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www.abingdon.org.uk 17 Swimming Both the U15s and U18s qualified in the top 30 schools in the country for the ESSA National Relays Finals. The U15 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay team, Daniel McNamara, Josh Roche, Nick Skelton and Rory King, went on to finish 8th in the country. On their first outing, the lower school team finished 3rd against strong opposition at the Warwick 50s, before the team, 27 members strong, secured a convincing fixture win over Warwick. Ethan Moody represented Great Britain at the Techno European Championships, finishing 22nd in a field of over 160 of the world’s top windsurfers. Ethan was also selected to represent GB at the Techno Worlds, the GB squad for the Youth Olympics and the RS:X UK National Youth Squad. Nicholas Skelton competed in six events at the British Summer Championships. His strength in the backstroke saw him claim two silver medals in the 50m and 100m and a gold in the 200m, placing him at the top of his age group in the country. Five sixth form boys attended a Canoe Polo selection event in Liverpool and all five secured places in the GB U21 development academy. Seb Muller won the 14 and under category at the County Tennis Championships. This has been a brilliant term for Abingdon squash. Our squad is the strongest the school has ever had, and they have qualified for the last stages of the Nationals at the top of their group. Well done to Nikhil Vyas, Will Pearson, Hector Chambers, Will Taylor, Ben Goriely-McDonald, Ed Pettitt and Felix Loeffen. GB Windsurfing Tennis Squash Canoe Club National Success