My name is Caitlin and I am 14 years old and I swim for Tonbridge Swimming Club. I started swimming lessons when I was 4 and joined TSC at age 7. I began competing at 9 and haven’t stopped ever since. MORE
I was first introduced to Badminton at the age of six whilst playing at a local sports centre with my family. I was approached by a coach from Hildenborough Badminton Club and invited to attend their weekly session. MORE
I first started playing Bowls after my grandfather introduced me to the sport at the age of five. I went with him to a Short Mat Bowls session, enjoyed the game and joined the club. While I was in my last year of Infant School MORE
I am 14 years old and have been skating since I was five and half years old. I am currently 6th in the country for my age and category. I train 5 to 6 days a week, mostly before school and at the weekends and on average spend 14 hours a week in training. MORE
I have recently finished my final year of sixth form at Sandwich technology school. I started athletics at the age of 14 where I began competing over the 100m and 200m. After attending a school athletics competition I was encouraged by a friend MORE
I am 19 with the aim of achieving a degree in Human Biology. I started athletics at an older age than most, roughly 15 – 16, where as most of my friends started at a much younger age. I originally started athletics as a hobby MORE
I have been practicing ITF Taekwondo since I was eight and have always enjoyed competing so I was thrilled to be selected for the ITF England Junior Squad just after I graded to 1st degree Black Belt when I was 14. MORE
I am 18 and have just finished my A-levels. I started Taekwondo when I was 4 years old and have trained for many years progressing through the different belts, growing to love every aspect of the sport. MORE
Seapoint Canoe Centre, a registered charity located in Hythe, has been teaching paddlesport since 1989 and has been hosting thousands of people on canal, river and sea. MORE
My name is Lauren Farley and I’m currently studying in my first year of A-Levels at Rainham School For Girls who have always been very supportive with my sport. I currently compete in Heptathlons and specialise in Javelin. MORE
My name is Charley Langford, I am 15 years old and I live in Herne Bay, Kent. I attend Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury and swim for Thanet Swim Club, training at 25m pools in Margate and Ramsgate. MORE
I’m a 16-year-old British Junior Elite Triathlete. I started Triathlon when I was 8 because I wanted to copy what my brother was doing (he is ten years older) and to beat him! I am part of British Triathlon’s England Next Generation squad MORE
In 2009 two local coaches (gymnastics and dance) applied for funding to deliver a cheerleading course as part of the Kent Sportivate scheme. This led to the creation of a small team of 12 enthusiastic girls (age 9-13) forming the Vista Twisters MORE
Ashford Athletic Club is one of Kent’s best known and most active athletics clubs. We offer coaching and competition for a range of athletics events for all abilities and ages from age 9 upwards. MORE
My name is Tiegan Child and I swim. I have recently finished my GCSEs at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and want to further my education by doing my A levels. I started swimming for a club at the age of 7, following on from lessons when I was younger MORE
My name is Lily Harding, I am 14 and in Year 10. I love sport and spent many years as a gymnast, competing at county level. My transition from gymnastics to judo took place a few years ago. It became obvious that my talent was judo biased MORE
My name is Georgia Silk, I am 15 years old and have just finished my GCSEs at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School. I have been fencing and competing since the age of nine. Fencing is very enjoyable to me, I enjoy the training and competitive side. MORE
Chilham Tennis Club was formed in 1972 and is a member club of Chilham Parish Recreation Ground Trust. It is situated in Branch Road, Chilham and has two floodlit hardcourts providing tennis all year round for all ages and abilities. MORE
I’m an 18 year old Roller Hockey Goalkeeper for Maidstone Roller Hockey Club. I am autistic, which was only recently diagnosed, meaning I have had a lot of problems over the years especially in school. Roller Hockey has really helped with my moods and especially my anger. MORE
My name is Jade Oni. I am very lucky as this the second time I have received help from the Trust. I am 16 years old, and currently studying sport at North Kent College in Darford. I have recently changed my athletic events from High Jump, in which I won the English Schools Championships U15 in 2015 to Long Jump, in which I won MORE
My name is Jake Popplewell, and I have been doing judo since I was 7 years old and loved it from then on. I started off at my local club in Canterbury, but have since moved on and am now at Metro Judo Club. Despite having a strong passion for the sport it took me a long time to make it onto the Kent squad. MORE
I am Lola Wheeler and I have been playing netball in Kent since the age of 10. Having played locally in junior leagues in Kent, I was first selected into the County Academy aged 13 and subsequently, aged 15, into the London and South East Regional Academy. Following a progression through the ranks, I was chosen for National Academy MORE
Kent Phoenix Youth American Football Club was formed in September 2016 with the aim of offering opportunities to young people to get involved in playing a new sport. It focuses development through Flag American Football for players aged 8-13 into kitted American Football for ages 14-18. MORE
We are fortunate that the founding members of the club were asked some years ago to record their memories of the origins of the club. Two of those members have since passed away. Those written records of the early chapters of the club’s history are priceless: they set out the thoughts and deeds of those gentlemen who sowed the seeds MORE
I am currently studying three A-levels alongside my swimming; Biology, Psychology and PE, I’m really enjoying them and find them hugely interesting they also complement my swimming tremendously well. I’ve particularly enjoyed the biopsychology topic in psychology. I am also completing an Extended Project qualification MORE
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