSMPC visit local Aberdeenshire schools; Following a kind donation from local businessman Bert McIntosh of a set of plastic fencing kit, SSMPC is visiting schools offering taster sessions in fencing. More Read Gail's report on 5 Scottish Saltires members who competed in the Scottish Pentathlon Championships here Four SSMPC members selected to compete at youth international in Hartpury, 10th March 2012. Well done and good luck to Michael Craig, Christopher Liechti, Joanna Muir,and Eilidh Prise Congratulations to four SSMPC members who have been selected to represent GB at international competitions. Freyja Prentice, world cup 1 and 2, Kerry Prise, Hungarian indoor championships, and Budapest cup,Kate Fowlie and Joanna Muir, International for women, Switzerland will compete in February and March. Details SSMPC BIATHLON:Well done to all who competed in the biathlon on the 29th Jan. Results published in Male/Female form and will be put into age categories later in the week. Male / Female Results Fencing Coach Scott McMenemy joins SSMPC coaching team More Two SSMPC Members gain shooting qualification Details Congratulations to Eilidh Prise who won the individual YA girls at the Olympic Hopes in Poland, 1 Oct Freyja Prentice gains qualification place for the Olympics at the European Championships. Read more Congratulations to Michael Craig, Jo Muir and Kate Fowlie who competed at the Youth A and B European and World Championships SSMPC Masters men triumph at Triathlon. Read More SSMPC Run a successful Pentathlon. Report Results |
