January 2026 Crowned National Climbing Champion Many congratulations to Lower Sixth Former, Daniel, who has been crowned National Climbing Champion. Daniel competed in four regional rounds throughout September and October to earn his place in the national finals of the BMC Youth Climbing Series which took place in Manchester over the weekend of 29 and 30 November. Up against 26 others in his category, he achieved 1st place in the U19 M category, almost 30 points clear of 2nd place. He achieves this on the back of two previous 3rd place finishes in the competition in 2023 and 2024. On Thursday 27 November, 13 students in the development squad travelled to Winchester College for a friendly climbing match at their new wall. Students had one hour to complete as many top rope climbs (of varying difficulty) as possible. They were also challenged to do as many climbs as possible in three minutes. Well done to Fifth Year Alex who achieved the highest Abingdon score and to Winchester - the overall winners. Reaching new heights Volleyball Our Volleyball team took part in the inaugural independent schools’ volleyball national finals tournament on 9 December at Bromsgrove School. Featuring both boys and girls competitions, a total of 16 teams took part, competing in open age groups. Having worked hard on technique throughout the term, the Abingdon team played a good competition, finishing 6 overall. th Our swimmers excelled at the ESSA National Finals in Birmingham on 15 November. The Senior team (Elijah, Ralph, Ethan, and Monty) finished 7th in the medley relay, breaking the U18 school record. Ralph, Ethan, and Monty now hold school relay records in every age group - a special feat in their final year. The Intermediate team (Clement, Kaan, Alex, and Satoshi) delivered an incredible performance in the medley relay, finishing 4th in the final. Both teams also achieved top 10 finishes in the freestyle relays. The impressive results cement Abingdon’s position of strength in swimming. Success in the water 16 Sport Abingdon
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