Seren Wills: Cornwall's Climbing Sensation

Seren Wills, is one of our young 2024 GLL Sport Foundation Athletes.

For her age, Seren, is already achieving great things in her sport.

Climbing, a sport that requires strengthen, endurance, power, alongside having a strategic mind to work out the best route for success.

A very accomplished and competent climber for her age, Seren, has been able to use the support given through the Sport Foundation to increase her training capacity, utilise the expert physiotherapist to provide guidance to be injury free, and take advantage of all the other benefits that come with being a supported athlete.

Last year was the first year for Seren, receiving the support through the foundation, and it has very much helped her, receiving her membership to Better facilities that she would otherwise have had to pay.

Seren, is one of 116, Cornish talented athletes that were awarded support through the GLL Sport Foundation in 2024. Athletes selected need to be over 12 years and ranked in the Top 8 of their sport in their age group.

Seren was invited last year to celebrate becoming a GLL Sport Foundation supported athlete last June at Callywith College.

Since then, Seren, has certainly delivered, her achievements demonstrate what a fantastic prospect, and potential Olympian of the future she is going to be.

Just look at what she has achieved over 2024.

In 2024 Seren represented GB Climbing Team at international events in China, Slovakia, Austria and France.  In all international events she secured a top 25 finish and made progression to the semi-finals at the Youth World Lead Climbing Championships in China. She is the second highest ranks GB climber in her age category in the International Federation of Sport Climbing European Youth Cup 2024 series, with a world ranking of 23rd.

As you can see, Seren, is certainly on the up with GB representation, with heights certainly not a problem.

We wish Seren the best of luck for 2025, and hope she will become a 2025 GLL Sport Foundation Athlete.

If you are ranked in your sport for your age group, then visit the GLL Sport Foundation Website to see if you are eligible to apply.

https://www.gllsportfoundation.org/how-to-apply/awards-criteria