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16 September 2017 Abingdon Sport At this year’s annual Griffen Gala, Abingdon teamed up with swimmers from Abingdon Prep, The Manor, and St Helen’s to swim against Abingdon Vale Swimming Club (AVSC). The U18s came off second best to a very strong AVSC team, whilst the U16s swam exceptionally to beat their opposition. The U14s showed another highly impressive display winning all 7 of their races. Daniel McNamara set a new school record for the 50m Butterfly and Nicholas Skelton for the 100m Individual Medley. Our top 5 tennis players have beaten Radley, MCS, Warwick School and Wolverhampton Grammar School (conceded due to illness) in the National Championships 2017, qualifying for the National Finals as one of the top 16 tennis schools in the country. A stunning achievement for Will Pearson, Tom Buckle, Max Hall, Sam Christie and Lafite Lo pictured (left to right). Winning Gold at the U18 British Fencing Championships in May, Rob MacLennan is the current U18 British Epee champion. The U14As, having been crowned County Champions, enjoyed a comprehensive 10 wicket victory over MCS in the regional final and now progress to the national rounds next season. Both the U14A and U14C sides only lost the one fixture each this season in an impressive run of results. The L6th and U15 squads enjoyed a tremendous tour of Sri Lanka and returned to successful seasons, with the U15s once again making it through to the regional rounds of the national T20 Cup.