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8 September 2013
SPORTS
Rowing Glory
The first VIII won the Princess Elizabeth
Challenge Cup at Henley, beating St
Edward’s by half a length and the course
record, which they had only just set the
previous day. A superb achievement for
the crew: Tom Browne, Luke Wiggins, Will
Horlock, Rory Brampton, Jonathan Lord,
Matt Carter, Ed McLaughlin, Joel Cooper
and Ian Middleton.
At the National Schools’ Regatta, not only
did Abingdon retain the title, and knock 1.5
seconds off the record they had set last
year, but four of the 1st VIII won the coxed
fours, leading the race from start to finish.
Meanwhile 1st VIII member Matt Carter
won a gold medal as part of the GB VIII at
the Munich International Regatta, where he
was also a member of the coxless four.
At the Bedford Regatta, earlier in the term,
the J14 B and Cs won their respective titles
whilst the J15A were the losing finalists. It
is always good to know that there is talent
coming up behind the senior crews. n
Magnus Gregory – U16 Kayak Champion
Kayaking ace Magnus Gregory, the youngest competitor in the U16 category at the
Kayak Sprint National Championships at Nottingham in April, came away with five out
of the seven titles. He won both the individual K1, and the two-man K2, 500m and
1000m titles, and was a member of the winning K4 crew. n
Summer Rugby
Tour to South
Africa
Abingdon’s 1st and U16 squads went
on tour to South Africa at the end
of last term. They each won two of
their four matches, gained valuable
team experience and had a fantastic
time sand-boarding, sight seeing
and witnessing the work of the DRC
Schools Project, which works with
the disadvantaged community in
Swakopmund Municipal District. n
Before
After